puzzle

Puzzle. The very word itself may make your head hurt. Or it may serve as a clarion call to action. It just depends on what type of person you are and how you view the word. Solving a puzzle can be a very satisfying and cathartic event for many people. They enjoy the journey and the hunt for answers. On the other hand, some people avoid puzzles like the plague. They run away from puzzles with their arms flailing over their heads.

Erno Rubik, the inventor of the Rubik's Cube, once said, "A good puzzle, it's a fair thing. Nobody is lying. It's very clear, and the problem depends just on you." This is perhaps the best definition of a puzzle.

When it comes to puzzles, you can pick your poison. Whether you enjoy the wordplay of riddles, the mental gymnastics required by crossword puzzles, the mathematical dynamics of Sudoku, the contemplation of a Jigsaw Puzzle, or the deliberation of a game like Tetris, puzzles have intrigued peoples the world over for millennia.

And it doesn't count if you just get close to solving the puzzle. Remember, close only counts in slow dancing and hand grenades. When it comes to puzzles, it’s all or nothing. So find a puzzle you enjoy today and start the noodle-scratching.

Bloggers speaking about puzzles can be found at sites like puzzle-blog and games2puzzles.

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• Quarrel Review (XBLA)

  
  The Average Gamer — Authority: 415
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• Flexy Frogs Coming Soon to the App Store

  
  Unigamesity — Authority: 120
  Pretty soon, your iOS powered device will be the host for one brand new physics-based puzzler, Flexy Frogs. The upcoming game (which is coming soon, according to the developers) is created by TikGames and challenges players to save cute, green, frog-like animals by grouping them back together. As you can imagine, it ...
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• Planet Buster Pirates of New Horizons

  
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• Gemaica (Free Full Download)

  
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• Vacation Quest 2 Australia

  
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• BigDino – The Fisherman’s Wrath

  
  FreeGamesNews — Authority: 123
  The Fisherman’s Wrath is an adventure puzzle game from BigDino. Use your arrow keys to move around. Accomplishing tasks to get what you need to rescue the children from the space alien! Have fun! Continue Reading about BigDino – The Fisherman’s Wrath
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• Hank Hazard Review - A Surprisingly Fun Physics Puzzler Starring a Hamster

  
  Touch Arcade — Authority: 628
  Back in October 2011, we saw a preview of the arcade-puzzler  Hank Hazard [ 99¢ ] from Red Rocket Games and Chillingo. Well, a few months have passed, but its finally out. And after punching, dropping, rolling and blowing up Hank the bucktooth hamster for a couple of hours, I realized I was enjoying myself. Hank ...
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• Freebie Alert - ‘Babylonian Twins HD’ for the iPad

  
  Games iPhone — Authority: 117
  Originally developed for the Amiga, Babylonian Twins [ 99¢ / HD ] never made it to market but found life nearly 17 years later on the App Store. This platformer that has you swapping between two different characters, each with different abilities, in order to solve the many puzzles and progress through the game. Its ...
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• Freebie Alert - Babylonian Twins HD for the iPad

  
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• Monkey GO Happy Marathon 2

  
  FreeGamesNews — Authority: 123
  Monkey GO Happy Marathon 2 is the latest installment in the Monkey GO Happy series created by Robin Vencel, the author of the Popular Bowja the Ninja series. Your goal in this family friendly Point’nClick Puzzle game remains the same: click objects and do other stuffs with your mouse to make the Monkey(s) GO Happy! ...
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• High School DxD OVA, Phi Brain Season 2

  
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  An OVA adaptation of High School DxD will follow the ecchi TV anime series that debuted earlier this month. As revealed on the Japanese Amazon website, the OVA’s Blu-ray will be bundled with the 13th volume of the original light novels, out there on September 20, 2012. The ongoing TV anime is created by studio ...
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• Monkey GO Happy Marathon 2

  
  Jay is Games — Authority: 422
  Platform: Flash — Robin Vencel proves he is master of the charming and cute little point-and-click puzzle game with another installment of the popular Monkey GO Happy series. All new puzzles in this edition of Marathon will have you pointing and clicking to turn those adorable little monkey frowns upside down ...
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• Phi Brain: Kami no Puzzle - Episode 17

  
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• Galaxy Quest [FINAL]

  
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• Phi Brain: Kami no Puzzle Episode 17

  
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• Hello Venice (Free Full Download)

  
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• Pick and Dig 3

  
  FreeGamesNews — Authority: 123
  Pick and Dig 3 is a platform, puzzle game from MyPlayYard. Use your arrow keys to hunt for coins and tools as you explore the lava caves. Use the coins to learn skills needed to advance to the higher levels. Have fun! Continue Reading about Pick and Dig 3
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• Just £29.99 for Firebox – We First Met Here Postcode Puzzle (Landranger) – Gifts

  
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• KidKraft Sling Bookshelf – Natural

  
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• The Treasures of Montezuma 3 Detailed Review for iPad and iPhone

  
  Apps Hub — Authority: 118
  It is now difficult to offer original ideas for games of the match 3, but The Treasures of Montezuma has a nice little twist to the concept of idols, which are activated when you match the color of the idol on the board game twice in a row.  I remember myself getting real addicted to the first part of the game ...
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