▁puzz les . ▁The ▁magazine ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁by ▁Edu - G ames ▁( UK ) ▁Ltd . ▁The ▁first ▁editor ▁was ▁Gra eme ▁Le vin ▁who ▁rec ru ited ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁games ▁and ▁puzz les ▁exper ts ▁as ▁writers ▁and ▁consult ant ▁edit ors ▁including ▁Dar ry l ▁Francis , ▁David ▁Par lett , ▁David ▁P rit ch ard , ▁Don ▁Turn b ull , ▁Eric ▁Sol omon , ▁G yles ▁Brand re th , ▁Nick ▁Pal mer , ▁R . ▁C . ▁Bell , ▁Richard ▁Sh arp , ▁Sid ▁S ack son ▁and ▁Tony ▁B uz an . ▁This ▁gave ▁it ▁a ▁good ▁reputation ; ▁for ▁example , ▁Popular ▁Comput ing ▁wrote ▁" Qu ite ▁simply , ▁Games ▁& ▁P uzz les ▁Magazine ▁is ▁unique . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁other ▁publication ▁quite ▁like ▁it ▁anywhere ▁in ▁the ▁world ." ▁Its ▁headquarters ▁was ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁The ▁magazine ▁ceased ▁publication ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁but ▁was ▁rela unch ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁and ▁then ▁stopped ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁During ▁its ▁last ▁period , ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁publish er ▁was ▁Games ▁& ▁P uzz les ▁Publications . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 2 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : 1 9 9 6 ▁dis est ab lish ments ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : B rit ish