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Next Square
Next Square
by Serhiy Grabarchuk, Jr.
A sequence consists of four squares already. The fifth one is missing. It can be chosen from a number of options. The task is to pick up the right one. For this you have to unveil the sequence's prime clue.
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Block Twins
Block Twins
by Serhiy and Peter Grabarchuk
Six shapes, each arranged of unit cubes, are duplicated into a twin-set. Definitely, the twin-set at first glance doesn't look like the original one, but it still contains the same shapes. The goal is to discover all six pairs.
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The Band Cross
The Band Cross
by Peter Grabarchuk
There are four snakes interwoven in a cross-like shape. Each one of a different color: black, blue, green and red. The challenge is to spot the shortest of them.
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Areas in the Big Square
Areas in the Big Square
by Peter Grabarchuk
Overlapped circles form different color areas. The challenge is by using simple calculations to find two identical areas. The approach can be easy and clever simultaneously.
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Three Bracelets
Three Bracelets
by Peter Grabarchuk
Three bracelets look very much alike. Only two bracelets are totally identical. Which two of them? Would it be hard to discover?
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The Cat
The Cat
after Martin Gardner
How many different triangles can you count in the picture of the cat?
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Colored Umbrellas
Colored Umbrellas
by Peter Grabarchuk
Sixteen umbrellas arranged in a 4x4 array. Can you find two identical among them?
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Counting the Squares
Counting the Squares
after Martin Gardner
There are several squares of different sizes hidden in a simple shape. You goal is just to identify the exact number of them, not overlooking even a little single square.
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Snaps^3
Snaps3
by Peter Grabarchuk
Six snapshots of the same thing just taken from different positions. One of them is wrong. Matching the 2D snapshots with the 3D thing can you figure out which one it is?
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The Rule
The Rule
by Martin Gardner
It is known there is a rule connecting different patterns in each given row of their array. The challenge is to figure out what is the rule and then properly applying it complete the last row of them.
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Name the Month
Name the Month
by Martin Gardner
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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The Two Spirals
The Two Spirals
by Martin Gardner
Two almost similar spirals... One of them consists of a single piece of rope, while the other is formed with two separate pieces of rope. The question is which is which?
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How Many Squares?
How Many Squares?
after Professor Louis Hoffmann
It's the visual one but it's not an illusion. Count how many dot-per-corner squares are hidden in the given figure and don't let the answer square your error.
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Counting the Triangles 2
Counting the Triangles 2
Do you like puzzles with counting shapes hidden in some pattern? Then this one is for you. Its simple pattern may give you new practice or just bring you some relax.
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Counting the Triangles
Counting the Triangles
by Henry E. Dudeney
A pentagon divided with five lines proposes us a grid where several triangles are hidden. How fast can you count all of them? Is any method required to do this?
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The Lost Star
The Lost Star
by Sam Loyd
Several triangles and quadrangles joined together create an intricate pattern where some perfect star is hidden. Discover that lost one.
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Find the Cross
Find the Cross
after Charles H. Paraquin
They say there is a cross hidden in this "seems to be impossible to form any unbroken outline" pattern. Moreover, it's fully symmetric!
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Next Symbol
Next Symbol
after Martin Gardner
It seems a sequence of five odd symbols can be proceeded. Will you need the sixth sense to figure out the sixth symbol?
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