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The Twiddled Bolts
The Twiddled Bolts
by Martin Gardner
When two identical bolts are placed together so that their helical grooves intermesh, what it is supposed to happen when the bolts are moved around each other in the clockwise direction?
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Nob's H-2-O
Nob's H-2-O
by Nob Yoshigahara
The title of the puzzle describes it quite well. The additional information is that the letters are made of coins and there is a limit on the moves. Go right to the rules to find out more!
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Rose Garden 3
Rose Garden 3
after Lewis Carroll
You can plant nine roses in the shape of circle in your garden. But why to follow such an obvious pattern if there are a bunch of more intriguing possibilities out there?
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Stover's Pencils
Stover's Pencils
by Mel Stover
One of the vanishing puzzles where an object vanishes just in front of your eyes after a simple manipulation. Just figure out where the object got to and what, if anything, appears instead of it.
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Four Cards
Four Cards
after Professor Louis Hoffmann
A three-in-one set of puzzles with four playing cards for each of them. The thing is to be able to hide as many pips of cards as required for every puzzle.
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Seven by 3
Seven by 3
How can you divide the page with three lines into seven sections each containing exactly one apple?
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The Egg of Columbus
The Egg of Columbus
Break the Egg apart and arrange it in the other way to complete a few extra figures. Explore on your own and invent new shapes!
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The Sun
The Sun
by Helen Homa and Peter Grabarchuk
Rearrange some strange symbols and get an entire word which clearly indicates SUN. This challenge combines visual and moving skills with little linguistic experience.
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The Giraffe
The Giraffe
by Mel Stover
Five matchsticks can be arranged into a stylized version of a giraffe. The goal is to move one of them and in that way let the giraffe to be rotated or reflected.
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Nob's M
Nob's M
by Nob Yoshigahara
This is an interesting shape. But even more interesting is the challenge applied to it - the task of dividing it into four identical shapes. Those shapes will appear no less interesting.
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Triangle Folds
Triangle Folds
by Serhiy Grabarchuk
Three rectangles to an equilateral triangle! Should there be any mystery or you simply have to fold them - precisely one fold for each rectangle?
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Jigsaw Cells
Jigsaw Cells
by László G. Nagy
Put a set of nine jigsaw-like pieces into a special grid. A distinctive feature of the challenge is that there is a definite logical place and order for each piece to be located within the grid. The goal is only to discover it!
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Play The Twiddled Bolts - a manipulative puzzle by Martin Gardner  |  November 14, 2009
Play Nob's H-2-O - new coin puzzle by Nob Yoshigahara  |  November 4, 2009
Play Rose Garden 3 - new pencil 'n' paper puzzle after Lewis Carroll  |  November 4, 2009
Play Stover's Pencils - new matching card puzzle by Mel Stover  |  November 4, 2009
Play Four Cards - matching card puzzle by Professor Louis Hoffmann  |  October 29, 2009
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