Is there some kind of new trend in video game names that says it has to be a vaguely ominous four-letter word? Ditching the practice of adding wordy licensed endorsements and pun-filled subtitles ...

By Isaac Aronow Words must include the center letter. Words must contain at least four letters ... The Mini, and other games by The New York Times. Isaac Aronow is an editor on the Games team.

“I’m thinking of a four-letter word,” he grunts. “If you can guess it in ten tries, I’ll let you go free.” Ah… A classic game of Hangman. Fortunately for most of us, the letter ...