Issue #8
Nothing in this issue needs more than a coffee break. 1D Chess, Starfling, and Hormuz Havoc all load in a single tab and hit in under a minute, and this week's featured game turns Wikipedia into an AI interrogator that catches you out before you've finished your drink. If one of these makes you smile, forward this email to a friend or share HN Arcade with someone who still keeps a "games" bookmark folder.
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Featured: Sleuth the Truth
A Wikipedia-based AI deduction game. You interrogate an AI that's hiding a real Wikipedia subject, asking questions until you think you've sniffed out the truth. Part 20 Questions, part fact-check, part bluffing contest.
This Week's Picks
1D Chess
Chess, compressed to a single row of squares. With no ranks or files to hide behind, every move is a forced confrontation. Short enough to play between meetings, strange enough to keep you thinking about it after.
Starfling
A one-tap orbital slingshot that fits in a single HTML file. Time your tap to swing past each planet's gravity well without crashing. Pure arcade, zero friction, endless runs.
Hormuz Havoc
A satirical browser game that became a case study the day it launched, after AI bots overran it within 24 hours. Short, pointed, and very much of its moment.
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