Dierkes: Questionable athletics
Doug Dierkes COLUMNIST
Issue date: 10/2/08 Section: Opinion
Poker
First off: Yes, luck is involved. That's why I lose. Betting strategy is also a key component. That's why I win. In the battle of my horrific luck and my above average cognitive abilities, luck is currently kicking my ass. But I do have high hopes that I can go an entire semester without needing to restock my play money account after going bankrupt on another flush draw.
Sudoku
I'm still pissed at Will Shortz. He knows what he did.
Crosswords
I'm better here than I am at Scrabble, if only due to how I distanced myself from the documentary "Wordplay." And using software-based crosswords that tell me when I mess up a letter. Come on, newspapers! Invisible ink technology is here! Get on the bandwagon!
"Magic: The Gathering"
Ooh ... I got burned by that high-priced cardboard back in seventh grade ... If I had to buy my own cards, then I'd probably be pretty awful. If I got to fish through someone else's pile of unwanted or common cards, I'd probably be okay. I wonder if I can haggle a shoebox out of the nearest comic book store ...
... Screw it, I'll go back to chess.
First off: Yes, luck is involved. That's why I lose. Betting strategy is also a key component. That's why I win. In the battle of my horrific luck and my above average cognitive abilities, luck is currently kicking my ass. But I do have high hopes that I can go an entire semester without needing to restock my play money account after going bankrupt on another flush draw.
Sudoku
I'm still pissed at Will Shortz. He knows what he did.
Crosswords
I'm better here than I am at Scrabble, if only due to how I distanced myself from the documentary "Wordplay." And using software-based crosswords that tell me when I mess up a letter. Come on, newspapers! Invisible ink technology is here! Get on the bandwagon!
"Magic: The Gathering"
Ooh ... I got burned by that high-priced cardboard back in seventh grade ... If I had to buy my own cards, then I'd probably be pretty awful. If I got to fish through someone else's pile of unwanted or common cards, I'd probably be okay. I wonder if I can haggle a shoebox out of the nearest comic book store ...
... Screw it, I'll go back to chess.
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