Is Wordle a digital puzzle game?
I am into Mephisto, which will teach your more about words than you ever want to know:
If you take the last B off zebub, you get zebu, an Ethiopian fly.
Mahwa, an alcoholic drink, is a wham upside down.
Laager, a South African camp, is regal upside-down with an A inserted.
Pride of place is an anagram of a crippled foe.
Tsuba, an ornamental plate on a samurai sword, is a bust backwards.
Ignorance is an anagram of one caring.
Now that’s mental agility! Not to mention a lot of searching the dictionary.
“Older people were however more likely to forget elements committed to memory while being distracted if they only played strategy games”
I like to play Hearts, Backgammon and Chess. Hearts requires a lot of short-term memorization. You have to memorized the three cards you passed, who you passed them to (left, right or across), the three cards passed to you, and who passed them to you. To be really good, you have to memorize all the cards played and know which cards are still outstanding. You can succeed to a lesser extent if you can remember how many cards of each suit have been played. I’m so bad I frequently can’t even remember the three cards I passed! A hand takes a couple minutes, so that is real short-term memory.
Backgammon is good because nothing is hidden from you and no memorization is needed. It’s a combination of chance and good strategy. Plus you can only get good if you know basic statistics.
Chess is pure strategy - no rolls of the dice or random cards. Nothing is hidden — it is all out in the open. It’s one of the few games with those characteristics (Go and Checkers come to mind).
My only problem is I’m not great at any of them — solidly in the bottom quartile, no matter how hard I play or how often I play.
I hope they are helping my brain.
There’s Sudoku book right next to my toilet. It gets used every day.
I use to be hooked on crossword puzzles and still do them from time to time. I play a lot of solitaire on line but my favorite is Zuma. I was addicted to the game and when my puter crashed the new computer wouldn’t accept the old version. The company who made the game is long gone so I can’t purchase another. If anyone knows if I can actually retrieve the game again, please let me know.
I play digital word puzzles (and other puzzle games) every day. I’ve noticed an improvement in my game playing, but no real-life benefits.
Never retire. Always have new ch allenges and projects to make money to give away before you kick the bucket. Set difficult accomplishment goals in business areas you have never ventured into .. .Games are not reality. Your brains always dealt with reality, not make believe. Make believe is for kids whose brains are growing. Old brains need new realtime real life complex problems to solve...Games what games? I don need no stinkin’ games. I deal with real concrete problems and try to solve them. If you just play games, you will wind up with the brain of a 3 year old kid. Your brain uses immaterial thoughts to solve material problems. Who thought this stupid game thing anyway? Look at William Shatner... He don’t sit around playing no stinkin’ games.. He takes a rocket into space...life is not a game..it’s serious stuff. Who invented this retirement baloney anyway.You are working then one day you suddenly stop? That will give you brain freeze and it’s all downhill from there.
Thanks, I believe it helps keep mind sharp.
I suppose if I was in Assisted Living I would have time for these games...but I am too busy with life...but then I have never been a games person...cannot sit still long enough. My next challenge is becoming a certified Pilates Instructor.