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How To Solve a Rubik's Cube

eenge — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:24:31 -0600

This article will present a beginner's guide to learning the Rubik's cube. Follow the steps in this guide, and you should be able to solve the cube reliably. It will take time and practice to become fast, but you will be in a position to solve those cubes at your friends' houses that have been sitting on the bookshelf unsolved for the last 6 years.

How To Solve a Riddle

Brian197 — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 10:36:00 -0500

Riddles are a centuries-old challenge and have passed the test of time by virtue of how imaginative and fun they can be. The form of riddles has evolved over time, and today's riddles generally rely upon double-meaning and word-play. Without a little bit of skill and luck, riddles can be frustrating, but here are some helpful hints and a few sample riddles that will hopefully help you unlock your inner riddle-master!

How To Make a Crossword Puzzle

Brian197 — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 23:27:00 -0500

Crosswords are fun and simple to create. All you need to in order to create a crossword puzzle is a spreadsheet and your imagination.

Crosswords are basically a list of clues, that correlate to boxes on a grid. Each box in the grid is equivalent to one letter of a word. By solving a clue and finding the correct word, you fill the word into the corresponding boxes on the chart. The trick to crosswords, is that words cross. Words can be constructed both on the vertical and horiztonal axis, since the puzzle is set up like a spread sheet. This means that two words will intersect, and they must be sharing the exact same letter in this location.

Upon completing a crossword puzzle, you should be able to verify the correct answers by making sure all words fit in the appropriate gird and properly share the same letters on intersections.