For years, crosswords have been a popular pastime, stretching brains and broadening vocabularies. The happy click of a pen against paper has for years been a sign of victory over a vexing clue. But in ...

Piecing together a puzzle is a solid way to pass the time, but you might not have an endless supply of puzzles in the game closet. Once you've gone through your personal collection, you can try these ...

One of the more subdued games in the Nintendo DS' launch line-up is a very, very simple touchscreen-heavy puzzle game published by Nintendo: Chokkan Hitofude, better known to English-speaking DS fans ...

The act of throwing money around to resolve an issue? COIN TOSS. One with four legs and many hands? CARD TABLE. Drop just a drop? MICRODOSE. What these have in common? CROSSWORD CLUES. The crossword ...

Mission: Bring the puzzle market to electronic media. Number crunch: The starting gun sounded with the release of three products on the Kindle, each with 100 interactive puzzles based on the Sudoku ...

Crossword fan? Sudoku addict? Now you can play these games on SFGate. We're offering Timothy Parker's Crossword and classic Sudoku online, plus three more games: Hitori, Jumble Jong and Word Roundup.

Puzzles are a favorite pastime for many people. You can set up a puzzle table, spread out the pieces, and get to work trying to create a picture. However, real puzzles can also take up a great deal of ...