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New: Color FloodNew: SequenceNew: SudokuNew: Speed TypeNew: Word RescueNew: Pong DuoSloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins, up to 40 minutes.Bananas are berries. Strawberries are not.The world's largest desert is Antarctica.Nintendo was founded in 1889, originally making playing cards.A day on Venus is longer than its year.The first video game Easter egg was hidden in Adventure for the Atari 2600 in 1980.The heart of a blue whale is roughly the size of a small car.The shortest war in history lasted around 40 minutes, between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896.Mount Everest grows about four millimetres a year.A cloud can weigh more than a million kilograms.

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Block DropStack the falling blocks. Clear lines. Don't hit the top. Puzzle Neon SnakeEat, grow, don't bite yourself. Arcade Paddle WarsYou versus the machine. First to 7 wins. Arcade Brick BlastSmash every brick. Catch the power-ups. Arcade Rock StormSpin, thrust, shoot. Rocks split when hit. Action Alien RainWaves of aliens. One cannon. Hold the line. Action Flap BotOne button. Endless pipes. How far can you flap? Arcade Grid 2048Slide, merge, double. Reach 2048. Puzzle Mine SweepClear the field. Don't step on a mine. Puzzle Match PairsTwenty cards, ten pairs. Remember where they were. Puzzle Road HopperNine lanes of traffic. Hop across, then again, faster. Action Tunnel RunHold to rise, let go to sink. The cave never ends. Arcade Tic Tac ToeBeat the machine. It learns every round. Board Connect FourDrop, stack, line up four before the machine does. Board Gem RushSwap, match three, chain cascades. Sixty seconds. Puzzle Mole MashWhack the moles. Leave the bombs. Forty-five seconds. Action ReflexWait for green. Tap. How fast are you, really? Action Lights OffEvery press flips five lights. Turn them all off. Puzzle ReversiOutflank to flip. Own the board at the end. Board Tank BattleTurn, drive, fire. Waves of tanks. Shells bounce. Action New Color FloodFlood the board in one colour before the moves run out. Puzzle New SequenceWatch the pattern. Repeat it. It grows every round. Puzzle New SudokuA fresh puzzle every time, always one solution. Puzzle New Speed TypeWords fall. Type them before they land. Keyboard only. Action New Word RescueGuess the word letter by letter before the balloon deflates. Puzzle New Pong DuoTwo players, one keyboard or one screen. First to 7. Arcade

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