Everyone loves candy, so you picked up a box as a gift. The problem is, they only want a specific set of pieces, and none of them can touch each other, even diagonally. Can you figure out what you need to remove, leaving only the candy that fits their preference?
I learned about Chain Sudoku puzzles fairly recently, and thought they’d make for a visually cool presentation. This form was popularized under the trademarked name Strimko, which was invented in 2008 by the Grabarchuk family. They’re similar to Jigsaw Sudoku puzzles, with jumbled regions, except they are not necessarily orthogonally contiguous.
Oh no! The creatures in the grid have hidden all the numbers of this Sudoku puzzle! Fortunately, you still have some clues.
One popular table decoration represents the autumn harvest. The cornucopia, or “Horn of Plenty,” has been used as a symbol of abundance since ancient Greece. Now, it’s usually shown filled with fruits and nuts, and is commonly associated with Thanksgiving in North America.
Today’s puzzle is a small crossword, playable right here on this page! All of the answers are words formed with letters found in the word “CORNUCOPIA.” No letters are used more than once in an answer, unless they actually appear multiple times in our theme word. Good luck!
Find all 28 dominoes in a double-six set (0-0 through 6-6) in the grid. Mark each pairing off as individual dominoes. All pair possibilities are used, and no domino is used more than once.
Find all 45 dominoes in a double-eight set (0-0 through 8-8) in the grid. Mark each pairing off as individual dominoes. All pair possibilities are used, and no domino is used more than once
Bats fly, and zombies belong underground – everyone knows that. But can you use this knowledge to place one of each in all the regions?
Oh no! There’s a terrible blizzard, and only one reindeer can guide the way! You must place reindeer and snow in each region of the grid to guide Santa. As we all know, reindeer fly, and snow falls, which is key to solving this puzzle.
Today, a group of mediums hold a seance to contact the other side. Each peers into their crystal ball, which reveals the first presence they see. Can you deduce everyone who appears from the great beyond?
It’s nearly time for trick-or-treating! To get you in the mood, today is an Einstein-style logic puzzle. This block has four houses. Four children, each in different costumes, visit different ones. Of course, they are each giving away different treats. Can you deduce what costume each child wore, which house they visited, and what they received?
