‘Dig deep and think as hard as possible’ – the secrets of success in Scrabble, Sudoku, Jenga and more
From a 9-year old Scrabble prodigy to the UK jigsaw champion, we asked master gamers and puzzlers to reveal their secretsThe first time I speak to George Scholey this October, he is on the train to the UK Rubik’s Cube championships in Coventry. The 20-year-old English student at Queen Mary University in London won the title in 2019, and, as subsequent competitions were postponed due to the pandemic, has been reigning champion for three years. “It’s really nice, but undeserved,” he laughs. Continue reading…