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Math Puzzles

Stretch your math muscles with these puzzles.

Illustration of a hand and multiple numbers against a purple background.
GamesApril 26, 2025

Math Puzzle: Name the Hair Color

Martin Gardner
Five matchsticks are arranged in the shape of a houselike pentagon, with a coin sitting just outside the pointed top.
GamesApril 19, 2025

Math Puzzle: Move the Matchsticks

Heinrich Hemme
Graphic shows two dice unfolded so that all six sides are visible. One is a regular die with dots representing values of one to six on each side. The other has question marks on each side to indicate mystery values.
GamesApril 12, 2025

Math Puzzle: Construct the Dice

Hans-Karl Eder
Illustration of a hand and multiple numbers against a purple background.
GamesApril 5, 2025

Math Puzzle: Fuel the Planes

Martin Gardner
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GamesMarch 29, 2025

Math Puzzle: Melt Your Mind with These Probabilities

Martin Gardner
Graphic shows a cube with dotted lines indicating six cuts dividing it into 27 cubes.
GamesMarch 22, 2025

Math Puzzle: Cut the Cube

Martin Gardner
Graphic shows the following numbers arranged in a circle, interspersed with arrows oriented in a clockwise direction: 4, 16, 37, 58, 89, 145, 42. After 42, there is a question mark indicating the missing number that completes the sequence before the cycle starts again with 4.
GamesMarch 15, 2025

Math Puzzle: Finish the Cycle

Heinrich Hemme
Illustration of a hand and multiple numbers against a purple background.
GamesMarch 8, 2025

Math Puzzle: Select the Numbers

Heinrich Hemme
Illustration of a hand and multiple numbers against a purple background.
GamesMarch 1, 2025

Math Puzzle: Prove an Odd Handshake Rule

Martin Gardner
Graphic shows two bolts oriented in opposite directions and placed so that their grooves fit together with arrows indicating that each rotates up and away from the viewer.
GamesFebruary 22, 2025

Math Puzzle: Turn the Bolts

Martin Gardner
Graphic shows three versions of a digital calculator screen. The first screen displays the middle horizontal line of the second-to-last digit and all three horizontal lines of the last digit. The second screen displays only the three horizontal lines of the last digit. The third screen displays all three horizontal lines of the third-to-last and second-to-last digits and the top horizontal line of the last digit.
GamesFebruary 15, 2025

Math Puzzle: Follow the Calculator Clues

Heinrich Hemme
Illustration of a hand and multiple numbers against a purple background.
GamesFebruary 8, 2025

Math Puzzle: Calculate the Collision

Martin Gardner
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