A strange little side quest
A quick detour while Mr Santa waits for your next move: Arthur Wynne published a diamond-shaped 'Word-Cross' in the New York World on December 21, 1913; the name later shifted to 'Cross-Word' and then 'crossword'. That is only half the story. Space Invaders arrived in 1978 and helped turn electronic games from an arcade curiosity into mainstream entertainment. Grombi files that under: small game, surprisingly large backstory.