Puzzle specialist and collector Edward Hordern has selected 270 of the best puzzles from his collection of over 8,000 and systematically presents them in this book with full solutions. Interlocking solid puzzles, secret-opening puzzles, and maze and route puzzles are all part of a wide array of puzzle "art" that will mystify, intrigue, and entertain. Each puzzle is rated for difficulty and no mathematical knowledge is necessary to solve them. Novice and experts alike will be able to find suitable puzzles to challenge their wits and creativity.
Author(s): Edward Hordern
Year: 1987
Language: English
Pages: 270
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Copyright......Page __sk_0002.djvu
Contents......Page __sk_0011.djvu
Foreword......Page __sk_0005.djvu
Preface......Page __sk_0007.djvu
Acknowledgements......Page __sk_0009.djvu
1. About the puzzles......Page __sk_0013.djvu
2. History of the sliding block puzzle......Page __sk_0030.djvu
3. Random arrangement sliding block puzzles, AI-AI0......Page __sk_0051.djvu
4. Sliding block puzzles with uniform pieces, BI-B60......Page __sk_0059.djvu
5. Sliding block puzzles with rectangular pieces, CI-C76......Page __sk_0088.djvu
6. Sliding block puzzles with non-convex pieces, DI-D50......Page __sk_0125.djvu
7. Restricted route sliding block puzzles, EI-E35......Page __sk_0140.djvu
8. Sliding block puzzles with special shaped pieces or where rotation is allowed, FI-FI3......Page __sk_0166.djvu
9. Three-dimensional sliding block puzzles, G I-G5......Page __sk_0176.djvu
10. Soko (warehouse) puzzles, HI-HI0......Page __sk_0181.djvu
11. Railway shunting puzzles, JI-JI3......Page __sk_0187.djvu
Solutions......Page __sk_0198.djvu
Appendix A: A mathematical note by David Singmaster......Page __sk_0251.djvu
Appendix B: A List of patents......Page __sk_0253.djvu
Appendix C: References and bibliography......Page __sk_0258.djvu
Index......Page __sk_0265.djvu
