Logic Puzzles as a section of Puzzles. Recreational puzzles and their solving methods. Mathematical theorems belong in Math and rules of full tabletop games in their game subjects.
Test your knowledge with these top questions!
In Greek mythology, which creature lived in the Labyrinth on Crete?
Ariadne gave Theseus a ball of thread so he could find the way out after killing the Minotaur.
In maze design, a "perfect maze" has how many paths between any two cells?
A perfect maze has no loops, so closing any passage splits the maze into disconnected sections.
In Pac-Man, which enemies chase the player through the maze?
Eating a power pellet temporarily turns the chase around, letting Pac-Man eat the ghosts.
David Bowie plays which ruler in the maze fantasy film Labyrinth?
Bowie sings "Magic Dance" with the goblins while they surround the baby Sarah is trying to rescue.
Zebra puzzles are popularly credited to which famous physicist?
The Einstein link is legend with no proof; the puzzle first appeared in print decades after his youth.
Which digits fill a standard Sudoku grid?
Sudoku tests placement logic rather than math, so symbols or colors could replace the digits.
In a Kakuro puzzle, what rule applies to digits sharing one clue?
A two-cell run totaling 16 can only be 7 and 9, since 8 plus 8 is banned by the no-repeat rule.
In KenKen, what does a cage label such as "6+" tell solvers?
A cage with one cell gives its digit directly, while larger cages pair a target number with an operation sign.
The classic five-house logic puzzle asks who drinks water and who owns which animal?
The classic version asks which of five households keeps the zebra, with water-drinking as the other solution.
What is the minimum number of starting clues for a standard 9x9 Sudoku with a unique solution?
Researchers proved in 2012 that no puzzle with only 16 clues has exactly one solution.