hot seat vs puzzle

hot seat

noun
  • A multiplayer game mode where the players take turns playing the game. 

  • The seat occupied by a game show contestant at a stage where they are answering questions alone. 

  • The electric chair. 

  • Any stressful situation. 

puzzle

noun
  • A game for one or more people that is more or less difficult to work out or complete. 

  • Anything that is difficult to understand or make sense of. 

  • A riddle. 

  • The state of being puzzled; perplexity. 

  • A jigsaw puzzle. 

  • A crossword puzzle. 

verb
  • To think long and carefully, in bewilderment. 

  • To perplex, confuse, or mystify; to cause (someone) to be faced with a mystery, without answers or an explanation. 

  • To make intricate; to entangle. 

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