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Numbers 12 |
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A printable e-booklet of selected 12 puzzles with numbers. The puzzles
have been featured in the
Puzzle Playground sector for several years, and now you can
download them to your machine in a single PDF file with complete rules
and solutions. |
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Download PDF Version (729 KB) |
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Red, White, and Blue Balls |
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It's known there is one heavier ball in each of the three pairs. Now
the object is using a balance scale in just two weighings to determine
the light and the heavy balls in each pair... |
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The Tangram |
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Feel the spirit of this classic pastime. Just find the way to arrange
several old figures, and then form your own great figures. |
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Thanksgiving Trivia ~ Susan’s Team |
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The Smith family all converged on Brian and Susan’s house this year in
celebration of Thanksgiving Day. The resulting crowd overflowed the
house with all the warmth, noise, boisterousness, and love of a large
family brought together for the holidays. Amongst the siblings, aunts,
uncles, parents, and even grandparents of the Smith family ran a
gaggle of young cousins, second cousins, nieces, nephews, sons,
daughters, and grandchildren... |
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The Hedgehog |
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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? |
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Shortest Connection |
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Suppose you have to build a railroad network between four cities
placed in the corners of a perfect square. What pattern must you
choose to minimize it? |
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Bahamas Cruise |
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Earlier this month, five couples went on a cruise together for their
annual vacation. The trip lasted for a week and the couples spent most
of their time together. Each morning they would meet for breakfast and
decide what to do for the day. On the fourth morning however, the ship
stopped at a tropical island resort and the couples discovered that
everyone wanted to do something different. At length, they decided to
split up for the day and meet back on the ship for supper to share
their adventures with each other... |
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TLs |
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Can you pack a checkered T-shape and seven checkered L-shapes into a
regular 8x8 checkerboard so that to completely fill it in a way that
dark and light cells are properly alternating? |
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The Origami Checkerboard Puzzle |
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You have a square piece of paper colored on one its side and white on
the other. Fold it several times - first eight, then seven, six, and
finally five times - so that you get a smaller square with a checkered
pattern. |
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Gossip or Criticism? |
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Everyone has their share of critics. Actors and actresses perhaps have
more than most. Here's what swashbuckler star, Errol Flynn, had to say
about gossip. |
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Cube Cuts |
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It is said a cube can be easily cut into 27 smaller cubes with six
straight cuts. Can this number of necessary cuts be reduced by
arranging the pieces after each cut? |
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Hearts & Diamonds |
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Count how many hearts (counting one in the center) and diamonds
decorate the plate... Click the plate and see how one additional
diamond appears! |
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Last Updated: November 22, 2007 |
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