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Puzzler

By Niko Silvester, About.com

Definition: Puzzler is a genre of video game in which the main goal is to solve puzzles or fit pieces together to keep the game going. Puzzlers range from simple problems to solve, like mazes or crosswords, to dynamic gameboards where the players must continually fit pieces together or clear pieces from the board to keep the game going (like Lumines).
Pronunciation: PUHZ-lur
Also Known As: puzzle, puzzle game
Examples:
Examples of puzzlers are Tetris and Lumines.

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