I recently completed The Fool's Errand - the classic late-80's cult puzzle hit, featured in Wired here. The puzzles range pretty widely in their difficulty, and some are outright impossible on a modern computer (thanks for the workaround, internets!), and should you choose to undertake the Errand as well, know that you should probably opt to use the keyboard over the mouse - apparently mice cursors in 1987 could only move in one-inch increments.
Among The Fool's Errand fan base is none other than JJ Abrams, which means I now probably have the mental capacity for deciphering nonsensical and spontaneous plot twists, and can fully appreciate the subtle undertones of arcana (read: Tarot) that permeate Lost. Note that I say "subtle undertones" instead of "subtle symbolism", since as far as I can tell, all major and minor arcana is completely meaningless.
Nonetheless, I doubt the President has even heard of The Fool's Errand or its progeny, such as Myst. This clearly gives me the advantage should the President and I do battle in some ancient, trap-riddled temple, or in any movie starring Nicholas Cage or Tom Hanks.
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