Matchstick Puzzles

Home
Home / Puzzle Playground / Manipulative Puzzles /
The Eighth Triangle
The Eighth Triangle
Seven matchstick triangles are scattered around in quite a chaotic order. How to move just three matchsticks so that an additional triangle would appear?
Play  |  Download  |  Author
Triangle in Addition
Triangle in Addition
A rhomb and a square made of eight matchsticks. More just three matchsticks and create an equilateral triangle in addition to the two initial shapes. What is the right approach?
Play  |  Download  |  Author
The Match Window
The Match Window
Two dozen matchsticks are arranged in a grid consisting of nine identical squares. Your goal is just to remove 6 matchsticks so that only three squares remain.
Play  |  Download
Christmas Tree
Christmas Tree
It can be a little Christmas puzzle gift to entertain you for a few minutes at least - only three triangles hidden in a Christmas Tree and the extra one that has to be found.
Play  |  Download  |  Author
No More Squares
No More Squares
More than two dozens of squares are hidden in a simple 4x4 match square grid. But less than a dozen matches is required to be removed to destroy all them for good.
Play  |  Download
Square & Division
Square & Division
It's easy to divide in half a 2x2 match square with only two matches. But how to perform the same division to the same square if there are four matches?
Play  |  Download  |  Author
Correct Equation
Correct Equation
A new type of puzzles in our matches series - equations. We begin with one of the most elegant among them. Smart math skills will be required.
Play  |  Download
The Three Squares
The Three Squares
A simple grid, made from several matches has to be changed into three squares, and only three moves are required. Can you find them?
Play  |  Download
The Wine Glasses Puzzle
The Wine Glasses Puzzle
A part of a house is hidden behind two wine glasses. Only six match rearrangements are required to change wine glasses into a full house.
Play  |  Download
From Five To Four
From Five To Four
Leave just four squares instead of five making one of them disappear. Move exactly two matches to reach this. Great puzzle gem!
Play  |  Download
The Bat
The Bat
Make the match bat flying away in another direction. What do you think, how many moves will you need to do this? Just three right moves...
Play  |  Download  |  Version for Pocket PC  |  Author  |  Author
The Hedgehog
The Hedgehog
It may be easy to make the hedgehog running in another direction with moving only two matches. But what about moving three or more matches?
Play  |  Download  |  Author
The Bird
The Bird
Help the bird to be looking in another direction. Just move two matches and a button to do this.
Play  |  Download  |  Author
Out of Glass
Out of Glass
Get the cherry outside the glass moving exactly two matches. Great classic!
Play  |  Download  |  More Millennium Puzzles
Turn the Fish
Turn the Fish
How can you move 3 matches to make the fish swim in the opposite direction?
Play  |  Download
Puzzling Time
Puzzling Time
Move two matches to get the exact time half past four.
Play  |  Download  |  Author
 

Advertising

Last Updated: June 27, 2008 top
Coin Puzzles
Matchstick Puzzles
Put-Together Puzzles
Tangrams
Puzzles with Letters
Matching Cards
Checkerboard Puzzles
Chess 'n' Checkers Puzzles
Puzzles with Trains
Folding Puzzles
Other Manipulative Puzzles
Matches 12 - PDF Print ‘n’ Play Collection
 
< Home   |   Our Privacy Policy   |   About Puzzles.COM   |   Link to Us   |   Contact Us
Copyright © 1995-2008 ThinkFun Inc. All Rights Reserved.
ThinkFun - Everybody plays.