Sudoku time! (John, Angela, Ivanova, Kiki, Shep...other volunteers still welcome.)
Jessica says, "Today, you'll be doing a series of three Sudoku puzzles. If you don't know what Sudoku is, don't panic. We have instructions."
She passes out a sheet which says:
"Sudoku is a logic puzzle in which you have a nine-by-nine grid, divided into nine three-by-three regions. Some numbers are already filled in--those are your givens. The idea is to use those givens to fill in all empty cells with a number from 1 to 9 such that each row, column, and region has each digit once. Here is an example of a fairly easy Sudoku ((scroll down for the answer))."
"If you have any questions as to the rules," Jessica continues, "just ask me or Broots, who is over there in that corner."
"Now, John, Kiki, and Angela will be timed, and Shep and Ivanova will not. Any newcomers...you won't be timed."
Jessica hands each participant three puzzles, face down. "As you can see, your puzzles have the numbers 1, 2, and 3 marked on the back. 1 is easy, 2 is medium difficulty, and 3 is difficult. Begin with the easy one, so Broots and I can keep track of your times. Now, begin."
OOC: For simplicity's sake, go to Web Sudoku and click "Select a puzzle" on the Easy, Medium, and Evil levels (note that I skipped Hard) and choose number 42. You can either time it yourself or use the "How am I doing?" button, I don't particularly care which. If you're new to Sudoku, I suggest you work the sample up top a bit to get a feel for the puzzle. Oh, and be sure to set aside a chunk of time for the evil, especially if you're unaccustomed to Sudoku.
Still OOC: I would like both the timed and untimed subjects to list their times, for record keeping purposes. Don't feel pressured about it if you're in the untimed group however. And no "I did badly so I'll fudge it" either.
One last note: I'm godmoding Broots tonight, since his mun's got something to do.
EDIT: Comments are now unscreened.
She passes out a sheet which says:
"Sudoku is a logic puzzle in which you have a nine-by-nine grid, divided into nine three-by-three regions. Some numbers are already filled in--those are your givens. The idea is to use those givens to fill in all empty cells with a number from 1 to 9 such that each row, column, and region has each digit once. Here is an example of a fairly easy Sudoku ((scroll down for the answer))."
"If you have any questions as to the rules," Jessica continues, "just ask me or Broots, who is over there in that corner."
"Now, John, Kiki, and Angela will be timed, and Shep and Ivanova will not. Any newcomers...you won't be timed."
Jessica hands each participant three puzzles, face down. "As you can see, your puzzles have the numbers 1, 2, and 3 marked on the back. 1 is easy, 2 is medium difficulty, and 3 is difficult. Begin with the easy one, so Broots and I can keep track of your times. Now, begin."
OOC: For simplicity's sake, go to Web Sudoku and click "Select a puzzle" on the Easy, Medium, and Evil levels (note that I skipped Hard) and choose number 42. You can either time it yourself or use the "How am I doing?" button, I don't particularly care which. If you're new to Sudoku, I suggest you work the sample up top a bit to get a feel for the puzzle. Oh, and be sure to set aside a chunk of time for the evil, especially if you're unaccustomed to Sudoku.
Still OOC: I would like both the timed and untimed subjects to list their times, for record keeping purposes. Don't feel pressured about it if you're in the untimed group however. And no "I did badly so I'll fudge it" either.
One last note: I'm godmoding Broots tonight, since his mun's got something to do.
EDIT: Comments are now unscreened.