Mr. Ambien Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Does anyone else play these exercises/games when bored or during downtime to keep their brain stimulated? Quizzes/Trivia: JetPunk Sporcle Traveler IQ Challenge Brain exercises/games: Fantastic Contraption (physics -- some old creations [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]) Basketball (physics) Auditorium (physics) Dummy Never Fails (physics) Been looking for similar ones if anyone has tried them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drive-By Body Pierce Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 http://www.lumosity.com/ is advertised all the time on TV, but I haven't tried it personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalky Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 I do not use games, I beat my brain with liquor and drugs. EDIT: I just tried all the games, I play this one which is similar. http://www.notdoppler.com/rolypolycannonbmp.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 I'm a regular visitor to Sporcle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kragar Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Some in my family have used Luminosity. Not sure how good it is. For me, I generally wait until someone in the family sends me something in email. I like doing things like this though. Always been a trivia fan, so this just helps sharpen the brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCanuck Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Your better off not playing or paying for Lumosity. Play something like Portal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Your better off not playing or paying for Lumosity. Play something like Portal. Portal is one of the greatest mind exercising games of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazin! Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 If you're bored with a group of friends, these are tons of fun: http://qtpi1969.net/miscellaneous-blogging/lateral-thinking-puzzles-or-situation-puzzles/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 I heard the science may not support what these games claim to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kragar Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Portal is one of the greatest mind exercising games of all time. Yeah, but there is all the cake you have to eat... very unhealthy!!! Portal is awesome. I've only played the first version, and don't think I finished it, but it is great for spacial awareness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckster19 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 http://www.kongregate.com/games/StudioCime/mu-complex-episode-one I just finished this game, it requires going to other websites to find answers on a few occasions, but nothing too difficult imo. Really enjoyed playing it, watch the end video all the way through to get a final puzzle to solve. PM me if you need a hint for that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue90 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 I remember doing weffriddles a long time ago. Looks like it's still kicking around. I think I only made it to like level 12 or something before giving up lol weffriddles.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bocivus Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 http://www.lumosity.com/ is advertised all the time on TV, but I haven't tried it personally. Some in my family have used Luminosity. Not sure how good it is. For me, I generally wait until someone in the family sends me something in email. I like doing things like this though. Always been a trivia fan, so this just helps sharpen the brain. I tried the luminosity for a bit. It's only about 5-10 min of little puzzle-type stuff a day. I don't think it will satisfy anyone's craving for more than that so if you're looking for something a little more time consuming on a slow day at work, it's probably not what you're looking for. It does make the mind work for a bit though. That was just the free trial though so maybe there is more on the paid version. After the trial, I decided it wasn't something I wanted to continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckamo Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 I remember doing weffriddles a long time ago. Looks like it's still kicking around. I think I only made it to like level 12 or something before giving up lol weffriddles.com Goddamn weffriddles. I remember doing this way back too...I just tried it again and have never felt this stupid... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoaltenderInterference Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 I spend far too much time on Sporcle. On the bright side, I can to complete the "Countries of the World" quiz now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ambien Posted November 17, 2014 Author Share Posted November 17, 2014 I spend far too much time on Sporcle. On the bright side, I can to complete the "Countries of the World" quiz now. I should be doing that one more often. Thus far I can only name all the countries in Europe. I did pretty bad on Africa (around 2/3) and even worse on Oceania with all those fricken islands. I take it I'm the only one here that bothered with fantastic contraption? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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