Here’s a classic brainteaser that I don’t like. What’s the next number in this sequence: 1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221, …? The answer is 312211, because each number describes the digits in the number that ...

Mathematics has always been a tricky subject for many, bringing back memories of schooldays filled with difficult equations and mind-boggling problems. However, when it comes to brain teasers, even ...

January 29 is National Puzzle Day—but that’s only one reason to make space on the dining room table to start piecing together a jigsaw puzzle. Puzzling is a great way to pass the time when you’re ...

Get started solving the classic number puzzle with tips from some of the best solvers in the world. By Isaac Aronow Everybody can solve a hard Sudoku. Maybe not right now, maybe not without some ...

Word searches are among the most popular puzzles, along with crosswords and Sudoku. Each consists of a square arrangement of letters that hides actual words among the seemingly random letters. The ...

Some of the most satisfying number puzzles require little mathematical know-how. In fact, cracking the one below calls for thinking that is quite nonmathematical. I don’t know where or when I first ...

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Boyfriend Dungeon doesn’t have too much in the way of puzzles. For the most part, the gameplay revolves around dialogue choices and battles that take place in dungeons (called Dunjs) to help level ...