Saturday, December 31, 2011

Best Puzzle Apps of 2011

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It's almost impossible to keep up with the 100 new puzzle apps that get released each week. Below is a simple list: the best, most fun ...
Friday, December 30, 2011

Honorable Mention Puzzle Apps 2011

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This list is composed of very good puzzle apps. Perhaps they didn't make it to the Best Puzzle Apps list because I didn't spend enou...
Thursday, December 29, 2011

2Bik's Cube: free iphone ipad puzzle app

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My first thought: ugh, another sliding tile puzzle. However, this one is different. Entire rows or columns shift only where the gap is. Ali...
Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Cubyrinth: iphone ipad puzzle app

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Cubyrinth is a series of maze puzzles. Object: get the green ball to its home. To do this, move the middle layers right/left and up/down to...
Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Sphinx: free iphone ipad puzzle app

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Sphinx is a free puzzle app. The goal: assemble the pieces into each of the outlines. Pieces can be flipped & rotated. Not my cup of t...
Friday, December 23, 2011

Monsters Fall: iphone ipad puzzle app

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Monsters Fall is a quasi tilt-app. The object is to get each colored monster into their corresponding home. The blue monster always falls d...
Thursday, December 22, 2011

tJam: iphone ipad puzzle app

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tJam looks a lot like one of the greatest puzzle apps of all time: Subway Shuffle. It is not a rip-off. Cars may travel on roads of thei...
Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Ruby Capture: iphone ipad puzzle app

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Ruby Capture is a terrific chess puzzle app. Object: capture all the rubys by moving each chess piece once. If a chess piece crosses over ...
Monday, December 19, 2011

Tumblox: iphone ipad puzzle app

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Tumblox is a a tilt maze puzzle. The object is to get the colored boxes onto their matching colored targets. We have seen numerous tilt ...
Friday, December 16, 2011

Best iphone iPad puzzle apps of 2011

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I'm working on the first annual 'best puzzle apps of the year'. There were several thousand new puzzle apps in 2011. Next wee...
Thursday, December 15, 2011

New York Puzzle Party Symposium

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Mark your calendars: The annual New York Puzzle Party Symposium will take place Saturday 2/11/12. Contact me for more details.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Rubik's Cube in today's Wall Street Journal

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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204319004577088513615125328.html?KEYWORDS=rubiks+cube
Tuesday, December 13, 2011

A gift for the puzzle collector in your family

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http://www.giftideasforeveryone.com/
Monday, December 12, 2011

Temples of the Sun: free iphone ipad puzzle app

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Temples of the Sun is a free iphone ipad puzzle app. Move the mirrors to various points on the grid so that the light beam will bounce off ...
Friday, December 9, 2011

iklotski: free iphone ipad puzzle app

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I got my first computer in 1994 - a Gateway. Soon thereafter, I got a CD-ROM of puzzles. One of them was Klotski - which was a lot of fun. ...
Thursday, December 8, 2011

Magic Hexagons: free iphone ipad puzzle app

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Magic Hexagons is an interesting point scoring puzzle activity. Tap on 3 or more hexagons of the same color if they are grouped together. ...
Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Zoo Block: free iphone ipad puzzle app

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Zoo Block is a point scoring puzzle. Switch 2 neighboring pieces so that one of them will line up 2 with matching pieces. Then they score ...
Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Vocab Star: free puzzle app for ipad and iphone

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The images describe everything. Try to make 4 5-letter words. Hints are given for the 4 words on a separate page. Letters in the blue cir...
Monday, December 5, 2011

Clever Frog: free iphone ipad puzzle app

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Clever Frog: the object is to prevent the Clever Frog from reaching the perimeter. How to play: you tap on any lily pad to eliminate it. Th...
Friday, December 2, 2011

Rush Hour Holiday: iphone ipad puzzle app

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Last summer, I solved all 625 expert levels of Rush Hour. I thought I was done. Now, the good people of Thinkfun have produced Rush Hour H...
Thursday, December 1, 2011

Robot Solving Rubik's Cube

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http://whatsnext.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/28/lego-smartphone-robot-solves-rubiks-cube-in-a-flash/?hpt=hp_bn6
Tuesday, November 29, 2011

JuiceIt: fun iphone ipad puzzle app

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JuiceIt is a combination of Bejeweled and Tetris. Blocks of 4 come tumbling down. Tap on it to rotate, then guide it down. Match 3 in a r...
Monday, November 28, 2011

Inakube: iphone, ipad puzzle app

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Ian McColm and Brian Skidmore recently contacted me about Inakube. It is a transparent 3D version of the 15 sliding tile puzzle. However, ...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Puzzlers: remember to socialize with your family and friends this holiday weekend. Put away your ipad, iphone & ipod touch. If you cann...
Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Lab Mice Puzzles on Youtube

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nV4YT1ISDc The good people at Mindware.com are responsible for the Lab Mice Puzzle craze that has swept t...
Monday, November 21, 2011

Aqueduct: great fun puzzle app for iphone, ipad

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Aqueduct is one of the best puzzle apps. Object: move the tiles from the water source to the drain. The first 48 levels are free. I have ...
Friday, November 18, 2011

Cubetastic: great iphone ipad puzzle app

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Cubetastic is a great fun and free puzzle app. The object is to slide your man - the luminescent white ball, to the target. Your man wi...
Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Numbrosia: free iphone ipad puzzle app. Limited time free

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Numbrosia comes from Amir Michail. He contacted me very recently about Numbrosia, Numbrosia2 and Numbrosia3. They are all free - for a limi...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Tripevo: one of the best iphone ipad puzzle apps

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Tripevo now has a genuine 'Leaderboard'. Due to my interminable addiction, I'm at the top. Tripevo is truly one of the best ...
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Monday, November 14, 2011

Puzzle Contest: $50,000 prize

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Friday, November 11, 2011

idescend: free iphone ipad puzzle app

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idescend: the object is to keep your fish moving left or right to land on another plank. Similar to Fall Down. This is not a true puzzle....
Thursday, November 10, 2011

Stop the Press: This blogger was wrong!

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Most esteemed readers: I was wrong. I admit it and apologize. Let me explain. About 2 months ago I reported about a puzzle app called Doo...
Wednesday, November 9, 2011

SpiderJack: free iphone ipad puzzle app

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SpiderJack is similar to Angry Birds. The object is to get your spider to its web to eat the fly. Along the way, try to collect some stars...
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

OpenValve: free iphone ipad puzzle app

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OpenValve is a great free iphone ipad puzzle app. The object is to rotate each of the pipe sections to get the water to the target without ...
Monday, November 7, 2011

17x17x17 Cube Puzzle: now a Guiness World Record

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February 12th of this year, Oskar van Deventer presented his 17x17x17 Cube puzzle at the New York Puzzle Party Symposium. The Guiness Book o...
Friday, November 4, 2011

NumberGame: free iphone ipad puzzle app

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Object: get the numbers in the correct order. This is done by rotating 4 pieces at a time. The cursor on the left allows you to select whi...
Thursday, November 3, 2011

Kunundrum: free iphone ipad puzzle app

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The object of Kunundrum is to get the colored balls to the colored targets. This is a tilt maze where each ball will travel as far as it c...
Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Blockado Deep Sea: iphone ipad puzzle app

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Blockado Deep Sea continues the original Rush Hour theme of getting your man out of the parking lot. Blockado Deep Sea is a continuation ...
Monday, October 31, 2011

Blockado Mountain: iphone ipad puzzle app

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Blockado Mountain is in line with Blockado Jungle and Blockado Desert. All are based on Thinkfun's Rushhour. Blockado Mountain has a...