Almost half a year ago I already posted an item about a Rubik’s cube solver build and programmed with Lego’s Mindstorm.

Well more toys can be used to solve Rubik’s cube. FischerTechnik can also be used to solve Rubik’s Cube. Professor Artur Fischer invented FischerTechnik in 1964 and it was supposed to only be a Christmas gift for customers and business partners.

The system is based on a basic building block, which can be built out or built on on all six sides, just as you wish with angle blocks, static parts, numerous electronic components [Read More...]

Category: All Puzzles, Lego Robots / Puzzles, Rubik's Cube

At cufflinks dot com they sell all kinds of cufflinks for every occasion, even for people who love to show their passion for puzzles they have three different kind of puzzle related cufflinks.

The first pair of cufflinks brings the party to your wrist. A great way to pass a flight. You have to match the loose balls to their home color and you win.

The second pair of cufflinks you can use during a meeting when you are bored. Turn up your wrist and navigate the three balls into the crown.

The third and last pair [Read More...]

Category: All Puzzles, Jigsaw Puzzles

Ever wondered how many different states of Rubik’s Cube are possible? Well you need a computer to record that. And you know what, you can get money for that.

A computer institute has been awarded $200,000 in order to solve the legendary eighties puzzle, the Rubik’s Cube. Director of the Institute for Complex Scientific Software at Northeastern University in Boston, Gene Cooperman, is studying Rubik’s Cubes as a way of setting up machines to study combinatorial problems in science and operations research.

He wants to record as many different states of the Rubik’s Cube as possible, which he says will [Read More...]

Category: All Puzzles, Rubik's Cube

Lost Sock Games released Kakuro Quest for Mac.

Kakuro Quest puzzles resemble crosswords or Cross Sums that use numbers, rather than words. Players must fill all the blank squares in the grid with only the digits 1-9, ensuring the numbers add up to the corresponding clues. The Grid grows from 7 X 7 to 10 X 12, challenging players to fill the grid to complete the puzzle.

The game features unlimited puzzles, a “Quest Mode” via map play with increasing difficulty, and the ability to print out puzzles to solve them on paper.

More information on how [Read More...]

Category: All Puzzles

Circles looks simple but can very frustrating flash puzzle and is created by Different Cloth. Via the circles homepage you can choose between the first version v1 and the latest version v3.764 of circles.

Both version have their own rules and for each level the rules can be different. Just be creative to find your way to the next level. Happy Puzzling!

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Category: All Puzzles

In a previous post in informed you about The Wasabi Code which starts at July 21st 2006.

The puzzle begins with a simple anagram “I Was In A Beam” which is really simple if you look at the domain name of the Wasabi Code website. Hopefully the real Wasabi Code is more interesting. Happy Puzzling!

Tags: WaSabi Code | Puzzle game

Category: All Puzzles

There’s a new puzzle game on the handheld horizon today, with Namco Bandai announcing it will bring Gunpey to both the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS. The game is expected to hit both systems this holiday season.

Gunpey’s puzzle gameplay is as follows: lines of various angles climb up the screen, meaning the player’s objective is to flip the lines, which are located in squares, to connect them over five columns. Connecting lines from left to right removes the connected row (think Tetris), and if an incomplete line reaches the top of the screen the game ends. Gunpey is an [Read More...]

Category: All Puzzles