Description
Introducing "MindGames," a series of conceptual puzzle and activity books for kids eight and up-and we mean up-who enjoy the challenge of solving problems and the pleasure of figuring out new ways of seeing things. Created by Ivan Moscovich, a world-renowned inventor of games, puzzles, and toys, each book comes with a three-dimensional, interactive puzzle on the cover, and dozens of full-color illustrated problems on the same theme inside. "Probability Games" dwells in the realm of prediction, luck, random chance, and chaos theory, Bell curves and Pascal's triangle. For example, match up-color by color-the octagons on the cover. But be careful where you start-begin at the upper left corner and your odds of success are 1 in 30,000. Begin in the middle and your odds are 1 in 64. Also in the "MindGames" series: "Number Games," "Pattern Games," and "Network Games," The most important skills needed to solve these puzzles are curiosity and an open mind. (Solutions and explanations are provided, of course )
