Greenwood Games: Word Link Puzzle

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Greenwood Games is a free, self-guided community game event along Greenwood Ave in Seattle's Phinney Ridge neighborhood. On July 25 from 1–6PM, participants pick up a playbook and spend the afternoon collecting clues, solving puzzles, and discovering locally made Washington games along the corridor from 65th to 80th.

Word Link is one of four puzzles inside the playbook. If you are playing today, you'll need to visit the four locations listed on your page (and below). Each one is hiding two words that make up one of your clues.

How to play

At each of the four locations, look for the window poster. It will show you a starting word and an ending word with a blank in the middle. Copy both words into your playbook, then figure out what game-themed word goes in the blank.

Your answer should form a compound word or common two-word phrase with both surrounding words, connecting the left side and the right side like a bridge.

For example:

Post __________ Shark

The answer is CARD because POST + CARD = Postcard, and CARD + SHARK = Card Shark.

Here's a hint that ties all six answers together: every missing word is something you'd find in a game. Think game pieces, game actions, and game words.

Locations & Clues

Diva Espresso

Wing Dome

Hints

Say the first word out loud and think about what commonly follows it. Then check whether that word also works in front of the second word. Sometimes it clicks immediately. Other times the second word is the better entry point. Start there and work backward.

And if you're stuck on one, skip it and come back. Solving an easier clue first often shakes loose the answer to a harder one.

Still stuck? Here are a few nudges without giving too much away:

Starting clue: An ancient game
#1: What flat surface do many popular games use?
#2: Think actions you take in a game!
#3: What do you do after you shuffle your cards?
#4: Tally up your points!