Move 8 sticks and convert 5 squares to 2 squares matchstick puzzle
5 squares puzzle: move 8 sticks to make 2 squares in the 5 squares puzzle figure. How many ways can you solve the puzzle? You have 30 minutes to solve.
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5 squares puzzle: move 8 sticks to make 2 squares in the 5 squares puzzle figure. How many ways can you solve the puzzle? You have 30 minutes to solve.
Move 3 matches to make 3 squares in the puzzle figure. How many solutions can you find? Time to solve 10 minutes. It's not a difficult puzzle and you should enjoy solving it...
Move 3 matches to make 4 squares from 5 squares puzzle figure. This is the 4th 5 squares matchstick puzzle of this type. You have to solve it in 10 minutes.
Move 2 sticks to make 5 squares from the 6 squares matchstick puzzle figure. How many ways can you do it? You have 10 minutes to solve the puzzle.
Kite Matchstick Puzzle: Move 5 matches to make the Kite dive down. This is a direction reversing puzzle that is not easy to solve in given time of 20 mins.
In the 5 squares matchstick puzzle figure you have to move 3 matchsticks to make 4 squares. You have 10 mins to solve this 3rd 5 squares matchstick puzzle.
Remove 4 sticks to leave 3 triangles in hexagonal wheel matchstick figure. Recommended time to solve 8 minutes. Hint: First solve remove 3 to leave 4.
Cheryl's Birthday Problem: Cheryl gives Albert and Bernard 10 possible dates for her birthday and also a few clues. You have to find Cheryl's birthday.
Move 3 matches to make 3 squares from the Tic Tac Toe matchstick figure. How many unique solutions can you find? Recommended time to solve 5 minutes.
The matchstick puzzle fish swims to the right. Move 3 matchsticks to make it swim left. It's a fun matchstick puzzle that you must try to solve in 10 mins.