The correct answer to the Simple Puzzle quest is 304272. This result is derived through a series of mathematical steps involving multiplication and addition. In the Simple Puzzle quest, you will ...

In the April Insights puzzle, I tried to guide readers down a path that might be best described as “experimental mathematics.” The goal was to rediscover two constants by iterating simple arithmetic ...

Twenty years ago, this puzzle appeared on a test administered to top-tier math students from 16 countries around the world. Only 10% of test takers got it right. In the U.S., only 4% managed to ...

It’s time for another blindfold puzzle! As we’ve seen before, brain teasers like this one aren’t even proper puzzles when you can see what’s in front of you. But remove vision from the equation, and ...

SLIDING-BLOCK puzzles look easy, but they can be tricky to solve. The best known is the “15 Puzzle”, which became hugely popular in the late 1870s. This involves square tiles labelled with the numbers ...

Playing with arithmetic can lead us to unexpected and profound discoveries that point toward deeper mathematics and sometimes even deeper science. We solved our last Insights puzzle by performing some ...

Tiles brings simple – and cheap – puzzle action to Xbox One and Windows 10. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The latest game to ...

One of the first requests in Stellar Blade is the Simple Puzzle request. But, if like us you didn’t do too well at maths at school, then you might be stumped by the conundrum it throws at you.

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It can be difficult to find time to finish a video game, especially if you only have a few hours a week to play. In our biweekly column Short Play we suggest video games that can be started and ...