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2 unusual facts about Puzzle Panic


Puzzle Panic

Its original purpose was part of a contest: Those who solved it correctly by the 1984 August 31 deadline could enter in a drawing to win a weekend at an Atlantic City casino with co-creator Ken Uston, who had previously earned fame as a gambling strategist.

Puzzle Panic, also known as Ken Uston's Puzzle Panic, was a computer game created by blackjack strategist Ken Uston, Bob Polin and Ron Karr and published by Epyx in 1984 for the Atari 400/800 and Commodore 64.



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