Brainteasers and Mindbenders

Brainteasers and Mindbenders

Author: Ben Hamilton

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 0671761994

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Entertaining and Ingenious Puzzles and Problems for Every Day of the Year!


Mindbenders and Brainteasers

Mindbenders and Brainteasers

Author: Rob Eastaway

Publisher: Portico

Published: 2014-05-30

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 1909396842

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Puzzles have intrigued and entertained generations of children – and their parents – for over 2,000 years. Here is an irrestible assortment of 100 challenging puzzles. These brilliant brainteasers range from the neatly lateral to the downright perplexing.


Mind Benders Brain Teasers & Puzzle Conundrums

Mind Benders Brain Teasers & Puzzle Conundrums

Author: VIKAS KHATRI

Publisher: V&S Publishers

Published: 2012-11-15

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 9350572745

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Enjoy mental workouts? Use maths occasionally? Like numerical brain teasers? Accept intellectual challenges?Dabble in solving puzzles? Love solving Riddles?Answer "e;YES"e; to any of these questions, and this is the right book for you! If you want to test your logic skills and have fun, then read this collection of brain teasers and mind benders and check out how smart you are!! #v&spublishers


Brain Teasers

Brain Teasers

Author: Ian Livingstone

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2009-02-25

Total Pages: 504

ISBN-13: 1626367167

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A great way to have fun and build brain power, Brain Teasers offers a variety of games to delight and challenge even the most advanced puzzler. Brain Teasers shows off some outrageously fun new mindbenders, like anasearches (a combination of an anagram, a crossword, and a word search), numberlockers (think of a crossword puzzle with numbers instead of words), and alphabetics (a miniature crossword puzzle that uses each letter of the alphabet exactly once). Perfect for anyone who sits down with the New York Times crossword puzzle every morning or works through Sudoku puzzles on the way home, this book is guaranteed to excite your mind and jump-start your brain.


The Little Book of Big Mind Benders

The Little Book of Big Mind Benders

Author: Scott Kim

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Published: 2014-08-26

Total Pages: 433

ISBN-13: 0761179771

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Smart, addictive, challenging, fun, and good for the brain—here, in the irresistible 4" x 6" games format, are more than 450 truly satisfying, mind-expanding, full-color puzzles. It’s like salted peanuts for the puzzle aficionado and boot camp for the neophyte who wants to give his or her mind a workout. Created by puzzle master Scott Kim—a contributor to Games and Discover magazines—and adapted from the bestselling Amazing Mind Benders Page-A-Day Calendar, The Little Book of Big Mind Benders is a cornucopia of spatial puzzles, number challenges, wordplay, visual conundrums, and more. The puzzles are categorized by type but distributed throughout the book in a mixed fashion (i.e., a word puzzle next to a number puzzle next to a visual stumper). Readers can move page by page, working different parts of the brain—or easily find their favorite type of puzzle, going from easy to challenging. Test your knack for patterns with Dot Matrix. Put the pieces together in Assemblies. Deduce the secret word in Letter Swap, or untangle the mangled phrases of Lost in Translation. Plus discover cool twists on Sudoku, far-out ambigrams, Wordezoids, mazes, and number crunches. Answers are included in the back of the book.


Brain Games

Brain Games

Author: Stephanie Drimmer

Publisher: National Geographic Kids

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 1426332858

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Grab a pencil and get ready to become a problem-solving superstar with activities, puzzles, and games that will give your brain a serious boost. Master mystifying mazes, crack coded messages, and uncover the secrets behind optical illusions, all while learning about your own amazing mind.


The World's 200 Hardest Brain Teasers

The World's 200 Hardest Brain Teasers

Author: Gary Gary Gruber

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2010-08-01

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1402257511

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FLEX YOUR brain power like never before! From acclaimed author Dr. Gary Gruber, whose proven critical-thinking methods have sold more than seven million books, this collection of mind-bending brain teasers is sure to challenge even the most experienced problem solver. Inside are logic puzzles, riddles, maddening math problems, mental games, and more! A ship is twice as old as the ship's boiler was when the ship was as old as the boiler is. The ratio of the boiler's age now to the ship's age now is what? What English word contains all the vowels, in alphabetical order? What is the three-digit number that can be made from the digits 2, 3, 5, and 7 where no two digits in the three-digit number are alike, and where the three-digit number is a multiple of each of the digits chosen? Stumped? Dr. Gruber reveals the fascinating explanations and detailed strategies for solving even the trickiest problems using his exclusive Gruber Method. DISCLAIMER: The brain teasers in this book may get you so wrapped up in critical thinking that you may not be able to do your regular work until you solve them! Any abrupt or gradual increase in creativity, intelligence, or motivation to get a better job suited to your newfound talents is strictly the reader's responsibility. For more than thirty years, Gary R. Gruber, PhD, has been recognized as a leading expert on the SAT, test-taking methods, and critical-thinking skills. His methods have been used by PBS, Sylvan Learning Centers, Grolier's Encyclopedia, and school districts throughout the country. Dr. Gruber's innovative problem-solving strategies make up the heart of the new MyMaxScore's online test prep (www.mymaxscore.com).


The 125 Best Brain Teasers of All Time

The 125 Best Brain Teasers of All Time

Author: Marcel Danesi

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2018-05-22

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1641520086

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Solve history's greatest puzzles with this classic collection of brain teasers from The Best Brain Teasers of All Time. The best brain teasers are those that have challenged and captivated the attention of puzzle lovers throughout time. Collected here to keep your wits sharp, The Best Brain Teasers of All Time features the cleverest brain teasers from around the world and throughout history. The Best Brain Teasers of All Time gives you hours of fun-filled entertainment with brain teasers that develop your problem-solving skills in math, logic, and wordplay. Organized as an integrated challenge, these brain teasers build in momentum as they increase in difficulty from classic nursery rhymes to the riddle of the sphinx. The Best Brain Teasers of All Time puts your mind to the test with: 125 Brain Teasers that require no special skills to solve. Plus, each question comes with an optional clue in case you get stumped and a handy answer key in the back to test yourself or play with friends Brain Teasers for Every Level that cater to beginners and advanced masterminds alike, with brain teasers organized by level of difficulty to improve your skills as you move forward Hints of History that provide fun facts and background information for every brain teaser Get ready to sharpen your wit with every "aha" moment. The Best Brain Teasers of All Time is a go-to source for timeless fun and mind-blowing challenges.


Hard Riddles

Hard Riddles

Author: Barbara Tremblay Cipak

Publisher:

Published: 2020-11-24

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13:

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This book contains only original and unique riddles. Can you solve this riddle featured on the back cover of Hard Riddles? "I'm two four-letter words; when you change one letter I go from caution to something used, I give you a heads-up, or can be quite tattered, like a pair of discarded shoes, what two words sound the same but are different as described by these clues"? Hard Riddles has eight chapters with ten original riddles per section. The book chapters feature Riddles related to the following topics: 1. Human Traits (Words about human qualities) 2. Emotions & Feelings (Words related to the human condition) 3. Homonyms (Words with the same pronunciation and spelling, but have a different meaning) 4. Homographs (Words spelled the same, sound different, and have different meanings) 5. Triple Homophones (Three words with the same pronunciation but different meanings and different spelling) 6. Double Homophones (Two words with the same pronunciation but have different meanings and different spellings) 7. Words with the Letter Q in Them 8. Words with Four Syllables The #Stumped Riddle Series is a clean, fun game for teens, adults, and smart kids. The game rules are featured inside. Use some or all of the riddles for party activities, family gatherings, or mental exercise. This riddle book is ideal for gifts, prizes, distraction, party activities, stocking stuffers, or going solo and challenging yourself. Take a break from this crazy life. Turn the world off with a smile.


Brain Benders for Einsteins

Brain Benders for Einsteins

Author: Peter Ritmeester

Publisher: Puzzlewright

Published: 2016-01-19

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781454912668

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So many ways to bend your brain! From crossword variants and word searches to logic puzzles, mazes, and sudoku, this fabulous collection is filled with a wide variety of brainteasers and conundrums. Solvers eager for a mind-melting workout will find exactly what they're looking for!