General Info

Games is a major consumer game and puzzle magazine that features a wide variety of verbal and visual puzzles, brainteasers, quizzes and contests. Since its launch in 1977, it also carries reviews of new board games and electronic games, book reviews, crosswords and cryptograms. Each December issue of Games features a buyer's guide, carrying reviews of its editors' 100 favorite nonelectronic and 100 favorite electronic games, as well as awards for Game of the Year, Electronic Game of the Year and Best New Game in many categories. Games is published 10 times during the year by Kappa Publishing Group, which is based in Blue Bell, Pa., and is a publisher of puzzle magazines, as well as various sports magazines.