Typically there are no dice involved so luck is less important than skill.
The movement of the pieces in respect to the location of the opponent's pieces is where the real puzzle lies. Oldest Archetype: Jenga (yes, a board game)Ĭarefully place pieces/units/whatevers in order to defeat the opponent. Many of these games require good timing and spacial skills. These vary wildly from building puzzles to using momentum and logic to navigate obstacle courses. Oldest Archetype: Lode Runner (contains both block pushing & jumping style physical puzzles)Īttempt to complete various tasks with care taken to obey the laws of physics. They are similar to logic puzzles in that you must use environmental tools to meet your goal, but they are not logic puzzles as logic puzzles are generally more abstract and do not leave all the parts in the open in front of you. These puzzles involve you physically moving your character to complete a task such as jumping across blocks in order or pushing boulders to activate switches. This puzzle type generally is accompanied by other puzzles or as a gaming element in a non-pure puzzle. This is different from an arcade maze game because the maze itself is the puzzle and the enemies/traps are just there to increase the difficulty of the maze itself. Guide the character through the maze, avoiding traps and enemies along the way. It is not an actual game genre by itself, it just warns that the game is extremely multi-genre. You may literally find no two puzzles alike in this game! One moment you are clearing falling blocks and the next you are jumping pegs. This indicates a game with an extremely broad spectrum of other puzzle types inside. Adventure games love this kind of puzzle. For example, you may need to find rope and sticks to create a ladder in order to get down from a high ledge. Instead you must solve problems by cleverly using items and tools around you. Unlike color matching puzzles, your screen starts empty in this game and pieces are added at a steady (possibly increasing) rate from there. They must either match colors or fill areas in order to be removed from the game. The lines can be used to do many things from sectioning off a screen to completing a level, and usage will vary from game to game.īlocks fall from the top of the screen. Typically involves using a track ball, stylus, or touch pad, though older games may use the keyboard or mouse. Puzzle variation during which lines must be drawn to complete the puzzle. Frequently involves the use of special moves, powerups, and lots of multitasking. Guide the critters through assorted obstacles and try to keep as many alive as possible. Oldest Archetype: Lights Out, Puzzle Bobble Some variations may allow new pieces to be manually added by the player, however! Unlike falling block puzzles there typically are blocks on the screen at the start and more blocks do not fall from the top of the screen. Some variations require that all the blocks in a given area be the same color instead. If the screen fills with unmatched blocks or you run out of moves, you lose. Mario may use pills instead of squares but it's still a falling block puzzle, not a "pill matching puzzle". If something looks close, it most likely fits under one of these types. See the game description for a more rounded idea of the puzzles represented.įor your convenience, here is a list of the most common puzzle types and their definitions. For simplicity, this page will list only the two most prevalent types found in each game in the game sections. There are many kinds of puzzles out there and some games may even have more than one. 4 Games with minor but mentionable puzzle content:.
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