Well, here you go. A simple addictive little challenge. Its not big, no fancy graphics, no sound at all, but still neat.

I'm talking about Binary Blitz. If you have never seen the puzzle then great -- enjoy figuring it out -- thats your first task. If you have seen the puzzle before or have figured it out already, then great also. Your task now is to do it as fast as possible.

How you play: when entering this page, the screen will ask you your nick and email address. Just fill it out and press the "ok" button. The screen will clear, and 1 through 8 will be printed across the top of the screen. Under each number will be a white dot. The object is to turn all those white dots into "O's". How is this done? Well just use the keypad to try to change a dot to an O. Use the spacebar to reset the game.

Now that you have figured it out -- what next? Well, lets see how fast you can do it. You should notice that the puzzle becomes instinctive after a few trials. With a little practice you should get pretty fast. How fast is fast? My personal best is 15.2 seconds -- though I average about 16-19 seconds. It is best if you use the Keypad to play -- this requires the least amount of hand movement.

May the Bits be with you, 16297th humanoid.

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