Puzzles to test the water

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Hippo-Holmes

I don't know how many other players do this but I never play an online game until i've done a few puzzles to judge my state of mind. If I keep getting puzzles wrong I decide to avoid playing games. But when i'm seeing the puzzles in a flash I play some games. I just managed a winning streak of 11 games by doing this. The brain functions VERY differently depending on how much sleep you've had, how stressful your day was, etc. There is nothing worse than losing 7 or 8 games straight when your brain is completely frazzled! My rating is finally rising too since i've started doing this.