iHCPL Games and Gaming #35: Games? In the Library?

1) Spend 15 minutes trying out one of the web-based games mentioned: FreeRice, WordSplay, online Sudoku, or try one of the games meant for kids.

I worked away at FreeRice for 45 minutes until I got up to level 49 of 60. This was certainly a brain-stretching exercise. I’m glad the game is multiple-choice instead of fill-in-the-blank. It introduced me to scads of new words. It’s as much fun as the OED.

2) Make a blog post about your thoughts on the benefits of gaming and the game you played. Did you find it easy to learn the rules and get started? Can you think of any skills the game might help you build?

It was very easy to learn the rules and get started. Besides the obvious vocabulary-building skill, I was delighted to see that it can also be used to drill on these subjects:

• Chemical Symbols

• English Grammar

• Famous Paintings

• French

• German

• Italian

• Multiplication Table

• Spanish

• World Capitals