A Game to Make You Smarter
Last Monday I discovered a new and fascinating little game called Sudoku (soo-do-koo). Actually according to my Japanese friend, Kimiko, it would be more like (soo-oo-do-koo), but we'll go with either pronunciation for the time being. Although I think it's important to have a good concept of proper pronunciation when you are reading. I went through the entire first book of Harry Potter prouncing poor Hermione's name wrong. I should have know that (her-me-own) was not right on the money, but J.K. doesn't even tell us the proper pronunciation until very late in the book, if even in the first book at all! I'll need Hilary to provide a ruling on that. Anyways, the IDS, the IU newspaper, has a Sudoku puzzle every day along with the crossword puzzle. Monday and Tuesday are a level 1 difficulty, Wednesday a 2, Thursday a 3 and finally a level 4 (the most challenging) on Friday. Thus far I've completed each of the three puzzles, and I am eagerly anticipating tomorrow's level 3 zinger. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the game and/or its history, feel free to click here for a Wikipedia crash course. Oh, P.S. This game will make you smarter. I'm just a trombone player, and after 3 of these puzzles, I feel like my mind has been expanded in ways that were unimaginable! Try it, it'll change your life!
And P.P.S., my friend Rachel is a freak of nature at these puzzles. I watched her do today's level 2 in a matter of minutes. I finished in a record 53 minutes. But timing's not what's important, only the immense satisfaction that immediately ensues a completed grid.
Have a nice day :-)
posted by Jeff @ 3:08 PM
5 Comments:
hey hellfry!
ok so in response to your query about hermione, we don't find out until the fourth book when viktor krum is having problems pronouncing her name. jkr put in that bit because her readers didn't know how to pronounce the name either! so goblet of fire is when we find it out. and i'm glad you got into sudoku! i'm a total sudoku nerd...i even have a little electronic sudoku game to take on airplanes with me. go to www.websudoku.com for free puzzles, especially as they can help out when your wrong, and time the game as you go!!! and they're free, which is always a good thing. cheers!
Told ya!
That is a great game! Thanks for the website.
So I am basically addicted to this game now Jeff
I know! It's great. The Sudoku people claim that a puzzle should only take someone between 15-60 minutes depending on difficulty and level of intelligence. I, however, can knock one out on average in about 30 hours!
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