World-Class Puzzles from the World Puzzle Championships, Volume 1 (Other) [Paperback]

World Puzzle Championship Team (Editor), Will Shortz (Editor)

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Series: Other | Publication Date: January 4, 2000

Think you're smart? Try these: the actual puzzles used at the annual World Puzzle Championships! This volume contains two years' worth of astounding brain-busters from international competitions held in the Czech Republic and Turkey. Don't speak Czech? That's OK--all of the puzzles are designed to be language- and culture-neutral, so everyone can play.

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Think you're smart? Try these: the actual puzzles used at the annual World Puzzle Championships! This volume contains two years' worth of astounding brain-busters from international competitions held in the Czech Republic and Turkey. Don't speak Czech? That's OK--all of the puzzles are designed to be language- and culture-neutral, so everyone can play.

About the Author

Will Shortz is the captain of Team USA at the World Puzzle Championships. He is also the crossword puzzle editor for The New York Times and the Puzzlemaster for National Public Radio.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Random House Puzzles & Games (January 4, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812931807
• ISBN-13: 978-0812931808
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,321,047 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars serious disappointment, January 10, 2002

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This review is from: World-Class Puzzles from the World Puzzle Championships, Volume 1 (Other) (Paperback)

I enjoy problems and puzzles that make you think. Most of the "problems" in this book can be solved by tedious trial and error. There is hardly any need to or opportunity to think rationally. If you like grunt work in solving problems you might like this book, but if you like challenging thought problems, this is the wrong book. I gave it a one star rating because zero stars is not an option.
A waste of money!