http://puzzles.about.com/ Puzzles http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/24/optical-illusions.htm <img hspace="10" border="0" align="right" src="http://z.about.com/d/puzzles/1/6/0/S/007.jpg" /> Here's a collection of optical illusions and visual puzzles to entertain you. Some of the images are not what they first appear to be while others are impossibilities which, initially, may seem possible. A few of these images will seem to vibrate or rotate and others will bend, skew or change color. And it's all just your eyes playing tricks on your mind... <p> <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://puzzles.about.com/library/weekly/blopil07.htm">Skewed Checker Board:</a> All the lines on this checker board are perfectly straight. How do they look to you?<p><strong>More Visual Puzzles</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://puzzles.about.com/library/weekly/blopil05.htm">Mona Lisa's Menagerie</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://puzzles.about.com/library/weekly/blopil33.htm">The Missing Princess</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://puzzles.about.com/library/weekly/blpinkdots.htm">Rotating Pink Dots</a></li> </ul><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/24/optical-illusions.htm">Optical Illusions and Visual Perception Puzzles</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/">About.com Puzzles</a> on Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 at 05:09:15.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/24/optical-illusions.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/24/optical-illusions.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://puzzles.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/24/optical-illusions.htm&zItl=Optical Illusions and Visual Perception Puzzles">Email this</a></p> http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/24/optical-illusions.htm 2009-11-24T05:09:15Z http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/24/jigsaw-puzzles-for-kids-floor-puzzles.htm <img src="http://z.about.com/d/puzzles/1/6/g/8/2/FairyTaleCastleMD419.jpg" border="0" alt="" hspace="8" align="right" />Jigsaw puzzles can help young children develop hand-eye coordination and problem solving skills. These colorfully illustrated floor puzzles have very large pieces, making it easy for younger puzzlers to manipulate them. Here are some of the themes featured in this selection of floor puzzles. <ul> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://puzzles.about.com/od/jigsawpuzzlesshopping/tp/FlPuzzAnimals.htm">Animal Floor Puzzles</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://puzzles.about.com/od/jigsawpuzzlesshopping/tp/FlVehicless.htm">Cars, Trucks and Other Motor Vehicles</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://puzzles.about.com/od/jigsawpuzzlesshopping/tp/FlPuzzThomas.htm">Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends Puzzles</a></li> </ul> <strong><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://puzzles.about.com/od/jigsawpuzzlesshopping/tp/FlPuzzThomas.htm">Educational Puzzles and Games</a></strong><br /> Puzzles and word games can be educational as well as entertaining. If you're looking for a nice, quiet pastime to keep the kids out of your hair, why not interest them in some puzzles?<p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/24/jigsaw-puzzles-for-kids-floor-puzzles.htm">Jigsaw Puzzles for Kids - Floor Puzzles</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/">About.com Puzzles</a> on Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 at 02:07:50.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/24/jigsaw-puzzles-for-kids-floor-puzzles.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/24/jigsaw-puzzles-for-kids-floor-puzzles.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://puzzles.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/24/jigsaw-puzzles-for-kids-floor-puzzles.htm&zItl=Jigsaw Puzzles for Kids - Floor Puzzles">Email this</a></p> http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/24/jigsaw-puzzles-for-kids-floor-puzzles.htm 2009-11-24T02:07:50Z http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/23/free-printable-sudoku.htm <a href="http://puzzles.about.com/od/sudokupuzzles/a/SudokuIndex_2.htm"><img height="100" width="100" border="2" align="right" title="Daily Sudoku Puzzles" alt="Daily Sudoku Puzzles" src="http://z.about.com/d/puzzles/1/0/Y/e/1/dailysudoku.GIF" /></a>All you need to solve these puzzles is logic, perseverance and a sharp pencil. <ul> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://puzzles.about.com/od/sudokupuzzles/a/SudokuIndex_2.htm">Online Sudoku</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://puzzles.about.com/od/sudokupuzzles/a/SudokuIndex.htm">Printable Sudoku</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://puzzles.about.com/od/sudokupuzzles/a/AlphadokuIndex.htm">Free Alphadoku</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://puzzles.about.com/library/kakuro/blindex.htm">Free Kakoru</a></li> </ul> <b><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://puzzles.about.com/library/sudoku/blsudoku_tutorial01.htm">How to Solve Sudoku</a></b><br /> This tutorial will help the novice Sudoku puzzler learn some basic Sudoku solving strategies. Tip and tricks on how to solve these popular number puzzles with reasoning and logic. <p> <b><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://puzzles.about.com/od/jigsawpuzzlesshopping/tp/KidSudoku.htm">SuDoku for Kids</a></b><br /> <img hspace="15" border="0" align="right" src="http://z.about.com/d/puzzles/1/0/3/A/2/BigBookSudokuForKids.jpg" />Now kids can enjoy these addictive Japanese number puzzles just like the grown-ups do! Excellent for trips or long waits, these books will help young solvers aged 8 and over improve their logic and math skills and assist them in developing patience and concentration. <SCRIPT LANGUAGE= "javaScript" SRC="http://guidepolls.about.com/puzzles/0469129571/poll.js?linkback=<!--#echo var="SCRIPT_URI"-->"></script> <p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/23/free-printable-sudoku.htm">Free Sudoku, Kakuro and Alphadoku Puzzles</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/">About.com Puzzles</a> on Monday, November 23rd, 2009 at 03:00:43.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/23/free-printable-sudoku.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/23/free-printable-sudoku.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://puzzles.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/23/free-printable-sudoku.htm&zItl=Free Sudoku, Kakuro and Alphadoku Puzzles">Email this</a></p> http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/23/free-printable-sudoku.htm 2009-11-23T03:00:43Z http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/22/thanksgiving-word-search.htm <img hspace="15" border="0" align="left" title="turkey" alt="turkey" src="http://z.about.com/d/puzzles/1/0/y/I/timage1.gif" />Find the hidden words associated with Thanksgiving Day. Play online or print. <p> <strong>More Thanksgiving Puzzles</strong> <p> <a href="http://puzzles.about.com/od/familyfun/qt/KidsThanks.htm"><strong>Thanksgiving Puzzles for Kids</strong></a><br /> It's that time of year when families get together and celebrate the bountiful harvest. Here are some puzzles and games with a Thanksgiving Day theme to keep the kids amused and occupied. <p> <a href="http://puzzles.about.com/od/testyouriq/qt/ThanksgivingQz.htm"><strong>Thanksgiving Trivia</strong></a><br /> Take the Thanksgiving Trivia Quiz and test your knowledge of Thanksgiving history and lore.<p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/22/thanksgiving-word-search.htm">Thanksgiving Word Search</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/">About.com Puzzles</a> on Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 at 03:06:44.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/22/thanksgiving-word-search.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/22/thanksgiving-word-search.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://puzzles.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/22/thanksgiving-word-search.htm&zItl=Thanksgiving Word Search">Email this</a></p> http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/22/thanksgiving-word-search.htm 2009-11-22T03:06:44Z http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/21/themed-crossword-puzzle.htm Here's an eclectic selection of themed crossword puzzles for you to enjoy. Solve online or print and solve.<p><strong>Featured Puzzle: <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://puzzles.about.com/od/themedcrosswords/qt/aAppleXWord.htm">'A as in...' Crossword</a></strong><br />A fruitiliciously themed 15x15 Crossword Puzzle by Dave Fisher. Solve on screen or print and solve on the go.<p><strong>More Free Crosswords</strong> <ul> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://puzzles.about.com/od/themedcrosswords/qt/NotBrandXWord.htm">Not Brand X Crossword</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://puzzles.about.com/od/themedcrosswords/qt/HmmXword.htm">Hmm... Crossword</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://puzzles.about.com/od/themedcrosswords/qt/BrainBugger.htm">Brain Bugger Crossword</a></li> </ul><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/21/themed-crossword-puzzle.htm">Free Crossword Puzzles</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/">About.com Puzzles</a> on Saturday, November 21st, 2009 at 04:05:38.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/21/themed-crossword-puzzle.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/21/themed-crossword-puzzle.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://puzzles.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/21/themed-crossword-puzzle.htm&zItl=Free Crossword Puzzles">Email this</a></p> http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/21/themed-crossword-puzzle.htm 2009-11-21T04:05:38Z http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/20/revolution-day-mexico.htm Nov. 20 is Revolution Day in Mexico. To celebrate, here's a quiz about the legendary bandit turned revolutionary leader and folk hero, Pancho Villa. <p> <b>Related Resources</b> <ul> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://puzzles.about.com/od/sopadeletras/Sopa_de_Letras.htm">Sopas de Letras</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://puzzles.about.com/od/jigsawpuzzles/ig/CopperCanyon/">Copper Canyon Jigsaw Puzzles</a></li> </ul><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/20/revolution-day-mexico.htm">Viva la Revolucion!</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/">About.com Puzzles</a> on Friday, November 20th, 2009 at 03:33:12.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/20/revolution-day-mexico.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/20/revolution-day-mexico.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://puzzles.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/20/revolution-day-mexico.htm&zItl=Viva la Revolucion!">Email this</a></p> http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/20/revolution-day-mexico.htm 2009-11-20T03:33:12Z http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/19/thanksgiving-puzzles-for-kids.htm <img hspace="15" border="0" align="left" title="turkey" alt="turkey" src="http://z.about.com/d/puzzles/1/0/f/I/timage8.gif" />It's that time of year when families get together and celebrate the bountiful harvest. Here are some puzzles and games with a Thanksgiving Day theme to keep the kids amused and occupied. <p> <strong>More Thanksgiving Day Fun</strong> <p> <a href="http://puzzles.about.com/library/java/blthanksgiving.htm"><strong>Thanksgiving Spot the Difference</strong></a><br /> Can you find the differences between the two Thanksgiving scenes? <p> <strong>Thanksgiving Day Concentration</strong><br /> Test your memory with a Thanksgiving version of the classic memory game. There are two levels of difficulty and you can race against the clock. <br /> <center><a title="Easy Thanksgiving Concentration Game" href="http://puzzles.about.com/library/java/blthanksgivingconcentration4.htm">Easy (4x4) Concentration</a> &#124; <a title="Thanksgiving Concentration Game" href="http://puzzles.about.com/library/java/blthanksgivingconcentration6.htm">Hard (6x6) Concentration</a> </center><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/19/thanksgiving-puzzles-for-kids.htm">Thanksgiving Puzzles for Kids</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/">About.com Puzzles</a> on Thursday, November 19th, 2009 at 03:06:39.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/19/thanksgiving-puzzles-for-kids.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/19/thanksgiving-puzzles-for-kids.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://puzzles.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/19/thanksgiving-puzzles-for-kids.htm&zItl=Thanksgiving Puzzles for Kids">Email this</a></p> http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/19/thanksgiving-puzzles-for-kids.htm 2009-11-19T03:06:39Z http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/18/free-alphadoku.htm <a href="http://puzzles.about.com/od/easyalfadokupuzzles/l/qprEAlfadoku01.htm"><img hspace="8" border="0" align="right" title="Free AlfaDoku Puzzles" alt="Free AlphaDoku Puzzles" src="http://z.about.com/d/puzzles/1/6/t/q/1/alphadoku.gif" /></a>For the Suduko enthusiast, a SuDoku variation called Alphadoku. As in SuDoku, the goal is to fill in all 81 squares, but Alphadoku puzzles use letters instead of numbers. As an added bonus, one of the rows or columns will spell out a word or phrase which is clued in the title of each puzzle. <ul> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://puzzles.about.com/od/sudokupuzzles/a/Alphadoku.htm">Easy Alphadoku Puzzles</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://puzzles.about.com/od/sudokupuzzles/a/Alphadoku_2.htm">Medium Alphadoku Puzzles</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://puzzles.about.com/od/sudokupuzzles/a/Alphadoku_3.htm">Challenging Alphadoku Puzzles</a></li> </ul> <script language="javaScript">"></script> <strong>Printable Sudoku Puzzles</strong><br /> Hundreds of printable Sudoku puzzles for every level of expertise. Enjoy!<p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/18/free-alphadoku.htm">Free Alphadoku Puzzles</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/">About.com Puzzles</a> on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 at 04:02:29.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/18/free-alphadoku.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/18/free-alphadoku.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://puzzles.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/18/free-alphadoku.htm&zItl=Free Alphadoku Puzzles">Email this</a></p> http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/18/free-alphadoku.htm 2009-11-18T04:02:29Z http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/17/rush-hour.htm In this ingenious little logic puzzle you have to figure out how to extricate the VW Beetle from a traffic jam. Features multiple levels of difficulty. See if you can complete all twelve levels. Good luck! <br /><br /> <a href="http://puzzles.about.com/library/java/blcatpil.htm"><strong>Caterpiller Strategy Game</strong></a>: Test your reflexes. The caterpillar has a voracious appetite. Help the caterpillar find and eat the apples. But you've got to be quick or it's -splat!- game over! <br /><br /> <a href="http://puzzles.about.com/library/java/blfourrivers.htm"><img hspace="10" height="80" border="0" align="right" width="125" vspace="5" alt="Four Rivers Strategy Puzzle" title="Four Rivers Strategy Puzzle" src="http://z.about.com/d/puzzles/1/0/M/y/2/4riverssm.gif" /></a><a href="http://puzzles.about.com/library/java/blfourrivers.htm"><strong>Four Rivers Strategy Puzzle</strong></a>: In this strategy puzzle, the challenge is to identify identical tiles which can be paired and thus removed. It's a race against the clock. Less than 4 minutes is average. Less than 3 minutes is good and anything under 2 minutes is exceptional. <br /><strong>Warning!: May be addictive!</strong><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/17/rush-hour.htm">Rush Hour Strategy Game</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/">About.com Puzzles</a> on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 at 04:05:23.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/17/rush-hour.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/17/rush-hour.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://puzzles.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/17/rush-hour.htm&zItl=Rush Hour Strategy Game">Email this</a></p> http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/17/rush-hour.htm 2009-11-17T04:05:23Z http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/17/kaleidoscope-a-christmas-jigsaw-puzzle.htm <img vspace="0" hspace="10" border="0" align="right" src="http://z.about.com/d/puzzles/1/G/9/K/3/kaleidoscope.jpg" />Kaleidoscope, a jigsaw puzzle featuring a multitude of colorful Christmas ornaments, is quite challenging to piece together due to the many colors and objects depicted in the image. It affords a great sense of accomplishment upon completion. <br /><i><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://puzzles.about.com/od/jigsawpuzzlesshopping/gr/Kaleidoscope.htm">Read a review</a> &#124; <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://puzzles.about.com/od/toppicks/u/BuyingAdvice.htm">Holiday Gift Ideas</a></i><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/17/kaleidoscope-a-christmas-jigsaw-puzzle.htm">Kaleidoscope - A Christmas Jigsaw Puzzle</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/">About.com Puzzles</a> on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 at 01:15:38.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/17/kaleidoscope-a-christmas-jigsaw-puzzle.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/17/kaleidoscope-a-christmas-jigsaw-puzzle.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://puzzles.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/17/kaleidoscope-a-christmas-jigsaw-puzzle.htm&zItl=Kaleidoscope - A Christmas Jigsaw Puzzle">Email this</a></p> http://puzzles.about.com/b/2009/11/17/kaleidoscope-a-christmas-jigsaw-puzzle.htm 2009-11-17T01:15:38Z