Passion For Puzzles

Last week I found several advertisements on the internet all using puzzles to attract the attention of their potential customers.

Honda Problem Playground Website and a video of The Making of Honda Problem Playground at youtube. From the zero emission FCX Clarity car to the Civic Hybrid and Clean Diesel i-DTEC engine – learn how Honda is creating products with less impact on the environment.

Rubik’s Cube: 25th Anniversary and still going [by DDB in New Zealand].

Red Bull Jigsaw Puzzle : A jigsaw puzzle containing a thousand white pieces was presented together with a can of Red Bull [by 10AM Communications, Singapore].

Tags: Puzzle | Rubik's Cube | Jigsaw | Red Bull

The Pentago Online website has been updated and has now more possibilities to play the world famous Pentago board game online and for free.

The new online version of Pentago offers you several game modes, you against the computer, just with to players or you can Email Challenge (here you have to opportunity to challenge friend on a game of Pentage. Each player will receive an email when its his/her turn to move). At this point of time it's not possible to play real-time with another online puzzle player, and that's really a shame as this would really add a lot of puzzle pleasure.

Game play is easy as the rules can be explained in a few words. Place a ball - flip a square - get five in a row.

The Pentago board game is also available via Amazon.com. Happy Puzzling!

Tags: Pentago | Puzzle Game

Slide Roadway is a combination between a sliding puzzle game and a maze created by MePixa!

In Slide Roadway Ink is driving in a red car and the object is to the finish. You need to slide the puzzle pieces to make the car find the goal! The game contains more than 41 levels and extra ending points! You can select English or Portuguese as standard language. Happy Puzzling!

Tags: Slide Roadway | Puzzle Game

Avalanche is a small and simple online Flash puzzle game which will be fun for a while.

You are a little white block which you can control using the arrow keys (left, right, up, down). Object is to climb the falling blocks and avoid to get drowned in the rising water level. Two hazards which make the game hard, one is the rising water which you will drown in and the second is the falling blocks which could crush you. Happy Puzzling !!

Tags: Avalanche | Puzzle Game

Magic Pen is a very original puzzle game but it looks a bit like it's for children but after a few levels you will find out it's very hard to solve each level. The first thought I had when I played this game is that it was based on a video I saw on Youtube a few years ago called MIT Sketching (4m43 sec).

Object is to get the the red ball (or red square in some levels) reaching the flag. This by drawing several shapes, the shapes that you draw are affected by gravity, friction and inertia. You need to use these properties in your advantage. Draw objects in such a way that they push the ball towards the flag. This can include using pins and hinges to link two objects together.

Video walkthroughs for Magic Pen levels are available via FreeGameNews.com:
- Levels 1-11
- Levels 12-26

Happy Puzzling!

Tags: Magic Pen | Puzzle Game

Mouse Maze is an original and challenging online Flash puzzle game by OnlineRealGames.com.

Object is to move the Spark with your mouse (this is why it's called Mouse Maze) from start to finish. This puzzle game starts very easy, but after a few levels it becomes more difficult as different kind of objects like moving pistons and spinning wheels are added to the maze. Happy Puzzling!

Tags: Mouse Maze | Puzzle Game

Chronotron is a nice platform puzzle game in which you have to interact with past versions of yourself.

Chronotron is about a robot that goes back in time for some reason. Use your time machine to interact with past versions of yourself. The game records your movements. When you use the Time Pod to travel back to the beginning of the level, you see a past version of yourself doing exactly what you did before entering the pod. You can create as many copies of yourself as you need to solve the puzzle, but be careful not to change the past too much. If you interfere with a past self's ability to return to the Time Pod, you cause a paradox.

Use the arrow keys or WASD to move, space bar to lift crates and use your time pod. Happy Puzzling!

Tags: Chronotron | Puzzle Game