A Number of Articles Related to PuzzlesArticles about logic puzzles, mind benders, brain teasers, jigsaws, sudokus and other twisters that make you think.Crossword Puzzles for Active Minds- January 25, 2006 Use it or lose it, most definitely applies to our brains. How many of us actually remember all we were taught at school. I know some would say that much of what we learned was pointless. I guess I don't really need to know how many millions of miles away the sun and the moon are. Crossword Puzzles for Active Mindshttp://www.puzzle-place.net/crossword-puzzles-active-minds.htm Thinking Games- January 24, 2006 Classic thinking games are a great way to tune up your brain. You can use these mind games to help you increase your brain power and to get you out of your thinking "ruts." Play them enough, and they'll habituate you to using creative problem solving as a normal part of thinking about things. Thinking Gameshttp://www.puzzle-place.net/thinking-games.htm Improve Your Skills with Puzzles- January 23, 2006 Pattern recognition, spatial relationships, and logical thinking are all necessary skills as students learn to read, do math, and develop problem-solving strategies. Having a big collection of puzzles and games on hand can make developing these skills fun. Many children's magazines contain creative, age-appropriate games that reinforce the content of the text, but that's only one source. You can also enlist parents to contribute crossword puzzles and other games they find from newspapers and..http://www.puzzle-place.net/improve-skills.htm Tricks to Winning at Sudoku- January 18, 2006 Sudoku is one of the hottest trends in games and entertainment. The interest in this Japanese number crossword puzzle is absolutely at a fever pitch. The rules are simple - fill in the squares so that all numbers are represented only once per row. Simple rules, difficult to follow. Tricks to Winning at Sudokuhttp://www.puzzle-place.net/trick-winning-sudoku.htm Logic Puzzles- January 17, 2006 Have you ever read the mysteries of Sherlock Holmes He could solve any case with ease by deducing the answer from the clues. He examined the individual clues of the case and then pieced them together to find the culprit. He could even figure out how the perpetrator completed his criminal act. His case solving skills were based largely around logical reasoning. Logic Puzzleshttp://www.puzzle-place.net/logic-puzzles-article.htm The Value of Jigsaw Puzzles- January 17, 2006 Jigsaw puzzles have a lot of educational value for children of all ages. This is because to do a jigsaw requires a child to use several different aspects of the thinking process. A baby learns to recognize objects by their shape and not necessarily what position the object is in. A chair is a chair whether it is upright, lying down, or upside down-it doesn't matter. Jigsaw Puzzle Valuehttp://www.puzzle-place.net/value-jigsaw-puzzles.htm Hot Game Trends- January 17, 2006 Sudoku is one of the hottest trends in games and entertainment. The interest in this Japanese number crossword puzzle is absolutely at a fever pitch. The rules are simple - fill in the squares so that all numbers are represented only once per row. Simple rules, difficult to follow. What makes Sudoku almost addicting is the consistent challenge of finding the right match. Hot Game Trendshttp://www.puzzle-place.net/hot-games-trend.htm |