COUNTDOWN PUZZLE BOOK VOLUME 1

Let's play Countdown! With 255 episodes on television every calendar year on Channel 4, and sitting in the Dictionary Corner with Susie Dent, at the heart of this book is the familiar Countdown TV show format. Pit your skills against previous champions, against the clock, or if you fancy, just ignore all that and play it your own way. It's an etymological extravaganza with Susie Dent very much the heartbeat and we can just see Rachel Riley picking out the numbers and solving the maths in a heartbeat. Within the pages you will find 700 puzzles to reflect all the different rounds featured in the well-loved show - 7½ minute quizzes including the Letters Round to find the longest words possible from the letters supplied and Numbers Round in which you need to reach the final number by using the smaller numbers provided. There are themed conundrums, themed letters rounds with a twist on the usual, black-belt maths, special maths, 20 of Colin's Teatime Teasers with themes on action heroes, musicals, football or cities around the world to solve in less than 60 seconds. Throughout are some of the best of Susie's fascinating 'Origins of Words' features. Big clear layout in large softback, 336pp.