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For the character in the Chronicles of Narnia series, see Puzzle (Narnia).

A puzzle is a problem or enigma presented as entertainment; that is written down, acted out, etc. Many puzzles stem from serious mathematical or logistical problems, whereas others are devised for the sole purpose of being brain teasers. The history of puzzles goes back many thousand years, a tangram being one of the earliest and still one of the most popular puzzles. In certain temples of Japan monks used to write mathematical puzzles on temple walls: see sangaku.

Contents 1 Well known puzzles 2 See also 3 References 4 External links 5 Puzzle books

Well known puzzles

• Anagrams
• Crossword puzzle
• Eight queens puzzle
• Fifteen puzzle
• Jigsaw puzzle
• Knight's Tour
• Logic Puzzle
• Peg solitaire
• Rubik's Cube
• Sudoku
• Sokoban
• Soma cube
• Tangram
• Tower of Hanoi
• Whodunit

See also

• List of puzzle topics
• Letter game
• Mathematical game
• Mechanical puzzle
• Meta-puzzle
• Mind sport
• Puzzlehunt
• Game of skill
• Geocaching
• Word play
• Puzzles on Wikibooks

References

• Creative Puzzles of the World, 1980, Plenary Publications International
• Denkspiele Der Welt, München 1977,1981, Heinrich Hugendubel Verlag

External links

• Aha! Puzzles
• Jigsaw A Day
• The puzzle archive of the rec.puzzles newsgroup
• Sam Loyds complete Cyclopedia of Puzzles online
• Puzzle Monster - original online puzzles
• - The Ultimate Internet Game - Cult internet puzzle game spanning several websites
• Puzzle Press - providers of puzzles
• Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles
• American Crossword Puzzle Tournament
• Mindbreakers.com - Puzzles and Riddles
• Dell Magazines - Puzzles and Games
• The-Rooms
• Games for Brains - puzzle games for phones and browsers (java)
• Filler puzzle - Filler puzzle
• Modern Puzzle Game Downloads - Modern Puzzle Game Downloads
• Origami Snowflake Puzzles - Created by Rick Nordal

Puzzle books

• 'Amazing "Aha!" Puzzles' by Lloyd King

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