The Magic of Puzzles and Board Games

Whodunits were popularized by many British mystery writers such as Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers and Nicholas Blake but had their equivalent in the Unites States in the form of crime fiction and film noirs. A Whodunit is a mystery/detective story in which the author provides clues for the reader to figure out who the perpetrator of the crime is in the end. Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle) is a popular Whodunit figure in literary history.

One of my favorites is the puzzle of the Rubik's Cube. This is an utterly simple game but can be very deceitful. It may be prearranged as a block made of 26 sub-cubes of different colors that can be rotated on from a kernel (axis) inside of the cube. The goal is to keep on rotating the cubes until each facet which is comprised of nine sub-cubes is of the same color. Because of the fascination of many people on it the Rubik's Cube is considered to be the biggest-selling puzzle toy in the world.

The benefits of playing puzzles and board games are countless. Whatever kind of game you wish to play, it's a sure sign that you're not only enjoying, but you're honing your mental strategy and logical skills as well.