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Technology

Horror video game gets its creepiness from a quantum computer

Quantum Backrooms is a horror game in which the player explores eerie rooms. The twist is that the rooms have been generated by a quantum computer

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¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ recommends real-world stealth game LANDER 23

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Technology

Cheating just three times massively ups the chance of winning at chess

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Chess players

Mathematics

Chess can be made fairer by rearranging the pieces

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We reveal our favourite 33 books, films, games and TV to escape with

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We reveal our favourite 33 books, films, games and TV to escape with

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Mind

The best retro games console is the one you played at age 10

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Mathematics

How breaking the rules of tic-tac-toe makes it way more fun

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Bleeding Edge by Microsoft

Technology

Microsoft wants to use generative AI tool to help make video games

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The surprising science that reveals what it takes to win The Traitors

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The surprising science that reveals what it takes to win The Traitors

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Mathematics

Maths quirk explains why crosswords are so hard – until they aren't

The process of solving a crossword puzzle is mathematically similar to well-studied physical systems – but one property makes the game unique

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Space

Our bumper science quiz of the year 2024

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Space

Is this the world’s toughest word search? We dare you to try it

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Humans

The ancient board games we finally know how to play – thanks to AI

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The best video games of 2024

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