• NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 27, 2011): Acacia and Acadia, I'm Done!

    Updated: 2011-02-27 15:33:00
    : , Blaine's Puzzle Blog Weekly discussion on the NPR puzzler , Sudoku variations and . more Sunday , February 27, 2011 NPR Sunday Puzzle Feb 27, 2011 Acacia and Acadia , I'm Done NPR Sunday Puzzle Feb 27, 2011 Acacia and Acadia , I'm Done Q : Take a common girl's name that's six letters long . Change the fourth letter to the next letter in the alphabet to get another common girl's name . What names are these I had to laugh when I figured out the intended answer . But it reminded me I needed to pick up some candy at the convenience store . Posted by Blaine at 7:33 AM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels : lists names npr patterns 4 comments : Blaine said . Here's my standard reminder . don't post the answer or any outright spoilers before the

  • Australian Flood Relief Fundraiser

    Updated: 2011-02-26 20:29:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Brian's Damn Puzzle Blog A chronicle of my descent into the realm of the . puzzle-obsessed February 26, 2011 Australian Flood Relief Fundraiser Just wanted to announce a special puzzle auction at Puzzle Paradise that is running through March 12th for the purpose of providing disaster relief to Australia . nbsp Australia's Great Barrier Reef was recently hit by brutal flooding that wiped out many low laying communities . Those who survived were again hit with extensive damage from Cyclone Yasi the following week . The entire region is in a very desperate state , with very little in the form of relief from the government or even insurance because the majority of damage is due to . flooding Puzzle craftsman and collector Dave Cooper was caught in the thick of it

  • 2011 New York Puzzle Party (Part 3)

    Updated: 2011-02-25 22:34:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Brian's Damn Puzzle Blog A chronicle of my descent into the realm of the . puzzle-obsessed February 25, 2011 2011 New York Puzzle Party Part 3 It was getting pretty late at this point , but I still had a bit of an urge to puzzle , and there were plenty of puzzles to choose from One that caught my attention was The Wave , by CMC Puzzles Unlike many puzzles which have a lot of right angles , this one has nice . curves The object is to get the balls from one side to the other and back again . It is a bit hard to describe , but the balls interact with both the curved grooves as well as the straight grooves below , and you can slide the panel with the curved grooves up and down in the . frame In the photo , the top ball prevents the slider from moving any further

  • 2011 New York Puzzle Party (Part 2)

    Updated: 2011-02-25 00:00:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Brian's Damn Puzzle Blog A chronicle of my descent into the realm of the . puzzle-obsessed February 24, 2011 2011 New York Puzzle Party Part 2 While hanging out at Brett Kuehner's house before the New York Puzzle Party , I also had the chance to try a few puzzles made by Brett's brother and son His son Kai Kuehner is a Lego master , and he created some interesting puzzles out of Legos . They're not quite puzzle boxes : each one has a goal of revealing a jewel shiny part of some . sort This first one had a pretty simple appearance , and the goal was to reveal a jewel . You'll immediately notice that there's a little rod that can be removed on the right . Perhaps it is a tool I do like puzzles with tools . involved The solution is fairly simple , but satisfying

  • 2011 New York Puzzle Party (Part 1)

    Updated: 2011-02-24 00:24:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Brian's Damn Puzzle Blog A chronicle of my descent into the realm of the . puzzle-obsessed February 23, 2011 2011 New York Puzzle Party Part 1 The weekend before last was the annual New York Puzzle Party Brett Kuehner was kind enough to invite me to stay at his house again this year , along with a few other puzzlers : Rob Stegmann Laurie Brokenshire and Tanya Thompson With all these awesome people , it was sure to be a good time I took a half day at work and headed down toward Brett's place a bit early because I wanted to stop by Jose Grant Jewelry to look for puzzle wedding rings . I guess I should have written that post first , but I think I'll save that entry for when I get the final ring I think I arrived at Brett's around 5:00, and I was very glad to

  • NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 20, 2011): Know Your Anatomy

    Updated: 2011-02-20 13:08:37
    : Blaine's Puzzle Blog Weekly discussion on the NPR puzzler , Sudoku variations and . more Saturday , February 19, 2011 NPR Sunday Puzzle Feb 20, 2011 Know Your Anatomy NPR Sunday Puzzle Feb 20, 2011 Know Your Anatomy Q : Spell a part of the human body . Change one of the letters to an E , and rearrange the result to name another part of the human body . What body parts are these Clue : Both parts of the body are things you can . see Within a minute I came up with 3 valid pairs of body parts . I have a fourth pair that is questionable , but still could work . Posted by Blaine at 9:38 PM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels : anagrams lists npr 5 comments : Blaine said . Here's my standard reminder . don't post the answer or any outright

  • NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 13, 2011): Two Presidents Visit the Capital

    Updated: 2011-02-16 13:36:15
    : Blaine's Puzzle Blog Weekly discussion on the NPR puzzler , Sudoku variations and . more Saturday , February 12, 2011 NPR Sunday Puzzle Feb 13, 2011 Two Presidents Visit the Capital NPR Sunday Puzzle Feb 13, 2011 Two Presidents Visit the Capital Q : Name a world capital . Add the letter R , and rearrange the letters to name two U.S . presidents . What is the world capital and who are the presidents I'm primarily thinking of countries in Africa , maybe Chad Posted by Blaine at 10:41 PM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels : anagrams lists names npr 36 comments : Blaine said . Here's my standard reminder . don't post the answer or any outright spoilers before the deadline of Thursday at 3pm ET . If you know the answer , click the link and

  • Christmas Puzzle 2010 - Results & Answers

    Updated: 2011-02-07 09:21:00
    The Charity Christmas Puzzle , set by Gordon Gray to raise money for charity , since 1991. Download Previous Years Rolls of Honour Your Results Blog Christmas Puzzle 2010 Results Answers Once again I want to thank you for your tremendous generosity . Despite the economic gloom the average donation continues its upward climb . As a result , 4,635 will be donated , that means 927 will be sent to each of the five charities : Accomplish Children's Trust , Camberley Care Trust , Combat Stress , St Mary's , Eaton Bray , The Suffolk Punch Trust . The complete list of charities to have benefitted from the Puzzle is available here and the total raised by the Puzzle is now 41,200. Thank you all for making this . possible Scores for all puzzles received are now available in the Your Results . section

  • NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 6, 2011): You are Cleared for Take-off

    Updated: 2011-02-06 21:55:28
    : Blaine's Puzzle Blog Weekly discussion on the NPR puzzler , Sudoku variations and . more Saturday , February 05, 2011 NPR Sunday Puzzle Feb 6, 2011 You are Cleared for Take-off NPR Sunday Puzzle Feb 6, 2011 You are Cleared for Take-off Name two things an airplane does . Each of these is a single word . Put them together , one after the other , to make a compound word that names something it's nice to have as big as possible . What is this thing I don't know about you , but I like my porterhouse as big as possible . Posted by Blaine at 11:31 PM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels : npr phrases 15 comments : Blaine said . Here's my standard reminder . don't post the answer or any outright spoilers before the deadline of Thursday at 3pm ET . If

  • Meffert's Megaminx

    Updated: 2011-02-04 20:39:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Brian's Damn Puzzle Blog A chronicle of my descent into the realm of the . puzzle-obsessed February 4, 2011 Meffert's Megaminx Previously I have reviewed the Megaminx offered by ThinkGeek and thought that it was an interesting puzzle but it jammed frequently . Puzzle Master recently sent me a version of the Megaminx produced by Meffert's a manufacturer of high-quality twisty puzzles . I was quite interested to see how this version compared to the version I already . owned The first thing I noticed is that the movement is much , much smoother . The ThinkGeek Megaminx locked up incessantly , but this one jams quite a bit less . It still is an issue , but it is much better in this . version Meffert's Megaminx has PET stickers , which are known for wearing out

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