Subject: Levels of difficulty

Date: Fri Jun 8 20:07:26 2012
User: Jackaroo
Message:
Is it my imagination or are some of the games annotated as level 10 (or 9 or 8) easier than level 5 and conversely some of the level 5 games are more difficult than level 10! I've got no complaints because whatever the actual level it is always a challenge. It also appears that on starting a second or third daily streak the first two or three games are sometimes particularly difficult. Finally how do I select a particular game - I have not noticed a unique number allocated to each game. I would particularly like to have a go at #11982.

Date: Fri Jun 8 20:16:08 2012
User: firenze
Message:
Where do I begin?

Date: Fri Jun 8 20:47:53 2012
User: Dr.Bombay
Message:
To tell the story of just how great

Date: Fri Jun 8 20:55:55 2012
User: hotnurse
Message:
Short answer Jack. It's not your imagination. I'm sure one of the elders will chime in and give you a link explaining the theory of difficulty levels.

Date: Fri Jun 8 22:08:33 2012
User: Jackaroo
Message:
I would welcome some explanations - I have already formulated a few.

Date: Fri Jun 8 22:21:40 2012
User: joeygray
Message:
Hit the instructions link over to the left, then read the section on difficulty levels. Only the entire set of difficulty 5 games is easier that the set of 6's. About individual games, the generator makes no guarantees.

Date: Fri Jun 8 22:23:31 2012
User: Dr.Bombay
Message:
.sigh

Date: Fri Jun 8 22:24:34 2012
User: mrbuck
Message:
joeygray the elder. I like it. mrbuck

Date: Fri Jun 8 23:51:08 2012
User: Doug.F
Message:
Here we go again.

Date: Sat Jun 9 07:18:47 2012
User: xeena
Message:
It's kind of like: random is to order like weather is to climate.

Date: Mon Jun 11 00:12:42 2012
User: Denny
Message:
I like the analogy. Cribbed for my instructions page.

Date: Mon Jun 11 09:50:59 2012
User: xeena
Message:
AW, thanks very much. Some games are a ray of sunshine. Some are lightning.