# Games **URL:** https://community.goactuary.com/c/the-sandbox/games/56.md [Latest](https://community.goactuary.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.goactuary.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.goactuary.com/tags.md) --- ## [Tags for the Games category](https://community.goactuary.com/t/tags-for-the-games-category/1634)
**Author:** [@Lucy](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Lucy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/tags-for-the-games-category/1634 "2020-12-27T18:29:08Z")
I’ve created a lot of tags, and tagged most of the threads (topics) in this category. I encourage thread-creators to do the same going forward. Most of the categories should be pretty obvious, like bridge, poker, video\_… --- ## [About the Games category](https://community.goactuary.com/t/about-the-games-category/397)
**Author:** [@Serena](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Serena)\ **Replies:** 0
(Replace this first paragraph with a brief description of your new category. This guidance will appear in the category selection area, so try to keep it below 200 characters.) Use the following paragraphs for a longer d… --- ## [Redactle](https://community.goactuary.com/t/redactle/5663)
**Author:** [@meep](https://community.goactuary.com/u/meep)\ **Replies:** 8983\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/redactle/5663 "2026-10-15T17:25:30Z")
I solved today’s Redactle (#20) in 6 guesses with an accuracy of 83.33%. Played at https://www.redactle.com/ A wikipedia-based game – words from a top-level wiki article are redacted, and you guess words. You guess wor… --- ## [Octordle](https://community.goactuary.com/t/octordle/5248)
**Author:** [@Serena](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Serena)\ **Replies:** 6273\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/octordle/5248 "2026-10-15T17:23:47Z")
I’m not getting any work done these days. :joy: Daily Octordle #27 :eight::seven: :twelve\_o\_clock::eleven\_o\_clock: :ten::five: :four::nine: :white\_large\_square::yellow\_square::yellow\_square::yellow\_square:… --- ## [Quordle](https://community.goactuary.com/t/quordle/5207)
**Author:** [@Serena](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Serena)\ **Replies:** 10006\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/quordle/5207 "2026-10-15T17:11:00Z")
I like this one! Solving 4 words at the same time. Daily Quordle #21 :three::eight: :five::six: :white\_large\_square::white\_large\_square::yellow\_square::white\_large\_square::white\_large\_square: :white\_large\_square:… --- ## [Smush](https://community.goactuary.com/t/smush/12812)
**Author:** [@Rastiln](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Rastiln)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/smush/12812 "2026-10-15T17:09:47Z")
Smush. I’ve managed 1 full clear of a board, which isn’t the sole win condition, but provides bonus points. --- ## [Never ending Song Title Thread](https://community.goactuary.com/t/never-ending-song-title-thread/681)
**Author:** [@R\_Daneel\_Olivaw](https://community.goactuary.com/u/R_Daneel_Olivaw)\ **Replies:** 11559\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/never-ending-song-title-thread/681 "2026-10-15T16:44:24Z")
And it’s back!! For those unfamiliar with the old AO thread. The rules are simple. A word from either the song title or the artist from the immediately prior post must appear in either the song title or the name of th… --- ## [Strands](https://community.goactuary.com/t/strands/9013)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Who](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Replies:** 2677\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/strands/9013 "2026-10-15T14:13:02Z")
Another NY Times game, thanks to skysn93 who pointed it out in the Connections thread. Strands #8 “To put it mildly” :blue\_circle::blue\_circle::blue\_circle::blue\_circle: :blue\_circle::yellow\_circle::blue\_circle:… --- ## [Connections](https://community.goactuary.com/t/connections/8192)
**Author:** [@\_Reckoner](https://community.goactuary.com/u/_Reckoner)\ **Replies:** 11421\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/connections/8192 "2026-10-15T14:08:00Z")
Group words that share a common thread. Connections Puzzle #39 :blue\_square::blue\_square::blue\_square::purple\_square: :yellow\_square::yellow\_square::yellow\_square::yellow\_square: :blue\_square::blue\_square:… --- ## [WORDLE: the next thousand](https://community.goactuary.com/t/wordle-the-next-thousand/9065)
**Author:** [@Lucy](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Lucy)\ **Replies:** 9340\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/wordle-the-next-thousand/9065 "2026-10-15T14:03:43Z")
The original WORDLE thread has gotten so long that it’s causing discourse issues, so I’m moving results from 1001+ to this one. --- ## [Letter Boxed](https://community.goactuary.com/t/letter-boxed/8598)
**Author:** [@ViceFleeble](https://community.goactuary.com/u/ViceFleeble)\ **Replies:** 1170\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/letter-boxed/8598 "2026-10-15T13:34:57Z")
One of the NYT puzzles I started playing earlier this year. I don’t think it’s worth solving unless I can get it in 2 words. For me that happens 1-2 times per week. Got it today with . --- ## [Captions- New Picture Every Day!](https://community.goactuary.com/t/captions-new-picture-every-day/1334)
**Author:** [@frummie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/frummie)\ **Replies:** 8546\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/captions-new-picture-every-day/1334 "2026-10-15T12:28:49Z")
I’ll put in a picture, you caption it! Here are the nomination and seconding traditions: When I have free time, we have a weekly poll of the best captions of the week. (When there is one, I have the link in my sig line… --- ## [Betweenle](https://community.goactuary.com/t/betweenle/9343)
**Author:** [@Serena](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Serena)\ **Replies:** 2473\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 8:37am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/betweenle/9343 "2026-10-15T08:37:53Z")
Another quick daily puzzle I got it in 5 this morning --- ## [Four by Three](https://community.goactuary.com/t/four-by-three/12816)
**Author:** [@Rastiln](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Rastiln)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 8:22am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/four-by-three/12816 "2026-10-15T08:22:35Z")
--- ## [Clues by Sam](https://community.goactuary.com/t/clues-by-sam/12748)
**Author:** [@Lucy](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Lucy)\ **Replies:** 317\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 6:00am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/clues-by-sam/12748 "2026-10-15T06:00:50Z")
Is anyone else playing this? I tried it yesterday, and returned today. It’s a little logic puzzle, with 20 people in a grid, and clues like, “Anna is one of 3 criminals in column A”. You need to determine who is a cr… --- ## [Metazooa](https://community.goactuary.com/t/metazooa/8651)
**Author:** [@now\_samantha](https://community.goactuary.com/u/now_samantha)\ **Replies:** 2287\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 12:36am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/metazooa/8651 "2026-10-15T00:36:08Z")
I’ve started dabbling with metazooa, which is a daily animal taxonomy guessing game. You get 20 guesses, and for each guess it will reveal the part of the taxonomic tree that overlaps between your guess and the right ans… --- ## [Bridge: Up for a challenge?](https://community.goactuary.com/t/bridge-up-for-a-challenge/417)
**Author:** [@SteveWhite](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SteveWhite)\ **Replies:** 1709\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 10:28pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/bridge-up-for-a-challenge/417 "2026-10-14T22:28:11Z")
This is a carry-over of this AO thread http://204.232.242.165/actuarial\_discussion\_forum/showthread.php?t=343568 Here’s post 1 of that thread, modified for some subsequent changes. \*Instead of just challenges against b… --- ## [Solve puzzles, help a food bank, and possibly win a prize!](https://community.goactuary.com/t/solve-puzzles-help-a-food-bank-and-possibly-win-a-prize/12982)
**Author:** [@UltimateAnyone](https://community.goactuary.com/u/UltimateAnyone)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/solve-puzzles-help-a-food-bank-and-possibly-win-a-prize/12982 "2026-10-14T20:24:30Z")
If you need/want a small distraction this week, here’s a set of three puzzles that you can work on, and each correctly solved puzzle contributes funds to some food banks. For this edition of the contest there’s a crossw… --- ## [Spelling Bee](https://community.goactuary.com/t/spelling-bee/8347)
**Author:** [@twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/u/twig93)\ **Replies:** 602\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/spelling-bee/8347 "2026-10-14T20:03:05Z")
NYT no longer requires a subscription to progress beyond the “Solid” rank, so… post your Spelling Bee scores here if you play. (I can’t figure out how to copy and paste anything other than the rank… if you do, please sh… --- ## [Wordle variants](https://community.goactuary.com/t/wordle-variants/5173)
**Author:** [@meep](https://community.goactuary.com/u/meep)\ **Replies:** 1340\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/wordle-variants/5173 "2026-10-14T04:36:28Z")
It’s gotten a bit out of hand Daily Dordle #0015 6&7/7 :white\_large\_square::white\_large\_square::white\_large\_square::yellow\_square::white\_large\_square: :white\_large\_square::green\_square::white\_large\_square:… --- ## [March Madness 2026 (a.k.a the annual Rock-Paper-Scissors tournament)](https://community.goactuary.com/t/march-madness-2026-a-k-a-the-annual-rock-paper-scissors-tournament/12545)
**Author:** [@UltimateAnyone](https://community.goactuary.com/u/UltimateAnyone)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/march-madness-2026-a-k-a-the-annual-rock-paper-scissors-tournament/12545 "2026-10-12T21:00:38Z")
Back on the AO, March Madness referred to the annual Rock-Paper-Scissors tournament, and I’d like to welcome everyone to the 2026 version, the TWENTY-THIRD such event overall, and the sixth one here at GoActuary (we’re u… --- ## [The Rebel Forum/Go Actuary 2026 Celebrity Death Pool](https://community.goactuary.com/t/the-rebel-forum-go-actuary-2026-celebrity-death-pool/12396)
**Author:** [@frummie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/frummie)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/the-rebel-forum-go-actuary-2026-celebrity-death-pool/12396 "2026-10-09T16:26:28Z")
The Rebel Forum/Go Actuary 2026 Celebrity Death Pool Back for its 23rd year! We’re keeping the full set of rules for the sake of any newcomers\*: “What’s a celebrity death pool?”, you ask… Simple, just make two lists of… --- ## [Poker: Bad Beats, Scores, Stories, Hand Questions, Etc](https://community.goactuary.com/t/poker-bad-beats-scores-stories-hand-questions-etc/989)
**Author:** [@glassy](https://community.goactuary.com/u/glassy)\ **Replies:** 300\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/poker-bad-beats-scores-stories-hand-questions-etc/989 "2026-10-05T16:31:14Z")
This is a thread for talk about poker. It had been a relatively inactive topic on the old AO lately, so I’m combining everything into one thread. --- ## [Word of the Ring](https://community.goactuary.com/t/word-of-the-ring/6297)
**Author:** [@actmds](https://community.goactuary.com/u/actmds)\ **Replies:** 488\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/word-of-the-ring/6297 "2026-10-02T20:32:40Z")
I have just soft launched my latest word game for IOS. Trying to get feedback and reports of any issues from people before fully launching. Therefore, I am reaching out to my fellow actuaries for help as you have been … --- ## [Bridge: District 4 MSC, 2021 and later](https://community.goactuary.com/t/bridge-district-4-msc-2021-and-later/1362)
**Author:** [@SteveWhite](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SteveWhite)\ **Replies:** 368\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/bridge-district-4-msc-2021-and-later/1362 "2026-10-02T14:11:32Z")
If you want to enter the contest, go here http://d4msc.straguzzi.org/ He clarified the rules to make it clear that only District 4 members are eligible to win free entries to two D4 regional sessions, but all can compet… --- ## [Actuarial Games](https://community.goactuary.com/t/actuarial-games/12904)
**Author:** [@meep](https://community.goactuary.com/u/meep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/actuarial-games/12904 "2026-09-03T21:12:17Z")
Notified by a friend who does Amazon Prime Gaming… Actuarial themes don’t often pop up in games, but thought there might be -other- ones out there… --- ## [Offical Video Game Thread](https://community.goactuary.com/t/offical-video-game-thread/502)
**Author:** [@BG5150](https://community.goactuary.com/u/BG5150)\ **Replies:** 332\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/offical-video-game-thread/502 "2026-07-27T18:01:05Z")
Continuation of the AO thread. Below are the last three posts there. --- ## [Actuarial Chess Club](https://community.goactuary.com/t/actuarial-chess-club/740)
**Author:** [@IPD](https://community.goactuary.com/u/IPD)\ **Replies:** 642\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/actuarial-chess-club/740 "2026-07-27T18:00:28Z")
Let’s continue the AO tradition of chess games and tournaments. For now any chit chat can go here. I’ll try to set up some tournaments and stuff eventually, maybe directly in chess.com. I wonder if RedSox is still aro… --- ## [Official Pokemon Go thread](https://community.goactuary.com/t/official-pokemon-go-thread/1203)
**Author:** [@ao\_fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/ao_fan)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 4:02am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/official-pokemon-go-thread/1203 "2026-06-19T04:02:08Z")
Back by popular demand, we need an official pokemongo thread! also, they just unveiled some new stuff and that they are gonna increase the cap from level 40 TO LEVEL 50!!! OMG. I still need to read all the deets on that… --- ## [Math/logic games](https://community.goactuary.com/t/math-logic-games/5321)
**Author:** [@meep](https://community.goactuary.com/u/meep)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/math-logic-games/5321 "2026-06-01T18:08:48Z")
I got here via a friend who was recommending Ooodle (and I was just going to tell him this stuff gives me a headache) but thought some of y’all might like them [Next page](https://community.goactuary.com/c/the-sandbox/games/56.md?page=1)