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It is finally Spring! There is a playful mood in the air, and we are capitalising on it big time!

Bring along your favourite board games for a relaxed evening of 30 Seconds, Battle of the Sexes, Trivial Pursuit and any other games you think might be a hit with your fellow Mensans. To our newcomers, this might sound like a strange outing for a Wednesday evening, but don't be fooled: our Games Evenings have consistently been the most well-attended (and fun) events through the years.

If board games aren't your cup of tea, you are always welcome to join us at the ladies bar for drink and a good chuckle.

Date/Time: Wednesday, 5 September 2018, 19:00

Venue: Pretoria Boys High School Old Boys Club, 378 Queens Crescent (c/o Queens Crescent and Kings Highway), Lynnwood

See you there!

Are you a general knowledge buff? Fancy yourself as the next winner of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Do you simply retain useless facts for some reason? Or do you enjoy a fun night out with great conversation? Well, either way, you should consider adding weekly quiz nights to your calendar!

Teams consist of 6(-ish) people so if there's more than six, we can start another team! There are quizzes at Jock of the Bushveld pub every Thursday night at 19:00, hosted by Aux Technicals. Quiz Master Leon Botha will test your knowledge about topics ranging from astrophysics to zoology, so no matter what your field of knowledge, you will be an asset to the team.

Our very own quiz team, the "Conquiztadores", regularly participates in and does very well! Tonight, the team won the quiz night at Jocks! Congratulations team!

How about joining the new quiz league? Not from Pretoria? No problem. Anyone who wants to join is welcome.

So, what are you waiting for? Reserve your place on a team by sending an email to pta.sigs@mensa.org.za right now!

Puzzles and puzzle-solving techniques.

Sherlock Holmes, Inspector Clouseau, the rubix cube, poker tricks mysterious disappearances. Some puzzles are for amusement, some are for entertainment. A puzzle could be solved to dazzle friends or even an audience. What can not be seen is infused by the assumed and you might be bamboozled. Other times a puzzle occurs in the legal field and could be the difference between life or death. Yet further the puzzle could be determining the real cause of a death. Whatever the case, all puzzles hinges on the declared challenge: "Solve me, if you can !"

Dr. Ryan Blumenthal

Dr Ryan Blumenthal is a Senior Specialist Forensic Pathologist at the University of Pretoria’s Department of Forensic Medicine. His chief field of interest is the pathology of trauma of lightning (keraunopathology). He has been involved in the publication of numerous articles and textbooks on lightning and electrothermal injuries and has helped generate international standard operating procedures and guidelines for lightning strike fatality and electrocution victims. He has published widely in the fields of suicide and other areas involving the pathology of trauma.