Passion For Puzzles

Plumber 2 is one of the many pipeline puzzle games like Flash Pipes and Pipedown. Of course you can still play the original version of Plumber where you also have to deal with a time limit.

Object is to create a continuous pipeline between the tap and the overflow pipe. You can rotate each part of the pipe by clicking it. Click the tap when you have made the pipeline to go the the next level. The game grid starts small but after a few levels becoming much larger. There are in total twenty five levels to complete. Enjoy !

Tags: Plumber | Puzzle Game

Slitherlink and Sudoku is a new puzzle book by Nikoli which will be soon available via Amazon.com.

Slitherink are engaging logic puzzles with some simple rules and four numbers: 0, 1, 2, and 3. They are Nikoli's original creations and as, known as Sli-Lin in Japan, and they provide endless enjoyment. Nikoli is famous for their puzzle books as all puzzles are hand made without using a computer. The grid features scattered dots and numbers; connect the dots with a vertical or horizontal line until you've created a single loop with no crossings or branches. The trick is that when you reach a number, its value determines how many lines, or 'walls' surround it. For extra solving pleasure, the collection also includes 45 sudoku. You can pre-order Slitherlink and Sudoku at amazon for US$ 6.95. Happy Puzzling

Tags: Slitherlink | Sudoku | Nikoli

Reflections is a nice flash puzzle game similar to Lazerbeamz and Nodes.

Game play is easy, use the various tools (lenses, prisms, mirrors, etc.)as shown in the toolbar on the left and and place them on the game grid in order to make the laser beam reach the bulb. Sometimes you need them also to place in the right order as bombs can explode by your laser beam. If you need to rotate the items there's a button on the lower right of the game console or use the arrow keys. There is also a help button marked with question mark ('?') that you can press to get some further instructions. Reflections will keep you busy for a while as there are 28 levels to solve. Happy Puzzling!

Tags: Reflections | Puzzle Game

Conundrum 3D is a variant of the puzzle game Lights Out. Only this time you will have to raise blocks by clicking on them in stead of switching the lights out.

Object is to raise all twenty five blocks as fast as you can by simply clicking on them. Conundrum 3D is not really a 3D puzzle game, but just a 2D puzzle game with a 3D view. Nevertheless a nice puzzle to solve.

Tags: Conundrum | Puzzle Game

Global Player Reloaded is an online Flash puzzle game especially designed as viral marketing for Dachser Intelligent Logistics.

Object of Global Player Reloaded is to set the course for all colored boxes to the right vehicle so they can be transported to the correct destination by truck, boat or airplane. According to Dachser you need a good knowledge of logistics, fast fingers on the mouse, and a keen eye for the best possible distribution route, but good puzzle skills will help as well. There ten different and exciting levels for which you'll have to make sure that they reach their destinations safely – by land, sea and air.

This version of Global Player is available in eight languages, the first version (in German only) is for nostalgic reasons also available via the same link. Happy puzzling !

Tags: Global Player Reloaded | Puzzle Game | Dachser

For the second annual puzzling event, Puzzlethon has two locations this year.

Intensive Education Academy in West Hartford and High Roads Student Learning Center in Wallingford have each agreed to host the Puzzlethon puzzling event this year. The puzzling will start at 12 Noon until 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 1, and there will be puzzles, food and drinks.

Check out the Puzzlethon page for more information, locations, pledge forms and information on online fund raising through First giving. Or go directly to puzzlethon.org and start now!

All proceeds support the programs and services of the Autism Society of Connecticut. [via Autism Society of Connecticut]

Tags: Puzzlethon | Autism

Quad is a Tetris look-a-like Flash puzzle game.

Object is to bring the four block which are in the corners of the game grid at the beginning of the game to the center of the game grid. Every block has to be placed within a certain time so think fast. Happy puzzling !

Tags: Quad | Tetris | Puzzle Game

Nimuh, searching for the Andalusian treasure is a puzzle game oriented to education and acknowledge of Andalusia.

"Nimuh" has been released under the Creative Commons license. It's a puzzle type game and it's based on the "Theseus and the Minotaur Mazes" game, but improved by adding a 3D view. You can go through forty different Andalusian locations and play all the levels while you learn about the typical Andalusian food, fiestas and history of every place.

You can find all the information and download the game for Linux, Windows or Mac at Nimuh.com (website is available in English and Spanish).

Tags: Nimuh | Puzzle Game | Andalusia

Via Etsy.com I found some interesting and original earring. They are called Rainbow Style Puzzle Piece Earrings.

Both center pieces, a rusty red fading to a dark purple (Rainbows style). Silver eyelet for a finishing touch. Long surgical steel earring hooks with self-closers. Gloss varnish applied to back and sides for extra strength. Approximately 2.5" in length, including earring hooks. Available for US$ 16.

Tags: Puzzle | Earring

Two paper DIY puzzle entries on Su.doku.es reminded me of a video of a Japanese Paper Tumbler a reader sent me a few months ago.

After some searching on the internet I found the Japanese Tumbler an online version on MetaCafe. Although it's more a trick than a puzzle it will for sure keep people puzzling, just like the two entries at Su.doku.es.

The first one is called Crazy Paper Toy (which looks a bit like Rubik Magic). And the other one is called Crazy Toy From 1/4 Piece Of Paper.

Enjoy making your own puzzles ... I did!

Tags: Puzzle

BaffleBees is an interesting strategy puzzle game where you have to fill all the hexes with honey. It's looks a bit like a puzzle game called LightOut but I thinks BaffleBees is a more puzzle fun.

The object of BaffleBees is to fill the hive (game board) with honey. At the start there are a number of spaces of the game board that don't have honey in them. You have to find those spaces and fill the with honey by moving 26 bees around.

Bees fill any hexes they are on and that are next to them. If an adjacent cell is empty, a bee will fill it. If an adjacent cell is full, a bee will empty it. But there is a catch. Also the place where the bees come from are changing according the same rules. Get all the bees in the right places by dragging them around. Once the entire board is full of honey, you win. Happy Puzzling!

Tags: BaffleBees | Puzzle Game

Short Path is a nice puzzle game in which you have to find the shortest route to the girl.

Your objective in this funny puzzle game is to find the shortest step between you and your target and complete all of 300 puzzles in this puzzle game. To achieve that you must use your mouse to click the tile on the game board and connect you and your target. After that, click your target to start the move. In the game, you will meet some obstacles or step bonuses. Obstacles will increase your step count and bonuses will decrease your step count. You will also find unknown holes, they can be trap or normal holes.

The game has 300 levels (100 easy, 100 normal and 100 hard) that will keep you busy for a while. Be sure to read tutorial for description of bonuses, obstacles and holes. Happy Puzzling !

Tags: Short Path | Puzzle Game

Klax is a 1989 computer puzzle video game designed by Dave Akers and Mark Stephen Pierce and now available in Flash by WheelHouseCreatives.

The object of Klax is about arranging tiles dropping off a perpetually running conveyor belt. A Klax is three or more identically colored tiles in a row. You can catch and hold as many as five toles at a time with your paddle. Then drop them onto one of the five piles below. Three tiles make a Klax, four tiles makes two Klaxes and five tiles compose three Klaxes. Horizontal Klaxes are worth more than vertical Klaxes, while diagonal Klaxes are worth even more. There are ten different color of tiles.

Klax comes in three difficulty levels: easy, standard and hard. Happy Puzzling!

Tags: Klax | Puzzle Game

At funny games I found a nice puzzle game called Clix

Your aim in Clix is to drag and drop the tiles in order to fill the complete game board. It is really a mind bending puzzle game as you also have to turn and flip the tiles if needed. Use your mouse to drag and drop the tiles to and from the game board. To flip or rotate a tile, just drag it over the Flip or Turn buttons at the top and complete the puzzle. Enjoy!

Tags: Clix | Puzzle Game

Grid Shift is a simple Flash Puzzle Game by Shawn Tanner based upon the Nintendo DS Puzzle game Bone Yard (from the Big Brain Academy).

The object is simple: just figure out where the ball will end up based upon the cards at the top of the game (they tell you in what order the ball will move). There are some special Go through the in-game instructions for more help. Points are awarded based upon how quickly you decide what square you pick. Also a difficult puzzle will give you extra bonus points (points are subtracted for incorrect guesses. Watch out for the warp tiles. If the ball touches one of these warp tiles it moves directly to the other warp tile of the same color. Happy Puzzling !

Tags: Grid Shift | Puzzle Game

Paper Blocks is a very cool looking online 3D Tetris version created in Flash by Gordon L. Hempton.

As usual in Tetris the object is to try and fill in layers of the grid by moving the blocks. At the right top you can already have a look at shape of the next block. Via the menu at the left bottom you can find via settings the instruction on how to move the blocks. There you can also start a new game of Paper Blocks.

Very nice version of 3D Tetris but I still have to get used to the controls, especially when you turn the camera around the game grid. If you want to move the camera to its original position just press the home key. Happy puzzling !

Tags: Paper Blocks | Tetris

Pipedown is a great 3D puzzle game where you have to arrange the pipes to allow the ball to drop through the pipes to the bottom. When you are ready, click the 'drop-button' to activate the ball drop.

Online you can only play a limited version of Pipedown but you can also buy the full version to enjoy fifty levels including three different play modes and a load and save option. The offline version is available for Windows 9X/ME/NT/2000/XP for US$ 9.95.

Tags: Pipedown | Puzzle Game

At Armor Games I found a great Flash puzzle game called Shift. A simple black and white platform game with easy game play. But I think this puzzle game will be successful while it's looks so simple. Also game play is simple at with a few trick (the shift-key) it gives this game an extra dimension.

In Shift your are Subject 32763 and your object is to reach the door in each level. The game starts with a few short introduction levels to get you used to using the keys. Move Subject 32763 around with the arrow-keys, use the space-bar to jump and the shift key to invert the entire level. Collect the keys to move some special platforms to help you to reach the door.

Great game which is very addictive and you won't stop till you completed all levels. I didn't count the levels and the level you are playing is not shown (would be a small improvement). Feeling great when completed and makes you to continue or play more levels, but there isn't more to play. Happy Puzzling !

Tags: Shift | Puzzle Game

Happy Pill is a simple looking puzzle game by Gabriel Jensen, but it is not as simple as it looks.

Object is to place the happy pill to bounce un-healthy frowns upside down. Use your left mouse button to place a pill on the game grid. Then choose a direction and click to fire. But be aware: hitting a head three times is over-medicating. The rest of the pitfalls and tricks you've to figure out yourself. Happy puzzling !

Tags: Happy Pill | Puzzle Game

Vision is an addictive and time consuming Escape The Room Puzzle Game. Vision is designed by Japanese developer neutral, and known for as creator of RGB and Sphere.

Somehow your are in a secret room without an exit. Your object is to escape from the secret room. You only click the screen, find and use the concealed items and solve the mystery of the secret room. By clicking the magnifying glass icon on the found items (which are display at the right side of the screen) you can examine the concealed items you found. Move around the secret room by using the arrows and use the object by clicking the gray area. If you want a break after playing for a while (what I recommend) click at the save-button to be able to continue later.
There is also a walk-through for Vision, but try to solve this escape the room puzzle yourself without using the walk-through and this puzzle game will keep you busy for several hours. Happy Puzzling !

Tags: Vision | Escape The Room | Puzzle Game

If you like comics and Sudoku than probably you will like these two Sudoku Puzzle books.

One of The Puzzle Society books features 50 Dilbert strips and 200 Sudoku puzzles, while the other includes 50 Peanuts strips and also 200 Sudoku puzzles. The two puzzle books combining Sudoku puzzles and comic strips will be released in March 2008 by Andrews McMeel Publishing.

Both Sudoku puzzle books can be (pre) ordered via Amazon:
Dilbert Sudoku Comic Digest
Peanuts Sudoku Comic Digest

Tags: Sudoku | Dilbert | Peanuts

Almost a year ago I already wrote about the puzzle-platform game Rocket Car. If you liked this puzzle game you can now also play online Rocket Car 2 at the MoFunZone website.

Object is to move your car with a rocket under it through 30 levels. Each level is designed with obstacles and moving platforms and much more. But be aware you can only use your rocket if you have fuel for it. The game starts with a training level so you can check out how the game works. Otherwise play first part one of Rocket Car where you can find detailed instructions at the beginning of the game.

Rocket Car is an addicting platform puzzle game with thirty levels to complete. It features simple but creatively designed levels with moving platforms, strategically placed items, challenging obstacles and much more. Enjoy

Tags: Rocket Car | Puzzle Game

Phantom Mansion Spectrum of Souls is a Flash puzzle game where the player must guide a little boy called Hector through the rooms of the Phantom Mansion. This time it's time for part four called The Green Gallery.

In this Flash puzzle game Hector the Spectre Detector must find his way out of the Green Gallery! There are 24 new levels filled with diabolical puzzles using crates, switches and keys to retrieve all the skulls from each chamber.

Phantom Mansion started with The Red Chamber, followed by The Orange Library. Part three was called The Yellow Tower and now there is part four called The Green Gallery. All four episodes of Phantom Mansion will give you enough puzzle pleasure for the weekend. Happy Puzzling !

Tags: Phantom Mansion | Puzzle Game

Push Up is a Flash Puzzle game originally by Hanfish. You can play this puzzle game via Gamemew.

Object is to get all the disks into white. It starts easy as the pattern the colors of the disk changes (shown at the left top) are very easy. But as you enter the next levels this becomes much more difficult. Push-Up looks like Lights Out but is more difficult due to the changing patterns and also due to the fact Push Up has three colors per disk instead of the two colors Light Out uses. There are just ten levels to complete, but even with just ten levels this will keep you puzzling for a while. Enjoy Push Up!

Tags: Push Up | Puzzle Game

Gaia 3D Puzzle is an innovative 3D puzzle game to play your favorite images as jigsaw puzzles on your computer, but without the problems of the classic jigsaw puzzles. It is also a more convenient way to play puzzles than the other computer puzzle games found on the Internet. It adds a superior level of realism and a more friendly interface to manage your puzzle games.

The number of places is limited to the first people who join the beta program in the member area. The beta version of this puzzle game is fully functional and it is made available for a short period of time. Gamers interested are invited to apply to the beta program right now. As soon as the game has been properly tested, it will be released in final version and sold.

Because the game is available in English and French, gamers of both languages are needed. The beta program aims particularly gamers with a particular interest for jigsaw puzzles (on table).

The game is designed to be played on Windows 2000/XP/Vista platforms on a personal computer with a 3D graphic card. [via newswire]

Tags: Gaia | 3D Puzzle

Kermix is a simple Flash puzzle platform game by Cuatic Games. Original they want to call the game BOZO antibody, but their pathologist didn't think it would be appropriate.

Object is to move a red cube (or multiple red cubes) through thirty different levels towards the target, a green cube. But before you reach the target you must first collect all coins. Nice puzzle game with a lot of options and possibilities. Happy Puzzling!

Tags: Kermix | Puzzle Game

Via Digg.com I found an addictive chain reaction Flash Puzzle Game called Sky Blocs.

Object is to knock down all the dominoes and raise the flag. This by using a series of dominoes and other functional pieces from your toy box and beyond create a chain-reaction.

The first levels are very simple but by introducing new functional pieces at new levels, Sky Blocs keep you hooked. Sky Blocs has thirty levels to complete and a level editor. Happy puzzling !

Tags: Sky Blocs | Puzzle Game

Next to Paso Doble, Joker-Games also offers another puzzle game called Just Skidding.

Object of Just Skidding is very simple: make a worm reach the apple. You control the worm in fifty levels of increasing difficulty. You move the worm with the arrow keys, or with the h-j-k-l keys. Every movement with the worm from one tile to another tile creates a force of reaction which tends to push back the starting tile, which, if free to move back, slides until it reaches either another tile or the border of the game board. By moving the worm wisely, you can modify the layout of the tiles until a path is created which brings you to the apple.

Just Skidding also features these kinds of special objects:
- Ice tiles. They are slippery, and your worm tends to go straight on out of your control.
- Carnivorous plants. The only possible cause of death for your worm. They are particularly dangerous when close to frozen tiles.

Happy puzzling again, thanks to Joker-Games.

Tags: Just Skidding | Puzzle Game

Paso Doble is puzzle game with practically unlimited number of computer-generated mazes. And is similar to the world famous Bloxorz puzzle game.

In Paso Doble (named after the Spanish dance Paso Doble which stands for double step) you move your puppet with the arrow keys (or h-j-k-l). Each time you request a movement, the puppet will assess whether it is possible to move twice on that direction, also considering climbing on the walls. If a double move is possible, the puppet will make it, thus moving by two tiles. Otherwise the puppet won't move, even if a single move was possible. A level is solved when the puppet stops exactly on the tile marked with the red X.

You can move from one level to another either by pressing the "Next" button, or by writing the level number into the text box and pressing "Go". You can also choose the size of the levels by selecting "Small", "Medium" or "Big" from a drop down list. Happy Puzzling!

Tags: Paso Doble | Puzzle Game | Maze

not pr0n is an interesting but very hard Puzzle Game.

You maybe think this is a point and click game, but it isn't. It's different in the sense that you have to think outside the mouse, you can’t solve this one purely by just clicking around the screen like some point and click games.

not pr0n can keep you busy for months if you don't use the spoilers (walk through). Feel free to use the "hints" section on the not pr0n web site. Just for the start, to get into this. Enjoy!

Tags: not pr0n | Puzzle Game

Trapped 5 is the latest sequel of the famous puzzle game called Trapped.

Object is to escape the maze once again. Press the a-key on blue buttons, in front of doors, and the ?-key on tiles. Full instructions can be read at the start of this puzzle game. Go to your menu and go to Options - you can change the music, room hints (which can be found on the map screen), and some other stuff. Be sure to check out the menu by pressing m-key during the game. Can you find both halves of the white key to open the white door to find a special item?

You can still play Trapped 4 at the UgoPlayer web site. Happy Puzzling !

Tags: Trapped | Puzzle Game | Maze