This beautiful volume is at once a puzzle book, an art book, and a delightful history of creativity. Hundreds of puzzles are explained and displayed in a stunning combination of color photos and text--from ancient tangram puzzles, and turn-of-the-century checkerboard puzzles to exquisite modern wood mechanical puzzles.

The Book of Ingenious and Diabolical Puzzles

Humor & Entertainment

Jack Botermans

Jerry Slocum

Puzzles & Games

Three Rivers Press

"The challenge of the Tangram is to use seven basic geometric shapes to construct a 'picture.' The rules are simple--all the pieces must be used and they cannot overlap--but each puzzle offers ample challenges to your mental agility. With its beautiful wood tans and storage tray and a fully illustrated book of Tangram history and nearly 700 puzzles, The Tao of Tangram is the ultimate way to master this ancient art."--from the publisher.

The Tao of Tangram: History, Problems, Solutions, (Deluxe Book and Wood Tangram Set In Slipcase)

Barnes&Noble

Scramble the blocks, then slide them into numerical order...if you can! Read the fascinating history of this perplexing puzzle, then use the problems in the book to try your hand at the addictive game. But be warned: once you pick up The Famous 15 Puzzle you may never put it down! One of the most popular puzzles of all time, the 15 Puzzle was released in 1880 with the instructions, "Place the blocks in the box irregularly, then move until in regular order." The solution sounded simple-but was it always possible? This entertaining enigma confounded millions and set off an unprecedented craze that was unrivaled until Rubik's Cube mania a century later.

The Famous 15 Puzzle

Metro_Books

Just in time to satisfy the kids of all ages who received Rubik's Cubes as gifts, here is the book to ensure that the gift won't go unused (or unsolved) and will help with logic, brain dexterity, and memory. Puzzle Masters Jerry Slocum, David Singmaster, Dieter Gebhardt, Wei-Hwa Huang, and Geert Hellings, share their expertise on the greatest puzzle ever created. Not only does The Cube provide dozens of strategies for competitive cubing, including speed cubing, it also shows you how to solve every kind of cube that exists: the "Mini Cube" 2x2x2; the "Classic" 3x3x3; the "Rubik's Revenge" 4x4x4; the "Professor's Cube" 5x5x5; and the largest cubes available, the "V-Cube 6" 6x6x6 and the "V-Cube 7" 7x7x7. The book even includes modular instructions for cubes of any potential size! All solutions are fully illustrated with all-new, easy-to-follow instructions created specially for this book. This unique book also includes a fascinating history of the Rubik's Cube from its invention in 1974 by Ernö Rubik to the '80s craze to its resurgence today, including dozens of rare photographs of vintage cubes, ephemera, and more! Packed with color photos from Jerry Slocum's extensive and unique collection of mechanical puzzles, The Cube is a must-have companion to the ultimate brainteaser.

The Cube: The Ultimate Guide to the World's Bestselling Puzzle - Secrets, Stories, Solutions

Wei-Hwa Huang

David Singmaster

Dieter Gebhardt

Geert Hellings

Black Dog Leventhal

Swipe This Pencil

Children's Books

Activities, Crafts & Games

Klutz Press Inc.,U.S.

Puzzles Old And New: How To Make And Solve Them

Puzzles Old and New: How to Make and Solve Them

Village Games

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