Brain Games

In 1954, two Canadians on a yacht created the addicting dice game as way to pass time. And while Yahtzee may be a game of chance, but there's a fair amount of strategy involved, too.

By Julia Layton & Carrie Whitney, Ph.D.

UNO is one of the world's most popular card games for several reasons. It's easy to learn, fun to play and allows ample opportunities to shout in the face of imminent victory. No, really: It's right there in the rules.

By Marie Willsey

Sometimes a newspaper reader's worst nightmare isn't a pesky ad or a poorly written opinion piece -- it can be as short as the four-letter answer for 53 down. We have 10 tips that can get you one step closer to finishing your crossword puzzles.

By Meghan E. Smith

You've almost certainly seen sudoku puzzles on bookstore shelves this year. They've quickly grown as popular as crossword puzzles, if not more so. Find out what a sudoku puzzle entails how to go about solving one and where the concept originated.

By Julia Layton