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?

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Crafting a story can feel a bit like solving a puzzle. Sometimes you know your point A and point B, but it’s that space between that can be difficult to fill in. How do your characters arrive at the ...

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 ...

The Gen Z generation has quietly uncovered something that feels therapeutic, it fits in the pocket, and pours out the dopamine rewards of puzzle apps. From Sudoku, Wordle, crosswords, to logic grids, ...