A Well-Deserved 'Seat' of Honour

You enter a bus with ten passengers scattered across the seats. Where would you sit?

- Anusha Ganapathi

Next to someone? An empty row? Take the window, the aisle? Or simply stand? What would you do if your sworn enemy was on the bus? Would you sit in the spot that faces them, so you can stare them down, or politely sit away from them? These are important questions, and important decisions—because they could impact future passengers who board the bus. And, of course, impact your own happiness and satisfaction during the short journey.

This is precisely the type of overthinking 'Is this Seat Taken' encourages. But just for a second—if you want to really oversimplify it, then yes—'Is this Seat Taken' is a logic-puzzle game that's a hybrid between Minesweeper and Sudoku. Sure, it's about people's relationship with other people and the environment, instead of mines and numbers. I can sort of understand why people think it's a logic puzzle.