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Google US Puzzle Championship

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the how-about-tic-tac-toe dept.

friedegg writes "Google has announced their sponsorship of the US Puzzle Championship, which they describe as a "a national online competition to identify America's most logical minds." Two winners will join the US Puzzle Team, and head to the Netherlands for the World Puzzle Championship in October. The US Puzzle Championship will be held Sunday, May 31 at 1pm EDT, but registration closes tomorrow, May 29 at 9pm EDT! Make sure you read the rules of the challenge if you plan to participate. The rules note that "Members of the Canadian puzzle team may also be selected using this test. Unofficial participation is open to all puzzlers world-wide.""

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  1. Re:Am I the only one... by edgrale · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Or what about that "See any problems with this story? Email our on-duty editor." ?

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  2. My favorite puzzle by arvindn · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ... is the knight's tour of the chessboard. The problem is to move a knight on an empty chessboard in such a way that it visits each square exactly once and returns to the starting square. Here's a little HowTo for solving it.

  3. Re:Rubiks' cube speed contest? by dmorin · · Score: 2, Insightful
    You know, I actually entered one of those once. I was so disappointed to watch everybody whip out their cheat books before the contest for some last minute studying. Stupid me had entered it without ever reading one of those books. Needless to say I didn't win.

    I'll always remember the "stage mother" of the kid next to me at the table. When the judge explained that you would hand your cube to the player to your right to scramble, the mother was all "He's gonna get that back, right? He's got it just the way he needs it."

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  4. Puzzling... isn't Sunday the 1st June? by d3ut3r0n · · Score: 2, Insightful

    EOM

  5. Read my mind questions. by pavon · · Score: 5, Insightful
    From the sample puzzles on the google page.
    Puzzle #3 - Sum Place (Craig Kasper)
    If the following are true relationships:
    PANAMA + JAPAN = 5
    FIJI + CUBA = 7
    SWEDEN + NORWAY = 9
    AUSTRIA + AUSTRALIA = 7
    What is the corresponding value for:
    CANADA + UNITED STATES = ?
    I hate questions like this. They aren't puzzle questions, they are "guess what I'm thinking" questions. I came up with three relations that satisfiy those "equations", and none of them were the "correct" answer posted on the site. I enjoyed the other two puzzles, especially Corral. I registered last night and am going to have to make special a effort to get my parent's computer completely working when I go home friday night, so I can participate saterday morning. It should be pretty fun even though I doubt I have any chance of placing.
  6. Americas most logical minds... by James+Littiebrant · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I don't mean to insult those who did those puzzles on google but it is like that show on Fox several years ago, does anyone remember that? The show was "America's smartest kid" or something like that. Anyway, I was about ten when I watched that and guess what! I would have won! I am not saying that I am some prodigy but these things do not show the most logical minds in America! There is no way to show who is the MOST logical minds in America just some of the best/bravest who tryout for these kinds of things...