One of my favorite puzzle games (yes, being one of my favs MEANS SOMETHING DAMN IT!), PROXIMITY mixes Othelo with math, and damn me if the AI can’t add better then me (not that that’s saying much).

You start out with random tiles (1-20) giving to you, turn by turn, and try to place them to better defeat/capture the AI’s tiles. Choosing the quick set up, placing a tile next to your own increases your surrounding tiles by 1 point (the max being 20) while placing a tile higher then the AI’s next to it turns it to your own with same numbered tiles against each other doing nothing. The game ends with having more overall armies, depending on if you chose quickset up or if you think you’re a badass and go into the game setup, which gives several options to make the game harder/easier.

For coming out over 2 years ago, PROXIMITY still offers great game play which, to quote Othelo, takes a minute to learn and a lifetime to master, unless you cheat like I did when first playing it and set the AI to beginner, haha.

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