A few weeks ago, I was listening to NPR's Sunday Puzzle segment with Will Shortz. Will was talking about the upcoming American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in Stamford, CT, and he said that this year's competition would feature a "Sudoku Smackdown", a special screening of Wordplay (the new feature documentary on the 2005 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament), and special guest host Ken Jennings. Finally, a chance to meet the man himself (without being labeled a stalker!)… There's a Friday night trivia challenge, where you can match wits with Ken; he's also going to present the awards on Sunday.
I've wanted to go to the tournament for a while now, and last year's win by RPI undergrad Tyler Hinman only made me more eager to compete. (After trying my hand at the sample puzzles, I am more than a little worried that I'm going to get my ass handed to me.)
Unfortunately, I just realized that the Tournament is the same weekend as I-CON 25, a very cool multi-genre convention in Stony Brook, NY: SF/F, horror, anime, science and technology, comic books, gaming, and more. My inner geek is torn, but I think I'd rather try my hand at the crossword puzzles.
Posted by rv at February 28, 2006 01:33 PM to game