I am always hooked on puzzles. And I'm amused by the comment that "the smarter you are, the longer it takes". Everyone gets uptight about that!
I hate people who say they immediately figured it out on the first roll.
I saw the light after about 10 minutes on the 13th roll in the Gates story. I had to focus on the name of the game to get it. It was a challenge not to just Google the answer on the Net.