Art Puzzles by Numbers is the most electrifying new kind of puzzle to comealong in many years. These beguiling puzzles already have millions of devoted fans in Japan, where they were invented years ago. And now Art Puzzles by Numbers has been introduced to the United States where its popularity is growing enormously. A Student Recommended Resource for Math and Pre-Algebra by Utah Textbook Commission. "You may never, but the ability to think through a problem that needs to be solved will be invaluable in whatever career you pursue," and I often ask "When will I use Algebra, Geometry..." and my response has become-"You may never, but the ability to "You may never, but the ability to think through a problem that needs to be solved will be invaluable in whatever career you pursue," and I feel that these puzzles help in that process. The concept is cleverly simple. You start with an empty grid. The numbers to the side and above tell you how many squares to fill in the columns and rows. The trick is that the numbers dont tell you which squares to fill inthats for you to decide through logical reasoning and by operating back and forth between the columns and the rows.

The Utah State Textbook Commission has designated this book as "Recommended Student Resource for Mathematics/Pre-Algebra grade levels 7-12" for its emphasis on indirect reasoning skills. Unlike a crossword puzzle, when one of these "picture logic" puzzles is completed, a picture is revealed. (Games/Gamebooks/Crosswords)

This puzzle book tests and increases your deductive skills figuring out the Frame Games, puzzles that ask you to count lots of trangles inside a larger one, and other types of visual-letter-number mind-benders.

Brainiacs on the prowl for challenging fun will find everything they're looking for in these cunning conundrums. Puzzle master Terry Stickels has created a mind-melting collection filled with hundreds of diverse and fiendishly tricky problems--including wordplay, math, analytic reasoning, logic, visual dilemmas, and code breaking. Figure out the next number in a series, find hidden phrases, and determine what a three-dimensional object would look like from two-dimensional drawings. Every puzzle provides a workout that strengthens mental muscles. And while these brainteasers do require concentration, they don't demand any special training or high-level math skills. A little practice, patience, and imagination are all it takes.

More than 500 conundrums, mind-benders, and mathematical teasers will help puzzle fans push their IQ levels to the maximum. Visualize this collection as a ladder into the stratosphere of intelligence: 20 levels of ascending difficulty each contain a variety of numerical and alphabetical questions that tease and stimulate the brain. Start from the beginning, with Level One, and work methodically through to the end. Think logically, rationally, and laterally when unraveling these, and watch for emerging patterns that make solving the later problems easier. Resist the temptation to look at the answers (all at the end), and when you're stumped, try to look at the puzzle from a different perspective--that's how to sharpen the wits and train the mind.

Mathematical dupes, sleights of hand, shady shuffles, and impossible predictions: these are just a few of the 80 ways to use a pack of cards to dazzle and baffle everyone.

With so many different perplexing puzzles to bend your mind, you don't know which one to solve first. Find a hidden phrase or title, come up with the missing number in a series, unscramble words...it's a gold mine of challenges that will tease and tantalize you. This collection presents a cross-section of puzzle types of varying degrees of difficulty. What you will encounter are puzzles that require you to stretch your gray matter. Many of these types of puzzles are now being used in schools and business seminars to augment critical thinking skills. The puzzles selected for this collection offer both the challenge and fun of using your mental prowess to find solutions there are no trick questions nor are there questions requiring any advanced knowledge on any subject.