So how about some anagrams:
http://itstoohard.com/puzzle/kEtxE1KD

Answers are game names. Spelling taken from wikipedia.
Some games are little rarer/older to make anagrams harder (internet is full of automatic solvers).

Hopefully it's not too hard.

1st Edit:
It's nice to see some have managed to solve this. Most people seem to have problems with questions 6 and 8.
The giveaway runs till Monday, so I might give some hints during the weekend, depending the number of solvers we have by then (I want to keep the odds good for those who managed without hints).

For those struggling with 8: the hint in itstoohard is not the type of a game it's more a thematic idea.


Solutions:

1: super hexagon

2: faerie solitaire

3: bioshock

4: Secret Files: Tunguska

5: The Binding of Isaac

6: Hatoful Boyfriend

7: World of Tanks

8: Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale

9: Borderlands

10: Battletoads

11: The Longest Journey

12: 10000000

The hint for 8 was stalinism coo! which is anagram of "not socialism". This was double hint towards the Recettear's motto "capitalism ho!". In the end 8 (and maybe 6 also) turned to be harder than I expected, but as there were still solvers, I didn't put up any extra hints.

Big thanks for everyone who participated!

11 years ago*

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ha, that's incredibly funny =)

Though I doubt I'll play it to the end, but I already have half of them =)

11 years ago
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11 years ago
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Ow my brain. I kind of love this puzzle though. I think I've gotten all the easy ones out of the way..

Edit: Only two left. I've solved both hints (I think). Soon, soon....

Haha, one of them has another game name in it, which I'm 99% sure is not related to the answer.

Edit 2: NOPE I was way wrong on the hint, but I got it anyway. ONE LEFT.

Edit 3: I think 6 has defeated me. I'm just not familiar enough with the genre.

EDIT 4: SOLVED.

I loved this. VERY difficult, but solvable. Grade: A

11 years ago
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Entertaining indeed, thanks for tha puzzle :) (bump for solved)

11 years ago
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It's too hard ! why you don't use easier videogame name like VVVVVV ?

11 years ago
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I lol'd :D

11 years ago
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or aaaaAAaaaAAA!!!

11 years ago
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haha :D yeah it's way too hard :/ I only got the last one lol

11 years ago
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There are a couple I haven't solved so far. I'm wondering if perhaps I'm not familiar with the games. Otherwise I might just be having trouble with the anagramming.

11 years ago
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Some of the games might be lesser known. The hints are anagrams related to the games, solving them might give some hints of the games one is not familiar with. On the other hand the hints can be anything so it might be little harder to solve, when not knowing what to look for.

11 years ago
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Yeah, I got one of the hints (at least, I think I did), and so far it hasn't helped. (Number 6)

Number 8, on the other hand, I haven't worked out either yet.

11 years ago
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Hope I'm not spoiling too much, but the hint for 8 kinda requires some knowledge about the game (so it might be hard to see the right solution for hint), but the game itself shouldn't be that rare (well ok, maybe it is, at least I know it). Though I have to say the hint for 8 is my favorite.

11 years ago
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LOTS of Wikipedia time gained me #6. Now it's just that #8...

11 years ago
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And solved. Great puzzle, lots of fun!

11 years ago
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no. 8 is too much for me. I managed to solve the rest, but this one... no way.

(sorry for the shouting - I had no idea the font misbehaved like that)

11 years ago
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Really nice puzzle, only 3 missing :)
Edit: Missing Q6, Hint solved but cannot make anything out of it...my knowledge in this area is non-existent.

11 years ago
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Same here!

11 years ago
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I've only gotten 2. I'm really bad at this.

Just got a third. I knew the game well and it still took me a while to get.

11 years ago
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Missing 6, 8.

11 years ago
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Stuck on 2,6,7 and 8. Nice puzzle!

11 years ago
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Nearly solved 6...
I could make a game name, but there are 5 useless letters left. :(

11 years ago
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I got 12th!!

11 years ago
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Only need Q7

11 years ago
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Bump for solved

11 years ago
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9/12... Missing 6-7-8

11 years ago
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Google anagramm.Just do it.

11 years ago
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Even if you attempt to use one of the anagram solving tools, it can still be extremely hard, especially with many games using words that aren't part of a standard English dictionary.

11 years ago
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I thought about this.

11 years ago
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It would be nice to know when this giveaway ends :)
(how long i can try to solve it :p)

11 years ago
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4 days left says the giveaway, I don't remember exact time I put as ending time but monday it was.

11 years ago
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only 6 and 8 mhm

11 years ago
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got 6 and... wat

11 years ago
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cant solve even hint in q8 and game title is 24 letters so i cant even guess what is it... sigh

11 years ago
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8 is almost impossible, being stuck there myself.

I love Communism

11 years ago
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Nevermind, solved...

11 years ago
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8 is one of the only ones I've gotten so far.

11 years ago
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Whats the giveaway for? Before spending my entire afternoon puzzling I want to make sure I don't have it :P

11 years ago
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Well finding out the game is part of the fun. It is game from somewhat recent bundle (checking giveaways I have made gives strong hint which bundle).

11 years ago
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Bump for solved :)

11 years ago
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Wow this is awesome, thanks for the puzzle man!

11 years ago
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11 years ago
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It's definitely not "Tetris: earache Steam lepton".

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Oh my god. Q8 was the worst ever :P I had to resort to regular expressions :D

11 years ago
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missing a bunch in the middle

11 years ago
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6 and 8 missing.. :|

11 years ago
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Stuck on 6. I'm adamant about finishing this now.

11 years ago
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Bump for great puzzle, thank you! Seems my brain was too small for number 8, resorted to writing something in Perl which I can barely remember... :)

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Closed 11 years ago by Plimsoll.