ThinkFun Block By Block by Thinkfun is yet another addition to my puzzle collection. Block By Block is based upon the world famous Soma Cube (also known as The Block).

Object is to build each of the sixty 3D structures with just seven 3D pieces. This sounds easy but I can tell you it isn’t. Each of the seven pieces, based on three or four connected cubes, is unique. If you are stuck with one of the sixty puzzles there are helpful clues available on the [Read More...]

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MonkeyMetric is a nice Flash based online puzzle game by Armor Games and is another Sokoban based puzzle game.

Object is to help the little metallic ape to escape this puzzle game. In order to reach the exits you will have to push the usual boxes or flip various switches.

In the first levels it took me some time to get used to the key-controls, but later on it went fine. Happy Puzzling!

Tags: Puzzle Game

Category: All Puzzles, Sokoban Puzzles

Str8ts Puzzle is a Sudoku variant and is about identifying the next cells that can be deduced from the clues in the black and white cells.

The Rules are simple: 1. Rows and columns are divided into compartments of white squares. 2. Squares in compartments need to be filled in with single numbers. 3. These must complete a ‘straight’. A straight is a set of numbers with no gaps and in any order. 4. No single number can repeat in any row or column. 5. Clues in black cells remove that number as an option in that row and [Read More...]

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Omar Guerrero, 11, a fifth-grader at West Oak Middle School in Mundelein, asked, “How did jigsaw puzzles get their name?”

Have you ever put together a jigsaw puzzle? Small, irregularly-shaped cardboard pieces are linked to make one large picture, the same picture as the one featured on the box containing the puzzle.

Jigsaw puzzles come in all shapes and sizes. They can be round, square or rectangular. They can follow the outline of the picture, like a puzzle in the shape of a puppy or a windmill. Some puzzles are three-dimensional. There are online jigsaw puzzles. Some puzzles are very [Read More...]

Category: All Puzzles, Jigsaw Puzzles

The New York Times has just released a new crosswords app for the iPhone and iPod touch. It is designed to closely mirror the print crossword experience, with a simple user interface and three different puzzle views. It features daily puzzles from the newspaper, 30 classic puzzles edited by Will Shortz, The Times’ Crossword editor, and an additional archive of more than 4,000 puzzles.

Other features include the ability to: - Send messages and compare your solve times with friends online. - Compete against top players via the online leader boards. - Listen to the in-game soundtrack or your favorite tunes from [Read More...]

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At SmartKit you can find an unique online Flash jigsaw puzzle.

It took over two months to design this neat twist on the jigsaw puzzle concept. Use your mouse to move the puzzle pieces around and the arrow keys to rotate a puzzle piece. Hopefully more of this kind of unique jigsaw puzzles will appear on SmartKit in the near future.

If you like to read more about jigsaw puzzle please read our jigsaw puzzle page. Happy Puzzling!

Tags: Jigsaw Puzzle

Category: All Puzzles, Jigsaw Puzzles

Germz is a nice block removal Flash puzzle game by the passionate people of IQ Foundry.

Object is to protect yourself from a myriad of infectious germs. To clear the nasty bugs, match three or more of the same colored Germz to destroy them. Match four or more to release antibodies that are powerful white cells in the blood to fight off the germ viruses. Happy Puzzling!

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