Mensa Exercise Your Mind Math & Logic Puzzles [Paperback]

Dave Tuller (Author), Michael Rios (Author)

Book Description

Series: Mensa | Publication Date: November 1, 2005

An old favorite--Mensa Math & Logic Puzzles--gets a brand-new look: it's now in color!
And the puzzles are fantastic: they're the kind of challenge found at the World Puzzle Championships, and they require no language to solve. For example, you are given a grid of dots that has some numbers (0, 1, 2, or 3) in them. You need to connect the dots in one continuous path so that each number is surrounded by that many lines. So a "3" means that three of the four sides around it must be connected. All the puzzles are similar abstract exercises, and all have unique solutions that can be reached using pure logic. They're difficult--and really satisfying exercise for your brain.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (November 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402725914
• ISBN-13: 978-1402725913
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #821,701 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Too short!, June 23, 2006

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Marc Spraragen (Los Angeles, CA 90066) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mensa Exercise Your Mind Math & Logic Puzzles (Paperback)

This book is a workout for the mind. It covers many logic puzzle types, and by the time you're done with a set, you feel like you've mastered a new skill. I wish they'd put one of these out every year!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great value, May 4, 2008

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Lazar Lashev (Sofia, Bulgaria) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mensa Exercise Your Mind Math & Logic Puzzles (Paperback)

Excellent book covering wide range of puzzles.

It's much like the blue book (Mensa Challenge Your Brain Math & Logic Puzzles) - same authors, format, number of pages, etc. Only the puzzles are different :)

So, you get around 75 pages of mostly well-known puzzles and 20 pages of answers.
There are typically between 8 and 20 puzzles of each type, although there are some extremes such as End View (30 puzzles) and Kakuro (only 6).

The puzzle types are:

- Alternate corners
- Battleships (classic, lighthouses variant, minesweeper variant)
- Black and White
- Cross Sums (Kakuro)
- Dominoes (Domino Hunt)
- End View (ABCD)
- Fences (Slitherlink)
- Half-Dominoes
- Hex Loops
- Lighthouses
- Minesweeper
- Number Place
- Rain Clouds
- Skyscrapers
- Snaky Tiles
- Spokes
- Square Numbers
- Square Routes
- Tents
- Worms

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Excellent Puzzle Collection!, March 26, 2008

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Kelly McCants (Frisco, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mensa Exercise Your Mind Math & Logic Puzzles (Paperback)

This puzzle book, like the blue Mensa Challenge Your Mind Math & Logic Puzzles, is a FANTASTIC collection of puzzles! You don't need any prior knowledge or skills to succeed with this collection, just brain power and a pencil. They are challenging and lots of fun! There is a wide variety of puzzles in this book - some of the same type as the ones found in the blue book, some new and different ones. These are not your standard logic puzzles; there are no words involved other than the instructions. I REALLY wish Tuller and Rios would come out with a 3rd edition of these!