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...sold more than 5 million volumes of Sudoku games and has now moved on to KenKen, a numerical logic puzzle invented by a Japanese educator as a clever way to teach math to kids (the name means "cleverness squared" in Japanese). Shortz held the first U.S. KenKen tournament this weekend at the 32nd annual American Crosswords Puzzle tournament in Brooklyn, which drew more than 900 people from across the world - including KenKen's creator, Tetsuya Miyamoto, who flew in from Tokyo for the occasion. TIME spoke with Shortz about his loyal (if occasionally creepy) fan base, his addiction to KenKen...
...very broad audience now too. We had a 14-year-old compete in this year's tournament, which is fantastic. Last September, I ran a whole week of crosswords in the Times by teenagers. These are all regular contributors who happen to be teens. I thought, You know, why not? I wouldn't call crosswords "hip," but I think they appeal to a broader spectrum of people than they used...
...Bucknell (6-7) and Princeton (8-3). In addition to the two rematches, Harvard (4-5) took on No. 20 Maryland (12-6) in the Elite Six Invitational at Kinney Natatorium in Lewisburg, Penn., ultimately falling to the Terrapins and Tigers, but topping the Bison.For the players, the tournament was also a chance to prove themselves against the premier teams of the east coast. The Elite Six tournament usually includes the top-six teams from the previous year’s Eastern Championships. However, the Crimson failed to make an appearance in the 2008 Eastern Championships, and only received...
...League Championships last Sunday, the Harvard men’s and women’s fencing teams set off to compete in the IFA Championships in Waltham, Mass., in what may have been a preview of the NCAA Regionals next Sunday. “[The IFA tournament] is a symbolic event, which historically was the national fencing championship before the NCAA,” Crimson coach Peter Brand said. “It dates back more than 100 years. It’s essentially one of those beauty pageant events.” The men sought to come back stronger...
Revenge couldn’t have tasted sweeter for the Harvard men’s hockey team on Saturday night at the Bright Hockey Center. After losing to Princeton 4-1 in the finals of last season’s ECAC Championship tournament and 5-1 earlier this year, the Crimson ended its regular season on a high note with a 3-2 victory over the Tigers on Senior Night. The win clinched the fifth seed and home ice for the first round of the ECAC tournament, with play slated to begin next weekend. “Last year...