The New Puzzle Classics: Ingenious Twists on Timeless Favorites
Here is a challenge that puzzle fans will find simply irresistible: a really smart, varied, and original collection of more than 200 contemporary brainteasers. Some are visual, others geometric, and still more are topological. They play games with words and numbers, and with matchsticks and coins. And many of them are of World Puzzle Championship level; in other words, really hard. Divide figures into their congruent parts, or rearrange the pieces of a patterned star so that the result precisely matches a checkered cross. Try a little puzzling origami: fold an origami square exactly six times to create the shape of a house. Do cubical inversions, shift coins around from shape to shape in a given number of moves, and much more.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1402717423
ISBN13:9781402717420
Release Date:May 2005
Publisher:Sterling
Length:352 Pages
Weight:1.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 7.3" x 9.2"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
top notch puzzle book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Great puzzle book! - full of reworked classics, but with plenty of new twists and ideas - though you'll need to get plenty of paper and a pair of scissors to work many of the puzzles. Let's hope for more puzzles from Serhiy!
Brand New Puzzle Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
I'm really happy that all over the world anybody can find something so fresh and great for himself brain growth. It's realy magic how one book can show you so much brandnew ideas...And it's only beginning.
Not Your TYpical Puzzle Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
If you're an afficianado of visual/logicial puzzles, you've probably shared my experience when browsing through so-called new puzzle books at your local bookstore-they all recycle the same old familiar chestnuts! There are a few places to find original puzzles-Games Magazine, the World Puzzle Championships, Scott Kim, Cliff Johnson, Think Fun-but not many. Happily, Grabarchuk's new book is a welcome departure from the norm. His puzzles are original and first rate, in a league far above your typical Mensa puzzle book. Highly recommended.
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