Passion For Puzzles

Brainiac is a puzzle game by Ultimate Arcade which is a variant of the original Concentration game (also known as Memory or simply Pairs). Object is to find two of the same Alian Symbols. Due to the fact these symbols look very strange it's more difficult to solve. Simple puzzle which will keep you busy for a while.

Tags: Brainiac | Puzzle Game

Ultra Block created by Corn Nuts is a clone of the famous puzzle game Collapse (puzzle game published in 1999 by GameHouse). Your object is to eliminate the blocks in this puzzle game to stop them from getting to the top. Click on groups of three or more blocks to destruct them but be careful of clicking on a block that isn't in a group of more than two blocks as it turns into a skull and crossbones. If you click at the skull, it turns red and you get an extra row as a penalty. If a complete column is cleared, the blocks slide to the center of the field. If the blocks rise to the top of the board, the game is over. Ultra Block is an addictive collapse-like game, and unlike Gem Mine, there is even a high-scores board. Happy Puzzling.

Tags: Ultra Block | Flash Puzzle

In a press release Reaxion Corp. announced the availability of Spin-it! on major mobile operators across the globe. Spin-it! is a puzzle where you have to match spheres (like bejeweled) but in a rotating engine. Players are challenged to match ever-changing spheres into sets of three or more using the rotating game engine. Players can play in Career, Action, Puzzle, or Endless modes, each offering a unique twist on the game's innovative puzzle action. Happy spinning!

Tags: Spin-it | Mobile Game

You can use your BlackBerry just professionally to receive and send emails. But there is more your BlackBerry can do! You can train your brain or just relax by solving sudoku puzzles with puzzle game called Sudoku Master II. This game is a complete redesign which includes revolutionary features like online competitive and cooperative play with up to four live players from around the world, in real time. You can enter Sudoku tournaments and compete to become the real Sudoku Master. Of course, you can still play alone, with literally billions of original Sudoku puzzles and a fun Story mode where you solve puzzles to save the world. Every Real Dice game includes free access to the Community, from your device and the Web. You can also make your own character, build a buddy list and see who is online, send messages, chat, stream new updates and game releases, visit the Hall of Fame. You can download a trial version and a complete version of Sudoku Master II for US$ 14.95 at download.com

Tags: Sudoku | BlackBerry | RIM OS

Thanks to my brother I finally added Rubik's Cube 4x4 to my puzzle collection last weekend. Rubik's Cube 4x4 is almost the same as the world famous Rubik's Cube which is 3x3. Object for solving Rubik's Cube is the same as the original one but for th 4x4 there are more. This means there are more possibilities and thus more difficult to solve.
I was surprised it was very easy to rotate a side of the cube, but at several website I read that this is just temporaty and that the 4x4 will break down much easier than the 3x3 version of Rubik's Cube. Until now I was not able to solve Rubik's 4x4 but next weekend I will give it another try. Will keep you posted ;-)

Tags: Rubik's Cube

Via Digg I found Troyis, which is an addictive online Flash puzzle game. The website available in English and in Spanish.
Object of Troyis is to paint all the white cells on the board as quickly as possible, by way of the chess knight rule (L-shape). And don't forget that you call walk over the cells already painted.
Troyis offers you 15 minutes of playing time per day for free. You can also buy a 'deluxe-code' for US$ 19.95 so you can play Troyis for the rest of your life as much as you want. The Deluxe access offers you also: time attack mode (Improve your skills), 2 and 4 players mode (Multiplayer online) and last but not least full screen gameplay!

Tags: Troyis | Flash Puzzle

In Hotels Magazine there is a story that Westin Hotels & Resorts together with the worlds best Sudoku creator company Nikoli will offer guest staying at Westin Hotels & Resorts custom-designed Sudoku's.
Nikoli Sudoku's are loved because they are not generated by computers but by humans. [via Hotels Magazine]

Announcement: Announcement: Westin Hotels & Resorts announces that it will soon offer guests staying at Westin hotels and resorts worldwide the chance to refresh and relax with custom-designed Sudoku games. Westin announces it has formed a relationship with Nikoli Company Limited, the leading creator and publisher of puzzle magazines in Japan, to craft unique formats of Sudoku games that help travelers unwind, de-stress and exercise their mind. Sudoku is a logic-based number placement puzzle invented over 25 years ago.

"Sudoku is a game born from a passion to help pass the time by relaxing the mind. People should approach Sudoku as not a problem to solve but a game to play to relax and refresh. It is not meant to be played against the clock or as part of an intelligence challenge. It shouldn't feel forced – like if you were studying for a test. It should be instinctive," commented Maki Kaji, also known as the 'father of Sudoku'. Maki Kaji founded Nikoli, a Tokyo based company well known for not just Sudoku but for a wide variety of puzzles. "The beauty of Sudoku is that it has universal appeal to all ages as it is easy to learn. We are thrilled with this opportunity to allow the Westin guests the chance to enjoy another innovative form of relaxation," added Kaji. "Sudoku is a wonderful way for Westin guests to relax and exercise their minds. As a Sudoku addict myself, I know the personal benefits this refreshing game provides and am confident our guests will feel the same. Sudoku clearly epitomizes the Westin brand’s positioning around creating such a memorable experience for our guests." commented Sue Brush, Senior Vice President for Westin Hotels & Resorts. Westin and Nikoli will be working on a series of activities to promote and engage guests with the Sudoku experience.

Tags: Sudoku | Nikoli

Ramps is the first flash puzzle game of Tyler Sticka and started for as an exercise in dynamic, ActionScript-driven Flash physics. And as a first puzzle game it's already very addictive and this promises only good things for upcoming puzzle games by Tyler.
Object is to click, drag and rotate the ramps to construct a pathway to safely guide the spheres into the goal. You can click on the dispenser (green arrow at top) to release a sphere. Clicking the trashcan will reset ramps and spheres. You can score points on the amount of spheres lost (less spheres lost equals more points), time taken to solve and difficulty of the level. After each level solved a password will be given so you can come back and return directly to the latest level you played. Ramps has in total 33 levels to complete. Happy puzzling.

Tags: Ramps | Flash Puzzle

The Sekkoïa team is glad to present you the brand new Blokus website! They hope you will enjoy discovering its various topics, and that you won't hesitate to express yourself there via their weblog or forum.
Also, Sekkoïa is happy to launch today the new Flash version of the Blokus online game : a more user-friendly version, enriched with brand new functionalities. Register now and get full access to the game for free!
These launch versions of their Website and new online Flash version of Blokus will certainly present some imperfections (especially right now, it seems there are problem with flag attribution, after Registration) [via Blokus.com].

Tags: Blokus | Flash Puzzle

Maze is a simple but nice Flash Puzzle Game. Your object is to find your way out of the randomly generated maze by finding a key to open doors and locating the exit. Collect a the hammer so you can use the hammer to break down a wall. You're playing against a time limit. The most I like is that you are only able to see a part of the maze, to view the complete maze you can find a map in the maze and have a look at it. Enjoy Maze

Tags: Maze | Flash Puzzle

Next to Haluz there is now also Haluz2, a lovely point-and-click Flash puzzle game like Samorost 1 and Samorost2 (some call this kind of puzzle also adventure games).
The background pictures of Haluz and Haluz2 were taken in the forest of Slovakia's Carpathian mountains. This vast mountain range is hundreds of miles long it stretches across the countries Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine and Romania. Haluz is greatly inspired by the nature of these mountains, its' forest, trees, animals and by many micro-worlds that can be found in Capathians. This as background of the games that looks so real. Haluz and Haluz2 can be played online and you can also download the Full version of Haluz2 (even with the soundtracks if you like the music). Enjoy Haluz1 and Haluz2 this weekend.

Tags: Haluz | Point-and-Click | FalshPuzzle | Adventure Game

At stevemata.com you can download a demo of the maze puzzle/transport game he created. It's variant of the world famous Sega arcade game Pengo from 1982!.
The game takes place in an overhead maze made of blocks where the Blue character has to move barrels and find your way through the maze to end up a rotating red/white pill. The complete version which is available for US$ 19.95 (via paypal) offers you also the possibility to create your own levels, and when used by Stevemata you will even get paid for it!. This Maze Puzzle only works on Windows 98/ME/XP/2000/Vista PC's with a 3D card.
BTW: You can even win a free version if you know a brilliant name for this maze puzzle game. Enjoy.

Tags: Maze | Puzzle

QBz is an online Flash puzzle game of which you can also download a version for PC as well as Mac. QBz is a block puzzle game like Same Game. Your object is th clear the board of QBz, by clicking on one color group of blocks at a time. The group has to be no less than two QBz. The bigger the group, the higher you score. There are several levels with three special moves per level (rotate left/right or mix). Don't click single blocks as they can't be removed and will you will score negative points. There are also two game modes (time challenge or points challenge) and three skill levels (easy/normal/pro). You can play QBeez 2 online or download a version for Windows or Mac OS X. A complete version of QBeez 2 will cost you US$ 20 / Eur 16. You can also order Qbeez 2 via amazon.com. Enjoy QBz.

Tags: QBz | Flash Puzzle | Block Puzzle

Already in 2005 Hanfish released a Flash Puzzle game called 'Fit the Position. You can not play this game at their website but there are more than enough websites still hosting Fit the Position. The concept is nice but in my opinion boring after a few levels.
The object of Fit the Position is to get each position marked with a shape occupied by the correct shape. Click on the blue button above any of the boxes containing shapes. When the button is clicked, the shape will move two positions in the direction it faces and any shapes in its path will shift. Each puzzle must be completed before your run out of time to be able to proceed to the next level.Happy Puzzling!

Tags: Fit the Position | Flash Puzzle

Fastforward Software has released a public beta version of puzzle game Galder for the Mac OS X. when, but until the release you can download a free beta version to play, but it will expire within 30 days. Galder is another puzzle game where you have to remove gem stones (like bejeweled) as quickly as you can from an interactive circular board, by matching identical stones. Galder requires Mac OS X v10.3.9 (or later). When released Galder will retails for US$ 19.99.

Tags: Galder | Mac OS X

Now you certainly must say that this hand-held Sudoku game looks pretty much like a cellphone, but what gives it away would be the monochrome display. The keypad is used to enter answers in lieu of a styles or other input methods. This input method reminds me of the good old days when the Game Boy Advance had some Sudoku titles of its own, with only the D-pad and the A button to help you progress through the game. It measures 52mm x 120mm x 17mm and retails for approximately $8.50 after conversion. Sounds like a pretty affordable alternative to me, rather than busting out the traditional pen and paper version. [via UberGizmo]

Tags: Sudoku

Anyone who has kids knows that little ones like those big board type puzzles. The downside is that they tend to not keep up with the pieces very well and once you get several puzzles it’s no fun keeping the pieces with the right puzzle. Lite-on Technology has a new twist on the puzzle for kids called the E-puzzle.
This puzzle uses e-paper technology which comes with pieces that can have any design on them you wish. The pieces appear to always fit together the same way, but the image on the puzzle can change. You connect the device to your PC via USB, which provides the electricity needed to change the puzzle design. The pieces stick to the board magnetically and a stand is on the back so you can display the puzzle like a photo when complete. At this time the E-puzzle is merely a concept, but it is a cool concept [via everything USB]

Tags: ePuzzle | USB

Fifteen (also known as slide game) was one of the real first puzzles games I solved. Now Fifteen puzzle game is released especially for the Apple iPhone. Fifteen puzzle for the iPhone is (of course) called iFifteen, it was specifically optimized for Apple iPhone.
From the author: "iFifteen is the first iPhone application from stephan.com. To play, touch a tile next to the empty space. Pictures are mine unless otherwise credited. Yes, some of them are me. No, it doesn’t scramble the tiles for you - turns out that’s harder than you’d think. No, it doesn’t solve the puzzle for you."

Tags: Fifteen Puzzle | iFifteen | iPhone

KISS Rubik's Cube Coming This Fall. According to a posting on KISS' official web site, a new KISS Rubik's Cube will be released later this fall by KISS licensee Rabbit Tanaka. The cube features the solo faces artwork along with the KISS logo and icon images.
According to Wikipedia, Rubik's Cube (commonly misspelled rubix, rubick's or rubics cube) is a mechanical puzzle invented in 1974 by the Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Erno Rubik. Originally called the Magic Cube by its inventor, this puzzle was renamed Rubik's Cube by Ideal Toys in 1980 and also won the 1980 German Game Of The Year (Spiel des Jahres) special award for Best Puzzle. It is said to be the world's best-selling toy, with some 300,000,000 Rubik's Cubes and imitations sold worldwide. [via RoadRunnerRecords.com]

Tags: Kiss | Rubik's Cube | Roadrunner Records

GoGetter is an eye-catching collection of four puzzle adventures for children. A series of raised images surround a platform of nine removable tiles, each tile containing a segment of path. Players are directed to create paths connecting the images in sequences of increasing difficulty. Twelve challenges are presented, however, each GoGetter style has over 40 possible solutions! The twelve challenges are represented by whimsical illustrations in a colorful booklet that stores in a hidden drawer. A transparent plastic top coves the puzzle for easy travel and storage. These four unique brainteasers are sure to please and challenge all ages. The come in the following editions Gogetter1 Cat & Mouse, Gogetter2 Land & Water, Gogetter3 Prince & Dragon and Gogetter4 Mummy Mystery. The Go Getter Puzzle puzzle can be pre-ordered via Amazon.co.uk for delivery to the UK and most countries in Europe.

Tags: GoGetter | Puzzle

Topsy Turvey is a nice Flash puzzle game like Same Game and also this puzzle game has really a nice twist. While trying to click all colored blocks (they only disappear when you click more than three connected blocks of the same color) and clear the game board before time runs out. The twist in this game is that the game board rotates, causing the blocks to tumble around (like your wash in a washing machine), mixing up all blocks every time the game board rotates. As said before, nice game which will entertain you for a while. There is only one downside I can find in Topsy Turvy are the colors, some blocks are red or brown and at my screen they look almost the same color. You can play Topsy Turvy Online or download this puzzle game for you PC as well as your Mac.Happy Puzzling this weekend.

Tags: Topsy Turvy | Flash Puzzle

Quebec-based Deducto Multimedia International is launching Deducto, a captivating logic puzzle game. Thanks to its clever design, Deducto promises to quickly become a much-loved feature of the puzzle pages in newspapers and magazines. It might just become the favorite pastime of readers who enjoy intellectually challenging games that stimulate reasoning, memory and deductive skills. Original and engaging, Deducto is sure to stand up to the highly popular Sudoku.

Deducto was invented in 1971 by Denis Poirier and a well-kept secret until 1994. Today, Deducto relies on an intelligent-generation software able to produce billions of playing grid combinations. In addition, fans can enjoy games that feature various levels of difficulty in a wide range of languages.

The object of Deducto is using the clues and playing grid, identify the order in which each digit and letter must be entered to discover the Deducto solution. There are three main rules:
1. There can only be a single digit and letter per column.
2. Elements of a single clue must always be entered in columns immediately next to one another.
3. Each element of a clue (digit or letter) must be entered only once in the playing grid, and only in a single box in its own row.

For me Deducto is not the new Sudoku but just like Slitherlink another puzzle I love to solve. Some diversity in the puzzle I solve, makes sure I am not getting bored by one of them.

Deducto is also available online on Deducto Website (http://www.deducto.com). There, puzzle lovers can play this logic game in a different way than its printed version. Deducto will be available in newspapers and magazines beginning on August 17, 2007.

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Colour Connect is originally created for JayIsGames contest, by SkyLogic.ca. It's a simple Flash puzzle game and easy to understand, simple to pick-up and play, and the randomly generated puzzles present a challenge that is difficult to master. My experience is that the most simple puzzle games are most of the time the best puzzle games. Every time you play Colour Connect the puzzles are different, only the first levels can be too easy after a while. The objective of Colour Connect is to clear all coloured discs by clicking on them one at a time, the next disc you click has to have at least one colour matching a colour of the previous disc you've clicked. The game also features an autosave function and also a level generator which has to be unlocked first. Colour Connect has twenty levels and two different puzzle modes (normal and timed). Happy Puzzling.

Tags: Colour Connect | Flash Puzzle

The longest crossword puzzle book is 21 feet long, it’s nine squares high, 966 squares long, and with a colossal 2,439 answers to figure out: this is truly a record-breaking, brain-busting crossword puzzle! Crossword mavens can make a choice: they can either start a marathon solving session or come back to it time and time again—doing a little more and stretching out the pleasure. It starts simply—with easy first solutions. But as you get deeper into the puzzle, the clues get harder. Plus, as a fun extra, an excerpt from John F. Kennedy’s 1961 inaugural address is woven throughout the puzzles, providing a running theme. The Longest Crossword Puzzle Book is available via Amazon for less than US$ 10.

Tags: Crossword | Puzzle

If you're looking for a nice designed shelves with your passion for puzzles in the back of your mind, you should have a look at the Tangram Shelves, designed by Lago. Tangram Shelves come in seven pieces, just let your imagination go and create/arrange your own unique puzzle.
If you are more hands on with puzzles you can always play a multi player version of Tangram online.

Tags: Tangram | Lago

The Cella Puzzle Machine by toy manufacturer Tomy allows you to create your very own jigsaw puzzles from any photo, picture or magazine clipping. The puzzle maker is very easy to use, just place your chosen picture onto the adhesive jigsaw card and press down on the handle to punch out the jigsaw shapes one by one. The Cella Puzzle Machine contains, three picture sheets to get you started, ten jigsaw adhesive cards, eight envelopes, three cellophane bags and one photo frame. Dimensions are H235 x W200 x D120mm and the Cella Puzzle Machine is available via amazon.co.uk for £14.98 (US$ 30).

Tags: Puzzle Machine | Jigsaw Puzzle

Patchworkz is another addicting multi-player Flash puzzle game by WellGames. Your task is to complete a pattern using different color patches and shapes. Just drag the patches and place them in the right spot (be aware that the size of the patches as shown at the bottom are not the size as the appear in the patchwork). Each level has new patchworks to complete. Game play is easy and therefor probably so addictive. Enjoy Patchworkz!

Tags: Patchworkz | Flash Puzzle

Cube Tema is a falling block puzzle game just like for example Same Game, but Cube Tema comes with a few twists. Next to the normal difficulty levels (easy, normal and hard) there is the game mode you can select. In Classic Mode you'll have a time and line limit. In the Time Trail you'll have to remove all cube's before the time is over. Strategy Mode offers you the possibility to click more and more cube's to move cube's quickly, and last but not least there is Puzzle Mode where you'll have to destroy all cube's. At BeluGerinGames they accomplished with Cube Tema there is always a game mode available you like. Happy Puzzling.

Tags: Cube Tema | Flash Puzzle

Next to The World's Longest Sudoku there is also the longest crossword puzzle book. This puzzle book is 21 feet long, it’s nine squares high, 966 squares long, and with a colossal 2,439 answers to figure out: this is truly a record-breaking, brain-busting crossword puzzle! Crossword mavens can make a choice: they can either start a marathon solving session or come back to it time and time again—doing a little more and stretching out the pleasure. It starts simply—with easy first solutions. But as you get deeper into the puzzle, the clues get harder. Plus, as a fun extra, an excerpt from John F. Kennedy’s 1961 inaugural address is woven throughout the puzzles, providing a running theme. The Longest Crossword Puzzle Book is available via Amazon for less than US$ 10.

Tags: Crossword | Puzzle

Hoshi Saga is a simple looking little flash puzzle game created by Yoshio Ishii. There are little to no instructions given. The game is to discover a star covered in each of the 36 stages. That’s all you get, as said it look and sound simple but the truth is different. It’s a game of trial and discovery. Your clicks will do something different in each stage. And, yes, there is always a star to be found. The 36 stages in Hoshi Saga (search a Star in Japanese) are all given a rating, and a general rule of thumb seems to be that the higher the rating, the more difficult the stage. To play all 36 stages you have to solve 25 stages to unlock eleven other stages. Just use your 'Point and Click' skills to collect the 36 stars. If you're stucked you can return later to solve the other levels, an automatic save function allows you to return later. I will not spoil the fun by publishing the walkthrough for Hoshi Saga, a search via Google will help you for sure. [via puzzlinks.com]

Tags: Hoshi Saga | Search The Star | Flash Puzzle | Point And Click

Are regular Sudoku's starting to seem too easy? At more than 21 feet long, and with 8,929 empty squares to fill, this huge Sudoku puzzle adds big excitement to the popular game. It's composed of 167 regular-sized (9x9) Sudoku puzzles, linked together at 3x3 corners. Among the noteworthy features here: each individual Sudoku puzzle's starting numbers are symmetrically placed in the puzzle, and no more than 30 numbers are given. Also, each 9x9 puzzle has a unique solution: no two are alike. And, finally, the difficulty level increases as you progress from left to right, becoming quite formidable by the end. The World's Longest Sudoku puzzle is available via Amazon.com

Tags: Sudoku

Today I received an email from Jonathan about a new puzzle and new website called Pathem. This new puzzle is a kind of crossword puzzle. From a description you will have to puzzle to find a phrase. The letters from the phrase you'll have to fill into a grid in one single continuous path. There are only enough open grid spaces to write each letter once, so the path will overlap itself as it moves horizontally, vertically and diagonally through the grid, revisiting letter spaces as needed to complete the continuous letter path. One letter will be provided as a hit. There are different difficulty levels available including a scoring system for Pathem Puzzles. The only downside I can think of is that there may be more than one correct solution for a Pathem puzzle.

Every day you can find a puzzle on the Pathem Blog and every week a printer friendly pdf version of the Pathem puzzles are published including a separate pdf version with the solutions.

And as they say at Pathem: "From beginner to expert, there are Pathem puzzles for everyone. Easy to pick up, hard to put down."

Tags: Pathem | Puzzle | Crossword

Particlasm.com is the originator of the Flash Puzzle Game called Blue which can be found on several websites. Blue is a logic Flash puzzle game and is very similar to the 'Light Out' games. In Blue you have to use your arrow keys to move the blue ball on the platform and switch out all the light blocks around it. This according to the pattern shown on the left top of the screen. There are 50 levels to solve before an extra game feature will be unlocked so you can create your on level. Happy puzzling with Blue!

Tags: Blue | Flash Puzzle

OpenPuzzle is a so called web 2.0 website where a jigsaw puzzle is composed of people's faces. In actuality, the puzzle is more of a mosaic of portraits which doubles as a social network. There really isn’t any solving necessary. Instead, you sign up, add your pic and profile, and find your friends and acquaintances. The search function lets you scour for old classmates and search for people in your area. You can save parts of the puzzle using a puzzle mark, essentially a snapshot bookmark to which you can add comments and descriptions. You can group photos of yourself and your chums, and publish your personal puzzle marks on your website or blog. So far OpenPuzzle boasts 519 portraits from people in 14 countries. [via Killer Start Ups]

Tags: Jigsaw | Puzzle

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) has a lovely metal puzzle available in their online store. The seven stylized metal animals pieces (including an elephant, whale, crocodile, cow, dog, pig, and bird) fit together to build a single square block [2.5"sq] in this clever puzzle. The seven animal puzzle comes in a paperboard gift box and is made in France and will cost you US$ 28.

Tags: Puzzle | MoMA

Educational toys from Melissa & Doug for your children are well known for their design and quality. They have a large collection of giant floor puzzles and are available via Amazon.com. The giant floor puzzles are fun and educational for your pre-school children.

The giant floor puzzles are bold and colorful and made of extra-thick cardboard pieces with an easy to clean surface that snap easily into place to create a high quality. All puzzles are imaginative with yet simple pictures (fire truck, animal farm, bugs, train, pirate's bounty and much more).

Tags: Melissa and Doug | Jigsaw | Puzzle

GameGecko.com has a simple but nice Flash puzzle on their website called Puzzle Quest. The basic idea of Puzzle Quest (previous released by Aardvark games) is to fit all yellow pieces into the red area. This sounds easier than it is. Game play offers you to flip and rotate pieces [left mouse button + space = rotate piece anticlockwise ; left mouse button + shift = flip piece horizontally; left mouse button + ctrl = flip piece vertically].
In total there are 48 level available in Puzzle Quest to solve online, 16 easy levels, 16 medium levels and 16 hard levels. Happy puzzling

UPDATE: if you are really stucked there is a walkthrough available in Flash with the answer for all 48 levels of Puzzle Quest

Tags: Puzzle Quest | Flash Puzzle

Zertz is an Award winning strategy game which is played with 5 white, 7 gray and 9 black marbles and 37 round tiles. The tiles are used to assemble the board; the marbles are in a pool. Each turn you must place one marble on the board and then remove a free tile. The aim is to capture 3 white, 4 gray, 5 black marbles or 2 marbles of each color. To capture you must jump with a marble over another marble. It sounds easy, but both players play with the same marbles and the board gets smaller with every move. Thus, the players are forced toward a situation where every move is a crucial one... when you create a trap for your opponent at the wrong moment, you may find yourself caught in the trap. The international edition is available via Amazon.com and includes English rules.

Tags: Zertz | Strategy Game

Bejeweled is, perhaps, the most popular game for PDAs and smart-phone ever released. That's why it's not really a surprise that PopCap, the company behind the title, has introduced a version of Bejeweled for Apple's new iPhone.

As the original match-3 puzzle game, Bejeweled has spawned a legion of imitators over the years. We can attest to the fact that it is very simple to play yet addicting. Once you start it's hard to stop.

You begin with an 8 x 8 board filled with various jewels. You have to swap any two adjacent gems to create rows of 3 or more of the same type. When a line is cleared from the board new gems replace it.

As with all other applications released for the iPhone so far, Bejeweled runs through the iPhone's Safari Web browser, and not directly on the device itself. According to PopCap, this customized version of Bejeweled has been optimized to take advantage of the iPhone’s unique display and touch controls.

Bejeweled for the iPhone is free—simply log on to www.popcap.com via the iPhone’s Web browser to play. We tried this. When you go to that Web address you're automatically redirected to the game at http://static.popcap.com/iphone/.

As with other Safari-based iPhone applications, you can access Bejeweled not just through Safari on the iPhone but in other smart-phone and desktop browsers as well. Keep in mind; because it is formatted for the iPhone, it may not look right in these other contexts. [via PDAstreet]

Tags: Bejeweled | iPhone

Animob is an animal puzzle mobilet designed by the French-Australian mobilet team Tanguy Le Moing and Antonia Pesenti. They are an Industrial designer and architect.
The limited edition of Animob consists of four interlocking animal shapes made of laser cut acrylic and seems very easy to assemble. It's a simple puzzle but your kids would love it with all the stories you can tell them while solving this puzzle.
Animob is available via Koskela and Kidostore

Tags: Animob | Mobilet | Puzzle

If you are a real puzzler you solve the Eternity II Puzzle yourself. But you can also use your computer help to solve the Eternity II puzzle. Downside is that you have to share the 2 million dollar prize money. There is nothing in the Eternity II Competition Rules that forbid you to use a computer.
The Eternity2.net project and website is created to help owners of the Eternity II puzzle use their computer to solve the puzzle. You can participate by downloading and running a free program on your own computer. It works the same as the seti@home project. More information about the program and rules can be found at Eternity2.net.

Tags: Eternity | Puzzle

Another chance for puzzle and jewellery lovers, the jigsaw ring and jigsaw necklace designed by award winning jewellery designer, Lucy Quartermaine. She is one of the North’s top contemporary jewellery designers. Her dynamic range of inspirational designs offer a mix of a fun modern twist and traditional craftsmanship.

Her signature range uses a jigsaw concept to create innovative, glamorous pieces including necklaces, rings, earrings and bangles. There is a quirky yet stylish element to each individual piece. The jigsaw pattern is a common shape, with each piece linking onto the next.

Every piece is individually hand made from sterling silver into quality pieces that are practical to wear yet have a design quality that is totally original. Lucy has been able to introduce fun into jewellery, but still kept the simplicity of silver in each piece.

More information can be found at the website of Anstey Galleries

Tags: Jigsaw | Jewellery

By now probably everybody knows the Eternity puzzle. With the release of the Eternity II puzzle at the 28th of July 2007, the first to solve the Eternity II puzzle wins US$ 2 million, just by putting 256 pieces at the right place. If you are not sure you like this puzzle you can try Eternity 2 puzzle online. In this online version you have to put 16 Eternity puzzle pieces at the right place.

Tags: Eternity | Puzzle

Another Blokus/Tetris-style look a like puzzle game created in Flash by Jeff Wofford. The object of Phit is to 'phit' [read fit] all squares into a yellow tray at the bottom of the grid. You can't rotate or break up the squares. If you want to rotate and resize blocks have a look at the flash puzzle game Jigscale. Again easy game play; just drag and drop each block until it 'Phits' into the yellow tray. Phit has 100 levels and should keep you puzzling for a few hours.

Tags: Phit | Flash Puzzle