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A delightful puzzle created in the 19th century by Sam Loyd, described by Martin Gardner as "America's greatest puzzlist." |
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Fiver
A simple and surprisingly addictive puzzle. I named it after a character in one of my favorite novels, Watership Down. |
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Peg
Solitaire
When we were kids, my sister and I played this as a board game called Hi-Q. I named this version after her. |
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Sliders
A couple of famous sliding block puzzles, a not-so-famous one, and an infamous one. |
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Tower
of Hanoi
The classic puzzle, a favorite of programmers and Buddhist monks. |
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Hare
and Hounds
A 19th-century board game invented in France, also called The Military Game. It was popular among French army officers during and after the Franco-Prussian war. |
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Hex-7
An elegant game of strategy invented in the 1940's, Hex is no longer available commercially but has recently seen an increase in popularity. |
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TacTix
Created by the brilliant Danish inventor Piet Hein, TacTix is a variation of Nim, one of the oldest of mathematical games. |
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Triplets
A simple three-in-a-row game first proposed by the Polish-American mathematician Stanislaw Ulam. |
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MazeGen
A demonstration program, which generates and solves mazes using three different algorithms. |
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If you'd like a copy of one or more
of these programs for your own use, This site is dedicated to the memory of Robert D. (Keisen) Kirkland 07/16/54 - 02/10/02 |