Links & Information

Misc Puzzle Sites

• Kings School Matchstick Puzzles
• Rubics Cube
• Terry Stickels.com - Puzzle author and speaker Terry Stickels.
• Aha! Puzzles - Creative puzzles designed by Lloyd King.
• Barry R. Clarke - Liar problems, number conundrums, matchstick puzzles, lateral mind-benders.
• MysteryPhotos.com - Identify the objects in the photos and win prizes.
• Braingle - User submitted.
• The Contest Center - Puzzles, Riddles, and Competitions for cash.
• curiouser.co.uk - Paradoxes, puzzles, games, illusions and more.
• Puzzles.com - Masses of Puzzles, Illusions, Tricks, and other Fun on the internet.
• Free Puzzles - Logic, Maths, Weight etc
• Mathpuzzle.com - Maths puzzles.
• Lateral Puzzles - Lateral thinking puzzles.
• Puzz.com - Loads here
• BrainBashers - Maths puzzles, language puzzles and more.
• The Puzzle Spot - Logic puzzles, optical illusions, Sam Loyd's "Trick Mules" puzzle.
• Archimedes' Laboratory - Thinking games helping to teach mathematical applications.
• thinks.com - Brain games. Free online jigsaw every day, crossword, and word search puzzles.
• The Ultimate Puzzle Site - Basic & Math Puzzles and plenty for the old grey matter.
• The Puzzler - Various Puzzles.

Interactive Puzzles

• Clickmazes - Interactive puzzles and mazes.
• Alien Tiles - Very difficult puzzle by Dr. Cliff Pickover and Cam Mckechnie.
• Jeopardy - Nuff said
• Wheel of Fortune - Online Wheel of Fortune.
• The Maze - Graphical maze. Least number of moves?
• Enigma - E N I G M A - image moving, puzzle toy for the Web.
• Web Puzzler - Solve the 4 X 4 image. You can switch 2 pieces at a time.

Java and Shockwave Puzzles

• Kadon's Puzzle Parlor - Online polyform, tiling, and edgematching puzzles.
• Shockwave Puzzle Games - Plenty here including Tetris and Mah Jong.
• MazeWorks - Java puzzles, games, and daily chess problems.
• CheesyGames - Java puzzles by Emmett Henderson.
• Java Puzzle - Drag and connect to make a picture.

Mechanical Puzzles

• CGN Puzzles - A nice display of mechanical puzzles. Many are homemade.
• Magical Envelope Puzzle - A Vanish Puzzle. Find the missing envelope.
• Puzzle will be played - Compendium of interlocking-solid and put-together puzzles.
• PuzzleSolver - Solutions for your mechanical puzzles.
• Technology of Wonders - The puzzles of designer and inventor Viktor Genel.
• Brass Puzzles By Rocky - Hand machined brass puzzles made by Rocky Chiaro.
• Matti's Puzzle Page - View the large puzzle collection of Matti Linkola.
• A Puzzlebox Page - Pictures of puzzleboxes, and an excellent list of puzzlebox links.
• Antique Padlock Collection - A great display of antique padlocks, including Trick Locks!
• Tangrams - Tangrams, including history, making, designs and links.
• JvK Wood Puzzles - Wooden interlocking puzzles.
• Puzzle Ring Solution - Solution for putting a four-band puzzle ring together.
• The Puzzle Museum - Information about mechanical puzzles.
• Mechanical Puzzles Homepage - Martin H. Watson's world of puzzles.
• Tangrams - Tangram information from the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching.
• Puzzle World - Comprehensive site dedicated to mechanical puzzles.
• The Vanishing Leprechaun - An explanation of the puzzle where 15 leprechauns become 14.
• The Burr Puzzles Site - IBM site all about burr puzzles.
• David Winkler's Burr Puzzle Page - A site devoted to burr puzzles.
• Jim's Puzzle Collection - Mechanical Puzzle Collection of Jim Lewis.
• Mark Longridge's Rubik's Cube Site - Rubik's cube solutions, resources, and links.

Optical Illusions

• eyetricks.com - Optical illusions
• Exploratorium Online Exhibits - Interactive illusions with explanations. (Needs Shockwave plug-in)
• Visual Illusions - Introduction to artistic illusions
• Counter-Rotating Spirals Illusion - Animated interactive
• Interesting Optical Effects - Animated examples.
• Fantastic Optical Illusions - Classic optical illusions.

Puzzles On Larger Sites

• Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles

See Also
Crossword Puzzles
Matchstick Puzzles
Scrabble