This is a rebus puzzle where each framed picture is cluing an acronym. Each frame depicts all but one word of the acronym. For instance, frame 12 shows a care bear and a woman tenderizing a steak, cluing ‘TLC’, otherwise known as ‘tender loving care’. Since ‘loving’ is not depicted in the frame, that is the one word left out.

The frames are in alphabetical order by acronym. The numbers at the end of the puzzle correlate to the number of letters in each acronym word, with the blanks matching to the word not shown in the picture. For ‘TLC’, frame 12, the correct pair would be (6 _ 4). Tender (6), Loving (6), Care (4).

BASE: Building Antenna Span EARTH

Building: Tall building

Antenna: Antenna atop building

Span: Wing span of plane overhead

Enumeration: (8 7 4 5)

CANOLA: Canada Oil Low ACID

Canada: Canadian flag

Oil: Oil can

Low: Low battery symbol

Enumeration: (6 3 3 4)

DAEMON: Disc And EXECUTION Monitor

Disc: Floppy disc

Monitor: Computer monitor

Enumeration: (4 3 9 7)

DARE: Drug Abuse Resistance EDUCATION

Drug: Pills and needles

Abuse: Drug addict with too many pills and needles

Resistance: Fist on poster

Enumeration: (4 5 10 9)

MIT: Massachusetts INSTITUTE of Technology

Massachusetts: Outline of the state

Technology: iPod, digital alarm

Enumeration: (13 9 2 10)

NATO: North ATLANTIC Treaty Organization

North: Compass pointer

Treaty: Handshake

Organization: Flowchart

Enumeration:(5 8 6 12)

NIMBY: Not In MY Backyard

Not: Rope knot

Backyard: Backyard

Enumeration: (3 2 2 8)

OMG: Oh MY God

Oh: Oh from the movie Home

God: Zeus

Enumeration: (2 2 3)

POG: Passionfruit Orange GUAVA

Passionfruit: Fruit

Orange: Fruit

Enumeration: (12 6 5)

RAM: RANDOM Access Memory

Access: Microsoft Office Access Symbol

Memory: Head with a bunch of question marks floating overhead

Enumeration:(6 6 6)

TASER: THOMAS A Swift’s Electric Rifle

Swifts: The bird

Electric: Lightning bolts coming out of rifle

Rifle: Rifle gun

Enumeration: (6 1 6 8 5)

TLC: Tender LOVING Care

Tender: Tenderizing a steak

Care: Care Bear on the kitchen counter

Enumeration: (6 6 4)

The groups of numbers at the end of the puzzle are in the order needed to extract the answer.

The first letter of each missing acronym word per frame to spells out REAL TIME GAME. Looking at the very last part of the puzzle, the solver sees (4 4 _ 4). RTS Game (REAL TIME STRATEGY GAME is a common acronym in the gaming world. STRATEGY, the missing word, is the answer.