Longfellow

Half-way up the hill, I see thee at last, lying beneath me with thy sounds and sights -- A city in the twilight, dim and vast, with smoking roofs, soft bells, and gleaming lights.

Two Bodies in One

Two bodies have I
Though both joined in one.
The more still I stand,
The quicker I run...

Take as Much as You Like

I am nothingness, and the more you take from me, the bigger I get.

A Counting Problem

How many terms are contained in (a + b + c)²⁰ .

Your Daily Dose of Word Puzzles

1.
DAYDAYOUT

2.
THOUGHT AN

3.
SEARCH

AND

4.
222222222day

5.
VIT_MIN

1 END 3 END 5 END 7 END 9 END

Can you tell what each of these five word puzzles mean?


1.
soiudte


2.
S   M
E   U
O   S
G   T
T   C
A   O
H   M
W   E


3.
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWYZ
QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ


4.
oz
e


5.
1 END 3 END 5 END 7 END 9 END 

Tick-Tack-Toe Game

Tick-Tack-Toe

David and Angela play a game of tick-tack-toe. In this game, the players try to get three circles or three crosses in a row (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal).

They follow the following rules:

A player always tries to win: if a player can place his own symbol (X or O) in a row which already contains two of his own symbols, he will do so.

A player always tries to avoid that his opponent wins: if a player can place his own symbol (X or O) in a row which already contains two of the symbols of his opponent, he will do so.

Of course, the first rule has precedence over the second rule, because the game can be won in this way.

In the game shown on the right, 6 moves have been done. David plays with crosses (X) and Angela plays with circles (0). However, we don't know who started the game.

Who will win this game?



If you're like me, you may be having trouble seeing the image of the board I tried to create. So here's a more basic image:
O | O |
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O | X |
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X | X |