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Science News July 7, 2007 Julie J. Rehmeyer |
Math Trek: Sudoku and Graph Theory Mathematicians find new clues to the popular puzzle. |
The Motley Fool May 3, 2006 Doug Short |
Solving the Retirement Puzzle The secret of retirement planning? Treat your finances like a Sudoku puzzle. |
Entrepreneur August 2006 Nichole L. Torres |
Feeling Puzzled? How are entrepreneurs profiting from the popular brainteaser Sudoku? |
Wired Jonathon Keats |
Jargon Watch: Meta-Meta, Kenken, Micromagician, Patternicity New terms for metapuzzles, logic puzzles, magicians, and finding patterns. |
Science News January 26, 2008 Julie J. Rehmeyer |
Math Trek: Benjamin Franklin Plays Sudoku Founding father entertained himself devising beautiful mathematical puzzles. |
Science News November 19, 2005 |
Pentomino Pursuits This set of simple geometrical objects has inspired a variety of puzzles and games, including the addictive pastime known as Tetris. |
DailyCandy February 1, 2006 |
Piece of Wake The Puzzle Alarm Clock challenges you to stay in bed. |
Science News August 5, 2006 |
Science Safari: Cryptology for Kids The National Security Agency has created an interactive Web site for kids, allowing them to play games and solve puzzles as they learn about codes, ciphers, cryptology, and more. |
Science News February 17, 2007 Ivars Peterson |
The Complexity of TipOver and Other Puzzles Solving puzzles such as TipOver and River Crossing can be surprisingly difficult from a mathematical standpoint. |
Science News December 7, 2002 Ivars Peterson |
Five-Suit Decks, Traffic-Jam Puzzles, and Other Treats Tired of playing the same old card games with the same old cards? One option is to expand the deck to include five suits instead of just four. |
Science News March 25, 2006 Ivars Peterson |
A Gathering for Gardner Mathematicians, computer scientists, artists, writers, engineers, magicians, inventors, puzzlists and more gathered to honor Martin Gardner, whose writings in recreational mathematics and magic over many years had exerted such a profound influence over their lives. |
U.S. CPSC July 25, 2002 |
Toddler Activity Sets and Puzzles Recalled by Lauri Inc. The dog puzzle included with both of these products and the rubber handle on the box of the activity set can tear apart into small pieces and pose a choking hazard to small children. |
Linux Journal February 9, 2006 Collin Park |
Why Not Python?, Part 3 A new Python user codes a program to fill in the blanks of Sudoku puzzles. |
U.S. CPSC April 11, 2007 |
Small World Recalls Children's Wooden Sound Puzzles with Knobs for Choking Hazard The knobs on the recalled puzzle pieces can come off, posing a choking hazard to young children. |
PC Magazine February 8, 2005 Tony Hoffman |
Myst IV: Revelation As in all Myst games, the puzzles are mind-bending, and one missed clue can mean hours of frustration as you try to advance through the game's exquisitely rendered worlds. |
Searcher September 2001 Mary-Ellen Mort |
What Online Searchers Do for Fun: The Fine Art of Procrastination Doing jigsaw puzzles. |
T.H.E. Journal November 2000 |
Beginning Readers Can Create Their Own Puzzles With Internet Coach Puzzle Builder, teachers and students can create 10 different multimedia puzzles, including anagrams, crosswords, word paints, word searches, word scrambles, word shape matches, secret codes, and sound word paints... |
T.H.E. Journal April 2005 |
EQUALS Math Jigsaw Puzzles This offering from Clay Pot Software utilizes the visual aspect of arithmetic learning and combines it with fun and rewarding games that give children immediate feedback and reinforcement. |