"The Best Year of Your Life" Number Game

by Richard W. O'Donnell in Games Magazine



Write down the year in which you were born.
Write down an important year during your lifetime.
Next, write down the number of years that have elapsed since that important year.
Put down your age this year on your birthday.
Add up the numbers on your list.
Divide by 2.

If your mental computer is working, you should have the current calendar year.


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