While the world of logic puzzles is vast, finding your niche can make you a stronger solver. By Isaac Aronow The rich and complex philosophical concept of logic is the engine that drives an ...

When counting squares in a grid, don’t stop at the smallest boxes; the bigger ones are hiding too. The rule is simple: In an n × n grid—where n is the number of squares both horizontally and ...

As an academic discipline, logic is the study of reasoning. Logic puzzles, therefore, involve solving problems by making a series of inferences and assessing these using reasoning. Sounds easy, right?

We are hardly ever consciously aware that we use logic to solve everyday problems. But what is logic? Is the logic used to prove theorems in mathematics the same kind that we use for our practical ...

The following puzzle devised by Lewis Carroll is a classic one in puzzledom: A bag contains one counter, known to be either white or black. A white counter is put in, the bag shaken, and a counter ...

A viral math riddle offers five clues to "unlock" a three-digit combination. Like a riddle, this problem uses context clues and tricks to hide a fun solution. The overall logic is similar to what you ...

The game’s most devoted solvers have unlocked creativity and complexity in the classic logic game. By Elie Levine and Sam Corbin Sudoku is like any other logic puzzle, in that it relies on deductive ...