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Math Puzzles

Stretch your math muscles with these puzzles.

Airplane making circle trace against clear blue sky
GamesSeptember 20, 2025

Math Puzzle: A Plane Circle

Martin Gardner
Two equations are shown: ALL plus ACE equals CREW and CARD plus CORD equals GURU
GamesSeptember 13, 2025

Math Puzzle: Crack the Code

Jack Murtagh
Graphic shows two pairs of mathematical knots labeled “pair 1” and “pair 2.” The knots within each pair are identical except for one difference in the looping configuration.
GamesSeptember 6, 2025

Math Puzzle: Find the Unknot

Emma R. Hasson
Graphic shows a Rubik’s cube with three visible faces consisting of red, green and yellow squares.
GamesAugust 30, 2025

Math Puzzle: Rubik’s Cube Shadows

Jack Murtagh
Varieties of fresh pears and apples at a farmers market
GamesAugust 23, 2025

Math Puzzle: Spot a Liar

Heinrich Hemme
Illustration of a hand and multiple numbers against a purple background.
GamesAugust 16, 2025

Math Puzzle: You Win Some, You Lose Some

Jack Murtagh
A square with eight dots along the edges: one at each corner and one at the center point of each side.
GamesAugust 9, 2025

Math Puzzle: Dissect the Square

Emma R. Hasson
Sudoku grid filled out with the following digits. First row: 2, 3, 6, 4, 1, 5, 8, 9, 7; second row: 7, 4, 9, 3, 8, 2, 6, 5, 1; third row: 8, 5, 1, 9, 6, 7, 4, 2, 3; fourth row: 1, 6, 4, 8, 2, 9, 7, 3, 5; fifth row: 3, 8, 7, 1, 5, 4, 2, 6, 9; sixth row: 5, 9, 2, 7, 3, 6, 1, 4, 8; seventh row: 9, 7, 5, 2, 4, 1, 3, 8, 6; eighth row: 6, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 1, 4; ninth row: 4, 1, 8, 6, 9, 3, 5, 7, 2. The four cells forming a two-by-two square at each corner of the grid are shaded blue, and the 16 cells surrounding the nine cells in the center of the grid are shaded orange.
GamesAugust 2, 2025

Math Puzzle: Sudoku Surprise

Jack Murtagh
Illustration of a hand and multiple numbers against a purple background.
GamesJuly 26, 2025

Math Puzzle: Slice the Cube and Doughnut

Martin Gardner
Illustration of a hand and multiple numbers against a purple background.
GamesJuly 19, 2025

Math Puzzle: Prime Time

Jack Murtagh
Illustration of a hand and multiple numbers against a purple background.
GamesJuly 12, 2025

Math Puzzle: How Many Handshakes?

Emma R. Hasson
Illustration of a hand and multiple numbers against a purple background.
GamesJuly 5, 2025

Math Puzzle: Discern the Door

Emma R. Hasson
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