Brain Workout Section!

For those of you who used to like the puzzles I printed in the old bulletins, here is a link to an online version: one of the puzzles that I used to feature in the old paper Bulletins, but it is easy to play on a computer as well. Not so easy on a tablet or phone, since most of the puzzles require right-clicks, not easily done in a tablet or phone environment. Rectangles gives you a grid of cells; divide the grid into rectangles so that every cell is part of a rectangle, and each rectangle contains exactly one numbered cell that is the number of cells in its rectangle. (Don't forget, squares are also rectangles.) Strategy: The larger numbers usually have a limited set of possible rectangles they can fit in; start with the largest numbers and the smaller ones will become apparent. Click on the puzzle you want to try at the right (or the caption below) to go to the page with all the instructions you'll need. These puzzles come from Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection (see below) and there are links there to apps for most devices. The types of puzzles in this collection help you to think logically. They begin with simple clues and often develop into more complicated thought trains. Doing puzzles like these strengthens your logical thinking and this helps when you have to work out what bridge actions must be right or wrong based on evidence seen.	Easy puzzle (McBruce's time: 2min 35sec)
	Medium puzzle (McBruce's time: 0min 56sec)
	Tricky puzzle (McBruce's time: 1min 32sec)

Answers to the trivia questions at the top of the page...

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August 21 birthdays:

• 1904 — Count Basie, American jazz bandleader, pianist and composer who formed the orchestra named after him in 1935 and led it for nearly half a century.
• 1924 — Jack Buck, American sportscaster best known for his work with baseball's St. Louis Cardinals; his son is also a nationally known sportscaster.
• 1930 — Princess Margaret Windsor, Countess of Snowdon, the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II.
• 1936 — Wilt Chamberlain, American basketball star who once scored 100 points in an NBA game.
• 1962 — Pete Weber, American professional bowler whose exuberance after a tournament-winning strike led to the quote "Who do you think you are? ... I am!"
• ...and...
• February 21, 1821 — Charles Scribner, American publisher whose sons founded a publishing house that lasted nearly two centuries printing works mostly by American writers.

Strat Limits (by pair average) A: 1500+, B: 500 - 1500, C: 0 - 500.
Masterpoints: Mostly red points but gold points for overall winners if they play another session in the Morning Side Game Series, and a chance for gold points for individuals whose two best games in the series are good enough to make the series overalls.
Puget Sound 2022 winners (9½ tables):
A: Jennifer Beall - Ron Beall; Bellingham WA
B: Karen Rise; Leavenworth WA; Firooz Nikpour Badr; Corte Madera CA

Afternoon-Evening Events (1:00pm / 7:00pm)

Monday-Tuesday Mt. Rainier Knockout Teams: Team game, 4-6 players on a team, three sessions, 24-board knockout matches scored in IMPs, began Monday evening.

Bracketed, by team average into brackets of 5-8 teams.
Masterpoints: Gold points for teams that win two full matches, red points for other match awards.  Lower brackets may have part-gold, part-red for overalls, based on masterpoints.
Puget Sound 2022 winners: (14 teams in 2 brackets):
Bracket I: Eric Sieg; Issaquah WA; Kevin Bolan; Snohomish WA; Ray Miller; Seattle WA; Stanford Christie; Kirkland WA
Bracket II: Stephen Brown - Paul Sekulich; Olympia WA; Thomas Kuehne; Bermerton WA; Betsy Brezel; Union WA

Tuesday Cascade Stratified Swiss Teams: Team game, 4-6 players on a team, short matches scored in IMPs and converted to Victory Points.

Strat Limits (by pair average) A: 3000+, B: 750 - 3000, C: 0 - 750.
Masterpoints: Gold points for bracket overalls, red points for match awards.  Lower brackets may have part-gold, part-red for overalls, based on masterpoints.
Puget Sound 2022 winners (it was a Bracketed Swiss with 15 teams in two brackets):
Bracket I: Kathy Gilman; Shoreline WA; Andrea James; Auburn WA; Dudley Brown; Grandview WA; Herman Xiao; Sammamish WA
Bracket II: James Madison; Cheney WA; Hugh Hendrickson; Renton WA; Irene Dundon; Vancouver BC; Curt Peterson; Shoreline WA

Tuesday A/B/C Open Pairs: Two session pairs game, matchpoint scoring.

Strat Limits (by pair average) A: 3000+, B: 1500 - 3000, C: 0 - 1500.
Masterpoints: Gold points for overalls and some section tops, other awards are red points.  Note that you can win points in the first session that are replaced by a higher overall award after the second: you get the greater of your overall award or the sum of the session awards; not both combined.
Puget Sound 2022 winners (9, 9 tables):
A, B: Dong Yan; Sammamish WA; John Massman III; Seattle WA
C: Clifford Feldman - Rosemay Vazeux; Seattle WA

Tuesday Gold Rush 0-750 Pairs: Two session pairs game, matchpoint scoring.

Strat Limits (by pair average) 7: 400 - 750, 4: 200 - 400, 2: 0-200.  No individuals over 750 points may play in this event, even if the pair average is below 750.
Masterpoints: Gold points for overalls and some section tops, other awards are red points.  Note that you can win points in the first session that are replaced by a higher overall award after the second: you get the greater of your overall award or the sum of the session awards; not both combined.
Puget Sound 2022 winners (13, 13 tables):
7: Henrietta Moore; Olympia WA; John McClure; Ocean Shores WA
4: Rodney Waldbaum; Kirkland WA; Carl Berkenwald; Mercer Island WA
2: Kit Adams - David Bauman; Seattle WA

Afternoon-only Events (1:00pm)

Tuesday Afternoon Side Game: Pairs game, part of the Afternoon Side Game Series (1st of 5).

Strat Limits (by pair average) A: 1500+, B: 500 - 1500, C: 0 - 500.
Masterpoints: Mostly red points but gold points for overall winners if they play another session in the Afternoon Side Game Series, and a chance for gold points for individuals whose two best games in the series are good enough to make the series overalls.
Puget Sound 2022 winners (5 tables):
A: Farhad Nozari; Woodinville WA; Marilyn Breeze; Bellevue WA
B: Alex Malter - Kate Cunningham; Seattle WA

Tuesday Afternoon 199er Pairs: Pairs game, all players must have fewer than 200 masterpoints.

Strat Limits (by pair average) A: 50-200, B: 20 - 50, C: 0 - 20.
Masterpoints: Red points
Puget Sound 2022 winners (new event):

Evening-only Events (7:00pm)

Tuesday Evening Side Game: Pairs game, part of the Evening Side Game Series (2nd of 5).

Strat Limits (by pair average) A: 1500+, B: 500 - 1500, C: 0 - 500.
Masterpoints: Mostly red points but gold points for overall winners if they play another session in the Evening Side Game Series, and a chance for gold points for individuals whose two best games in the series are good enough to make the series overalls.
Puget Sound 2022 winners (4 tables):
A: Michael Christensen - Becky Stevens; Seattle WA
B: Rex Tu - Jim Chen; Bellevue WA