Bad news for real puzzle lovers?

Thinking too hard may actually damage the brains of some older people, it is claimed.

Engaging in activities such as doing crossword puzzles, reading and listening to the radio has long been thought to delay mental decline.

But new research shows that while at first they slow the decline of thinking skills, brain work-outs actually speed up the progress of dementia once it set in.

Study author Robert Wilson, of Rush University Medical Centre in Chicago said mentally stimulating activities may enhance the brain’s ability to function relatively normally despite the build-up of lesions [Read More...]

Tropix is another match three on-line puzzle game.Head to your very own private tropical island to play this fun matching game.

Click on three or more matching tropic fruits to make them disappear. Happy Puzzling!

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Another Living Room Escape is as the name already says, yet another living room Escape The Room game.

Also in this escape the room game, you are trapped in a living room.

Find objects and clues around the living room in order to escape. Happy Puzzling!

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Bubba Time is an addictive action/puzzle game.

In Bubba Time you must use your ability to bend time to avoid different obstacles. Use the cursor keys to move Bubba. Push levers to open exit doors. Push up while standing in front of a door to go to another room. If Bubba is crouched the pink blocks are placed from the floor’s level. Hit the blocks from below to break them. Happy Puzzling!

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Brainteaser IcoSoku by Recent Toys is the latest addition to my puzzle collection. At first, I think it looks a bit like Dodek Duo puzzle.

IcoSoku is a brilliant Brainteaser with literally thousands of challenges. Place the number buttons randomly, then match the dots to the numbers. First remove all the dotted tiles and number buttons. Then place all twelve number buttons randomly on the Brainteaser. Now position the twenty dotted tiles so that all the dots surrounding each number button  [Read More...]

Nonograms Pro is a lovely version of Nonogram puzzles (aka Griddlers, Hanjie or Picross) for your iPhone.

Nonograms are logic puzzles that use number clues around a grid to create an image. Each clue indicates a group of contiguous squares of like color. Between each group there is at least one empty square. The clues are already in the correct sequence. Groups of different colors may or may not have empty squares between them.

No problem if you don’t have an iPhone you can also play Nonograms Online on our online puzzle games webpage [Read More...]

Two mind challenge puzzles from the Dr Wood classic series are the latest addition to my puzzle collection.

Object of Square off is simple, just place all the nine pieces in the game board to create a single square.

Sanity – Lose it! consists of four cubes. Each cube has the Dr. Wood hallmark in four colors represented on each face but in different arrangements. Arrange the four cubes in a row so all four colors appear one each of the row’s four long sides. [Read More...]