Seeking old jigsaw type puzzle from my childhood. Possibly Mad magazine related, or drawn by Al Jaffee... slim details inside. [more inside]
posted by routergirl on Nov 16, 2009 - 6 answers

Identify this game. I played it in the late 90s on the PC or the Amiga. It was an isometric puzzle/action/adventure game set in the future in a tall skyscraper where all the robots (cleaning bots, security bots etc.) had suddenly gone crazy. [more inside]
posted by gentle on Sep 26, 2009 - 4 answers

What is this game? It belonged to my dad's cousin and she would have played with it during the 1940's, I think. [more inside]
posted by scrute on Jul 1, 2009 - 8 answers

Trying to find a certain monochromatic 3D / isometric puzzle game I saw a video of once... [more inside]
posted by TheTorns on Apr 12, 2009 - 3 answers

Is there a program that will take an already solved sudoku and create a medium difficulty unsolved puzzle? [more inside]
posted by team lowkey on Feb 27, 2009 - 7 answers

Help me remember the name of a game/puzzle from the early '70s that featured dice-sized clear acrylic cubes. [more inside]
posted by DandyRandy on Feb 27, 2009 - 6 answers

So I played Professor Layton and the Curious Village on DS and I think it's one of the funnest game on the system. Which other game is similar, for older system that can be emulated, or maybe even a website with a good collection of puzzles? Hook me up! I need to satisfy my puzzle solving urges. Thanks!
posted by PowerCat on Dec 27, 2008 - 6 answers

I've invented my own type of unique, newspaper-publishable, word game. I would like to either make weekly editions of it to sell to weekly newspapers... [more inside]
posted by vanoakenfold on Nov 5, 2006 - 6 answers

My young nephew came across an ancient Rubik's Cube last fall, and the time has come to give him a hand in solving it. Obviously, Google returns a wealth of solutions. What I'm looking for, though, is a solution that teaches a logical process for solving the cube, rather than the rote memorization of algorithms. If that doesn't exist, can someone recommend a guide that has animation, or sharply executed diagrams, or at the very least is well-written and free of initialisms?
posted by boombot on Feb 7, 2006 - 9 answers

Why are my Google skills failing me when searching for help with a specific puzzle in Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel? (Caution - may be spoilers!) [more inside]
posted by Chunder on Jan 30, 2006 - 6 answers

Do you remember an old PC puzzle game called 'Revelation?' [MI] [more inside]
posted by suchatreat on Dec 13, 2004 - 3 answers

What international tournaments exist that might be thought of as "mental" Olympics? (That is, they contain a range of competitions based on intellect, strategy, problem-solving, mental arithmetic, etc...)
posted by badstone on Aug 17, 2004 - 7 answers

About five years ago, I found a game online, and I can't remember what it's called or where I found it. It was more of a logic puzzle than a game really -- a little like Mastermind and a little like Battleship. And it also involved primitive natural language processing. [more inside.] [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Jul 6, 2004 - 0 answers