Wednesday, July 12, 2006

E! True Hollywood Story: Minesweeper

okay, so truthfully my latest obsession has been the delightful PC game Minesweeper, est. circa the late Mesozoic [technically, the Cretaceous] Era.

in the spirit of full disclosure, i have to admit i could never figure out how the game actually worked. what's that? brilliant, you say? moi? indeed. conceptually, the whole thing was mind-boggling. "what are all these stupid numbers," i would find myself wondering, and then after that, "oh great. i found a bomb and died. again."

so, miracle of miracles, the heavens parted and suddenly i figured out what the hell the game was all about a few days ago-- and was then both alternately shocked and embarassed by how utterly simple it really is. it's basically a math/logic game designed to help toddlers with their reasoning skills. which perahps would explain my inability to grasp the concept-- i lack any coherent sense of reasoning.

anyhow, today let's raise our glasses to a faithful standby of a PC game, Minesweeper!

you can play it for free here:

Minesweeper rocks, bitches!

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