Chess, as the modern world has come to know it, took Europe by storm in the late 15th century.  It is derived from an ancient Indian and Persian game called Shatranj, developed sometime between the 3rd and 7th centuries. Since then, its popularity has increased all over the world, and with good reason.  Many schools actually include chess in their curriculum.  Herein ends the history lesson. Let’s get to it. Without mincing too many words, [...]

Puzzles Are an Underestimated, Subtle Yet Powerful Proven StarMaker. Below are just a few reasons why. There is a reason why children are given puzzles to work and also why older people work them. It works the brain muscles, the cognitive muscles that associate like things together and link them, especially by visual recognition of patterns. Similar to brain games like chess and card games like Solitaire, it has been proven that working puzzles builds [...]

Solitaire has always been one of my favorite card games.  I used to sit and play it for hours with real cards.  Out of the many fantastic brain games, I enjoy the way it develops my mental skills. Then later, the electronic version came out on the computers, and, let’s just say, I played it so much that I dreamed about cards in my sleep most every night! I enjoy the game on the computer.  [...]