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26 - 63 = 1
26 - 63 = 1
by Mel Stover
In a simple but wrong equation change the position of only one digit so that to make it correct.
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Nob's Checkerboard Restoring
Nob's Checkerboard Restoring
by Nob Yoshigahara
Can you restore a perfect 8x8 checkerboard from an irregular checkered shape with a hole and a jugged side?
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Keep It Even
Keep It Even
by Boris Kordemsky
From a 4x4 array of coins, remove six of them to leave an even number of coins in each row and column.
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Pearls in the Grid
Pearls in the Grid
by Henry E. Dudeney
No two pearls from among those placed in the cells or a grid are in the same row, column, or diagonal. Moving three of them it's still possible to preserve the no-two-pearls-in-line arrangement.
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The Diamond Puzzle
The Diamond Puzzle
This old puzzle is known for years because of its famous advertising adaptation. Here it is given slightly redesigned, and with three extra challenges.
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Coin Butterfly
Coin Butterfly
by Peter Grabarchuk
Two equilateral triangles are created with the help of five identical coins. Slide only two coins so that the equilateral triangles are now both of different size.
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Cutting a Cake
Cutting a Cake
after H.S.M. Coxeter
Sweet problem: how to divide a delicious cake between five kids equally when everyone wants a part of cream rose in the center of the cake.
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Three Hares
Three Hares
by Serhiy Grabarchuk
An old tricky puzzle transformed for the matching card version. The idea remains to distribute three ears between three hares to give every hare... two ears.
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Get a Greek Cross
Get a Greek Cross
by Sam Loyd
A colorful set of seven pieces which have to be arranged into a Greek cross. You can rotate the pieces or turn them over, but not overlap or damage. How perfect your final shape of the cross will be?
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The Zero Puzzle
The Zero Puzzle
by Peter Grabarchuk
Challenge your imagination with this funny puzzle, and free your creativity for new smart shapes you may form with its pieces.
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No More Squares
No More Squares
by Martin Gardner
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.
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Square-Cocoon-Butterfly
Square-Cocoon-Butterfly
by Peter and Serhiy Grabarchuk
Divide a square into some minimal set of pieces so that while rearranged they could create two different shapes, one resembling a cocoon and another - a butterfly.
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Play 26 - 63 = 1 - number puzzle by Mel Stover  |  February 5, 2010
Nob's Checkerboard Restoring - dissection puzzle by Nob Yoshigahara  |  February 5, 2010
Play Keep It Even - coin puzzle by Boris Kordemsky  |  February 5, 2010
Play Pearls in the Grid - classic puzzle by Henry E. Dudeney  |  January 31, 2010
Play The Diamond Puzzle - matching cards puzzle  |  January 31, 2010
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