Chess: Chasing 50%
When I started playing chess recently, I had a very promising start, winning almost all of my first ten rapid chess games. Then I ran into a depressing realization; I was barely playing.
Mind Games
Escape Room Online Championship Finals
The ER Champ online finals finally came around. Drum roll… We took 41st place! Not as high as I hoped, but better than we placed in the qualifiers.
Puzzle Boat 2
At long last, we’ve finally completed Puzzle Boat 2! What started as an afternoon session with our whole team working together at the same time turned into a full month of nonstop puzzling that occupied every discretionary moment I can find.
Jigsaw – Witch’s Kitchen Escape Puzzle
After a long hiatus, I jumped into another Ravensburger escape puzzle. I’ve solved about half of the designs in this series and always enjoy them- the puzzles are a nice little reward for solving the jigsaw.
Puzzle Addiction
I feel like I’m drowning in puzzles. And I love it.
Escape Room International Championship – Qualifying Round
Though the Escape Room International Championship occurred after Red Bull Discovery Lab, I think it’s more fitting to talk about it first. There’s so much more to unpack about the Discovery Lab that I might have to break out a full series of writeups about.
New Puzzle- Space Fantasy
It’s been too long since I wrote a new puzzle, but inspiration struck today with the two-punch speaker event I attended as part of Red Bull Mind Gamers covering puzzle design and long distance space travel.
Rubik’s: First Solve, Heavily Guided
So… I can follow a tutorial! For the first time ever, I’ve completed a Rubik’s Cube!
Chess: Cautious Optimism
So I may need to rethink my chess goal for the year- after 7 games, I’m 4-1-2.