I am the least competitive person I know, but saying this comes with a little asterisk, a little qualifier:
I don’t care if I lose every single time IF everyone is playing fair, if I feel like everyone clearly understands the rules, or if the outcome actually makes sense.
Saying this, I do love brain games, and I always have. I love a crossword puzzle, I Love riddles, and now with the internets doing what the internets do, there is a whole slew of new games that make me think, make me happy, and sometimes really irritate me with their answers or the logic behind them. Still though, I love a distraction worthy brain game.
Over the years, myself and those in my family have gotten hooked on everything from Wordle to games where you have to remember colors, sounds, flags, or geography. Now, there’s a new batch, and I wanted to share some with you because it’s the random precipitation from my brain that you come here for, right?
Right?
So, for your little Friday treat, I wanted to introduce you to some fun games I and those around me enjoy playing each day. Maybe you’ll like them too, maybe you’ll hate them and rue the day you listened to me. Either way, it’s Brain Rain bishes, and that’s what this is.
The Games:
Krillion - This one is the first stop each morning after I drink my tea. Rules are simple, the animations are fun, the sound effects are amazing. You’re given 7 questions to answer in 25 seconds. The “rarer” your answer, the deeper you dive. Rareness is ranked by their algorithm that compiles info from basically everywhere, so you’re encouraged to be as “deep cut” as you can. Example: Name a symptom of the cold or flu? The rarest answer for that particular question: Chapped lips. Play it once, you’ll be hooked.
Chainle - This one is for word nerds, but I have to admit, sometimes it really irritates me because I want to know who they polled for the answers, as sometimes they really, really don’t make sense. Basically, you’re going to fill in a single word between two (or 3 on one level) words to try to chain them together. The word has to relate to both, and your score is weighted on how well it does so. Yesterday had one that infuriated me, so I won’t use it as an example, but here’s one instead: Ceremony, and Campus. Top answer was Graduation. Hard, but if you like words, you’ll like this.
Poople - Yep, just like it sounds. Imagine if you took Wordle, and then mixed it with juvenile humor? That’s this. You’re given a word, and changing ONE letter only at a time, you have to end up with the word POOP. Every word you enter must be a real word, so sometimes you have to take your time getting there. Just like constipation.
Originle - Each day a video with a real person from a real place giving you a series of increasingly obvious clues as to their country of origin. The faster you guess it right, the higher your score, but miss 3 and you’re out. I’ll warn you, it’s NEVER as easy as you might think each time, each person. It’s addicting, and a fun way to learn more about other cultures.
Magnitudle - Simple simple game. Two objects, you get to resize one to the scale you think most closely matches its relationship in real life. A matchstick to a floppy disk? A basketball to a cheetah? Try them. I was SHOCKED by the size of a blue whale’s tongue.
Seldom - Scores are based on how many people out of 100 would have said your answer. Score a 0 and that’s a SELDOM and that’s the whole goal. Like Krillion, think rare, think VERY rare. Fun, addicting, tough.
There you have it! A few little brain games to help pass the time if you’re bored waiting in line somewhere and don’t feel like reading my beautiful words.
Also, a favor:
There’s been a pretty hefty exodus from this place ever since I posted my essay on Sunday about men’s role in fixing the forever unfixable problem of abuse and assault on women. Every lost subscriber hurts, a lot, as it affects my ability to keep this place alive, but in cases like this it’s just f’ing worth it.
If you enjoy this place, if you want to help keep it alive, Please, click the button below the galloping unicorn, and upgrade your subscription to officially join the family. Every little bit helps. I’d love ya forever.
I love you all.
Be good.
Thank you, Tyler! I love a good word game!! And if the people left because of what you said about men, well those def weren’t the people you want following you anyway!! But let’s see how we can increase your subscribers!!