The Curious Book of Mind-boggling Teasers, Tricks, Puzzles & GamesSterling Publishing Company, Inc., 2003 - 304 pagine "It's a festival of puzzles, a multitude of perplexing problems, and a gaggle of great games ... not to mention riddles that would stump the Sphinx. Challenge your brain with a collection of 575 amazing teasers, tricks, and mind-expanding exercises. Fans of enigmas will find favorites that test their logic to the max-including brief, intriguing stories featuring that master of deduction, Sherlock Holmes. Math mavens can give numeric brainteasers a try. Or you might prefer to solve chess and checkers conundrums. Join Alice in Puzzleland, play the ancient game of Nine Men Mars, and show off with a variety of coin tricks. Everything is beautifully illustrated with intricate drawings, game boards, and diagrams, and neophytes will appreciate the detailed instructions."--Amazon.com |
Parole e frasi comuni
answer arrange audience ball bottom CARD MANIPULATION checkers circle con't cord cork corner count counters cross DAVID DEVANT Diabolical Cube diagonally dice dime divided draw Egyptian Hall eight Ernst Lehner feat feet figure five fold four glass GOLDSTON HARRY PRICE hole Holmes horizontally HOUDINI inches Isle of Merlin jump king knot least common multiple left hand letters loop magic square MAGICIAN matches MECHANICAL PUZZLES Miyako Shima move and win MYSTERY nine paper pass pencil penny performer picture piece of cardboard place a coin plate play player position problem Professor Hoffmann Professor Moriarty quarter rearrange remove Rhino's Riddle right hand ring rope Sam Loyd score secret Serf seven Sherlock Holmes shown in Fig side solve space spots triangles turn twelve vacant VENTRILOQUISM vertical word