Monday, September 22, 2008

Types of puzzles

The large number of puzzles that have been created can be divided into categories, for example a maze is a type of tour puzzle. Other categories include

construction puzzles,

stick puzzles,

tiling puzzles,

transport puzzles,

disentanglement puzzles,

sliding puzzles,

logic puzzles,

word puzzles,

picture puzzles,

jigsaw puzzles,

lock puzzles,

folding puzzles,

combination puzzles and mechanical puzzles.

A meta-puzzle is a puzzle which unites or incorporates elements of other puzzles. It is often found in puzzlehunts.

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