Today I received an email about the NUZL PUZL which is a new concept combining the fun of a jigsaw puzzle, the challenge of Sudoku and the educational benefits of understanding magic squares. As a bonus, the NUZL PUZL also contains the rules of a unique game, NUZL DOKU, designed to teach all ages the number placement rules of magic squares while providing a fun family game.

Created in three formats, the original 81 piece NUZL set is manufactured exclusively by Kinlux in China but is the creation of Innuendo Games, a division of Innuendo Design. It can be licensed [Read More...]

Category: All Puzzles, Jigsaw Puzzles, Sudoku Puzzles

Jelly Blocks is a very addictive Flash puzzle game created by Michael Le. The object of the game is simple, just connect all matching colored blocks together (it looks a little bit like the puzzle ReMaze from Jay Is Games Flash Games Design Competition).

Game play is easy, simple use the arrow keys to move the blocks, and note that all the blocks move simultaneously in the same direction, except when they are blocked. There are in total 100 levels available and your progress through the game is automatically saved after you complete a [Read More...]

Category: All Puzzles, iPhone/iPad Puzzle Games, Maze Puzzles

Nick Kouvaris offers you one of his collection of Flash games via Lighthouse.

Znax is a Flash puzzle game and the object is simple. Just click four tiles of the same color and form squares as big as you can.

You will erase all the tiles inside the square selected square and collect as many points as possible. Get maximum score if you make a square with game edges. Happy Puzzling!

Tags: Puzzle Game

Category: All Puzzles

It’s time again for Jay Is Games’ Game Design Competition and the Re-Maze is the one I like the most (for now).

ReMaze is a simple but very addictive multi-level puzzle game of increasing complexity with 21 levels (not shown on the screen). The “replay” theme in this piece is visible as a creative interpretation, and is also present in its replay value as you may see. Navigate through each level of the maze using the keyboard cursor keys for control.

Object is to move a block through a maze to the end (open square). It starts simple with one [Read More...]

Category: All Puzzles, Maze Puzzles

The Golden Jigsaw competition starts at 12h00 [CET] today has ended. The competition requires you to find in total 1,000 jigsaw puzzle pieces scattered around the web and assemble them (if you can’t find them you can also buy puzzle pieces). The first to find and assemble all of the pieces will win US$ 1,000,000.

Most of the pieces are, of course, located on the sites of paying advertisers, as this is how the prize money gets paid. The final ten pieces will be located on charity websites. [via Puzzlinks.com]. Happy Puzzling!

Tags: Jigsaw | Puzzle | Competition

Category: All Puzzles, Jigsaw Puzzles

Scott Slater and his wife P.J. (along with some help from their two daughters Whitney and Sydney) were the first to solve the world’s largest jigsaw puzzle of 24.000 pieces. It took them 34 days in total to complete all four sections.

At their website ‘the construction of Life: The Great Challenge‘ you can read some tricks and techniques used to solve a giant jigsaw puzzle. Also you can find there pictures made each day while solving this jigsaw puzzle. At the official website of the [Read More...]

Category: All Puzzles, Jigsaw Puzzles

Switchball is a ball-rolling puzzle game for PC and X-box 360 and offers an all new challenge to puzzle fans.

Sierra Online has announced that its already available PC puzzle title, Switchball, is to make the transition to X-box LIVE Arcade.

Switchball is an intricate puzzle game set in a 3D world. As player you have to control an ever-changing ball which must be guided along a narrow winding course suspended in midair. Each of the 30 levels is packed with obstacles, traps and mazes.

In addition to the standard Marbleball, three additional ball types can [Read More...]

Category: All Puzzles, Maze Puzzles