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European Vacation |
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Five couples from the Millersville Country Club have planned a
European vacation this summer. Each couple plans to tour a different
country and though each is visiting for a different length of time,
they’re all leaving on the same day. Determine the full name of each
couple, what European country they’re visiting, and how many days they
were on vacation... |
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Hole in the Sphere |
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It is known that a cylindrical hole six inches long is drilled
straight through the center of a solid sphere. Is this information
sufficient for calculating the exact volume remaining in the sphere? |
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Matches 12 |
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A dozen of the matchstick puzzles which have been featured in the
Puzzle Playground sector of our site for many years are packed into a
printable e-booklet. Now you can download these puzzles and then print
them out from one PDF file with complete rules and solutions included. |
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Conversation Competitors |
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We've stated already that conversation is an art, but did you know
that you have competitors during your conversation? Here's what Ralph
Waldo Emerson has to say on the subject. |
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Sum-One |
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The sum of four ONEs, of course, isn't TEN. That's why the real goal
for this calculation is to discover which numbers are hidden behind
those words. |
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M&M Contest |
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There’s a big jar in Mr. Elliot’s Sweet Ecstasy candy shop, in
downtown Millersville. The jar is filled to bursting with M&Ms in a
rainbow of colors. There’s a small sign before the jar which reads,
“Take a guess! The one closest to the number of M&Ms in the jar by
Saturday night wins the whole jarful!” His jar of M&Ms has been the
favorite subject of discussion all week in Mrs. Field’s class... |
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Four Cards |
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A three-in-one set of puzzles with four playing cards for each of
them. The thing is to be able to hide as many pips of cards as
required for every puzzle. |
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Change The Nine |
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Twelve dark and three light balls are arranged into the digit of Nine.
After a sequence of special moves the digit has to be turned into the
digit of Zero, finally making the loop in the 0-9 series. |
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Ageless Wisdom |
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Confucius was a philosopher of some reknown, and not without good
reason. Here's an ageless piece of wisdom, from Confucius, regarding
your interaction with other people. |
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Name the Month |
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It is said this set of strange symbols stands for a month. What should
be the possible approach to break this "code" down and thus, decipher
what month it can be? Will it be a forthright approach or more
complicated? |
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Numerical Jigsaw |
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Eight pairs of identical moons are orbiting a green planet. The goal
is to connect them all to the planet with a link per moon. It's a
harder sequel to The 4 Angles puzzle by the same author. |
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Last Updated: November 22, 2007 |
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