USA Today Word Play


Book Description

You can be sitting in the train working a puzzle but it can take you far away from the everyday. Before you know it you're at your stop or about to pass it. It's not like you were even in the train. It's something different, something removed from the ordinary." --Maki Kaji, The Japanese Times The Nation's No. 1 Newspaper offers puzzle-smiths the ultimate book featuring a new collection of challenging conundrums. Three varieties of word puzzles meet for true wordsmiths: WHATZIT?, a word phrase game; Up & Down Words, a mix-and-match world clue game; and QuickCross, a mini crossword puzzle.




USA TODAY Jumbo Puzzle Book


Book Description

You can be sitting in the train working on a puzzle but it can take you far away from the everyday. Before you know it you're at your stop or about to pass it. It's not like you were even in the train. It's something different, something removed from the ordinary." --Maki Kaji, Japanese Times The Nation's No. 1 Newspaper offers puzzlesmiths the ultimate cranium compendium boasting five challenging mind teasers. USA TODAY is America's most recognized newspaper reaching more than 5 million people each day. Now, USA TODAY has collected five popular game formats into one book, including: Logic Puzzles, Crossword, Killer Sudoku, and Hitori. Complete with 400 puzzles (that's twice the size of comparable game books), USA TODAY Jumbo Puzzle Book includes an introductory chapter that offers solution tips as well as a concluding chapter that reveals all the answers. Pen and pencil puzzles are big business. According to a national poll by the American Society on Aging, 84 percent of people report that they spend time daily in activities that are good for brain health.




USA TODAY Logic 2


Book Description

Puzzlesmiths of all skill levels will find original logic puzzles that will flex the brain, challenge assumptions, and entertain for hours. In addition to offering 200 logic puzzles, this puzzlebook includes a short tutorial on how to play each game, along with a complete back-of-book answer key.




USA TODAY Up & Down Words Infinity


Book Description

USA TODAY Up and Down Words Infinity is a new puzzle book concept based on the hit puzzle featured each day in USA TODAY. In Up and Down Words Infinity, the second half of an answer becomes the first half of the next answer. Once started, Up and Down Words Infinity don't stop. The last half of the answer on the bottom of a page becomes the first half of the next answer on the following page. The book becomes one connected puzzle that can be played in sections. Solvers can work forward or backward from anywhere in the book. Packaged in a compact 4 x 6 trim size, USA TODAY Up and Down Words Infinity is the perfect puzzle book for the commute or the waiting room. The book fits easily into any size bag or briefcase.




USA TODAY Jumbo Puzzle Book 2


Book Description

USA Today Jumbo Book Puzzle Two is an eclectic mix of brain games, including puzzles such as crossword, logic, sudoku, and much more. This hefty edition features 400 puzzles, so sharpen your pencils and get ready for challenging and exciting fun!




USA TODAY Word Roundup and Word Search


Book Description

You can be sitting in the train working a puzzle but it can take you far away from the everyday. Before you know it you're at your stop or about to pass it. It's not like you were even in the train. It's something different, something removed from the ordinary." --Maki Kaji, The Japanese Times The Nation's No. 1 Newspaper offers puzzle-smiths the ultimate book featuring a new collection of challenging conundrums. This collection offers traditional word searches, along with a popular variation called Word Roundup, which gives only clues to the words hidden within the puzzle; the actual words are for solvers to figure out.




USA Weekend The Big Book of Frame Games


Book Description

FRAME GAMES, as seen every week for the last 10 years in USA WEEKEND magazine, are very popular and enjoyable word puzzles that represent a famous phrase, song, person, place, or movie in a unique, framed puzzle. By looking at the way the letters are formed and where they are placed in relation to the other letters, readers are challenged to piece together a solution. These artfully constructed brainteasers are a favorite among teachers, travelers, and puzzle-lovers alike. With 500 puzzles, this book is sure to keep you thoroughly entertained.




USA Today Word Roundup


Book Description

Word Roundup is the popular word search puzzle with a twist. Clues are given, but the words themselves are for solvers to figure out. USA TODAY features this puzzle daily, and it's one of the most popular puzzles on the puzzle page. For the first time, USA TODAY presents a full collection of 200 Word Roundup puzzles all in one tome.




USA Today Easy Crosswords


Book Description

Crossword Puzzles that are fun for everyone! If you are looking for Puzzles that are easy on the eye then Large Print Crossword Puzzles is the book for you. Provided in easy-to-read size, this collection allows you to work through the challenges at your own pace. The Puzzles get progressively more challenging as you proceed through the book. The more time you spend solving A Puzzle, the more you are sure to appreciate the large-print format. Crossword Puzzles are a perfect way to entertain and educate at the same time. Here, kids will get the chance to Learn New Words and to practice the vocabulary they already have. This Crossword Puzzle Book has been designed to offer hours of fun, If you get stumped, no problem solutions to all the Puzzles are provided in the final section of the book.




USA TODAY Sudoku for Kids


Book Description

For the first time ever, USA TODAY® offers sudoku for kids—ages 7 and up. Kids will sharpen their logical reasoning skills in this 50-puzzle collection! Branded newspaper puzzle books sell well with over 80,000 books sold in the USA TODAY sudoku puzzle book series. For the first time ever USA TODAY® offers sudoku for kids ages 7 and older. This fun selection of puzzles begins with an illustrated how-to-play introduction that teaches kids logical reasoning skills and strategies for solving sudoku puzzles. The sudoku grids begin with small, easy grids for easier solving and less frustration and move on to larger grids that offer kids a challenge to sharpen their skills and an opportunity to solve the same sudoku puzzles that drive adults to addiction. The collection includes: 6 grids in 4 x 4 size, 12 grids in 6 x 6 size, 8 grids in 8 x 8 size, and 24 grids in the traditional 9 x 9 size. From the Nation's No. 1 Newspaper, USA TODAY® proudly presents sudoku—just for kids.