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Fun vocabulary game donates rice for playing

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  • Started 4 years ago by AnnF
  • Latest reply from Pollys_Mum_in_UK_26/05

  1. http://www.freerice.com/index.php

    It's addictive, at least if you're a word nerd.

    Posted 4 years ago by AnnF #

  2. Can't enter the websit, Ann -- could you try posting that url again?

    Posted 4 years ago by Jo in Blairsville #

  3. I neither. :(

    Posted 4 years ago by miu #

  4. I did and it is totally addictive. I got up to level 50 and "donated" over 2000 grains of rice. How many grains make one bowl do you suppose?

    Posted 4 years ago by Pollys_Mum_in_UK_26/05 #

  5. I got in, too. Don't know what happened before...but I agree with PM -- it's addictive! Thanks, AnnF, for posting this!

    Posted 4 years ago by Jo in Blairsville #

  6. Thanks AnnF. I am a word gamer, I love them and this one helps feed the hungry! That's even better! Thanks

    Posted 4 years ago by 3 kits staff dorie #

  7. I can't get in either

    Posted 4 years ago by TheKnittingNinja #

  8. I have a feeling the website can only handle so much traffic.....try again later, bustersmomma, and I bet you'll be able to get in.

    Posted 4 years ago by Jo in Blairsville #

  9. I did it! It really is a funny little game and even for a good purpose. I just had to bookmark it. Thanks for the hint, AnnF!

    Posted 4 years ago by miu #

  10. Found the answer on the web--a quarter cup of rice has about 2,000 grains of rice. So it looks like if enough people play, it really will make a difference!

    Posted 4 years ago by AnnF #

  11. An awesome and etymological cache of $25 words if I ever did see one! And for such a gratifying cause is beyond words.The very idea gives me anomia! I myself got up to I think approx.2400 grains before my pre-frontal cortex became numinous! ( I think I'll just go lay down over here and rest a bit.)

    Posted 4 years ago by Tigger #

  12. tigerpaw,
    Are you using the dictionary? :)

    Posted 4 years ago by 3 kits staff dorie #

  13. No.

    Posted 4 years ago by Tigger #

  14. Too cool! For all I know, I may be helping our local economy, too, since rice growing is the #1 industry in the area where I work. That one little impoverished community produces about 1 million bushels/yr. I'd like to think that some of it is feeding the hungry because of this cool little game!

    Who knows--I've been looking for a way to improve my students' dictionary skills...this may just be it!

    Posted 4 years ago by gatakitty #

  15. I got up to 1010 grains before my brain said STOP I'm tired! mmmmm perhaps its namp time... :-) Kitties are all napping and look OH SO CUTE!

    Posted 4 years ago by MerD #

  16. Here are all the language variants: http://www.freerice.com/ . Not in Finnish though. :(

    Posted 4 years ago by miu #

  17. I just got completely addicted. Went back for a second go, got up to over 4000 grains of rice and managed to stay at level 50 for 2 or 3 questions in succession. Then I started arguing with the definitions - there are definitely some on there I disagree with!!!! Oh well, it's all in a good cause.

    Posted 4 years ago by Pollys_Mum_in_UK_26/05 #

  18. Yeah, some of the definitions are kind of loose. But it's still fun!

    Posted 4 years ago by AnnF #

  19. Addictive.

    Posted 4 years ago by Pollys_Mum_in_UK_26/05 #


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