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How to solve today's Wordle.SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesLooking for Wednesdays Wordle hints, clues and answer? You can find them here:Just like that, were a third of the way through January. Just three weeks remain before February spreads its wings and takes flight. The world feels a bit unstable at the moment. Massive snow storms across much of the country while Californias burning. Here in the mountains, its just windy. Powerful, hideous wind!Im hiding indoors. Its 2XP Friday so Competitive Worlders be sure to double your points, good or bad. Lets solve this Wordle!How To Solve Todays WordleThe Hint: On all fours.The Clue: This Wordle has far more consonants than vowels.Okay, spoilers below!...The Answer:Today's WordleCredit: Erik KainPlay Puzzles & Games on ForbesWordle AnalysisEvery day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordles with Wordle Bot right here. Its SAFER indoors, at least when it comes to this ridiculous wind, hence my first guess. Not a bad one, either. Just 97 remaining possible solutions and two yellow boxes to work with. I turned those both green and added a third green box with BRAIL and apparently only three words remained at this point. Luckily, I chose CRAWL for the win!Competitive Wordle ScoreI get 1 point for guessing in 3 and 0 for tying the Bot. Since its 2XP Friday I multiplay that by 2 for a whopping 2 points! Huzzah!How To Play Competitive WordleGuessing in 1 is worth 3 points; guessing in 2 is worth 2 points; guessing in 3 is worth 1 point; guessing in 4 is worth 0 points; guessing in 5 is -1 points; guessing in 6 is -2 points and missing the Wordle is -3 points.If you beat your opponent you get 1 point. If you tie, you get 0 points. And if you lose to your opponent, you get -1 point. Add it up to get your score. Keep a daily running score or just play for a new score each day.Fridays are 2XP, meaning you double your pointspositive or negative.You can keep a running tally or just play day-by-day. Enjoy!Todays Wordle EtymologyThe word "crawl" originates from the Old Norse verb "krafla," which means "to claw" or "to scratch." It entered Middle English as "craulen" in the 14th century, influenced by the Old Norse root and potentially related to the Middle Dutch "kruipen," meaning "to creep." Over time, it evolved to describe slow, dragging movement, often close to the ground, resembling the motion of creeping or clawing along.Let me know how you fared with your Wordle today on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook. Also be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel and follow me here on this blog where I write about games, TV shows and movies when Im not writing puzzle guides. Sign up for my newsletter for more reviews and commentary on entertainment and culture.

CES remains the premier show highlighting the advancement of tech.Anadolu via Getty ImagesAs I write this, CES 2025 is on its third day. Once the show closes on January 10 and I have more time to digest what I saw and the big themes and products released, I will share those in my column early next week.However, I have determined three key trends that have run through the show so far.The first is that AI was everywhere at the show. You could not find a vendor that did not mention AI in its booth displays or marketing material. AI was demonstrated in many ways, but the central theme manifested in the term "smart" applied to devices, apps, and services using AI in some form.There were smart TVs, cars, trucks, boats, and motorcycles. There were smart kitchen appliances, vacuums, various business and consumer robots, watches, etc. And, of course, my favoritesmart toilets.Echoing this smart focus was the second big theme of health-related wearables. New smart rings, like the one from Ringconn can now detect sleep apnea. Ultrahuman and Aura both showed new health monitoring features in their new rings. Dexcom showed the over-the-counter consumer-focused Stelo which monitors glucose to reveal how food, exercise, and even sleep affect your glucose. This device is especially important for those with pre-diabetes as well as those who need to understand how their exercise and foods impact blood sugars.Abbot showed off two similar over-the-counter devices; Lingo, sold as a wellness product for people who do not have diabetes. The other is Abbott's new Libre Rio device, intended for adults with Type 2 diabetes who do not use insulin, posing a direct challenge to Dexcom's Stelo device.MORE FOR YOUThe folks at Techradar shared a more detailed look at the health wearables at this year's CES and included details about the Garmin Instinct 3 smartwatch, the Circular Ring 2, Withings Omnia, and others that were front and center of the wearable health products introduced at CES 2025.The third theme of the show was an emphasis on smart glasses. Xreal had a large booth that showed off its new Xreal One and Xreal Pro.I have been using the Xreal smart glasses for over a year. These are my go-to glasses for watching videos. The current version can give the wearer a virtual 100-inch screen, and the new versions display a visual screen, which appears to be a 500-inch screen. I use these to watch videos and movies when I fly, and it feels like I am in a theater, not in a cramped plane seat. I spoke with Xreal's CEO, and he shared an excellent roadmap for their glasses that will make them smarter and with new designs in the future.I saw at least seven new smart glasses at the show. One interesting one was from Even Realities called the Even G1. It displays information on the glass lenses themselves. I had a demo from their CEO, and as he spoke in Chinese, it translated what he said into English on the glass lenses.The folks at ZDNet tested many other smart glasses at CES 2025 and shared their experiences in this link.The CES 2025 session I moderated on Tuesday, January 8, was centered on XR headsets and smart glasses. My panel included Jason McGuigan, head of Virtual Reality at Lenovo, Kelly Ingham, VP Wearables and Research Partners, Reality Labs, at Meta and Scott Meyers, VP of Hardware at Snap.The session focused on XR headsets and smart glasses, and the panelists mostly agreed that XR headsets will continue to be used more for gaming, many enterprise apps, especially training, and in some educational circles.Kelly Ingham shared how the Quest headset has become the best-selling XR headset in the market, with thousands of apps supporting its Horizon OS platform. While gaming is at the core of most Quest models, it has thousands of apps related to a multitude of areas, such as Supernatural for exercise, one called Bigscreen, a social media video-streaming app, Open Brush, a 3D painting app, and one called Whirligig, a media player to watch local files in VR.Jason McGuigan of Lenovo shared how their XR headsets are being used in many business and industrial applications and pointed out that their core audience has been enterprise and business companies. These firms have adopted XR for areas like digital twins, manufacturing, and many forms of enterprise solutions.We quickly switched to the subject of smart glasses as all three panelists have products in this area and are experts. Smart glasses are poised to become one of the hottest areas in tech over the next three years.Scott Myers shared how their Snap Spectacles have become the leading smart glasses in the market today. They already have hundreds of thousands of users and developers supporting the Snap OS and will continue adding more apps and features in 2025.Lenovo also has new smart glasses in the works, and Jason sees this as another important area for Lenovos continued investment.Kelly Ingham of Meta gave an update on Orion, their new smart glass project they demoed at their developer conference in September 2025. They already have thousands of developers supporting their Meta Horizon OS and it will be one of the important platforms for XR headsets and smart glasses going forward.Kelly also gave an update on the Meta-Rayban Wayfarer glasses. She said they are working on adding more AI features, one of which I am personally deeply interested in: translation. She said this is already working and being tested and should be released later this year.The panel also discussed Google's introduction of Android XR OS in December of 2025.This new XR and smart glasses OS will most likely become a powerful new way for major hardware vendors to enter the smart glasses market by 2026. So far, Samsung, Qualcomm, Sony, and Xreal have committed to Android XR, and you can expect Google to have its own version, too.Once Google releases the Android XR developers kit, we should see thousands of Android XR apps appear soon as hardware makers release their smart glasses supporting this OS.Apple is the other company we expect to be in the smart glasses mix. Apple has had smart glasses in the works since at least 2016 and is expected to be another major player in the market. Apple has shown that it can be late to a market and still dominate it. Whatever they eventually bring to market in hardware will have a strong base of developers trained in AR Kit, the third major platform for smart glasses.Snap has a good lead in this area but will face new competition, as will others with their own OS.The panel also shared that they see smart glasses eventually becoming the most ubiquitous way people will get digital information and interact with it. This does not mean that it will replace a PC or even a smartphone, but as a digital wearable that is always on and accessible, it could become our most powerful way to navigate our digital world.Toward the end of the discussion, I asked the panelists what technical hurdles we still have to help smart glasses deliver the best user experience. One significant issue was identified, which poses a genuine technical challenge. This concern pertains to the specific type of lenses required to project information or data onto the glasses effectively.I have been working on this area for 10 years and have met with most of the optics companies working on it. Despite recent advancements, we remain several years away from realizing optimal lenses for smart glasses. These lenses must simultaneously deliver in-glass information, have enhanced energy efficiency, and achieve the resolution necessary for a seamless user experience.CES remains daunting, with 135,000 in attendance and over two million square feet of exhibit space in seven venues across Las Vegas. I averaged 22,000 steps each day. As someone who has been to 50 CES shows so far, I find it more difficult to cover this show the bigger it gets. However, for me and many others, the trek is worth it to see the latest and greatest technology presented in a single-show environment.With new developments in XR, AI, and wearable tech, CES 2025 has solidified its place as a barometer for the next wave of innovation. As we move into 2025 and beyond, its exciting to think about how these trends will evolve and transform our digital experiences.Disclosure: Lenovo, Google, Qualcomm, Samsung and Apple subscribe to Creative Strategies research reports along with many other high tech companies around the world.

The big picture: With FSR 4, AMD has finally integrated machine learning into its upscaler, following in the footsteps of Nvidia DLSS and Intel XeSS. Previous versions relied on spatial and temporal upsampling, which supports most hardware but ultimately delivers inferior results. Our good friends at Hardware Unboxed have provided an early look at FSR 4 running Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. Although the analysis is preliminary, the visual improvements over FSR 3.1 are immediately noticeable. While AMD has yet to provide detailed specifications for the Radeon RX 9070 GPUs introduced at CES 2025, various outlets have had access to systems running them on the show floor. One such exhibit highlights that the company's FSR 4 upscaling technology dramatically surpasses its predecessor.In Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, FSR 3.1 struggles with ghosting, transparency issues, and other visual artifacts. To showcase FSR 4's improvements, AMD had two monitors running the game side by side in 4K performance mode a setting where FSR traditionally struggles against DLSS.Although Hardware Unboxed captured the footage by recording the monitors which is far from ideal, the improvements are quite noticeable, even when viewed through YouTube compression. Visual elements such as particles, transparent surfaces, Ratchet's fur, and distant details appear much sharper with FSR 4. The artifacts that marred FSR 3 are almost entirely eliminated.Unfortunately, the demo did not include frame rate counters, so proper scrutiny of any performance impact must wait until we can thoroughly test FSR 4.AMD has, however, confirmed one significant limitation: FSR 4 requires a Radeon RX 9000 GPU. When AMD launches the RX 9070 and 9070 XT in the coming weeks, these cards will go head-to-head with Nvidia's GeForce RTX 50 series and DLSS 4 technology. // Related StoriesA recent preview by Digital Foundry showed DLSS 4's notable improvements to image quality and frame generation. The new transformer-based AI model reduces visual flaws, and multi-frame generation can triple or quadruple framerates with a relatively minor detriment to latency.While Nvidia's new multi-frame rendering technology is exclusive to RTX 50 series GPUs, all GeForce RTX graphics card owners will benefit from the image quality enhancements in games that support DLSS. Meanwhile, AMD's vague details on FSR 4 suggest that the update might apply to any game that uses FSR 3.1.At TechSpot, we plan to provide a detailed comparison of FSR 4, DLSS 4, and their predecessors when time comes that is, after we get our hands on the new GPUs, and after we can fully benchmark them. Until then, the only third-party performance data we have comes from a Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 benchmark, which suggests that the RX 9070 could compete with Nvidia's RTX 4080 Super and possibly the RTX 5070 / Ti.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has warned people against flying their drones near the wildfires currently ravaging Pacific Palisades and other parts of Souther California, stressing that such flights could prevent emergency response flights from tackling the ongoing blazes.Do not fly your drone near or around areas affected by the L.A. wildfires, the FAA said in a post on X on Thursday. Anyone who interferes with emergency response operations may face severe fines and criminal prosecution. If you fly, emergency responders cant.Recommended VideosIt added: The FAA has not authorized anyone unaffiliated with the L.A. firefighting operations to fly drones in the TFRs [temporary flight restrictions]. Unauthorized drone flights can delay airborne fire response and pose a threat to firefighters on the ground allowing wildfires to grow larger The FAA treats these violations seriously and immediately considers swift enforcement action for these offenses.Please enable Javascript to view this contentIts not clear how many people are putting their dronesin the air in a bid to capture aerial imagery of the devastation, but in a statement posted on its website on Thursday, the agency revealed that a firefighting aircraft had struck a drone while it was operating over the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles on the same day.It added that despite the collision, the aircraft was able to land safely. The FAA has launched an investigation into the incident.Elaborating on its social media posts, the FAA said that drone flights in restricted areas are punishable by up to 12 months in prison, adding that it could also impose a civil penalty of up to $75,000 against any drone pilot who interferes with wildfire suppression, law enforcement, or emergency response operations when temporary flight restrictions are in place.It emphasized that when a drone is spotted in a restricted zone, it can lead to delays in deploying firefighting aircraft, enabling the wildfires to expand to more areas.Several major wildfires are continuing to burn in Southern California, with many of them still uncontained, according to the latest reports on Thursday night. Officials have confirmed at least six deaths, though the figure could rise once investigators are able to properly enter the devastated neighborhoods.Editors Recommendations

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By a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court handed a largely symbolic, but still politically significant, loss to President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday evening. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett, both Republicans, voted with all three of the Courts Democrats.The case, known as Trump v. New York, involves Trumps felony convictions for falsifying business records related to hush money payments Trump made to an adult actress. Trump was convicted on 34 felony charges last May, but he is not scheduled to be sentenced until Friday. Trump asked the Supreme Court to halt that sentencing hearing, at least until higher courts hear his appeals claiming that his conviction violates a legal doctrine, newly established by the Supreme Courts recent immunity ruling in favor of Trump, which gives former presidents broad-but-not-limitless immunity from prosecution.The actual stakes in this Supreme Court dispute were fairly low. Though Trump is about to be sentenced, the judge presiding over his criminal trial signaled that he will sentence Trump to unconditional discharge, meaning that Trump would not be punished with imprisonment, a fine, or probation even though he was found guilty. Still, Trump sought to halt the proceeding where he would have received this sentence.In claiming such immunity, Trump relied heavily on the Courts July decision in Trump v. United States (2024). In that case, the six Republican justices held that Trump enjoys broad immunity from being prosecuted for any crimes he committed (or commits in the future) using the powers of the presidency.The newer case, by contrast, involves criminal activity that Trump engaged in before he was elected president. Nevertheless, Trump claimed that the July decision required the courts to halt the sentencing hearing -- among other things, Trumps lawyers argued that his New York convictions are invalid because the trial included testimony from some of Trumps former presidential aides, and arguably involved official business.In ruling against Trump, the five justices in the majority emphasized that they were doing so in large part because the stakes in the New York case are so low. In a single-paragraph order, the Court revealed that it decided to say out of the case for now because the alleged evidentiary violations at President-Elect Trumps state-court trial can be addressed in the ordinary course on appeal, and because Trump faces a minimal burden because the trial judge intends to give him such a light sentence.Nothing in the Courts order prevents it from getting involved in this case after it is heard by other appeals courts. The Supreme Court is merely staying its hand for the time being.It is notable, however, that even in this low-stakes dispute, four justices dissented. That suggests that there is strong support within the Court for reading the July immunity decision very broadly. And, of course, if any one of the five justices in the majority should flip their vote, Trump will prevail the next time this dispute arrives on the Supreme Courts doorstep.Youve read 1 article in the last monthHere at Vox, we're unwavering in our commitment to covering the issues that matter most to you threats to democracy, immigration, reproductive rights, the environment, and the rising polarization across this country.Our mission is to provide clear, accessible journalism that empowers you to stay informed and engaged in shaping our world. By becoming a Vox Member, you directly strengthen our ability to deliver in-depth, independent reporting that drives meaningful change.We rely on readers like you join us.Swati SharmaVox Editor-in-ChiefSee More:

Will there be a new Mario Kart this year? (Nintendo)The Friday letters page is more confused than ever about Xboxs multiformat policy, as one reader fears for the future of Assassins Creed and Ubisoft.To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.ukEducated guessThe Nintendo Switch 2 reveal has surely got to be just days away at this point, but we still know nothing about any of the games, not even a blatantly fake rumour. I do think its fairly easy to guess though, or at least it would be if Nintendo were a normal company.As GC has pointed out before, Mario Kart 9 is well overdue at this point and a perfect launch title. At the same time, we know Metroid Prime 4 for Switch 1 is due out this year and that seems a no-brainer for a cross-gen release.So, a super popular sequel thats very casual friendly and a long-awaited one that the hardcore crowd will eat up sound like the perfect line-up to me. Add in a Zelda remaster and a smaller title or two and youve got perfect launch conditions, I would say.Of course, you cant predict Nintendo, so itll probably end up being 1-2-3-Switch and a Devil World sequel, but in terms of sensible guesses I think thats the best you can make.OnibeeDirect contradictionsGlad to hear that Microsoft has another new game to announce at their next Direct. Theyve had a really good stream of games lately, even if none of them have been big hitters. Looking at the line-up for this one though and their multiformat policy seems even more strange.Doom: The Dark Ages is multiformat, we knew that already, but for some reason South Of Midnight isnt. Avowed isnt either, which is weird because I would say those two games were probably not going to be big sellers. Shouldnt Microsoft be making them multiformat too, to have any chance of making their money back?Or have they given up on that chance already (these games wouldve been greenlit years ago, before the current problems) and just want them for the kudos of having possibly highly rated exclusives on the Xbox? And yet Microsoft keeps saying it doesnt like exclusives? The whole thing is a mass of contradictions and random decisions.ClooneySticking to the planI know a lot of them have come from CES but I really cant put up with weeks more of Switch 2 leaks. Not because they might not be true but because they clearly are real. I get that no big secrets have been spoiled yet (the whole mystery button issue still seems unsolved to me) but I really think Nintendo should put an end to the uncertainty.On the other hand, I admire the fact that, as usual, they dont seem to care what anyone else does or thinks and are just carrying on with their original plan. And if the games they unveil look good nobodys really going to care. This whole period of leak after leak is going to be instantly forgotten once we get an official reveal, even though it seems to be going on forever.GrackleEmail your comments to: gamecentral@metro.co.ukIconic stragglerInterested to hear what Xboxs new game is but Im a bit concerned that Fable is not part of the line-up. Theyve said its 2025 but not with any conviction and I think theres a very good chance its going to be delayed into next year.Weve waited this long, so it doesnt really matter, but I think these problems are part of what has killed Xbox as a hardware format. First they had a bunch of duds in Halo Infinite, Redfall, and Starfield and then it just took too long to make anything else.Im sure Microsoft is hoping Fable can be their equivalent of Zelda of The Last Of Us, not in terms of gameplay necessary but in terms of being a system-selling iconic game. But its just going to arrive too late. They put their bets on the wrong horses and now the race is over. Its unfortunate, because we need strong competition but time was a factor here and theyve blown it.KriegShort but sweetIn a few reviews Ive seen GC put a short runtime down as a con, like with Antonblast.But with triple-A bloat and so many games releasing many see a sub-10 hours runtime as a positive. We had a feature recently where the author had taken the rather extreme decision to skip games over 10 hours.Im curious as why to you GC feel a short runtime is a con in a game like Antonblast.Im guessing that GC doesnt feel a short runtime is a con in isolation and your just balancing runtime with other factors like cost.SimundoGC: Because we wanted more of it?Familiar problemI hate to say it, but I have to join the doomsters when it comes to Ubisoft. If their future depends on Assassins Creed Shadows then I dont think theyre going to live to see 2026, not as an independent company anyway. They haven no one to blame but themselves, with too much reliance on aging franchises, most of which have basically the same gameplay.They also completely failed to prepare for games costing too much and taking too long to make. While at the same time theyve obsessed about live service games, none of which have worked out for them.Problem is you could say the same for almost every other publisher too. The only difference for Ubisoft is that spread themselves too thin. People mock them for making a dozen Assassins Creed games at a time, but at least those usually sell. If theyd made more, and not stuff like Star Wars Outlaws and the Avatar games, then theyd probably be in a better position.I actually prefer that they tried to do other things, but it wasnt the smart business decision. Activision basically makes only one game and if Call Of Duty ever went out of fashion theyd be done. But they wont be because playing soldiers is something people will want to do forever. Nothing Ubisoft makes, with the possible exception of Rainbow Six Siege, is anything like that.If Shadows sinks Assassins Creed as a guaranteed hit, and they havent got something soon to make up for it, I fear the worst.GildowerGlass ceilingIn response to Anons letter in the Thursday Inbox, I dont think that anyone believes weve actually reached the graphical limits. Its just that weve begun to reach the point where its not commercially viable to increase them further.As you say, even aside from the costs, you run the risk of uncanny valley and debates on overly realistic violence.Matt (he_who_runs_away PSN ID)GC: Exactly, there are multiple reasons why it wont happen anytime soon, with serious practical, monetary, and ethical concerns.Its true, all of itIt seems that the Switch 2 rumours are the talk of the town at the moment and to be fair all this new information youre providing us with in your news everyday does look ultra convincing to me now. If its not true, then theyve got the best of us fooled by these recently leaked pictures, because its convinced me that this is now the real thing were looking at.The Switch 2 is a good name for it I feel, its natural progression and has always worked for the PlayStation brand. This would definitely help any past Wii into Wii U mistakes with the naming of the console, that we had in the past.My only worry about the new machine is convincing your non-gaming parents, buying the next gen machine for their kids, that this is a next gen console. They really need to differentiate it from the current gen Switch. Like the Lite version of the current Switch, that is pretty much the same thing, just a bit more bare bones and smaller. They need to advertise this thing heavily to get people to know its the all-singing and all-dancing new product.Without knowing tech specs of the new hardware, as Ive not seen any leaks for that yet, I hope its got HDR, because thats really been a game changer for me with this gen of consoles. I run my current Switch on an OLED TV and you can really see how washed out the colours are compared to an Xbox Series X.Im a big Nintendo fan and the whole thing looks promising. The Switch is a fantastic console and a high spec upgrade is the right way to go I feel. Im intrigued to see what more information you can pass to us over the coming weeks. I feel a full reveal is imminent now.Currently playing Broforce on Switch, in its final form. Excellent game for the just over 2 that I paid for it.Nick The GreekGC: The specs havent leaked but images of the motherboard have, suggesting the console is equivalent to a souped up PlayStation 4 in portable form.Inbox also-ransI see you managed to invoke some reverse Inbox magic with wanting a Transformers game, with the one Splash Damage were working on being cancelled. I thought it already had been, but even so its a shame.AldeiGC: It never works for us, only readers.Looks like Nintendo has finally announced their new console, only its made out of Lego. Is this another troll because announcing Lego 10 months before its going to come out seems a bit weird.Dougalhttps://twitter.com/NintendoUK/status/1877400405329449266Email your comments to: gamecentral@metro.co.ukMore TrendingThe small printNew Inbox updates appear every weekday morning, with special Hot Topic Inboxes at the weekend. 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Best new mobile games on iOS and Android January 2025 round-upNick GillettNick GillettPublished January 10, 2025 1:00am GRID Legends: Deluxe Edition a console game on your phone (Feral Interactive)Political satire, a triple-A racing game, and a host of intriguing new puzzle games are amongst the most intriguing new smartphone games this month.Theres a puzzle theme to this months collection of new mobile gaming apps, from Boggle to Wobble, but the most interesting new releases include the portable version of Codemasters GRID Legends, a lavish new tower defence game, and the very short but very timely The Undeclaration Of Human Rights.Number SaladiOS & Android, free (Bleppo Games)Join sets of numbers together to equal a series of target totals, the twist being some numbers are positive, some negative, while others act as multipliers. Also, you can only connect adjacent values, so forethought is needed.If all that sounds like going back to school, you may well find the long-dormant parts of your brain those associated with mental arithmetic getting booted back to life, which feels like the puzzle-solving version of going to the gym for the first time in 20 years.The game has no sound effects and youll need to watch ads to get fresh hints (which you absolutely will need) but for puzzle fans with a light mathematical inclination this will be catnip.Score: 6/10The Undeclaration Of Human RightsiOS & Android, Free (Planet Jone)Youre recruited by the General as his head of Human Rights Violations, to help get rid of those irksome, boring UN articles that get in the way of real progress.Each one comes with its own simple mini-game, so trampling rights to justice, equality, and the ban on slavery happen with a pithy interaction spurred by some cynical words from the General until hes also deposed.Its about 10 minutes worth of light interaction that also craftily gets you to read the simply stated and utterly reasonable Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Or at least the first few, because it ends promising more episodes will be coming soon. While undoubtedly a timely piece of satire and a polished mobile app, it might be a bit of a stretch to call it a game.Score: N/ANightfall: Kingdom Frontier TDiOS & Android, free (Fansipan)With a simple but polished art style, Nightfall is a tower defence game where instead of just building turrets, youll also be manoeuvring a hero around the map, attacking mobs, and rallying freshly spawned troops.As is traditional for the genre, enemies come in waves, giving you time to build and shore up your arsenal in anticipation of the next onslaught. You can also spend gold on upgrading your HQ, defensive turrets, buildings that generate more income, and barracks to train soldiers.Despite its high production values its hamstrung by a free-to-play structure that ensures youll either have to keep paying or watch at least one ad after every level to stay competitive, in a process that swiftly becomes more exhausting than fun.Score: 5/10Boggle: Arcade EditioniOS, included with Apple Arcade subscription (Apple)Based on the popular board game, Boggle presents you with a randomised four by four grid of letters, from which you need to make as many words as possible in three minutes.Its lacklustre single-player modes offer no perceptible increase in difficulty, making them feel a bit dull and formless, but multiplayers asynchronous matchmaking is addictive.On a purely petty note, the fact that after each match it says TIMES UP with a missing apostrophe rankles every single time, and spotting endless sequences of RAT, RATS, ART, TAR, STAR does eventually get repetitious. But in a community where theres always someone better to beat, those might well be tolerable downsides.Score: 6/10 Wobble wants you to play every day (Daniel Earle)Wobble: Daily Word PuzzleiOS & Android, free with no IAP (Daniel Earle)More word puzzling, this time of an entirely more thoughtful variety. Wobble gives you a daily puzzle in the form of a small, blank crossword layout, and the ability to use each letter of the alphabet only once.With Scrabble-style scoring that makes hard-to-use Q and Z more valuable than E or I, youre incentivised to find solutions that include as many tricky but high scoring letters as you can.Theres no time limit and its all completely free. If you enjoy wordplay Wobbles daily challenges are a neat mobile conundrum to be unpicked at your leisure, your results rated from beginner to legendary.Score: 6/10GRID Legends: Deluxe EditioniOS & Android, 9.99 (Feral Interactive)At close to 10GB, if you want high resolution textures, GRID Legends demands either a high-end phone or iPad to make it viable. But provided youve got the hardware and the storage for it, this is a fully featured triple-A racing game on your phone.More TrendingReal, rather than CGI actors, feature in its cut scenes and do a solid job, elevating moments that could easily have been toe-curling, although obviously what happens on the track is more important. Originally developed by Codemasters, GRIDs handling model and vehicle physics are never less than spot-on, favouring a very slightly arcade-y feel.The on-screen controls work okay in a pinch, and you can also drive by tilting your phone like a steering wheel, a system weve never found all that comfortable. As ever, its best with a controller.Like its console older brother, the nemesis inter-driver rivalry system doesnt quite come off as intended, and it does drop the odd frame, but the port to mobile is another remarkable achievement for Feral Interactive.Score: 7/10Emailgamecentral@metro.co.uk, leave a comment below,follow us on Twitter, andsign-up to our newsletter.To submit Inbox letters and Readers Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use ourSubmit Stuff page here.For more stories like this,check our Gaming page.GameCentralExclusive analysis, latest releases, and bonus community content.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Your information will be used in line with our Privacy Policy