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« on: Aug 29th, 2008, 2:02pm »
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Is solving these riddles an art? Does one achieve a higher skill level after solving riddles? I ask this because I read "If you are a first-timer, here are some problems I recommend you start out with:" .  
 
Why are there some that I need to start out with? To mee it seems one either has the capacity to solve a particular riddle or not. how can practicing make perfect with riddle like these? Many of them are vastly different, so how can solving one, in any way help solve the next?
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« Reply #1 on: Aug 29th, 2008, 2:32pm »
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on Aug 29th, 2008, 2:02pm, Brent wrote:
I ask this because I read "If you are a first-timer, here are some problems I recommend you start out with:" .
Perhaps those are ones William simply likes. He's put in riddles from the easy, medium and hard sections in that list, so the criterion does not seem to be simplicity.  
I'd consider it akin to book suggestions, "I liked these, so perhaps you will too". A first time reader may not know what type of book (or riddle) (s)he'd like to read (solve), so a wide variety of good books (riddles) is the best suggestion you can make.
 
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how can practicing make perfect with riddle like these? Many of them are vastly different, so how can solving one, in any way help solve the next?
There's classes of puzzles which require certain types of thinking, which you can practice. Like algorithmic thinking, or association. And of course there's puzzles that require various levels of math, which build off each other.
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« Reply #2 on: Mar 4th, 2010, 3:59pm »
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Does William choose all these riddles himself, or can anyone post a riddle?
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« Reply #3 on: Mar 4th, 2010, 7:23pm »
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In the forum, you can post riddles to your heart's galore. The website- well, occassionally a puzzle gets added there- but don't hold your breath... Roll Eyes
 
Things to watch out for though are:
  • Check that the riddle's not a duplicate (there's a search function at the top of the page, but using google is just as good)
  • Use appropriate titles. It helps in finding them again later, and also attracts more people.
  • Don't post the same riddle in lots of threads. And HARD means HARD. I don't think I've ever posted a Hard riddle. Plenty of difficult questions, but they tend to be in the Who am I? section...
    My mathsy ones hover between easy and medium. Even when tehy're tricky, they're not HARD
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