mike | Shared With: Everyone - Jul 01 2008 | books, puzzles, crosswords, roy leban
Roy Leban did puzzle #16 in this crossword collection from the New York Times.
Quoted: Amazon.com: The New York Times Will Shortz Presents I Love Crosswords: From the Pages of The New York Times (Will Shortz Presents...): The New York Times, Will Shortz: Books
ShareViewed: 1 Time- mike | Shared With: Everyone - Mar 27 2007 | books, top 10, lists, puzzles, ncaa
I heard an interview with the author (Mark Reiter) on NPR. This sounds like a really fun book. If you like "top ten lists" - this is even better. By arranging candidates in brackets (and even composing regional tournaments), you can come up with many interesting ways of comparing and rating things.
Quoted: Amazon.com: The Enlightened Bracketologist: The Final Four of Everything: Books: Mark Reiter,Richard Sandomir,Nigel Holmes by Mark Reiter,Richard Sandomir,Nigel Holmes
ShareViewed: 3 Times - mike | Shared With: Everyone - Dec 22 2006 | books, math, problem solving, polya, puzzles
The classic problem solving text - Microsoft gave us a copy of this book when we first joined in 1983!
Quoted: Amazon.com: How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method (Princeton Science Library): Books: G. Polya by G. Polya
ShareViewed: 2 Times - mike | Shared With: Everyone - Aug 19 2006 | books, puzzles, scrabble
Derek mentioned he's reading this. I think I have this at home - just haven't gotten around to reading it.
Quoted: Amazon.com: Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive ScrabblePlayers: Books: Stefan Fatsis by Stefan Fatsis
ShareViewed: 1 Time - mike | Shared With: Everyone - Nov 21 2005 | Sudoku, Puzzles, books
Sent this to my Dad. Now he (and his wife) are HOOKED! Bwa ha ha ha!
Quoted: Amazon.com: Sudoku Easy to Hard Presented by Will Shortz, Volume 2 : 100 Wordless Crossword Puzzles (Sudoku Easy to Hard): Books: Will Shortz,Peter Ritmeester by Will Shortz,Peter Ritmeester
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You must be Mike's friend before you can comment on this Fave.very cool - congrats Roy!!!
so, what exactly is this personality he speaks of? Do the puzzles insult you as you figure them out?
Sudoku with letters -> there are embedded word puzzles in each Sudoku (we have the galley proofs at home - you can try it out over thanksgiving).
If you look at the cover, there are circled squares and shaded squares. The circled squares give a clue to a person while the shaded squares are their name. If you figure out one or the other, it gives you a big jump on the Sudoku part of the puzzle. The writeup on Amazon gives a more complete example.
sounds like fun, i'm excited to give one a try.
When I was talking to Debbie, I realized that it's "Person-ality" - since the results of each puzzle is the name of a person.
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