This is a well know optical illusion created by L. Hermann. It has black squares, gray lines and white dots. What our eyes see is something different. They see the white dots turn to black or gray dots and appear to blink as you move your eyes around. The picture never changes or blinks at all. Letting your field of vision get wider you will see that they are all white dots. This is somewhat tricky to do without moving your eyes but can be done.

Optical illusions like this are easy to make but cause us to think of [Read More...]

Despite my earlier experience with Bits and Pieces not having very good quality products, I was happy with the way they handled my issues and decided to place another order with them. I got six boxes: Secret Chamber, The Elegant Kamei Bow Box, Secret Rectangle Box, Eclipse Box, One Panel Treasure Chest, and Secret Enigma Box. Most of them were on sale, so they were even cheaper than usual!

Of these boxes, Secret Chamber was probably my favorite and the most challenging. It is based on a design by Jean Claude Constantin and made out of walnut and [Read More...]

Botanicula is a computer game that can be played on PC, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android.  It is one of those puzzle games that you would never think is a puzzle game.  In a nutshell it is 5 characters exploring their surroundings.  They try to survive and save the environment around them as it is being over run by evil black creatures.  You will have to solve many a puzzle to get through this game, some which do not seem like puzzles at all but just a continuation of the storyline.

The graphics in this game are absolutely stunning.  [Read More...]

Oh yeah!!!! That’s right people I’ve hit the big time.  My mind control powers really are starting to work now baby!!!  This is my first post on Passion for Puzzles!!!  Maybe you are asking yourself?  How did this dude get through the door or how many exclamation points does this guy need!!!!  On a serious note, I just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge Marcel’s work.  He was the main contributor to this website in the past.  I found a lot of interesting information about puzzles on this website and I invite newcomers to look around.    One cannot [Read More...]

Banzai Dice is a point scoring puzzle app. The object is to create strings of 4 consecutive numbers or 4 identical numbers to score points, and make those dice disappear from the grid. A string could be horizontal, vertical, in the shape of a square or even a zigzag pattern – but not diagonal. The left column indicates the next 6 dice to place onto the field. You may place the number in any column where a plunger will finalize the move. However, a 3 cannot go under a 3. If the board fills up, the [Read More...]

Plumber 3 is another online pipeline puzzle game but this time with a sliding puzzle (aka puzzle of 15) twist.

In Plumber 3 you can you can only slide a a piece with parts of pipes on it into an empty spot (indicated by the yellow arrows), and you must connect the blue pipeline with the gold exit pipe. Happy Puzzling!

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The reproducible pages include valuable resources for piano teachers and music teachers alike.

The worksheets, puzzles and games are created in 5 levels from beginning to intermediate. Over 80 pages of worksheets on note-spelling, rhythm, chords, key signatures, Sudoku games, crossword puzzles, practice charts and more! All pages are perforated for ease in copying.

Perfect for group or private instruction, teachers will appreciate the wide variety of activities and well-graded worksheets that can be used over and over again.

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