Blackbox vs Quiss

So you think you understand this thing you’re holding? Think again. Stop tapping. Stop swiping. In fact, stop touching the screen at all. To crack Blackbox’s puzzles you’ll need to find solitude and stillness, climb mountains, call on friends, get in tune with the cosmos, and think outside the box. Minimalistic visual clues make for incredibly satisfying “Aha!” moments, while sonic interfaces provide an extra level of guidance and nuance that makes Blackbox accessible with or without vision. Thoughtful haptic feedback, Easter eggs on Easter eggs, and solutions that can’t be found beneath the glass of your screen redefine what a puzzle can be. You’ll never see your device the same way again. Think you’re clever? Prove it. (Blackbox is a living game under active development by Ryan McLeod. When not eating burritos or drinking coffee, he’s busy designing and developing new Blackbox challenges.) ■

A few questions. A new fact. A friendly rivalry. Quiss brings a little curiosity to your day with daily trivia, trophies, and games to play with friends. MAKE IT YOUR DAILY HABIT Choose one to three interests from science, history, technology, movies, sports, and art, then set your active hours. Receive up to three daily quizzes, each open for 15 minutes. Answer at least two daily questions to keep your streak going, or open Training when you feel like practicing. Swipe through daily facts on Today for something new to learn. COLLECT TROPHIES THAT TELL YOUR STORY Earn trophies for daily play, topic knowledge, Training, matches, and more. Work towards bronze, silver, and gold tiers, discover special trophies, and choose up to three earned trophies for your showcase. Follow your progress and see which milestone is within reach. CHALLENGE FRIENDS OR FIND A RIVAL Play a duel with a friend, find an instant opponent, or come back for a revenge match. Check rankings, manage friends, and revisit your results in Community. Topic Mastery helps you follow your progress in your chosen interests. BRING FRIENDS TO THE SAME ROOM Explore 16 topics in Trick and Powers. Create a room or join with a code from Play. In Trick, write a convincing bluff and try to spot the real answer among everyone's fakes. In Powers, compete with multiple-choice questions, closest-number challenges, and true-or-false cards. Use mud, ice, bugs, and bombs to make your rivals' next answer a little harder. PLAY IN ENGLISH OR TURKISH Questions and the app interface are available in both languages. Start without signing in: Quiss creates an anonymous player after onboarding. Optionally connect Apple or Google in Profile to keep the same player across devices. You can delete your account and associated data from Profile. Quiss is for ages 13 and over. An internet connection is required. Notifications are optional. The app contains non-personalized ads.