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A Colorful Journey through Endless Patterns of Quick Wits |
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Welcome to Age of Puzzles |
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This website is intended as part of
a wide puzzle-book-web project entitled Age of
Puzzles. The project will also include a printed
book which will be created chapter-by-chapter, so that
as a result all these chapters will make a comprehensive
mosaic of puzzles created by different people in
different time and at different places. |
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The Simple Book of Not-So-Simple Puzzles
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by
Serhiy
Grabarchuk,
Peter Grabarchuk, and
Serhiy Grabarchuk, Jr. |
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It is our newest puzzle book just
released by
A K Peters, Ltd. This collection includes more than
a hundred original puzzles which we call "puzzle
miniatures" since they are just simply looking, but are
not-so-simple once you try solving them. More details
about the book can be seen at the
A K Peters, Ltd.
website. And the book itself can be purchased directly
there as well. The book is distributed in the UK,
Europe, Africa and the Middle East by
Transatlantic Publishers Group Ltd. Also, the book
is available at most of big book stores all over the
World, both virtual and real, such as
Barnes & Noble or
Amazon.com. Still do not be misled with some curious
inaccuracy in the list of the book's authors or even its
name at the two last named places. It is also a sort of
puzzle... |
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Return to the Future |
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by Serhiy Grabarchuk |
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The three sport balls -- two
complete and one split into two halves -- are depicted
on the surface of six square tiles. The goal is to
rearrange the tiles so that the third ball becomes
complete. Of course, one of the two balls being on the
Start complete will split into two halves; but you can
easy choose which one it will be... |
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The Tangramion |
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by Serhiy Grabarchuk |
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This is a new assembling puzzle
consisting of seven two-sided tiles which initially form
a perfect square. Using all the seven tiles, you can
solve different challenges both entertaining and
cognitive... |
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go to puzzle > |
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The Tangramboard Plus |
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by Serhiy Grabarchuk |
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The
Tangramboard puzzle extended with an additional
checkered 3x3 Mini-Tangramboard makes quite a tricky
challenge. Its goal sounds simply: "Using all the 11
checkered tiles, assemble one big (5x5) checkered
square..." |
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Loyd, Dudeney and... Galactic Takeover |
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by Serhiy Grabarchuk |
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It's amusing to see how things that
were interesting to puzzlers many decades ago look fresh
and attractive today. Of course, they were presented in
a somewhat different manner, but their core is still
appealing to their solvers... |
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Puzzles.COM |
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The Sam Loyd Company |
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This company is
fully devoted to the work and legacy of Sam Loyd, who
was America's biggest puzzlist. At their interactive
website you can see Sam Loyd's original office
reconstructed after one of his interview. In the
website's store you'll find the Commemorative Edition
(limited to just 1000 copies!) of several Loyd's
classic puzzles such as "Get Off The Earth", "Tricky
Donkeys", and "The Pony Puzzle." |
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Rob's Puzzle Page |
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This online
mechanical puzzle collection is maintained by Rob
Stegmann, and with 2000+ items described, it's the
biggest virtual collection of this kind. First of all,
the website impresses with a lot of pictures showing
puzzles of all possible types accompanied with
relevant information. Go to the What's New page first,
and be amazed! |
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TORITO Puzzle Shop |
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This puzzle shop
running by Meiko Kimura proposes a wide selection of
all main types of puzzles from the most prominent
puzzle producers from Japan, Europe, and the US.
Besides great puzzles you can find there puzzle books,
smart jokes, magic tricks, clever games, scientific
toys, puzzle articles, and a great selection of Flash
puzzles. |
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Archimedes' Laboratory |
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An award-winning,
highly visual website created by writers, designers
and inventors Gianni A. Sarcone and Marie-Jo Waeber.
The website's motto -- "Put colors into your grey
matter!" -- is so appealing that no puzzle enthusiasts
resist the colorful spectrum of original, clever and
tricky puzzles, illusions, tricks, tests, paradoxes,
and other fun things and curiosities. |
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The VIN&CO Website |
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Wooden puzzles
which are thoroughly designed and crafted by
Václav Obšívač
are so
perfect that they can be described as a Harmony in
Wood. Just browse through all of his puzzle creations
(more than 170 at the moment!) and you will hear that
Harmony. |
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Will Shortz Quizzes... |
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Each week, New
York Times crossword puzzle editor and NPR's
Weekend Edition Sunday puzzle master
Will Shortz
presents an
on-air quiz
to one contestant and gives a challenge for listeners
at home. Just play that Puzzle, and those listeners
who
submit
correct answers win a chance to test their wits on the
air with Will Shortz. |
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Featured Collections |
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more interactive puzzles
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more Sudoku puzzles > |
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more puzzle publications
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Previous Features |
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Last Updated:
May 4, 2008 |
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• The Simple Book of
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Puzzles.COM
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the world's best resource for puzzling on the Internet. |
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UniPuzzle.com
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new, high-level puzzles to solve week-by-week. |
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PeterPuzzle.com
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a personal website of a puzzle designer Peter
Grabarchuk. |
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MathPuzzle.com
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a site celebrating Math Puzzles & Math Recreations. |
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GAMES® Magazine Online
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a huge variety of games, brainteasers, quizzes,
contests, and reviews. |
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Hanayama Toys Co.,
Ltd.
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board games, toys, and puzzles for people of all ages. |
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A K Peters, Ltd.
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Publishers of Science and Technology. |
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