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 Puzzles and solutions created
by Gareth Moore
Illustrations by Chris Dickason
Edited by Sophie Schrey
Cover design by Angie Allison

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 INTRODUCTION
First published in Great Britain in 2014 by Buster Books,
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 INTRODUCTION

You could also try asking an adult, although did you know
that your brain is actually much more powerful than a
grown-up’s? When you get older, your brain will get rid of
lots of bits it thinks it doesn’t need any more, which means
you might be better at solving these games than older
people are.

If you’re really stuck have a peek at the answers at the back

of the book, and then try and work out how you could
have got to that solution yourself.
Let the
Now, good luck and have fun!
Brain Games
Introducing the Brain Games Master, begin!
Dr Gareth Moore
Dr Gareth Moore is an Ace Puzzler, and
author of lots of puzzle and brain-training
books.
He created an online brain-training
site called BrainedUp.com, and runs an
online puzzle site called PuzzleMix.com.
Gareth has a PhD from the University of
Cambridge, where he taught machines to
understand spoken English.

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 Brain Game 1 Time Time Brain Game 2

Can you draw lines to connect each pair of identical Sudoku time! Can you solve the puzzle by placing the
shapes together? The lines must not cross or touch each numbers 1 to 9 once each into every row, column and
other, and only one line is allowed in each grid square. marked three-by-three area?
You can’t use diagonal lines.

3 1 6 2 5 7 9 8
This example solution
shows how it works: 8 7 9 3 4 6 2
4 2 9 8 1 3
5 2 3 7 1 6 8 4
8 5 3 9 7
9 7 8 2 4 3 5 1
a. b.
7 1 4 2 6 5
9 6 7 5 2 3 8
8 5 6 9 3 4 1 7

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 Brain Game 3 Time Time Brain Game 4

The three pieces needed to finish this jigsaw have been Can you count how many building block cubes there are in
mixed up with some from a different puzzle. Can you each of these 3D pictures? Make sure you don’t forget to
work out which of the loose pieces you need to complete count any cubes hidden behind or beneath the cubes you
this picture? can see.

For example in this picture

there are 4 cubes:

a.

b.
a.
c. b.

d.

e.
f.

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 Brain Game 5 Time Time Brain Game 6

Have you got what it takes to tackle this number pyramid? Use your powers of logic to work out which grid squares
Every number in a box is the sum of the two numbers in contain hidden mines.
the boxes beneath it added together. Fill in each empty
box with the correct number to complete the tower. The Rules
• There can be a mine in any empty grid square, but not
in any of the numbered squares.

• A number in a square tells you how many mines there

are in touching squares, including diagonally.

Look how these two

Have a look at this
1
numbers added together
equal the number in the
290 example solution to
see how it works:
3
box above.
1 3
151 139 Now try these three puzzles:
a. b.
71 68 1 1 2 1 1
2 2 3 3
43 37 34
2 3 2 2 1
23 20 17 17 2 0
c.
12 9 9 1 1 0
2 1
4 8 3 6 2 7 1 1 3 4
TOP TIP: There are two ways of figuring out the missing numbers.
You can either add the two numbers below the empty box together
2 5
or subtract the number beside the empty box from the number they
share above.
2

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 Brain Game 7 Time

The aim of this battleship game is to find a set of ships TOP TIPS:
hidden in the grid. The ships vary in length, and there is • Try starting by putting a small cross in the squares which you know
must be water because the rows or columns are marked with a ‘0’.
more than one ship of some lengths. Your task is to work
out which squares are just empty water and which contain • When you have filled in the squares that you definitely know are a whole
ship, don’t forget to mark all of the squares alongside it as water.
part of a battleship.

The Rules Now try and find the following battleships in each of the
• Each row and column has a number next to it grids below.
indicating how many ship segments are in that row
a.
or column.
3
• Ships aren’t positioned diagonally.

• Ships don’t touch directly to the left, right, top or

0
2 × Destroyers
bottom (although they can touch diagonally). 3 × Submarines 3
Have a look at this example solved puzzle.
0
The grid on the left shows the ships which
must be found in the grid. 1
1 × Aircraft carrier
3 2 0 2 0
3
1 × Battleship 2 b.
1 × Cruiser 4 3
2 × Destroyers
4
3 × Submarines
1
1
2 × Destroyers
5 3 × Submarines 0
0
5 1 4 0 4 0 5 3
The crosses in this puzzle 0
represent water.
2 0 3 1 1

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 Brain Game 8 Time Time Brain Game 9

In Star Land there are four different types of coin, each Are you daredevil enough to take on the domino puzzle
with a different value. There is a 1 star coin, a 2 star coin, challenge? You must place the five loose dominoes on to
a 5 star coin and a 10 star coin. They look like this: the shaded dominoes in order to build a complete domino
loop. Dominoes can only touch each other if they have the
same number of spots on the touching ends.

1 2

5 10

a. What is the minimum number of star coins you need to

spend exactly 48 stars?

b. What is the minimum number of star coins you need to

buy something that costs 27 stars?

c. You wish to buy an item, but you’re not sure if it costs

22 stars or 33 stars. What is the minimum number of
coins you need to have with you so that you can make
up either exactly 22 or exactly 33 stars?

d. If you had a 100‑star banknote, and you bought

something which cost 63 stars, what is the minimum
number of coins you can receive in your change?

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 Brain Game 10 Time Time Brain Game 11

Can you find the 10 differences between these two very Complete this sudoku puzzle by placing a number from
similar pictures? 1 to 6 in every square, but with no number appearing
more than once in each row, column or marked
three‑by‑two area.

6 5
1 6
6 5 4 2
3 4 5 1
6 3
5 4

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 Brain Game 12 Time Time Brain Game 13

Help the workers locate their equipment. Using only two Can you use your skill and cunning to find the numbers
straight lines, divide the factory into three areas, with hidden in the grid? They might be arranged horizontally,
each area containing one worker, one paintbrush and one vertically, diagonally, forwards or backwards. You’d better
helmet. The lines you draw must start at one edge of the prepare yourself – solving this puzzle will take all your
factory and cross all the way to another edge of the factory. number-detective powers!

TOP TIP: Use a ruler or the edge of another book to check that your
lines are straight!
0 1 2 8 9 3 7 2 5
3 7 3 2 7 3 1 7 1
0 6 7 8 4 5 8 8 6
2 5 4 3 1 2 9 5 1
1 0 1 4 6 8 2 1 4
4 5 4 7 3 8 6 6 9
5 3 1 6 2 4 5 7 5
8 5 9 3 4 3 1 8 8
1 2 8 4 9 7 4 3 6
7 9 2 2 1 3 0 9 9
1468 8541
8937 2297
7650 4763
2875 9685
3099 1164

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 Brain Game 14 Time Time Brain Game 15

Look at these creepy-crawly bugs … Can you draw straight lines to join all of the dots into a
single loop? You can only use straight horizontal or vertical
lines, and the loop can’t cross or touch itself. Parts of the
line have already been drawn in to get you started.

Here’s an example
solution. Notice how
it uses every dot:

a.

a. How many bugs are there in total?

b.
b. Are there more white bugs or more black bugs?
c. How many bugs have the same number of spots
as legs?

d. How many bugs have an odd number of spots?

e. How many bugs have antennae and more than three
spots?

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 Brain Game 16 Time Time Brain Game 17

This crossnumber puzzle is just like a crossword except Can your brain handle the ‘Super Jigsaw Sudoku’? Solve
there aren’t any words! To complete the puzzle, work out the puzzle by placing a number from 1 to 6 in every
the answer to each clue then place it in the corresponding square, but with no number appearing more than once in
boxes in the grid. each row, column or bold-lined jigsaw‑shaped area.

1 2 3

4 5
1 3
6 7 8 9
6 2 3 1
10 11
4
12 13
2
5 1 2 3
14 15

16 17
4 2
18

Across Down
1. One hundred and one 1. 12 × 12
3. 9×7 2. A dozen
4. 200 + 50 3. Six thousand
6. 55 − 6 5. 60 − 8
8. 80 ÷ 4 7. Nine hundred and thirty
10. 4×8 9. 100 + 38
12. 314 − 10 11. 18 + 6
13. 20 − 2 12. 3 × 11
14. 410 + 7 13. 12 + 5
16. 5×5 15. 140 − 4
18. Six hundred and four 16. 7×3
17. 8+6

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 Brain Game 18 Time Time Brain Game 19

By drawing along the existing lines, can you divide this Are you daredevil enough to take on the domino puzzle
shape up into four identical pieces, with no unused parts challenge? You must place the six loose dominoes on to
left over? If you imagine cutting the shape up into these the shaded dominoes in order to build a complete domino
four pieces, then each piece would have to be exactly the loop. Dominoes can only touch each other if they have the
same once you rotated them all to point the same way. You same number of spots on the touching ends.
can’t turn any pieces over.

Have a look at this example. Can you see how you would
have four identical shapes if you cut them out along the
thick lines and made them all point the same way?

TOP TIP: Start by working out how

big each piece must be. Because all
the pieces must be the same size,
you can count the number of grid
squares and divide by 4 to
calculate this.

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 Brain Game 20 Time Time Brain Game 21

What number comes next in each of these mathematical Solve these Futoshiki puzzles by placing the numbers 1 to
sequences? 3 (Puzzle a) or 1 to 4 (Puzzle b) once each into every row
and column.

You must obey the ‘greater than’ signs. These are arrows
which always point from the bigger number to the smaller
number of a pair. For example, you could have ‘2 > 1’ since
2 is greater than 1, but ‘1 > 2’ would be wrong because 1
a. 1 3 5 7 _
is not greater in value than 2.

b. 2 4 8 16 _ 2 3 1 2 3
Here’s a solved
puzzle to help you 2 1 2 3 1
understand:
c. 2 5 8 11 _ 3 1 2 3 1 2

d. 81 27 9 3 _ a. b.

3 1
e. 4 5 7 10 _

3
3 2
4

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 Brain Game 22 Time Time Brain Game 23

Have you got what it takes to tackle this number pyramid? Complete this sudoku puzzle by placing a number from 1 to
Every number in a box is the sum of the two numbers in 6 in every square, but with no number appearing more than
the boxes beneath it added together. Fill in each empty once in each row, column or marked three‑by‑two area.
box with the correct number to complete the tower.

TOP TIP: There are two ways of

figuring out the missing numbers.
You can either add the two
numbers below the empty box
6 2
together or subtract the number
beside the empty box from the
5 6
number they share above.
6 4
5 6
207 1 4
88 3 5

66 53
33 15
14 14 6
5 9 10 4 7
2 7 1 1 6

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 Brain Game 24 Time Time Brain Game 25

Using just your imagination, see if you can work out what Can you use your skill and cunning to find the numbers
number you would be able to form if you were to cut out hidden in the grid? They might be arranged horizontally,
and rearrange the positions of these six tiles. There’s no vertically, diagonally, forwards or backwards. You’d better
need to rotate any of the pieces – just imagine sliding prepare yourself – solving this puzzle will take all your
them to new positions. number-detective powers!

6 6 4 5 3 1 4 9 5
5 3 7 3 2 4 6 5 8
2 9 4 3 8 9 7 6 4
1 6 8 6 3 2 2 3 6
2 5 1 4 6 7 8 4 9
4 2 4 8 9 4 5 7 8
9 5 9 4 4 1 1 8 3
8 7 6 2 3 4 6 5 8
1 8 9 8 4 3 9 3 9
9 2 5 7 6 2 5 8 7
5846 6645
2236 9514
9864 3648
2587 2465
5693 8942

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 Brain Game 26 Time Time Brain Game 27

This crossnumber puzzle is just like a crossword except To solve these Calcudoku puzzles, place 1 to 3 once each
there aren’t any words! To complete the puzzle, work out into every row and column. You must place these numbers
the answer to each clue then place it in the corresponding so that each bold-lined set of grid squares equals the
boxes in the grid. small clue number printed in it when you write the clue’s
mathematical sign between the numbers in that area.
1 2 3 4
Look at this example:
5+ 12× 5+ 12× 5+ 12×

3 3 2 3 2 1
5 6 7 3 3 1 3 2
2- 2- 2-
3 1 3 2 1 3
8
• The top-left bold-lined area contains a 3 and a 2. The small clue in
9 10 11 12 that area has a ‘5’ and a ‘+’. 3 + 2 = 5, so the empty box in this area
must contain a 2.
13
• Now look at the ‘2-’ area. You need to find a number that can be
14 subtracted to result in 2. You know that 3 - 1 = 2, so the missing
number must be a 1. For minus areas, always start with the bigger
number and subtract the smaller one.
15

• Now you can solve the big ‘12x’ area. You can’t repeat a number
in a row or column, so the top-right square must be a 1 and the
Across Down bottom-left square must be a 2. The rest of the area can be filled in
1. Seven hundred and two 1. 700 + 25 the same way. 1 x 1 x 3 x 2 x 2 = 12, so you know you’re correct.
3. 150 + 16 2. Two hundred and sixty
5. 5000 + 5 3. 39 ÷ 3 a. b. c.
7. 40 ÷ 4 4. 8 × 80 10+ 3+ 4+ 6+ 11+ 2×
8. 33 × 10 6. 60 − 7 3 2 3 2
9. 900 − 25 7. One thousand and 18×
seventy‑nine
11. 8 × 9
10. 500 + 49
3
13. 49 × 10 5+ 2-
14. 120 − 11 12. 4 × 5
2 1 3 3
15. Nine thousand and 13. 800 ÷ 2
twenty‑three 14. 27 − 10

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 Brain Game 28 Time Time Brain Game 29

Can you match each monster with its identical twin? Sudoku time! Can you solve the puzzle by placing the
numbers 1 to 9 once each into every row, column and
marked three-by-three area?
a.

c. 7 2
4 1
b. 7 4 6 9
7 3 4
8 6 9 2
4 2 5 8 1 9 6
e.
d. 6 7 2 8
2 9 7
f. 1 8 5 9
3 6 9 1
g. h.

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 Brain Game 30 Time Time Brain Game 31

Can you solve these brain chains in your head, without Have you got what it takes to tackle this number pyramid?
writing anything down? Every number in a box is the sum of the two numbers in
the boxes beneath it added together. Fill in each empty
Start with the value at the top of each column (which is box with the correct number to complete the tower.
always 7 in these three puzzles), then follow each arrow in
turn and do what the maths instructions say until you reach
the empty box. Write your final answer in that box. TOP TIP: There are two ways of
figuring out the missing numbers.
For example in the first column you would start with 7, You can either add the two
numbers below the empty box
then subtract 5, then add 3 to the result you have so far,
together or subtract the number
and so on until the bottom. beside the empty box from the
number they share above.
a. b. c.
7 7 7
-5 +2 ×6
+3 ÷3 +5 243
111 147
×2 ×2 -6
50 71
-4 -1 +11
29 32 37
÷2 +3 ÷4
7 14 15 17 15
2 6 11 4

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 Brain Game 32 Time

Complete these puzzles by drawing lines to represent a.

bridges between the numbered ‘islands’. 4 4
The Rules
• You can only draw horizontal or vertical bridges, and
each island must have the same number of bridges 3 1
leading off it as the number printed inside the island.

• Bridges can’t cross each other, or fly above an island.

2
• One line represents one bridge. There can be no more
than two bridges directly joining any pair of islands.
b. c.
• You must arrange the set of bridges so that someone 3 2 2 4 4
could walk from one island to any other island, just
using the bridges you’ve drawn. 1 3 3
Here’s an example to
help you understand:
1 3
4 5 3 4 3 2
1 2 2 4 3
1 1
4 3

4 5 3

1
1 1
4 3

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 Brain Game 33 Time

The aim of this battleship game is to find a set of ships TOP TIPS:
hidden in the grid. The ships vary in length, and there is • You could start by putting a small cross
in the squares which you know must be
more than one ship of some lengths. Your task is to work water because the rows or columns are
out which squares are just empty water and which contain marked with a ‘0’.
part of a battleship.
• When you have filled in the squares that
The Rules you definitely know are a whole ship,
don’t forget to mark all of the squares
• Each row and column has a number next to it
alongside it as water.
indicating how many ship segments are in that row
or column.

• Ships aren’t positioned diagonally. Now try and find the 1 × Aircraft carrier
• Ships don’t touch directly to the left, right, top or following battleships in 1 × Battleship
bottom (although they can touch diagonally). the grid below. 1 × Cruiser
2 × Destroyers
3 × Submarines
Have a look at this example solved puzzle.
The grid on the left shows the ships which
must be found in the grid: 4
1 × Aircraft carrier 3 1
1 × Battleship
1 × Cruiser
2
4
5
2 × Destroyers
3 × Submarines
4 0
1
5 6
5 1 4 0 4 0 5
0
0
The crosses in this puzzle
3
represent water.
5 1 4 4 2 1 2

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 Brain Game 34 Time Time Brain Game 35

This number connector puzzle looks like an ordinary Complete this sudoku puzzle by placing a number from
crossword, but it has a twist. Instead of having clues 1 to 8 in every square, but with no number appearing more
written next to it, all the clues you need are contained than once in each row, column or marked four‑by‑two area.
within the puzzle. To complete the puzzle fill in each
empty box with a number from 1 to 9 to make all the
sums correct. The sums must work both across and down,
step‑by‑step from left to right or top to bottom.

1 + 1 × 2 = 3 8 1 5
+ × + + 7 8
÷ + 2 = 5 4 1 8 3
– – – - 8 2 5 4
+ 2 ÷ = 2 5 1 3 7
= = = = 8 7 6 2
× 1 + 1 = 6 2
7 2 5 6
TOP TIP: It’s easiest to start
with a row or column that
only has one number missing.

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 Brain Game 36 Time Time Brain Game 37

Get your mathematical mind in gear and see if you can Use your brainpower to complete this linesweeper puzzle.
work out what number comes next in each of these The aim is to draw a single loop in the grid made up of just
sequences? straight lines.

The Rules
• No diagonal lines are allowed.

• The loop can’t cross or touch itself, and can only pass
a. 1 3 5 7 9 _ through empty grid squares.

• The squares with numbers in tell you how many

touching squares the loop passes through including
b. 1 2 4 8 16 _
diagonally-touching squares.

Have a look at this example. Can you see how the square with the
c. 2 5 8 11 14 _ number ‘8’ in has all 8 touching squares used by the loop around it?

3 3
d. 1 2 4 7 11 _ 8 8

3 3
e. 38 31 24 17 10 _

a. b.
3 3
8
4 5
6
5 2

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 Brain Game 38 Time Time Brain Game 39

Get your brain in gear for the ‘Greater-Than Sudoku’ Can you use your skill and cunning to find the numbers
challenge. The same rules apply as for a normal sudoku hidden in the grid? They might be arranged horizontally,
but there’s a twist. vertically, diagonally, forwards or backwards. You’d better
prepare yourself – solving this puzzle will take all your
• You must place the numbers 1 to 6 once each into number-detective powers!
every row, column and marked three-by-two area.

• The twist is that there are also ‘greater than’ signs (>)
which you must follow. These are arrows which always
1 1 2 5 3 1 3 6 3
point at the smaller number of a pair. For example,
2 > 1 because 2 is greater in value than 1.
9 3 2 4 5 7 1 3 4
1 3 5 6 4 2 5 8 5
4 1 2 6 3 9 4 6 5 9 7 3 2 6
3 8 3 9 2 6 4 8 3 1
5 4 7 2 9 4 8 3 9 5 7
4 2 6 8 9 5 3 2 2 1 8
1 7 5 6 4 4 1 3 5 8
2 7 8 3 8 7 6 4 5
3 1 2 6 4
6 1 2 4 6 9 1 4 4
5642 5467
9965 6392
4588 1125
1246 6789
3357 5644

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 Brain Game 40 Time Time Brain Game 41

Can you draw lines to connect each pair of identical Are you daredevil enough to take on the domino puzzle
shapes together? The lines must not cross or touch each challenge? You must place the seven loose dominoes on to
other, and only one line is allowed in each grid square. the shaded dominoes in order to build a complete domino
You can’t use diagonal lines. loop. Dominoes can only touch each other if they have the
same number of spots on the touching ends.

This example solution

shows how it works:

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 Brain Game 42 Time Time Brain Game 43

Look at all of these flowers. This crossnumber puzzle is just like a crossword except
there aren’t any words! To complete the puzzle, work out
the answer to each clue then place it in the corresponding
boxes in the grid.

1 2 3

5 5 6 7

8 9 8 10

9 10 11

12 13

14 15

16 17

Across Down
1. Seven thousand, four 1. 11 × 7
a. How many flowers have at least three solid black hundred and fifteen 2. 562 – 10
petals? 3. 4 × 8 3. Three hundred and eight
4. 50 × 10 5. 21 – 5
b. How many leaves can you count in total? 5. 144 ÷ 12 7. One thousand
6. 9 × 9 Eighty-three
c. How many flowers have a black centre and more than 9.
8. 700 + 86 10. 110 + 14
two leaves?
11. 300 – 20 12. 6×3
d. Are there more black or more white petals in total? 13. 12 × 12 13. 99 + 7
14. Eight hundred 15. 2 × 12
e. How many flowers have more leaves than petals? 16. 74 – 5
17. 49 – 7

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 Brain Game 44 Time Time Brain Game 45

Complete this sudoku puzzle by placing a number from Find find five identical pairs of crazy plants.
1 to 8 in every square, but with no number appearing more
than once in each row, column or marked four‑by‑two area.

2 6 4 8
4 7 a. b. c.
8 7
7 5 6 1
3 6 8 4
5 1
5 6 d. f.
g.
8 7 1 2 e.

h. i. j.

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 Brain Game 46 Time Time Brain Game 47

Can you draw straight lines to join all of the dots into a Get ready for the cube challenge! Can you count how
single loop? You can only use straight horizontal or vertical many building block cubes there are in this 3D picture?
lines, and the loop can’t cross or touch itself. Parts of the
line have already been drawn in to get you started. Look at this example. If you
start with a 2-wide by 2-tall by
2-deep construction and take
away one of the front cubes,
Here’s an example you are left with 7 cubes:
solution. Notice how
it uses every dot: Now try to solve this puzzle. The construction was a 5 wide
by 4 tall by 3 deep cuboid but some of the cubes have
been taken from from the front side, which you can see.
How many cubes are left?

TOP TIP: Try counting each layer of cubes separately. For example, how
many cubes are there on the bottom layer, where nothing has been
removed? You can calculate this by multiplying the depth (3 cubes)
by the width (5 cubes), since you can see there are 3 rows each of 5
cubes on that layer.

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 Brain Game 48 Time Time Brain Game 49

Get your brain in gear for the ‘Greater-Than Sudoku’ Sudoku time! Can you solve the puzzle by placing the
challenge. The same rules apply as for a normal sudoku. numbers 1 to 9 once each into every row, column and
marked three-by-three area?
The Rules
• You must place the numbers 1 to 6 once each into
every row, column and marked three-by-two area. 2 4 3 1 6
• The twist is that there are also ‘greater than’ signs 9 8 2 3
which you must follow. These are arrows which always
point at the smaller number of a pair. For example, 5
3 4
2 > 1 because 2 is greater in value than 1.
8 3 1
2 4 5 3 5 7 4 6 9
1 8 5
3 6 3 9
3 9 2 8 6
4 9 7 6 8
3 5 2

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The aim of this battleship game is to find a set of ships TOP TIPS:
hidden in the grid. The ships vary in length, and there is • Try starting by putting a small cross in the squares which you know
must be water because the rows or columns are marked with a ‘0’.
more than one ship of some lengths. Your task is to work
out which squares are just empty water and which contain • When you have filled in the squares that you definitely know are a whole
ship, don’t forget to mark all of the squares alongside it as water.
part of a battleship.

The Rules Now try and find the following battleships in each of the
• Each row and column has a number next to it grids below.
indicating how many ship segments are in that row
a.
or column. 3
• Ships aren’t positioned diagonally.
0
• Ships don’t touch directly to the left, right, top or
bottom (although they can touch diagonally).
1 × Cruiser
2 × Destroyers
4
2 × Submarines 1
Have a look at this example solved puzzle.
The grid on the left shows the ships which
must be found in the grid.
1
2 3 1 0 3
1 × Aircraft carrier 3
1 × Battleship 2 b.
1 × Cruiser 4 3
2 × Destroyers
4
3 × Submarines
1
1
5 1 × Cruiser
2 × Destroyers
3
0
5 1 4 0 4 0 5 2 × Submarines 0
The crosses in this puzzle 2
represent water.
2 3 0 4 0

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 Brain Game 51 Time Time Brain Game 52

Have you got what it takes to tackle this number pyramid? Can you find the 10 differences between these two very
Every number in a box is the sum of the two numbers in similar pictures?
the boxes beneath it added together. Fill in each empty
box with the correct number to complete the tower.

TOP TIP: There are two ways of

figuring out the missing numbers.
You can either add the two
numbers below the empty box
together or subtract the number
beside the empty box from the
number they share above.

155 133
91 64 77
33 31 39
11 20 18 21
3 6 15

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 Brain Game 53 Time Time Brain Game 54

Are you daredevil enough to take on the domino puzzle Using only two straight lines, divide the submarine window
challenge? You must place the seven loose dominoes on to into four areas, with each area containing one diver, one
the shaded dominoes in order to build a complete domino shark and one jellyfish. The lines must cross from one edge
loop. Dominoes can only touch each other if they have the of the circle all the way to another edge. The lines will
same number of spots on the touching ends. need to cross each other in order to divide the window
into four areas.

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 Brain Game 55 Time Time Brain Game 56

Sudoku time! Can you solve the puzzle by placing the Can you solve these brain chains in your head, without
numbers 1 to 9 once each into every row, column and writing anything down?
marked three-by-three area?
Start with the value at the top of each column, then follow
each arrow in turn and do what the maths instructions say
until you reach the empty box. You can then write your
8 2 9 6 4 7 final answer in that box.
4 1 3 2 6 9 For example in the first column you would start with 16,

7 1 3 then divide by 4, then multiply the result you have so far by

6, and so on until you reach the bottom of the chain.
9 2 1 8 a. b. c.
8 9 16 12 20
1 6 3 5 ÷4 ÷6 +13
8 2 7
2 7 4 5 8 6 ×6 +15 -5
5 1 7 8 3 2 -19 ×4 +17

+12 -20 -13

-10 +7 ×2

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 Brain Game 57 Time

Complete this puzzle by drawing lines to represent bridges

between the numbered ‘islands’.

The Rules 4 4 3
• You can only draw horizontal or vertical bridges, and
each island must have the same number of bridges 3 3
leading off it as the number printed inside the island.
4 3 6
• Bridges can’t cross each other, or fly above an island.

• One line represents one bridge. There can be no more

1 1
than two bridges directly joining any pair of islands. 4 3
• You must arrange the set of bridges so that someone
could walk from one island to any other island, just 4 1 3
using the bridges you’ve drawn.
Here’s an example to
2 1
help you understand:
4 4 4 4
4 5 3
2 4 3 3
1
1 1
4 3

4 5 3

1
1 1
4 3

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 Brain Game 58 Time Time Brain Game 59

This number connector puzzle looks like an ordinary Boggle your brain with ‘windoku’, a special kind of sudoku
crossword, but it has a twist. Instead of having clues puzzle. Your challenge is to place the numbers 1 to 9 once
written next to it, all the clues you need are contained each into every row, column, marked three-by-three area,
within the puzzle. To complete the puzzle fill in each as well as each of the four shaded three-by-three areas.
empty box with a number from 1 to 9 to make all the
sums correct. The sums must work both across and down,
step‑by‑step from left to right or top to bottom.
Psst! It’s called
‘Windoku’ because the
8 × – 9 = 7 extra regions look a
bit like windows.
+ – ÷ -
+ 1 + 3 =
÷ + – × 4 9 2 8
2 × ÷ = 4 1 2 4 3
= = = = 8 3 7 1 6
5 + 3 ÷ 2 = 9 2 7
8 3 1 6
TOP TIP: It’s easiest to start 5 6 8
with a row or column that
only has one number missing. 2 4 1 3 5
7 9 2 8
6 5 9 7

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 Brain Game 60 Time

Is your brain ready to shine? The aim of this game is 1

to place lamps into the correct empty grid squares so
that every remaining empty square is lit up by at least TOP TIP: You can draw in the light
shining from each lamp with a
one lamp. dashed line to make it clear.
1 3
The Rules 0
• Lamps shine along grid squares in the same row or
Now see if you can solve these puzzles.
column right up to the first black square they come
across. They don’t shine diagonally. a.
• Some of the shaded squares contain numbers. These
tell you exactly how many of the touching squares 3
(up, down, left or right, but not diagonally) must
contain lamps. 1 1
• A lamp isn’t allowed to shine on any other lamp. 1 1
• You can place lamps on any empty square so long as
the rules are followed. 1 1

Look at this before and after example:

b.
1 1 Notice how each 0 0
of the numbered
squares are
touched by the
1 3 1 3 same number
of lamps.
0 0
0 0
If you imagine how each light shines, you can see that this is the right
0 1 0
solution. Every square is lit up, none of the lights shine on any other
and the numbered clues have been followed.

2 0

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 Brain Game 61 Time

Can you conquer these kakuro puzzles by writing a number a.

from 1 to 9 into each of the white squares? 6
1
The Rules 6 3
• Place the numbers so that each continuous horizontal or 6
vertical run of white squares adds up to the clue number 6
shown in the shaded square to the left or top of that run. 6
1
• If a clue number appears above the diagonal line it is 6
the total of the run to its right. If it appears below the
diagonal line, then it gives the total of the run directly 3
below the clue.

• You can’t repeat a number in any continuous run of

white squares. For example, to solve the clue number b.
‘4’, you would have to use ‘3’ and ‘1’, since ‘2’ and ‘2’ 4 2 6
would mean repeating ‘2’. 6
3
3 2
3 6 4 3 6 4 9 3
4 1 4 1
Have a look at this 6 3 1 6 1 4 4
before and after 6 6
4
example to see how 7 7 2 1 3
9 9 2 3
it works: 2 4 3 2 2
3 5 3 5 1
3 3 2 8

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 Brain Game 62 Time

The aim of this battleship game is to find a set of ships TOP TIPS:
hidden in the grid. The ships vary in length, and there is • Try starting by putting a small cross in the squares which you know
must be water because the rows or columns are marked with a ‘0’.
more than one ship of some lengths. Your task is to work
out which squares are just empty water and which contain • When you have filled in the squares that you definitely know are a whole
part of a battleship. ship, don’t forget to mark all of the squares alongside it as water.

The Rules Now try and find the 1 × Aircraft carrier

• Each row and column has a number next to it following battleships in 1 × Battleship
indicating how many ship segments are in that row the grid below. 2 × Cruisers
or column. 2 × Destroyers
• Ships aren’t positioned diagonally. 3 × Submarines

• Ships don’t touch directly to the left, right, top or 1

bottom (although they can touch diagonally).
2
Have a look at this example solved puzzle.
The grid on the left shows the ships which 7
must be found in the grid.
2
1 × Aircraft carrier
1 × Battleship
3 0
2
1 × Cruiser 4 4
2 × Destroyers
4
3 × Submarines
1
0
5 2
0
5 1 4 0 4 0 5 4
The crosses in this puzzle 0
represent water.
1 1 4 2 3 0 7 0 1 3

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 Brain Game 63 Time Time Brain Game 64

If you were to cut out this shape net, you could fold it up Are you daredevil enough to take on the domino puzzle
to make a six-sided cube, without any sides missing. challenge? You must place the eight loose dominoes on to
the shaded dominoes in order to build a complete domino
loop. Dominoes can only touch each other if they have the
same number of spots on the touching ends.

Here are five more shape nets, but only three of them can
be used to make a six-sided cube. Which three are these?

a. b.

c.
d.

e.

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 Brain Game 65 Time

Use your brainpower to complete this linesweeper puzzle.

The aim is to draw a single loop in the grid made up of just
straight lines.
a.
The Rules 3 3
• No diagonal lines are allowed.

• The loop can’t cross or touch itself, and can only pass
through empty grid squares. 5
• The squares with numbers in tell you how many
touching squares the loop passes through including 5
diagonally-touching squares.
8
Have a look at this example. Can you see how the square with the 5
number ‘8’ in has all 8 touching squares used by the loop around it?

b.
3 3
8 8
6
3 3
4
6
7
3

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 Brain Game 66 Time Time Brain Game 67

Can you use your skill and cunning to find the numbers Get your mathematical mind in gear and see if you can
hidden in the grid? They might be arranged horizontally, work out what number comes next in each of these
vertically, diagonally, forwards or backwards. You’d better sequences.
prepare yourself – solving this puzzle will take all your
number-detective powers!

3 2 6 3 6 1 9 8 1
a. 19 16 13 10 _
9 4 7 1 4 6 6 7 2
8 7 5 2 3 2 4 5 3 b. 2 3 5 7 _
4 2 8 3 5 6 2 8 8
3 2 2 6 4 2 5 5 7 c. 3 8 13 18 _

7 3 4 1 8 6 6 9 6
d.
1 8 6 9 7 5 3 4 2 256 64 16 4 _

5 1 2 6 5 3 2 9 7
e. 4 5 9 14 23 _
4 3 1 5 9 3 2 1 9
2 4 4 6 9 8 6 5 7
6672 5621
3984 7972
2516 8669
4875 4318
9123 1365

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 Brain Game 68 Time Time Brain Game 69

Can you fill in the empty squares so that each grid contains This crossnumber puzzle is just like a crossword except
every number from 1 to 16 once each? there aren’t any words! To complete the puzzle, work out
the answer to each clue then place it in the corresponding
The Rules boxes in the grid.
• You must be able to start at ‘1’ and then move to
‘2’, ‘3’, ‘4’ and so on by moving only to touching grid 1 2 3 4

squares.
5
• You can only move left, right, up or down between
squares, but not diagonally. 6 7

15 14 9 8 6 7
This example solution 16 13 10 7
should help make the 9 10 8
rules clear: 1 12 11 6
2 3 4 5 9 10 13

11 12
a. b.
4 7 12 15 13 15

10 9 10 9
Across Down
11 14 1 8 1. 176 – 13
3. 345 + 421
1. 1001 + 23
2. 7 × 5

1 16 3 6 5. 503 + 4
6. Forty-one thousand
3. Seven thousand, seven
hundred and ninety
8. 15 + 8 4. 10 × 60
9. 6 × 14 7. 12 × 12
11. 51 + 76 8. Two hundred and forty‑seven
13. 732 – 48 9. 423 × 2
10. 66 ÷ 6
12. 8 × 3

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 Brain Game 70 Time

Try and solve this ‘Sudoku XV’ puzzle. It’s similar to a normal TOP TIP: If you need help getting started you could work out what
sudoku but with an added challenge to tickle your brain. other number must go next to each of the ‘v’s and ‘x’s which have
numbers next to them already.
The Rules
• You must place the numbers 1 to 6 once each into
every row, column and marked three-by-two area.

• There are ‘x’ and ‘v’ clues between some touching grid
squares, which mean that the two numbers in those 4 6
squares add up to either 10 or 5.

• If you see an ‘x’ then they add up to 10, and a ‘v’ means
2 v
4
v
v

they must add up to 5. If you know Roman numerals this

is easy to remember, because ‘X’ is the Roman numeral
x
4 3 v

for 10, and ‘V’ is the Roman numeral for 5. 4 6

v
x
v
• All possible ‘x’ and ‘v’ clues are given. This means that
if there is no ‘x’ or ‘v’ between a pair of touching grid 6 x v
2
squares then you know that they do not add up to 10
or 5. You’ll need to remember that to solve this type 5 4
of sudoku.

Here’s an example solved puzzle to help you understand:

The ‘v’ means that
2 5 3 6 1 v
4 the numbers in the
1 6 x
4 5 3 v
2
v
touching squares
6 2 5 1 v
4 3 must add up to 5.
The ‘x’ means that x v
3+2=5
the numbers in the 4 3 1 2
v
5 6
touching squares 5 4 2 v
3 6 1
must add up to 10. v

6 + 4 = 10 3 1 6 x
4 2 5

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 Brain Game 71 Time

Can you conquer these kakuro puzzles by writing a number

from 1 to 9 into each of the white squares?

The Rules
• Place the numbers so that each continuous horizontal or a.
vertical run of white squares adds up to the clue number 5 10 2
shown in the shaded square to the left or top of that run. 6
4 10
• If a clue number appears above the diagonal line it is 10
the total of the run to its right. If it appears below the 4
diagonal line, then it gives the total of the run directly 4 3
below the clue. 3
10
• You can’t repeat a number in any continuous run of 2
white squares. For example, to solve the clue number 7
‘4’, you would have to use ‘3’ and ‘1’, since ‘2’ and ‘2’
would mean repeating ‘2’.

b.
3 6 4 3 6 4 10 4
4 1 4 1
Have a look at this 6 3 1 6 1 3
before and after 6 6 10
example to see how 7 7 2 1 3
9 9 4 4
it works: 2 4 3 2 2 1
3 5 3 5
3 3 2 7
3
3 3

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 Brain Game 72 Time Time Brain Game 73

To solve these Calcudoku puzzles, place 1 to 4 once each This number connector puzzle looks like an ordinary
into every row and column. You must place these numbers crossword, but it has a twist. Instead of having clues
so that each bold-lined set of grid squares equals the written next to it, all the clues you need are contained
small clue number printed in it when you write the clue’s within the puzzle. To complete the puzzle fill in each
mathematical sign between the numbers in that area. empty box with a number from 1 to 9 to make all the
sums correct. The sums must work both across and down,
Look at this example:
step‑by‑step from left to right or top to bottom.
16× 12× 16× 12× 16× 12×

4 3 4 3 4 2 1 3
6 + – 7 =
3× 3× 3×

1 3 1 4 3 1 2 4
1- 12+ 3- 1- 12+ 3- 1- 12+ 3-

4 2 4 1 2 3 4 1
1 2 1 2 1 4 3 2 - + - +
• For the four two-square areas, you need to find another number to 4 - + 4 = 3
go in each area that follows the rules above. For the ‘12×’ area you
can put in a ‘4’, since 3 × 4 = 12. For the ‘1-’ area you can write in a ‘2’, + - + +
since 2 - 1 = 1. You can solve the ‘3×’ and ‘3-‘ areas in a similar way.

• Now you can complete the second and third rows, by remembering
- 2 + 1 =
that you need to place 1, 2, 3 and 4 in every row and column. And
once you’ve done that, you should be able to fill the rest in yourself = = = =
using similar deductions.
5 + - = 7
a. 3+ 11+ 5+ b. 6× 8× 3×

2 3
5+ 9+

3 4 4 3 TOP TIP: It’s easiest to start

with a row or column that
6+ 6×

1 2 4 1 only has one number missing.

6+ 4+ 1- 1-

4 4

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 Brain Game 74 Time Time Brain Game 75

Boggle your brain with ‘Windoku’, a special kind of sudoku By drawing along the existing lines, can you divide this
puzzle. Your challenge is to place the numbers 1 to 9 once shape up into four identical pieces, with no unused parts
each into every row, column, marked three-by-three area, left over? If you imagine cutting the shape up into these
as well as each of the four shaded three-by-three areas. four pieces, then each piece would have to be exactly the
same once you rotated them all to point the same way. You
can’t turn any pieces over.

Psst! It’s called Have a look at this example. Can you see how you would
‘Windoku’ because the have four identical shapes if you cut them out along the
extra regions look a thick lines and made them all point the same way?
bit like windows.

5 1 6 2
2 1 9 4 TOP TIP: Start by working out how big each piece must be. Because
all the pieces must be the same size, you can count the number of grid
9 6 8 squares and divide by four to calculate this.

9 1 6
4 6 3 9
8 4 3
7 2 5
8 7 6 3
2 9 1 7

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 Brain Game 76 Time Time Brain Game 77

Can you fill in the empty squares so that the small grid Using just your imagination, see if you can work out what
(Puzzle a) contains every number from 1 to 16 once each, computer keyboard symbol you would be able to form if
and the large grid (Puzzle b) contains every number from you were to cut out and rearrange the positions of these
1 to 25 once each? six tiles. There’s no need to rotate any of the pieces – just
imagine sliding them to new positions.
The Rules
• You must be able to start at ‘1’ and then move to
‘2’, ‘3’, ‘4’ and so on by moving only to touching grid
squares.

• You can only move left, right, up or down between

squares, but not diagonally.

15 14 9 8
This example solution
16 13 10 7
should help make the
rules clear: 1 12 11 6
2 3 4 5

a. b.
8 9 19 13 11
2 11 17 9
3 16 21 15 7
5 14 23 5
25 3 1

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 Brain Game 78 Time Time Brain Game 79

Solve these Futoshiki puzzles by placing the numbers These excitable dogs need to be kept under control.
1 to 4 once each into every row and column. Using only two straight lines, divide the park up into four
areas, with each area containing one tree, one dog and
You must obey the ‘greater than’ signs. These are arrows one ball. The lines must start at one edge of the park and
which always point from the bigger number to the smaller cross all the way to another edge of the park. The lines will
number of a pair. For example, you could have ‘2 > 1’ since need to cross each other in order to divide the park into
2 is greater than 1, but ‘1 > 2’ would be wrong because 1 four areas. The lines must stay within the borders of the
is not greater in value than 2. main shape.

2 3 1 2 3
Here’s a solved
puzzle to help you 2 1 2 3 1
understand:
3 1 2 3 1 2

a. b.

3 2
4 2
4 1
3 1

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 Brain Game 80 Time

Can you conquer these kakuro puzzles by writing a number a.

from 1 to 9 into each of the white squares? 10 3
3
The Rules 4 5
• Place the numbers so that each continuous horizontal or 10
vertical run of white squares adds up to the clue number 4
shown in the shaded square to the left or top of that run. 4 4
4
• If a clue number appears above the diagonal line it is 8
the total of the run to its right. If it appears below the 2
diagonal line, then it gives the total of the run directly 3
below the clue.

• You can’t repeat a number in any continuous run of

white squares. For example, to solve the clue number b.
‘4’, you would have to use ‘3’ and ‘1’, since ‘2’ and ‘2’
3 5 10 6 3
would mean repeating ‘2’. 6 3

7 4
3 6 4 3 6 4
4 1 4 1
10
Have a look at this 3 1 6 1
6 6
before and after 6 6
example to see how 7 7 2 1 3 6
9 9
it works: 2 4 3 2 2 7
3 5 3
3
5
3 2 3 3 4
3 6

4 7

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 Brain Game 81 Time Time Brain Game 82

Solve this sudoku puzzle by placing the numbers 1 Can you find the 10 differences between these two very
to 9 once each into every row, column and marked similar pictures?
three‑by‑three area.

6 2 7 8
5 9 6 2 1 4
9 8
7 1 9 8 4
8 4
6 4 2 5 3
3 9
3 8 2 6 5 1
1 4 9 3

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 Brain Game 83 Time Time Brain Game 84

This crossnumber puzzle is just like a crossword except Are you ready for the mighty ‘Sudoku X’? Your mission
there aren’t any words! To complete the puzzle, work out is to place the numbers 1 to 9 once each into every row,
the answer to each clue then place it in the corresponding column, marked three-by-three area and each of the two
boxes in the grid. shaded diagonal lines.

1 2 3 4

5 6
4 2 6 1 9
1 9 5
7 8 7 9
6 7
10
8 5 3 7 9
11 12

13 14 15
2 7 8 9 1 5
16 17
5 6 1 2 4
1 2
Across
1. 50 × 7
Down
1. Three thousand, six hundred
2 8 3
3.
5.
30 – 13
35 + 31
and seventy-two
2. 41 + 15 7 1 2 3 5
6. 50 – 23 4. 3 × 25
7. 110 × 2 6. 100 ÷ 5
10. Five thousand, four hundred 8. 444 ÷ 2
and thirty-two 9. 106 + 38
11. 11 × 11 12. 150 – 14
13. 21 + 12 14. 9 × 9
14. 100 – 11 15. 120 – 29
16. 32 × 3
17. 610 + 101

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 Brain Game 85 Time Time Brain Game 86

Are you daredevil enough to take on the domino puzzle This number connector puzzle looks like an ordinary
challenge? You must place the nine loose dominoes on to crossword, but it has a twist. Instead of having clues
the shaded dominoes in order to build a complete domino written next to it, all the clues you need are contained
loop. Dominoes can only touch each other if they have the within the puzzle. To complete the puzzle fill in each
same number of spots on the touching ends. empty box with a number from 1 to 9 to make all the
sums correct. The sums must work both across and down,
step‑by‑step from left to right or top to bottom.

- 2 + 6 =
× + - ×
3 + - 5 = 4
- - + ÷
- × 3 = 6
= = = =
8 × 3 ÷ 4 =

TOP TIP: It’s easiest to start

with a row or column that
only has one number missing.

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 Brain Game 87 Time Time Brain Game 88

If you were to cut out these shape nets, which ones could Can you draw lines to connect each pair of identical
you fold up to make a four-sided triangle-based pyramid, shapes together? The lines must not cross or touch each
without any sides missing? other, and only one line is allowed in each grid square.
You can’t use diagonal lines.
The folded-up pyramid
shape would look like this:
This example solution
shows how it works:

a. b.

c. d.

e. f.

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 Brain Game 89 Time Time Brain Game 90

Have you got what it takes to tackle this number pyramid? Can your brain handle the ‘Super Jigsaw Sudoku’? Solve
Every number in a box is the sum of the two numbers in the puzzle by placing a number from 1 to 6 in every
the boxes beneath it added together. Fill in each empty square, but with no number appearing more than once in
box with the correct number to complete the tower. each row, column or bold-lined jigsaw‑shaped area.

TOP TIP: There are two ways of

figuring out the missing numbers. 2 3
You can either add the two
numbers below the empty box
together or subtract the number
2 6 1
beside the empty box from the
number they share above.
6
6
1 3 4
3 6
256
128 128 152
66
35 31 51
15 20 31
12 8 17

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 Brain Game 91 Time Time Brain Game 92

Look at these dog faces. This crossnumber puzzle is just like a crossword except
there aren’t any words! To complete the puzzle, work out
the answer to each clue then place it in the corresponding
boxes in the grid.

1 2 3 4

7 8 9

10 11 12

13 14

15 16

17 18

a. How many dogs are there in total? Across Down

1. Four hundred and sixty‑two 1. 4 × 12
b. How many dogs are smiling? 5. 549 + 15 2. 260 – 3
6. 44 ÷ 2 3. 50 – 26
c. How many unhappy dogs are there in the same row or
7. 67 + 29 4. Eight thousand, nine hundred
column as a dog with its tongue out? and twenty-six
9. 7600 ÷ 100
6. 22 + 5
d. How many open eyes are there in total? 10. 9×6
13. 500 – 275 8. 100 – 35
e. Without counting, how many closed eyes must there 16. 30 ÷ 2 11. 273 + 4000
be in total? 17. 700 – 17 12. 5×5
18. 180 × 2 14. 1000 – 250
f. Are there more sleeping dogs or more winking dogs? 15. 18 × 2
16. 9+7

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 Brain Game 93 Time

Can you conquer these kakuro puzzles by writing a number

from 1 to 9 into each of the white squares?

The Rules
• Place the numbers so that each continuous horizontal or 3 12 3 4
vertical run of white squares adds up to the clue number 4 4
shown in the shaded square to the left or top of that run. 20
9 11
• If a clue number appears above the diagonal line it is 11
the total of the run to its right. If it appears below the 18
diagonal line, then it gives the total of the run directly 6
below the clue. 6
4 8 11
• You can’t repeat a number in any continuous run of 11 3
white squares. For example, to solve the clue number
‘4’, you would have to use ‘3’ and ‘1’, since ‘2’ and ‘2’ 4 12
would mean repeating ‘2’.

3 6 4 3 6 4
4 1 4 1
Have a look at this 6 3 1 6 1
6 6
solved puzzle to see 7 7 2 1 3
how it works: 9 9
2 4 3 2 2
3 5 3 5
3 3 2

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 Brain Game 94 Time

Use your thinking powers to work out which grid squares b.

contain hidden mines. 1 4 2
The Rules 3
• There can be a mine in any empty grid square, but not
in any of the numbered squares. 3 4
• A number in a square tells you how many mines there
are in touching squares, including diagonally.
3 2
2 1 1
1
Have a look at this
example solution to 3 0 2
see how it works:
1 3 c.
2
Now try these three puzzles:
1 2
a. 1 1
2 0 1 1
3 2
2
Psst! Puzzle C is a bit
2 4 2 of a mindbender …
you’ll need some clever
1 1 1 thinking to solve it!

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 Brain Game 95 Time Time Brain Game 96

Can you use your skill and cunning to find the numbers The four pieces needed to finish this jigsaw have been
hidden in the grid? They might be arranged horizontally, mixed up with some from a different puzzle. Can you find
vertically, diagonally, forwards or backwards. You’d better the four pieces needed to go in the gaps?
prepare yourself – solving this puzzle will take all your
number-detective powers!

3 5 7 6 7 9 1 4 3
1 7 8 4 4 7 9 4 2
3 1 2 9 4 5 3 4 2
2 5 3 1 2 9 8 8 8
1 6 5 9 8 4 3 3 4
1 6 8 6 4 1 9 2 2
a.
4 4 5 1 3 2 4 6 5 b.
c. d.
8 9 6 4 6 3 7 8 9
3 5 1 7 9 4 5 7 1
e.
8 8 6 2 2 3 3 8 3 f.
g.
h.

3576 5946
6491 6942
7629 3211 i. j.
k. l.
3383 8862
4483 2482

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 Brain Game 97 Time

Try and solve this ‘Sudoku XV’ puzzle. It’s similar to a normal TOP TIP: If you need help getting started you could work out what
sudoku but with an added challenge to tickle your brain. other number must go next to each of the ‘v’s and ‘x’s which have
numbers next to them already.
The Rules
• You must place the numbers 1 to 6 once each into
every row, column and marked three-by-two area.

• There are ‘x’ and ‘v’ clues between some touching grid
4 3
x
1 6
v
squares, which mean that the two numbers in those
squares add up to either 10 or 5.

• If you see an ‘x’ then they add up to 10, and a ‘v’ means v
1
v v
x

they must add up to 5. If you know Roman numerals this

is easy to remember, because ‘X’ is the Roman numeral x
x
5
for 10, and ‘V’ is the Roman numeral for 5.
v
• There is one important extra rule. All possible ‘x’ and
‘v’ clues are given. This means that if there is no ‘x’ or 2 6 5 4
‘v’ between a pair of touching grid squares then you
know that they do not add up to 10 or 5. You’ll need to
remember that to solve this type of sudoku.

Here’s an example solved puzzle to help you understand:

The ‘v’ means that

2 5 3 6 1 v
4 the numbers in the
1 6 x
4 5 3 v
2
v
touching squares
6 2 5 1 v
4 3 must add up to 5.
The ‘x’ means that x v
3+2=5
the numbers in the 4 3 1 2
v
5 6
touching squares 5 4 2 v
3 6 1
must add up to 10. v

6 + 4 = 10 3 1 6 x
4 2 5

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 Brain Game 98 Time Time Brain Game 99

Have you got what it takes to tackle this number pyramid? This number connector puzzle looks like an ordinary
Every number in a box is the sum of the two numbers in crossword, but it has a twist. Instead of having clues
the boxes beneath it added together. Fill in each empty written next to it, all the clues you need are contained
box with the correct number to complete the tower. within the puzzle. To complete the puzzle fill in each
empty box with a number from 1 to 9 to make all the
sums correct. The sums must work both across and down,
TOP TIP: There are two ways of step‑by‑step from left to right or top to bottom.
figuring out the missing numbers.
You can either add the two
numbers below the empty box
together or subtract the number
× 3 - 3 =
beside the empty box from the
number they share above.
× × + ×
3 + - 3 =
÷ - + ÷
843
+ 2 + 2 = 6
= = = =
6 × ÷ 8 =

89 91
TOP TIP: It’s easiest to start
with a row or column that
only has one number missing.

20 21 20 18
13 6

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 Brain Game 100 Time

Is your brain ready to shine? The aim of this game is to 1

place lamps into some of the empty grid squares so
that every remaining empty square is lit up by at least TOP TIP: You can draw in the light
shining from each lamp with a
one lamp. dashed line to make it clear.
1 3
The Rules 0
• Lamps shine along grid squares in the same row or
Now see if you can solve these puzzles.
column right up to the first black square they come
across. They don’t shine diagonally. a.
0 1 1
• Some of the shaded squares contain numbers. These
tell you exactly how many of the touching squares
(up, down, left or right, but not diagonally) must
contain lamps. 1
• A lamp isn’t allowed to shine on any other lamp.
3
• You can place lamps on any empty square so long as
the rules are followed.

Look at this before and after example:

1 0
b.
1 1 Notice how each
of the numbered
2
squares are
touched by the
3
1 3 1 3 same number
0 0 of lamps. 2
0
If you imagine how each light shines you can see that this is the right
solution. Every square is lit up, none of the lights shine on any other 0
and the numbered clues have been followed.
0 2

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 Brain Game 101 Time

Are you ready for the mighty ‘Sudoku X’? Your mission
is to place the numbers 1 to 9 once each into every row,
column, marked three-by-three area and each of the two
shaded diagonal lines.

5 3 7 4
8 9 7
9 7 8 5 ALL THE
4 7 8
7 2 8 4 ANSWERS
3 4 7
7 4 1 2
2 5 6
6 9 2 7

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Brain Game 1 Brain Game 3

a. b. The correct jigsaw pieces are b, c and d.

b.
a.
c.

d.

e.
f.
Brain Game 2

3 1 6 2 5 7 9 8 4 Brain Game 4
8 7 9 3 4 1 5 6 2 a. There are 8 cubes on the bottom level (one of which
is completely hidden) and 1 on the top level, making a
4 5 2 9 6 8 1 7 3 total of 9 cubes.
5 2 3 7 1 6 8 4 9 b. There are 9 cubes on the bottom level (including one
1 4 8 5 3 9 7 2 6 that is completely hidden – it must be there or else
there’d be nothing holding up the cube above), plus
6 9 7 8 2 4 3 5 1 2 on the top level, making a total of 11 cubes.
7 3 1 4 8 2 6 9 5
9 6 4 1 7 5 2 3 8
2 8 5 6 9 3 4 1 7

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Brain Game 5 Brain Game 7

290 a. b.
151 139
80 71 68
43 37 34 34
23 20 17 17 17
12 11 9 8 9 8 Brain Game 8
a. To get the exact amount you would need 7 coins: 10,
4 8 3 6 2 7 1 10, 10, 10, 5, 2 and 1.

b. Three coins. You could use four coins for the exact
amount (10, 10, 5 and 2), but normally when you buy
Brain Game 6
something you don’t have to give the exact change, so
a. b. you could just use three 10 star coins which would add
1 1 2 1 1
up to 30 stars – that’s more than enough.
2 2 3 3
c. This isn’t as complex as it sounds. To be able to make
2 3 2 2 1 33 stars exactly you need 5 coins: 10 + 10 + 10 + 2 + 1.
2 0 It turns out you can also make 22 stars using those
same coins (10 + 10 + 2), so you only need 5 different
c. 1 1 0 coins to be able to make either total.
2 1 d. Your change would be 37 stars, which would need a
1 3 4 minimum of 5 coins: 10, 10, 10, 5 and 2.

2 5
2

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Brain Game 9 Brain Game 11

6 4 2 1 3 5
3 5 1 6 4 2
1 6 5 4 2 3
2 3 4 5 1 6
4 2 6 3 5 1
5 1 3 2 6 4

Brain Game 12
Brain Game 10

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Brain Game 13 Brain Game 15

a. b.
0 1 2 8 9 3 7 2 5
3 7 3 2 7 3 1 7 1
0 6 7 8 4 5 8 8 6
2 5 4 3 1 2 9 5 1
1 0 1 4 6 8 2 1 4
4 5 4 7 3 8 6 6 9
5 3 1 6 2 4 5 7 5 Brain Game 16
8 5 9 3 4 3 1 8 8
1 2 3
1 2 8 4 9 7 4 3 6 1 0 41 6 3
5
7 9 2 2 1 3 0 9 9 4 2 85 0
6 7 9
4 9 2 0 1
10 11

Brain Game 14 3 2 0 3
12 13

a. 30 bugs 3 0 4 1 8
14 15

b. There are more white bugs than black bugs (17 white 3 4 1 7
16 17
and 13 black bugs) 2 5 3 1
18
c. 12 bugs 1 6 0 4
d. 11 bugs
e. 8 bugs

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Brain Game 17 Brain Game 20

a. 9 (2 is added at each step)
1 3 4 5 2 6
b. 32 (the value is doubled at each step)
6 4 2 3 1 5
c. 14 (3 is added at each step)
5 2 6 1 3 4
d. 1 (the value is divided by 3 at each step)
2 6 3 4 5 1
e. 14 (the value added increases at each step, so we have
4 5 1 2 6 3 +1, +2, +3, +4)
3 1 5 6 4 2
Brain Game 21
Brain Game 18 a. b.
3 2 1 3 4 2 1
1 3 2 2 1 3 4
2 1 3 1 2 4 3
4 3 1 2
Brain Game 19

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Brain Game 22 Brain Game 24

207
119 88
66 53 35
33 33 20 15
14 19 14 6 9
5 9 10 4 2 7
3 2 7 3 1 1 6
Brain Game 25

Brain Game 23 6 6 4 5 3 1 4 9 5
1 4 6 2 3 5 5 3 7 3 2 4 6 5 8
3 5 2 4 6 1 2 9 4 3 8 9 7 6 4
6 2 1 3 5 4 1 6 8 6 3 2 2 3 6
2 5 1 4 6 7 8 4 9
5 3 4 1 2 6
4 2 4 8 9 4 5 7 8
2 1 5 6 4 3
9 5 9 4 4 1 1 8 3
4 6 3 5 1 2
8 7 6 2 3 4 6 5 8
1 8 9 8 4 3 9 3 9
9 2 5 7 6 2 5 8 7

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Brain Game 26 Brain Game 29

1 2 3 4
7 0 2 1 6 6 3 4 9 7 2 8 1 6 5
2 6 3 4 5 7 1 3 4 6 8 2 9
5 6 7
5 0 0 5 1 0 6 2 8 9 1 5 7 3 4
8
3 3 0 7 8 5 6 9 3 2 4 1
9 10 11 12
8 7 5 7 2 4 3 2 5 8 1 9 7 6
13
4 4 9 0 9 1 6 4 7 2 5 8 3
14
1 0 9 0 2 9 7 1 3 4 6 5 8
15
7 9 0 2 3 1 6 4 8 5 7 3 9 2
8 5 3 2 6 9 4 1 7
Brain Game 27
a. 10+ 3+
b. 4+ 6+
c. 11+ 2×
Brain Game 30
3 1 2 2 1 3 3 2 1
18×
1 2 3 1 3 2 2 1 3 a. b. c.
5+ 2-
7 7 7
2 3 1 3 2 1 1 3 2
2 9 42

Brain Game 28 5 3 47
The pairs of monsters are:
10 6 41
a and f, b and h, c and d, and e and g.
6 5 52

3 8 13

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Brain Game 31 Brain Game 33

522
243 279
111 132 147
50 61 71 76
21 29 32 39 37
7 14 15 17 22 15
2 5 9 6 11 11 4

Brain Game 34
Brain Game 32
a.
1 + 1 × 2 = 4
b. 3 2
4 4 + × + +
1 9 ÷ 3 + 2 = 5
3 1 1 – – – -
2 4 3 4 + 2 ÷ 3 = 2
c. 2 2 = = = =
2 4 4
6 × 1 + 1 = 7
3 3
3
2
4 3

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Brain Game 35 Brain Game 37

a. b.
3 2 8 4 7 1 6 5 3 3
1 6 5 7 8 2 3 4 8
4 7 1 5 6 8 2 3 4 5
6 8 3 2 5 7 4 1 6
2 5 6 1 3 4 7 8 5 2
8 4 7 3 1 6 5 2
5 1 4 6 2 3 8 7 Brain Game 38
7 3 2 8 4 5 1 6
4 1 2 6 3 5
Brain Game 36 3 6 5 4 1 2
a. 11 (each number is the previous number + 2) 2 5 6 1 4 3
b. 32 (each number is the previous number × 2) 1 4 3 5 2 6
c. 17 (each number is the previous number + 3) 6 2 4 3 5 1
d. 16 (the sequence is + 1, then + 2, then + 3, then + 4, 5 3 1 2 6 4
then + 5. The difference increases by 1 at each step)

e. 3 (each number is the previous number − 7)

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Brain Game 39 Brain Game 41

1 1 2 5 3 1 3 6 3
9 3 2 4 5 7 1 3 4
1 3 5 6 4 2 5 8 5
9 4 6 5 9 7 3 2 6
8 3 9 2 6 4 8 3 1
7 2 9 4 8 3 9 5 7
6 8 9 5 3 2 2 1 8
7 5 6 4 4 1 3 5 8
2 7 8 3 8 7 6 4 5
6 1 2 4 6 9 1 4 4
Brain Game 42
Brain Game 40 a. 12 flowers
b. 66 leaves
c. 5 flowers
d. There are more white petals than black petals
(68 white and 55 black petals)

e. 4 flowers

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Brain Game 43 Brain Game 45

1 2 3 The pairs of flowers are:
7 4 1 5 3 2 a and g, b and j, c and e, d and i, and f and h.
4
7 5 0 0
5 5 6 7
1 2 8 1 Brain Game 46
8 9 8 10
7 8 6 1 0
9 10 11
3 2 8 0
12 13
1 1 4 4 0
14 15
8 0 0 2
16 17
6 9 4 2

Brain Game 44

2 7 3 6 4 5 1 8
5 8 1 4 7 6 2 3
6 1 8 3 2 7 4 5
7 5 4 2 8 3 6 1
3 6 7 1 5 2 8 4
4 2 5 8 3 1 7 6
1 4 2 5 6 8 3 7
8 3 6 7 1 4 5 2

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Brain Game 47 Brain Game 49

If you count each of the 4 layers of cubes from the bottom 2 9 4 5 3 1 7 8 6
upwards, you should have worked out:
1 7 5 6 9 8 4 2 3
• 3 x 5 = 15 cubes on the bottom layer 8 6 3 4 2 7 5 9 1
• On the layer above it 3 cubes have been removed, so 7 4 9 2 8 6 3 1 5
you have 15 − 3 = 12 cubes
3 5 2 7 1 4 8 6 9
• On the third layer up there are 4 cubes removed, so
6 1 8 3 5 9 2 4 7
that’s 15 − 4 = 11 cubes
5 8 6 1 4 3 9 7 2
• And finally on the top layer there are 7 cubes removed,
and 15 − 7 = 8, although on this level it’s easier to 9 2 7 8 6 5 1 3 4
count the 8 cubes you can actually see rather than 4 3 1 9 7 2 6 5 8
work out what’s missing. This gives a total number of
cubes of 15 + 12 + 11 + 8 = 46 cubes.
Brain Game 50
Brain Game 48 a. b.

6 1 2 4 3 5
5 3 4 6 2 1
2 5 3 1 4 6
1 4 6 3 5 2
4 2 1 5 6 3
3 6 5 2 1 4

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Brain Game 51 Brain Game 53

567
288 279
155 133 146
91 64 69 77
58 33 31 38 39
36 22 11 20 18 21
17 19 3 8 12 6 15
Brain Game 54

Brain Game 52

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Brain Game 55 Brain Game 57

3 8 2 9 5 6 4 7 1 4 4 3
4 1 5 3 7 2 8 6 9 3 3
7 9 6 8 1 4 2 5 3 4 3 6
9 2 7 5 4 3 6 1 8 1 1
5 3 8 1 6 7 9 4 2 4 3
1 6 4 2 8 9 7 3 5 4 1 3
8 4 3 6 2 1 5 9 7 2 1
2 7 9 4 3 5 1 8 6 4 4 4 4
6 5 1 7 9 8 3 2 4 2 4 3 3

Brain Game 56
Brain Game 58
a. b. c.
16 12 20
8 × 2 – 9 = 7
4 2 33 + – ÷ -
2 + 1 + 3 = 6
24 17 28
÷ + – ×
5 68 45 2 × 2 ÷ 1 = 4
= = = =
17 48 32
5 + 3 ÷ 2 = 4
7 55 64

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Brain Game 59 Brain Game 61

a. b.
6 4 9 1 5 3 2 8 7
1 2 7 8 9 6 5 4 3 1
6
6
4 2 6

8 5 3 4 7 2 1 9 6 6 1 3 3 3 2 1
6 3 2
5 1 6 9 2 7 8 3 4 6 1 2 3 9 2 1 3 2
6 4 4
9 7 8 3 4 1 6 5 2 1 1 2 3 3 1 4 1 3
6 2 3
4 3 2 5 6 8 7 1 9 1 2 3 2 1 1 2
3 8
3 4 1 3
2 8 4 7 1 9 3 6 5
7 9 1 6 3 5 4 2 8
Brain Game 62
3 6 5 2 8 4 9 7 1

Brain Game 60
a. b.

0 0
3
1 1 0 0
1 1 0 1 0
1 1
2 0

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Brain Game 63 Brain Game 65

The shapes that make boxes are b, c and e. a. b.

a. b. 3 3
6
5 4
c. 5 6
d.
8 7
5 3

e.
Brain Game 66

3 2 6 3 6 1 9 8 1
Brain Game 64 9 4 7 1 4 6 6 7 2
8 7 5 2 3 2 4 5 3
4 2 8 3 5 6 2 8 8
3 2 2 6 4 2 5 5 7
7 3 4 1 8 6 6 9 6
1 8 6 9 7 5 3 4 2
5 1 2 6 5 3 2 9 7
4 3 1 5 9 3 2 1 9
2 4 4 6 9 8 6 5 7

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Brain Game 67 Brain Game 69

a. 7 (3 is subtracted at each step) 1 2 3 4
1 6 3 7 6 6
b. 11 (these are the prime numbers. Prime numbers are 5

only wholly divisible by themselves and 1.) 0 5 0 7 0

6 7

c. 23 (5 is added at each step) 2 9 0

6 7

d. 1 (the number is divided by 4 at each step) 4 1 0 0 0

9 10 8

e. 37 (each number is the sum of the previous two 4 2 3

9 10 13
numbers. This is hard to see because the first two 8 4 1 4
11 12
numbers can’t yet follow the rule, so if you came up
with another answer that explains the sequence then
4 1 2 7
13 15
that’s perfectly valid, too!) 6 8 4 4

Brain Game 68 Brain Game 70

a. b.
4 5 6 7 12 13 14 15 4 3 1 5 2 6
3 10 9 8 11 10 9 16 2 5 6 3 4 v
1
v v
2 11 14 15 2 1 8 7 6 x
4 3 v
2 1 5
1 12 13 16 3 4 5 6 1 2 5 4 x
6 3
v v

3 6 x
4 v
1 5 2
5 1 2 6 3 4

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Brain Game 71 Brain Game 74

a. b.
6
5 10 2
3
10 4 3 5 1 8 7 4 6 2 9
1 3 2 2 1
10
4 10
4
10
4 2 6 8 1 3 9 7 5 4
3 2 4 1 4 4 1 1 3
4
1 3 3 2 1
3 7
2 1 4 9 4 7 5 6 2 3 1 8
3

2
10
1 2 4 3
3
2 1
3
3 5 9 3 2 1 8 4 6 7
7
2 4 1
4
1 3 1 7 4 6 5 3 9 8 2
6 8 2 9 4 7 5 3 1
Brain Game 72 7 3 6 4 2 1 8 9 5
a. 1 4 3 2
3+ 11+ 5+
b. 6×

3 2
8×

4
3×

1 8 1 5 7 9 6 2 4 3
2 3 4 1
5+ 9+

1 4 2 3 4 2 9 3 8 5 1 7 6
6+ 6×

3 1 2 4 4 3 1 2
6+ 4+ 1- 1-

4 2 1 3 2 1 3 4 Brain Game 75

Brain Game 73
6 + 3 – 7 = 2
- + - +
4 - 5 + 4 = 3
+ - + +
3 - 2 + 1 = 2
= = = =
5 + 6 - 4 = 7

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Brain Game 76 Brain Game 78

a. b. a. b.
1 8 9 10 19 18 13 12 11 4 2 3 1 4 3 1 2
2 7 12 11 20 17 14 9 10 3 1 4 2 3 4 2 1
3 6 13 16 21 16 15 8 7
1 4 2 3 2 1 4 3
4 5 14 15 22 23 4 5 6
25 24 3 2 1 2 3 1 4 1 2 3 4

Brain Game 77 Brain Game 79

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Brain Game 80 Brain Game 82

a. b.
10 3 3 5 10 6 3
3 6 3
2 1 4 5 2 1 3 1 2
10 7 4
4 3 2 1 4 1 4 2 10 3 1
4 4 6
3 1 4 3 1 6 1 3 2
8 7
1 4 3 2 3 2 4 1 3 4
3 3 6
1 2 2 1 2 1 3
4 7
1 3 4 2 1

Brain Game 81

6 2 3 4 5 1 9 7 8
Brain Game 83
5 9 8 6 7 2 3 1 4
4 1 7 9 3 8 2 6 5 1 2
3 5 0
3 4
1 7
2 7 1 5 9 3 8 4 6
5 6
6 6 2 7 5
9 3 5 8 6 4 1 2 7 7 0
7 8 7 9
8 6 4 1 2 7 5 3 9 2 2 0 0 1
10
7 5 6 3 1 9 4 8 2 2 5 4 3 2
11 12

3 8 9 2 4 6 7 5 1 1 2 1 4
13 14 15

1 4 2 7 8 5 6 9 3 3 3 8 9
16 17
9 6 7 1 1

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Brain Game 84 Brain Game 86

7 5 4 2 6 1 9 8 3 5 - 2 + 6 = 9
3 1 2 7 9 8 4 5 6 × + - ×
6 8 9 3 5 4 1 2 7 3 + 6 - 5 = 4
8 4 1 5 3 7 2 6 9 - - + ÷
2 7 6 8 4 9 3 1 5 7 - 5 × 3 = 6
5 9 3 6 1 2 8 7 4 = = = =
1 3 8 4 7 5 6 9 2 8 × 3 ÷ 4 = 6
4 2 5 9 8 6 7 3 1
9 6 7 1 2 3 5 4 8 Brain Game 87
Only nets a and c fold up to make a four-sided pyramid. If
Brain Game 85 that surprises you, try cutting them out and folding them
up to see what shapes they make.

a. b. c.

d. e. f.

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Brain Game 88 Brain Game 90

4 1 2 5 6 3
2 3 6 4 5 1
5 4 1 2 3 6
6 2 3 1 4 5
1 6 5 3 2 4
3 5 4 6 1 2

Brain Game 91
a. 49 dogs
b. 33 dogs
Brain Game 89 c. 14 dogs
536 d. 69 open eyes
256 280 e. 29 closed eyes
f. There are more winking dogs than sleeping dogs
128 128 152 (11 winking dogs and 9 sleeping dogs)
66 62 66 86
35 31 31 35 51
20 15 16 15 20 31
12 8 7 9 6 14 17

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Brain Game 92 Brain Game 94

1 2 3 4 a. b.
4 6 2 2 8 2 0 1 4 2
8
5
5 6 4 9 3 2 3
6 2 3 4
7 2 2
7 8 9 2 4 2 3 2
9 6 7 6
10 11 12 1 1 1 2 1 1
5 4 2
13 14 0 2
2 2 5 7 c.
15 16
2
3 7 1 5 1 2
17 18
6 8 3 3 6 0 1 1
1 1
Brain Game 93
Brain Game 95
3 12 3 4
4 4 3 5 7 6 7 9 1 4 3
1 3 20 1 3
9 11 1 7 8 4 4 7 9 4 2
2 7 11 8 2 1 3 1 2 9 4 5 3 4 2
18
2 7 9 6 2 5 3 1 2 9 8 8 8
6
4 8 1 3 2 11 1 6 5 9 8 4 3 3 4
11 3
1 7 3 1 2 1 6 8 6 4 1 9 2 2
4
3 1
12
3 9 4 4 5 1 3 2 4 6 5
8 9 6 4 6 3 7 8 9
3 5 1 7 9 4 5 7 1
8 8 6 2 2 3 3 8 3

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Brain Game 96 Brain Game 97

The correct jigsaw pieces are c, d, e and k.
4x
3 5 1
v
6 2
a.
b. 6 1 2 4 3 5
c. d.
3v
5 1
v
2 4
v
x
6
2 6x
x
4 5 1 3
e. 5 4 3 6 2 1
f. h. v

g. 1 2 6 3 5 4
You may have thought that the 5s and 2s in these squares
could swap around, but this isn’t the case. Remember the
i. j. extra important rule, which says that all possible ‘x’ and
k. l. ‘v’ clues are given. This means that if there is no ‘x’ or ‘v’
between a pair of touching grid squares then you know
that they do not add up to 10 or 5.

If you swapped either of the 5s and 2s, the the 2s would

each be next to a 3, but we know this cannot be correct
because there are no ‘v’ signs between these squares.

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Brain Game 98 Brain Game 100

a. b.
843
0 1 1 2
418 425
3
197 221 204 1 2
89 108 113 91 3 0
0
41 48 60 53 38
1 0 0 2
20 21 27 33 20 18
7 13 8 19 14 6 12 Brain Game 101

2 6 5 3 8 7 4 1 9
Brain Game 99
1 8 3 4 9 5 2 7 6
4 × 3 - 3 = 9 9 4 7 6 2 1 8 3 5
× × + × 4 1 2 5 7 6 3 9 8
3 + 2 - 3 = 2 6 7 9 2 3 8 5 4 1
÷ - + ÷ 3 5 8 1 4 9 6 2 7
2 + 2 + 2 = 6 7 9 4 8 6 3 1 5 2
= = = = 8 2 1 7 5 4 9 6 3
6 × 4 ÷ 8 = 3 5 3 6 9 1 2 7 8 4

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