Free Rice?

MoonKit · Post by **MoonKit** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 5:08 pm

If you want to help the starving or just like expanding your mind with word games, boy have I got a game for you!

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

How it works is that you are given a word and you're suposed to pick the synonym for it out of four choices. For every word you get right, ten grains of rice is donated to the UN to distribute to starving countries. And be warned. The game is addicting.

Doruk Golcu · Post by **Doruk Golcu** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:21 am

Ah, yes, I saw this a few days ago *bookmarks*

Spongy · Post by **Spongy** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 12:21 pm

If only my vocabulary was stronger. I got to 70 grains of rice and got bored ^.^

IndianaJones · Post by **IndianaJones** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 3:11 pm

I donated 670 grains of rice, I could have made more. But it is kind of time-consuming for that matter. But I like to help the starving people in Africa. That place is a piece of hell.

Lukas · Post by **Lukas** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 4:13 pm

1000 donated today

Fullmoonstar · Post by **Fullmoonstar** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 4:48 pm

i got 670^^

Searif · Post by **Searif** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:29 pm

300 so far, thats a grain for every spartan

cumulusprotagonist · Post by **cumulusprotagonist** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:20 pm

2000 um how do you make sure it gets counted?

cumulusprotagonist · Post by **cumulusprotagonist** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:57 pm

Heeeeeeeeelp meeeeeeeeeeeee I caaaaaaannnnn't stttttooooooop
4000

Seriously though how do you submit the results. I do not see anywhere to click when you have decided to stop.

Lukas · Post by **Lukas** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 11:05 pm

i don't think you submit, i think it automatically does it

Doruk Golcu · Post by **Doruk Golcu** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:52 am

Yep, according to the FAQ, it automatically does it, so you can stop playing any time you like... Except, you know, that it is addictive

Actually, it is a good idea to put such a thing with an involving activity so that you will keep donating.

EDIT: Imagine the good that could have been done if they had put this inside something like World of Warcraft

Blue-eyes in the dark · Tue Nov 13, 2007 12:22 pm

Yeah i got to 1620