Puzzling Number Mazes


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Forty-eight computer-generated brain teasers, with numbers as themes. "Triskaidekaphobia" (abnormal fear of the number 13) asks puzzlers to accumulate 13 points as they work their way through a labyrinth; in "Six Days to Make the World," players must touch six points while moving from top to bottom of a maze.




Amazing Puzzle Mazes


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Find the bridges between islands, follow a trail with no left turns, guide a pinball against a series of bumpers — and don't break any of the rules! This colorful compilation features over 100 original puzzle mazes of 18 different types, each more challenging than any ordinary maze. Geared toward ages 12 and up. Includes clues and solutions.




Puzzling Mazes


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Forty challenging mind-benders for older children, ranging from easy to difficult, include over-and-under puzzles such as Pipe Path #1, flat mazes —nbsp;It'snbsp;Your Choice and Decisions...Decisionsnbsp;—nbsp;and the bewildering brain-teaser, Mirror Image. An entertaining introduction to maze travel. Solutions included.




The Philosophy of the Upanishads


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Puzzle Box


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These 300 original and full-color exercises include 3-D puzzles, chess puzzles, connections, dissections, foldings, geometrical puzzles, logic problems, matchstick puzzles, mazes, moving pieces, number puzzles, put-togethers, strimkos, sudoku, and visual and word challenges. Solutions.




Sight Word Puzzles and Activities, eBook


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This resource is organized around a total of 165 sight words (the first eight Dolch sight word lists as well as the color and number words) divided into 10 chapters, one for each list. Words underlined in some of the activities indicate sight words. Every




Calculator Quickies: Patterns, Puzzles, and Problems


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Patterns explore unusual number relationships, series and sequences, and squares and square roots. Puzzles include mystery numbers, number tricks, secret numbers, and cross-math puzzles. Problems set in interesting situations have students apply strategies and use calculators appropriately to find solutions.




The Greatest Puzzles of All Time


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Challenging collection includes some of the worldrsquo;s most perplexing brain-teasers by such masters as Sam Loyd, Johnny Eck and Henry Dudeney. Also, the stories behind the creation of the puzzles, the worldrsquo;s earliest riddles, the birth of the crossword puzzle, much more. Introduction. 146 illus.




The Big Brain Puzzle Book


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Give your brain a series of workouts that'll make it bigger and better! This colossal collection of more than 200 puzzles simultaneously provides a relaxing atmosphere for mental play and stimulates brain activity. Created by an internationally renowned puzzle-maker, the challenges involve creative thinking, mathematics, logic, language and wordplay, visuals, and general knowledge. Kick start your neurons at Level 1 with puzzles involving hidden words, math calculations, and logical conundrums. At Level 2, fire up your synapses with cryptograms, scrambled sentences, and visual challenges. And activate your brain at Level 3 with fill-in-the-blanks, search-a-words, magic squares, and much more. If you get stumped, an answer key with complete solutions appears at the end.




Puzzle Box, Volume 1


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Multiplying my age by 6 then subtracting 6 produces the same result as subtracting 7 from my age then multiplying by 7. How old am I? On my broken calculator with keys + - ÷ x =, the only functional number is 7. How can I get 34 to appear in the readout? A country mints four denominations of coins, in whole numbers of cents. It takes four of these coins to make 21¢, or 24¢, or 25¢, or 26¢. What are the denominations of the coins? These and almost 300 other mathematical puzzles appear in this original collection, devised by world-renowned mathematicians, puzzle creators, and devoted puzzle lovers. A unique puzzle project, it unites the efforts of a dozen authors, including software engineer Andrea Gilbert and Bram Cohen, author of the P2P BitTorrent protocol. Seventeen different types of challenges include 3-D puzzles, chess puzzles, connections, dissections, foldings, geometrical puzzles, logic problems, matchstick puzzles, mazes, moving pieces, number puzzles, put-togethers, strimko, sudoku, visual puzzles, weightings, and word puzzles. The difficulty level of each puzzle is marked by stars, ranging from 2 to 5. Average difficulty level is about 3 stars, promising puzzle enthusiasts many entrancing hours of solving and enjoyment.