Gamlet Trivia #13 — 2026-07-15
The answer was Pac-Man — Its original Japanese name was changed for the West so vandals couldn't scratch one letter into something ruder..
That day's clues
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- A 1980 arcade cabinet that conquered the world, then the Atari 2600 and NES, and eventually every device with a screen.
- The definitive maze-chase game: clear every dot while four pursuers with distinct personalities close in — until a power pellet flips the hunt.
- Designed by Toru Iwatani at Namco, reportedly inspired by a pizza with one slice missing.
- The ghosts are not random — one chases, one ambushes, two freelance — and a perfect score means exploiting their clockwork for 255 boards.
- Anagram: CAP MAN