Working systematically

  • More Twisting and Turning
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    More Twisting and Turning

    Age
    11 to 16
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    It would be nice to have a strategy for disentangling any tangled ropes...

  • Quadruple Sudoku
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    Quadruple Sudoku

    Age
    11 to 16
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    Four small numbers give the clue to the contents of the four surrounding cells.

  • Star Product Sudoku
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    Star Product Sudoku

    Age
    11 to 16
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    The puzzle can be solved by finding the values of the unknown digits (all indicated by asterisks) in the squares of the $9\times9$ grid.

  • Bochap Sudoku
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    Bochap Sudoku

    Age
    11 to 16
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    This Sudoku combines all four arithmetic operations.

  • Cuboid challenge
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    Cuboid Challenge

    Age
    11 to 16
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    What's the largest volume of box you can make from a square of paper?

  • Rectangle Outline Sudoku
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    Rectangle Outline Sudoku

    Age
    11 to 16
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    Each of the main diagonals of this sudoku must contain the numbers 1 to 9 and each rectangle width the numbers 1 to 4.

  • Olympic Logic
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    Olympic Logic

    Age
    11 to 16
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    Can you use your powers of logic and deduction to work out the missing information in these sporty situations?

  • Wipeout
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    Wipeout

    Age
    11 to 16
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    Can you do a little mathematical detective work to figure out which number has been wiped out?

  • Rhombus It
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    Rhombus It

    Age
    11 to 16
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    Players take it in turns to choose a dot on the grid. The winner is the first to have four dots that can be joined to form a rhombus.