The Poisoned Wine Game

Choose who drinks from each bottle. Then poison one at random β€” can the list of who died tell you which bottle it was?

3 the fewest that
can solve it

The Marble Balance Game

One marble is secretly heavier than the rest. Use the balance scale to find it in as few weighings as you can.

2 weighings, if
you play perfectly
0 weighings
this game
Left pan
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Right pan
drag a marble onto either pan β€” or click to cycle tray β†’ left β†’ right β†’ tray

River Crossing

Ferry the fox, the goose, and the beans across the river. The boat holds you plus one passenger β€” and whatever you leave behind must not become a meal.

0trips across
so far
7crossings, the
fewest that work
Near bank
πŸ§‘β€πŸŒΎπŸ›Ά
Far bank 🎯
Click something on your bank to load the boat, then row across. Click it again to put it back.

Bridge & Flashlight

Four people must cross a rickety bridge at night with one flashlight. At most two cross at a time, a pair moves at the slower one's pace, and the flashlight has to come back for the others. Get everyone across in as little time as you can.

0minutes
elapsed
17minutes, if you
route it cleverly
This side πŸŒ™
πŸ”¦
Far side 🎯
Pick one or two people on the flashlight's side, then cross.

The Three Dwarfs

Each dwarf holds a sack. One bulges with gems πŸ’Ž β€” the other two are full of dung πŸ’©. Pick a sack; a dwarf opens a losing one; then decide β€” keep yours, or switch?

Water Jugs

No measuring marks β€” just two jugs and a tap. Fill, empty, and pour between them until one jug holds exactly the target.

4litres in
either jug
6moves, the
fewest that work
0so far
0
5 L jug
0
3 L jug

Nim

Take as many stones as you like from a single row β€” but only one row per turn. Whoever grabs the very last stone wins. The computer plays perfectly; can you find the trick to beat it?

Tower of Hanoi

Move the whole stack to the right-hand peg. One disk at a time, and never a larger disk on a smaller one. Click a peg to lift its top disk, then click where to drop it.

7moves (2βΏβˆ’1),
the fewest
0so far
StartGoal 🎯

Lights Out

Tap a tile and it flips β€” along with its four neighbors. Turn the whole board dark. Sounds easy; the neighbours are what make it a puzzle.

0taps, the
fewest that work
0so far