A memory game from a Rudyard Kipling novel
Rob came across it in a short story called "Kim's Game," by Sadia Shepard, published in The New Yorker earlier this year. The idea is to take a number of small objects, place them on a tray or table, and study them by observing, holding, talking about, and so on. Then cover the items with a cloth or walk out of the room and try to remember each item.
- ▪Rob came across it in a short story called "Kim's Game," by Sadia Shepard, published in The New Yorker earlier this year.
- ▪The idea is to take a number of small objects, place them on a tray or table, and study them by observing, holding, talking about, and so on.
- ▪Then cover the items with a cloth or walk out of the room and try to remember each item.
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| Original publisher | Boing Boing |
| Canonical URL | https://boingboing.net/2026/09/29/fountain-pen-kims-game.html |
| Publication time | Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:19:25 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-09-29T19:57:32.458Z |
| Last seen | 2026-09-29T19:57:32.458Z |
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A memory game from a Rudyard Kipling novel Mark Frauenfelder 12:19 pm Tue Sep 29, 2026 Image: Arpingstone / Wikimedia Commons (public domain) In the latest issue of Rob Walker's The Art of Noticing newsletter, there's a description of a game called Kim's Game, which was originally described in a Rudyard Kipling novel. Rob came across it in a short story called "Kim's Game," by Sadia Shepard, published in The New Yorker earlier this year. The idea is to take a number of small objects, place them on a tray or table, and study them by observing, holding, talking about, and so on. Then cover the items with a cloth or walk out of the room and try to remember each item. Another variation is to show the items, then cover them, and have someone else remove an item.
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