Wednesday, February 29, 2012

iWoodPuzzle: free iphone ipad puzzle app Review

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iWoodPuzzle is yet another version of Rush Hour. However, this time the red rectangle can move up and down, as well as side to side. The ob...
Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Quartzic: great free iphone ipad puzzle app

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The object of Quartzic is to color the map (squares and rectangles) with only 4 colors such that, no 2 adjacent countries have the same col...
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Monday, February 27, 2012

Doodle Shape: iphone ipad puzzle app Review

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Doodle Shape is an action puzzle game. Tap on the correct shape and color that matches the top line. It changes every 5 seconds or so. V...

Fan Mail

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It's nice to know that my efforts are appreciated. This from a new follower: "My friend Bashi mentioned your blog, so I took a lo...
Friday, February 24, 2012

Isis: Mechanical Puzzle of the Week: Review

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Isis is a magnificent metal puzzle. The object is to open it. Inside, you will find a code. Enter the code on the company's website to...
Thursday, February 23, 2012

Snake Slider: iphone ipad puzzle app Review

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Snake Slider looks a lot like Wriggle, which is one of the best puzzle apps of all time. The object of Snake Slider: wriggle the snakes ar...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Help Out: another puzzle app version of Rush Hour

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How many versions of Rush Hour do we need? This is identical to the famous Rush Hour produced by ThinkFun. Help Out does have one nice fe...
Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Digitron: puzzle app for iphone and ipad

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Digitron: basic mathematics meets Tetris. Numbers fall down to the grid. Basic math symbols also fall down. Arrange them strategically to m...
Monday, February 20, 2012

Hog Frog: free puzzle app for iphone ipad

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The objective of Hog Frog is to catch all the flies in 3 flicks of the tongue. The tongue will have to ricochet off the wood to bend around...
Friday, February 17, 2012

Cast Loop: mechanical puzzle of the week

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Cast Loop was designed by my Finnish Puzzle friend Vesa Timonen. Object #1: take apart the 2 pieces - not hard. Object #2: restore them -...
Thursday, February 16, 2012

Triple Town: iphone ipad puzzle app

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Triple Town is very similar to one of my all-time favorites: Tripevo. Triple Town has received a couple thousand ratings so far on the app...
Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Word BullsEye

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Word BullsEye is similar to Mastermind. The object is to guess the correct 4 letter word. Suppose you guess B-L-U-E. If the bull says you g...

Rubik's Cube in the News

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Click here for the NY Times article which mentions our friend Jerry Slocum.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Photon: puzzle app?

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Photon is listed as a puzzle app, but it's really an arcade game. Discs fall down. Drag your finger across discs of the same color to s...
Monday, February 13, 2012

Pipeman: free puzzle app for iphone and ipad

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Pipeman is a free puzzle app where the objective is to connect the pipes so nothing leaks. I was able to do 2 levels, but the controls were...
Friday, February 10, 2012

Cast Plate: mechanical puzzle of the week

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The object of Cast Plate is to remove the ring. Swivel it around from hole to hole until it escapes. This is actually a maze puzzle: with...
Thursday, February 9, 2012

Pudding Battle: free puzzle ap for iphone ipad

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Pudding Battle is similar to Bejeweled. Switch adjacent colors to get 3 or more in a row or in a column. There is a time limit, so hurry ...
Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Games Magazine: March 2012

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The March 2012 issue is now on the newsstands. Read my review of what's new in the world of mechanical puzzles. Games Magazine does no...
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Addictive Puzzle SquarO: puzzle app for ipad iphone

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The title of this puzzle is 'Addictive Puzzle: SquareO'. The number in each square indicates how many corners should be lit. Your ...
Monday, February 6, 2012

Dr. Pipe: free iphone ipad puzzle app review

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Dr. Pipe: connect the start & end point with the pipes that are given: look at the top of the image to see which pipes are to be placed...
Friday, February 3, 2012

Cast Duet: mechanical puzzle of the week

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The object of Cast Duet: swivel the two half rings (in the picture it looks like 1 ring, but it's actually 2 half rings) to various par...
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Thursday, February 2, 2012

Sliding Tiles: great puzzle app for iphone and ipad

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Sliding Tiles consists of 100 sliding tile puzzles. Some of the puzzles are just square tiles. Most of the puzzles have funky shapes that m...
Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Letris 2: word puzzle app for ipad, iphone

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Letris 2 is similar to Tetris. Letters fall down and you must spell words. Extra points if you can clear the board. I've done the fir...

Math Riddles about Age

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Click here for some classic math riddles. Some of the problems require basic algebra; others are sneaky!
Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Neon Zone: free iphone ipad puzzle app

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Neon Zone is a free iphone ipad puzzle app. Keep your device horizontal. Tap anywhere on the screen to place your cube. Then glide it by ti...
Monday, January 30, 2012

Mixt: free iphone ipad puzzle app

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Mixt has great graphics, download it just to check that out. The object: drag the colored balls to the matching holes. Combine balls into b...
Friday, January 27, 2012

Cast Marble: Mechanical Puzzle of the week

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Cast Marble comes from Oskar van Deventer & Bram Cohen. The object is to separate the 4 pieces and then restore them. Yowsa, this one ...

Tripevo: truly one of the best iphone ipad puzzle apps

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Previously, I bemoaned the fact that my high score of 1.7 millon could not be recorded by the game center because I was not on-line. Rece...
Thursday, January 26, 2012

Crazy Cubes: iphone ipad puzzle app review

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Crazy Cubes is similar to TEC and to Hex-A-Hop. The object is to roll your cube over each of the green tiles once and only once to destroy ...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Tiny Invaders: puzzle app update

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I played Tiny Invaders about 6 months ago. The object is to manipulate the virus to infect the person. It's half puzzle, half arcade. ...

Splinter's Mazes

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Splinter J. Spierenburgh recently contacted me about his book of mazes. They look like fun and I will definitely print these out. He also...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Crate: free ipad, iphone puzzle

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Crate is exactly the same as Move the Box: scroll down a few inches to see that review. The puzzles are exactly the same too. I contacted...
Monday, January 23, 2012

Move The Box: free iphone ipad puzzle review

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Object get 3 in a row or column to make them explode and disappear. When that happens, the boxes above will slide down. You must solve eac...
Friday, January 20, 2012

L'Oeuf: Mechanical Puzzle of the week

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I first got this puzzle in 2003 at the International Puzzle Party that was held in Belgium that year. That was the plastic version which wa...
Thursday, January 19, 2012

Ellipsis: free iphone ipad puzzle app

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Ellipsis: colored dots scroll onto the screen. Your task: drag them into the corresponding colored rectangle. This was categorized by the ...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Best Lights Off: free iphone ipad puzzle app

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This is another Lights Out type puzzle. However, the graphics are absolutely charming! I highly recommend looking on ebay for the Tiger ...
Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Fuzzy Logic: iphone ipad puzzle app review

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Fuzzy Logic is a great puzzle app! It is very similar to Lunar Lockout, Fling, and Frogiz. The object is to eliminate the board with match...
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Monday, January 16, 2012

River Test Trilogy: free iphone ipad puzzle app

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There are 3 puzzles here: get everybody across the river given the different parameters. Two of these, I've known about & solved a...