Sure, most people are celebrating Earth Day today, but a fun lesser-known holiday is National Jelly Bean Day! (By the way, google “national jelly bean day” – I was pleasantly surprised when I did.) I couldn’t find any details on the origin, though. My guess is that It started as an internet meme excuse to gorge on leftover Easter candy.
Anyway, today’s puzzle is Fobidoshi, using jelly beans on a grid, of course! I’ve started you with a few.
Supposedly, the day after Tax Day in the US is a day of recognition and rest to all the accountants, nicknamed bean counters. Of course, the work is never over, so here’s one more math puzzle for you – Grid Ten.
In 2002, the Clementine Bakery in Los Angeles started celebrating National Grilled Cheese Month in April, and the idea caught on. Unfortunately, our chef isn’t so skilled with the griddle – he gets the cheese everywhere, not just on the sandwich. Can you figure out how he screwed up this time?
Happy Golfer’s Day! While there are a few different holidays celebrating the game scattered throughout the year, today honors the players of the game. To celebrate, let’s play a round with a Japanese puzzle called Herugolf! Hit the balls around the grid until each of them lands in a hole – but which one?
Today’s the day of the total solar eclipse! Thousands of people have traveled to visit the path of totality. As you know, a solar eclipse happens when the moon passes in front of the sun. So let’s play with that theme. This grid is divided into regions. Draw a single closed loop that visits every region.
