Featured Puzzle: Index Sums #1 – Hidden Presents
Okay, Mom and Dad are out shopping. Now’s your chance to snoop for presents! The problem is that it involves a bit of math. They must have hidden them based on your last report card.
Featured Puzzle: Index Sums #2
I really liked the concept behind Index Sums puzzles. Do a little mild arithmetic based on the values of rows and columns, and shade the appropriate cells to reach the given totals. I use a chalkboard for the look in several other puzzle types, so why not a whiteboard here?
Featured Puzzle: Jigsaw Sudoku #2
September 9th is International Sudoku Day! So, today’s puzzle is Jigsaw Sudoku. The rules are pretty much the same as regular Sudoku, with irregular regions instead of 3×3.
Featured Puzzle: Kakuro #1
Kakuro is another popular Japanese puzzle. Another popular name is “Cross Sums,” because it functions similarly to a crossword puzzle. Fill in the grid with the digits 1-9.
Featured Puzzle: Kakuro #2
February is mostly associated with Valentine’s Day here in the US. So for these first couple of weeks, enjoy the theme of love and lots of pink and red. Kakuro requires some addition to create the sums shown. So, we could say it’s about bringing people together?
Featured Puzzle: Killer Jigsaw Sudoku
“I want to play a game.” Jigsaw has scrambled the regions of a Sudoku grid and placed all the answers in cages! Can you still solve it?
Featured Puzzle: Kin-Kon-Kan #1 – Time to Reflect
The final day of the year is typically a time of reflection. Naturally, that calls for a puzzle about reflecting things! This is Kin-Kon-Kan, a puzzle about placing mirrors. Draw a diagonal line in only one cell within each region.
Featured Puzzle: Kin-Kon-Kan #2
Today, we’re playing Kin-Kon-Kan, a puzzle about placing mirrors. Draw a diagonal line in only one cell within each region.
Featured Puzzle: Koburin #1 – Winter Wonderland
What a lovely day for a walk in the park! Better yet, it’s time for the annual Snowman-Building contest! Of course, you don’t want to trample all over the designated snowman positions. Can you deduce where the snowman will be built, and then plan a route that circles the rest of the park?
Featured Puzzle: L.I.T.S #1
Shade four cells in each region to place exactly one L, I, T, or S-tetromino there. Shaded cells form one orthogonally contiguous area.