7:30 AM
Grigorov
Want to play an incredibly cool game that will test your powers of prediction? Think Ahead from Clever Media pits you against a computer in a game of forethought and logic.
It's a bit hard to explain the rules of the game, but I'll give it a shot:
You start off on a board filled with numbers. Behind one horizontal row is a yellow line. You get to pick your first number from this row. Whichever number you pick determines which vertical column the computer gets to pick from. For example, if you pick the third number in a row, then the computer gets to pick from the third column on the board. Then the computer chooses a number, and its place determines which horizontal row you get to pick from next. Got it so far?
The goal of the game is for your numbers to add up to a score higher than the computer's. You have to pick your numbers carefully. Rather than just picking the highest number available, you have to predict what your choice will do for the computer. For instance, if your highest available number is a 3, and it's in the same column as a 15, you don't want to pick that number. Otherwise, the computer will get the 15.
The first round I played was quick and thoughtless....and I won. During subsequent rounds, I planned a bit more carefully, and lost both times. It seems that the computer has the ability to plan a few moves ahead, while I was only thinking of the next play. But that's okay. This is one game I'll be trying to beat again in the future.
It's a bit hard to explain the rules of the game, but I'll give it a shot:
You start off on a board filled with numbers. Behind one horizontal row is a yellow line. You get to pick your first number from this row. Whichever number you pick determines which vertical column the computer gets to pick from. For example, if you pick the third number in a row, then the computer gets to pick from the third column on the board. Then the computer chooses a number, and its place determines which horizontal row you get to pick from next. Got it so far?
The goal of the game is for your numbers to add up to a score higher than the computer's. You have to pick your numbers carefully. Rather than just picking the highest number available, you have to predict what your choice will do for the computer. For instance, if your highest available number is a 3, and it's in the same column as a 15, you don't want to pick that number. Otherwise, the computer will get the 15.
The first round I played was quick and thoughtless....and I won. During subsequent rounds, I planned a bit more carefully, and lost both times. It seems that the computer has the ability to plan a few moves ahead, while I was only thinking of the next play. But that's okay. This is one game I'll be trying to beat again in the future.
