Grouping Games setups

[sueweetie]

Hello!

I have a quick question. What are the best ways to set up games like the June 2000, section 1, Questions 7-13 game (music store, new/old, jazz, opera, pop, etc. cds)? I get so confused with these games...reminds me of another game but I can't find where it's at, but i remember that it had a lot of birds in it, like wrens or some kind of gross-bird?? hahah-can't remember the G-bird. Anyways, i saw some diagrams with a bunch of arrows pointing to a "sale" and "not on sale" section--is that the best way to diagram these types of games? Help please- thanks!

[Dave Killoran]

Hi Sue,

Thanks for the question! Both the games you reference are Grouping games, and neither specifies and exact number of CDs/birds that must be "in" (as a side note, both games are considered challenging, with the CD game considered by many to be the hardest game of all time: http://blog.powerscore.com/lsat/bid/153 ... f-All-Time).

Instead of having arrows point at "in" and "out," I prefer to simply let the variables do the talking. So, if a bird such as that pesky grosbeak was in the forest, the representation would just be:

G

If that bird was not in the forest, then we'd slash through the G:

G

Thus, in the December 2000 Birds in the Forest game, a rule like the first one is diagrammed as:

H G

Which, of course, ultimately means that H and G both can't be in the forest at the same time (H G).

Can the games be done by having arrows point to "in" and "out?" Yes, but it it less efficient to do so.

Please let me know if that helps. Thanks!

[sueweetie]

Thanks Dave! Glad to know you wouldn't do the "in" and "out" columns. Was the link that you posted supposed to take me to a page where I can see how to work the June 2000 CD game? I clicked on the link that you listed, and when i click on the CD game on the page, it takes me to a site to purchase a 10 test workbook (which I already have).

Btw, i loved my online course!

[Dave Killoran]

Great, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

No, it was just to give you a list of the top hardest games out there, and show that the CD game is on it--and it would be #1 if they were listed by difficulty! If you took the Full-length Live Online course, the explanation to the CD game should be in your Lesson 11 book.

Please let me know if that helps. Thanks!

[sueweetie]

Ahh, okay...great thanks!