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Guess the word that forms compound words with the three given ones, as in stop sign, stopwatch, bus stop

Daily word puzzle: rotate 2x2 letter blocks around pivot dots to spell the 4-letter target in the fewest moves.

Programming RTS: submit JavaScript strategies that battle 1v1 on a community ladder against human and AI opponents.

Snake-Pong mashup: steer a moving wall to keep the ball in play and avoid holes across levels.

I wanted to create an LLM game benchmark that put this generation of frontier LLMs' top skill, coding, on full display. Ten years ago, a team released a game called Screeps.

GeoGuessr-style game for code reading: land in a random spot in a real GitHub repo and fill in the hidden lines fast.

Physics-based 3D chess board with over-the-board realism, playable against Stockfish or online via WebRTC

Draw a route through every stop and try to beat the TSP route optimizer

Mini Metro-style transit builder: draw lines and place stations, balancing build and running costs against ticket revenue.