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Move 2 matchsticks to form 6 triangles. The triangles don't have to be equal in size.
31 May 2011
36. Star of David : Move 2 to form 6 Triangles
Move 2 matchsticks to form 6 triangles. The triangles don't have to be equal in size.
30 May 2011
35. Create 3 groups with 8 sticks in each group
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The challenge in this puzzle is to end with 3 groups of 8 matchsticks in each group.
There are 11 matchsticks in group 1, 7 matchsticks in group 2 and 6 matchsticks in group 3. The matchsticks must be moved from one group to another BUT, the number of matchsticks you want to move is determined by the number of matchsticks in the receiving group. For example, if you want to move matchsticks from group 1 to group 3, you may move only 6 because there are only 6 in the receiving group. Can you achieve the objective in only 3 moves?
Step 1: There are 7 matchsticks in group 2, so move 7 matchsticks from group 1 to group 2.
Step 2: There are 6 matchsticks in group 3, so move 6 matchsticks from group 2 to group 3.
Step 3: There are now only 4 matchsticks left in group 1, so move 4 matchsticks from group 3 to group 1. There are now 8 matchsticks in each group which solves the puzzle.
Step 2: There are 6 matchsticks in group 3, so move 6 matchsticks from group 2 to group 3.
Step 3: There are now only 4 matchsticks left in group 1, so move 4 matchsticks from group 3 to group 1. There are now 8 matchsticks in each group which solves the puzzle.
29 May 2011
34. The farmer and his 8 sons
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A farmer lives on the area marked "A" on his farm. He decides to divide the rest of the farm between his 8 sons. Add matchsticks to the layout to show how he should do this if the area and shape of the 8 farms should be exactly the same?
28 May 2011
33. Square 2X2: Remove 1 and move 4 to form 11 Squares
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Remove 1 matchstick from the figure. Now move 4 of the remaining matchsticks to form 11 Squares. All matchsticks don't have to be flat on the surface.
The 11 squares are:
1. 8 small squares, plus
2. 3 big squares with corners 1,3,6,8 and 2,4,7,9 and 3,5,8,10
1. 8 small squares, plus
2. 3 big squares with corners 1,3,6,8 and 2,4,7,9 and 3,5,8,10
27 May 2011
32. Square 2X2: Move 3 to create 3 squares
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Move 3 matchsticks to form 3 squares equal in size.
26 May 2011
31. Square 2X : Remove 3 and Move 2 to form 3 Squares
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Remove 3 matchsticks and then move 2 of the remaining matchsticks to form 3 squares equal in size.
The 3 squares are:
1. corners 1, 5, 2 and 6
2. corners 3, 7, 4 and 8
3. corners 5, 9, 6 and 10
1. corners 1, 5, 2 and 6
2. corners 3, 7, 4 and 8
3. corners 5, 9, 6 and 10
25 May 2011
30. The farmer and his 6 sons
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A Farmer lives on the area marked "A" on his farm. He decides to divide the rest of the farm between his 6 sons. Add matchsticks to show how he should do this. The area and shape of the 6 farms should be exactly the same.
24 May 2011
29. Square 2X2: Move 2 to create 7 Squares
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Move only 2 matchsticks to form 7 squares in total. The squares don't have to be all of equal size and also don't have to be flat on the surface.
23 May 2011
28. Move 3 creating 4 equal sized squares
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Move 3 matchsticks to create 4 squares, all equal in size.
22 May 2011
27. Square 2X2: Move 4 creating 3 equal sized squares
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Move 4 matchsticks to create 3 squares equal in size.
21 May 2011
26. The farmer and his 5 sons
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A Farmer lives on the area marked "A" on his farm. He decides to divide the rest of the farm between his 5 sons so that the shapes and sizes of the 5 farms are exactly the same.
Can you show how he did this by adding 10 matchsticks?
20 May 2011
19 May 2011
24. 14 Squares reduced to 3
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Shown above are 14 squares. Confirm that you agree.
(There are 9 squares of size 1/3 X 1/3, 4 squares of size 2/3 X 2/3 outer square of size 1X1)
Remove 2 matchsticks to leave 3 squares all different in size.
There is one square with side length 1/3 of a matchstick, another square with side length 2/3 of a matchstick and the last outer square with side length 1 matchstick.
18 May 2011
23. 6 Sticks Touching
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Place 3 matchsticks as shown above. Note that each matchstick touches 2 other matchsticks.
The challenge now is to add 3 more matchsticks so that each matchstick touches 5 other matchsticks. All matchsticks don't have to be flat on the surface.
17 May 2011
22. The ONE Puzzle
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A tongue in the cheek one!
Move 2 and remove 1 matchstick to make the answer 1.
16 May 2011
21. The King and his Guards
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A King lives in his castle and is surrounded by 8 guards. (the broken matchsticks) Each outside wall of the castle is guarded by 3 guards as shown.
The King decides to step up his security so that each wall is guarded by 4 guards. How must he do this without employing more guards?
15 May 2011
20. 5 Equal Squares: Remove 3 leaving 3 squares
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Remove 3 matchsticks to leave 3 squares of equal size.
14 May 2011
19. Triangle 3X3: Remove 3 leaving 7 triangles
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Remove 3 matchsticks leaving 7 triangles. All the triangles don't have to be the same size.
13 May 2011
18. Square 1X1: Add 4 to create 4 Triangles and 2 Squares
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Add 4 matchsticks to create a mininum of 4 triangles and exactly 2 squares. The squares don't have to be equal in size, but the triangles must be. All the matchsticks don't have to be flat on the surface.
12 May 2011
17. Square 2X2: Move 4 to form 10 squares
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Move 4 matchsticks to form 10 Squares. All the squares don't have to be flat on the surface and don't have to be the same size.
11 May 2011
16. Add 5 to form 8 triangles
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Add 5 matchsticks to form 8 triangles. All the matchsticks don't have to be flat on the surface.
10 May 2011
15. Short and Long
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The challenge here is to place the matchsticks as shown in "Start" above, then move them so that you end with 3 long matchsticks next to each other and 2 short matchsticks next to each other. (As shown in "End" above)
The following rules apply when moving matchsticks:
1. Two matchsticks must be moved at the same time.
2. The two matchsticks must be a long- and a short one.
3. The two matchsticks may not exchange positions when moved.
4. The two matchsticks you pick up to move must be adjacent.
Can you achieve this in 4 steps?
09 May 2011
14. Tower upside down moving 4 sticks
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Move 4 matchsticks to turn the tower upside down. The form and the structure of the tower should not change.
08 May 2011
13. Five Triangles and the Pentagram
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Add 3 matchsticks to form a pentagram and 5 triangles. All matchsticks don't have to be flat on the surface. The 5 triangles don't have to be exactly the same size.
07 May 2011
12. Crossing Sticks
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The challenge in this puzzle is to end with 5 pairs of "crossed" matchsticks.
Matchticks are crossed by picking up one, jumping over 2 matchsticks by going either left or right, and then placing it onto the third one. For example, pick up matchstick number 4, jump over 5 and 6 and place it on 7 to cross it. Remember, a crossed pair counts as 2 matchsticks when jumping over it.
Can you achieve this in 5 jumps?
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