A day in the life of a MIT Mystery Hunter – Features
A news article about participation in the MIT Mystery Hunt.
This is a flash demo of the upcoming Puzzle Quest: Galactrix game.
The Big Totem Pole Puzzle: Four Squares | Smartkit Puzzles and Brain Teasers
An interesting math puzzle that requires you to find the volume of a collection of blocks.
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Almost three years ago, I posted about a puzzle alarm clock. Now Mensa is taking a crack at the same basic idea. To turn your alarm off, you have to solve a puzzle insuring that you are really awake. The puzzle for this alarm clock is a Simon-like puzzle as opposed to a jigsaw puzzle.
Tags: clock,mensa,puzzles,simonAmazon.com: Homage To A Pied Puzzler: Ed Pegg Jr., Alan H. Schoen, Tom Rodgers: Books
A new book about Martin Gardner.
Aditorium is a puzzle game in which you use tools to redirect the flow of light to hit specific targets. It’s probably not unlike puzzle games that you’ve played before, but it’s got a unique interface.
My Favorite Math Puzzle from the US Puzzle Championship « The Number Warrior
The title of the link says it all. From the blog of Jason Dyer.
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A simple word puzzle game. Find the common first two letters for a set of four words. Do this for three sets and form a new word with the resulting six letters. Clicking the question mark for a dictionary definition often makes this puzzle too easy.
Crossword covers side of building – UPI.com
A giant crossword puzzle on the side of a building in Lvov, Ukraine.
NSP Games – Free games for your computer. MatchBlox 2 – Abrams Quest Puzzle Pack 1.
A flash puzzle game that requires you to mave colored blocks around a grid so that they form groups of three or more. This game has a few more tricks than the standard matching game.
This is a firefox add-on that converts any image into a simple jigsaw puzzle.
Push N Snap – flash game @ Gameshot.org – browser based games
A transport puzzle flash game. Similar to Orbox B in some ways.
This is actually a fairly interesting Rubik’s-Cube-like puzzle (and is only really 3D.) Arrange a collection of magnetic blocks such that every face, including the internal faces, shiw the numbers 1-9 exactly once.
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Rubik’s Cube lamp is a puzzling light source – SlipperyBrick.com
Yes, there is no end to products based on the Rubik’s Cube. The Rubik’s Cube Light lamp is exactly what it sounds like.
FBI issues another crypto challenge, but can you solve it? – Security
This site features a "crypto puzzle" created by cryptanalysts at the FBI. There’s also an additional puzzle provided by the Tech Herald.
Notable Statistical Accomplishments of 2008 – Wordplay Blog – NYTimes.com
A lot of fun information about a years worth of New York Times crossword puzzles.
Wei-Hwa Huang blogs about a forthcoming book on the Rubik’s Cube that he wrote.
NYT Touch Screen Sudoku – A Puzzle Weblog all about puzzles and puzzle games – Passion for Puzzles
A portable gadget for playing sudoku.
Blaine’s Puzzle Blog: New Year’s Resolution: Exercise Your Brain
A "Cross Number Puzzle" for all who resolved to exercise their brains more in 2009.
Anyone who keeps an eye on the comments on this blog has probably found this site already, but I would just like to draw your attention to the Web Kendoku site. It’s a site that lets you play Kenken puzzles on the web. Enjoy!
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