Ebook Mensa 365 Brain Puzzlers PageADay Calendar 2018 Fraser Simpson 9780761193456 Books
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The perennially popular calendar that delivers a Mensa-approved challenge every day. With hundreds of brain-stumpers from logic puzzles to spatial challenges, math riddles to encoded words, each day will test your brain’s mettle Two consecutive odd numbers have the property that when the larger number is multiplied by 11, the answer is the same as adding 43 to the product of the smaller number and 8. What are the two numbers?* If you want to check your work (or throw in the towel), answers and explanations are on the reverse side of each page.
Ebook Mensa 365 Brain Puzzlers PageADay Calendar 2018 Fraser Simpson 9780761193456 Books
"A nice variety of puzzles--different ones this year as opposed to previous years. I was dissatisfied with the 2017 puzzles which needed editing in some cases, so did not order the 2018 puzzles until March of this year--when I realized I couldn't live without them!"
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Mensa 365 Brain Puzzlers PageADay Calendar 2018 Fraser Simpson 9780761193456 Books Reviews :
Mensa 365 Brain Puzzlers PageADay Calendar 2018 Fraser Simpson 9780761193456 Books Reviews
- I have purchased one of these boxed calendars every year for a number of years. This one really stretches the brain. Although I usually can only solve about half of them, I keep trying and learning. I may not be MENSA material, but am fascinated with puzzles that are a bit "out of my reach"!
- I bought this calendar because my usual puzzle calendar was tragically out of stock (my fault for waiting so long). My usual puzzle calendar is full of logic puzzles and brain teasers that anyone can solve using logic and problem solving skills. This calendar however, has been a major disappointment. You can't just solve these puzzles with logic; almost all of them require extra knowledge that the average person may not have in order to solve. In one puzzle, I was expected to know the name of "an 18th century poet" in order to get the answer right; I don't know the names of any poets, let alone the one they were hinting at. Another time I was expected to know a series of songs from the 90's in order to get the puzzle right. Other puzzles require specific math skills in order to solve them (many of us know algebra, but if you're rusty in any of these math structures you're screwed) as well. Using logic or problem solving skills are only half the battle with these puzzles. You have to know history, pop culture, and various other factoids as well in order to solve them, which is totally not what I wanted. Also, you're going to need a verbose understanding of the English language in order to solve the word puzzles; they often use obscure or weird words in order to make it more challenging (so if you know English as a second language, you may want to stay away!). I just wanted logic puzzles and brain teasers, and this product does NOT offer that. If you're someone who knows a lot of random stuff and reads wikipedia for fun, and is a math whizz, you may enjoy this product. I am neither of those things and therefore was bitterly disappointed in this product. Nowadays I don't even bother with the puzzle and I just use it as a regular calendar. Such a waste of money.
- These daily calendars are great. I give my husband the book lovers one every year, which is his favorite Christmas gift. Last year I got myself the art one (loved it) and this year I gave an art one to my friend who raved about it. They are the "gift that keeps on giving" every day for a year! So this time I decided to challenge myself a little every day, especially since I think I'm so smart. So, we'll see. So far I have worked through the first half of January because once I got started they were kind of fun. One was annoying so I quit. I would imagine if you are a person who is not so good at unscrambling words or so sudoku-type puzzles or word meanings or logic, that you might find it more frustrating than fun. But if you enjoy a challenge and want to stay sharp, I suppose this could help. It used to be said that one should do crossword puzzles to stay sharp, but then after a time the research showed that people who did them only became good at doing crosswords and it really did not help overall. Supposedly mixing it up helps. Cross your fingers.
- Everyone at home or those who visit loves to solve these puzzles. Some are math oriented, some are vocabulary oriented and some are just clever codes to decipher. Bought this for 2017 and already needed this new one for my household and to give as gifts!
- Well I should give it a five star because they are definitely brain puzzles but seriously. I don't even look forward to the next one because they are so hard! Just say a few brain puzzle and mostly math trivia. Just not as happy with it as I was hoping to be. Wish it was not too hard to even attempt. Not fun at all.
- I bought this one before when I started struggling to remember the simplest things (where I sat things down mostly- keys, my phone, anything I picked up that is small). Most of the puzzles are hard to solve, but after I get started with a few, it get easier. It also really improved my memory. Lastly, I keep it at my desk at work. It is perfect for a mental break and appears to help me lower stress.
- I enjoy these puzzle calendars, and receive one each year as a gift. This year's version, however, seems inferior to years past. The puzzles are not as clever or challenging and the instructions are less adequate. Some puzzles have multiple solutions. I still enjoy doing them, but they are not as enjoyable this year. Also, I wish there was a month-view on each page.
- A nice variety of puzzles--different ones this year as opposed to previous years. I was dissatisfied with the 2017 puzzles which needed editing in some cases, so did not order the 2018 puzzles until March of this year--when I realized I couldn't live without them!
