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Author: Jacob Valdez

I have been fascinated with brainteasers and games of all kinds since early childhood. While it's not my daytime job, I've been sharing my love of puzzles and games for over 25 years, whether through game design, demonstrations at conventions and other public gatherings, or teaching at local history festivals. I strongly believe in constant learning, and love it when I can demonstrate a new concept through a game or brainteaser. I'm constantly looking for new types of puzzles, new game mechanics, or delving into gaming history to see how our pastimes of today evolved through the ages.
Chock Full of Logic Volume 1
Logic Puzzles | Puzzle Books

Chock Full of Logic Volume 1

Open the puzzle crate and discover a variety of logical deduction puzzles to challenge your mind!

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Chock Full of Logic Volume 2
Logic Puzzles | Puzzle Books

Chock Full of Logic Volume 2

Open the puzzle crate and discover a variety of logical deduction puzzles to challenge your mind! Volume 2 includes 17 types of puzzles not seen in Volume 1!

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Dia de los Muertos Activity Book
Activity Books | Educational Books

Dia de los Muertos Activity Book

Learn about the traditions of Dia de los Muertos with this educational activity book for kids ages 8-12.

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Featured Puzzle – Hashi #4
Featured Puzzles | Hashi | Lines and Paths

Featured Puzzle – Hashi #4

Connect all of the numbered islands into a single group, using a series of bridges. No more than two bridges may connect any pair of islands.

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Featured Puzzle – Invisible Sudoku #1
Divide Grid | Featured Puzzles | Fill in Numbers | Lines and Paths | Sudoku

Featured Puzzle – Invisible Sudoku #1

Can you solve a jigsaw sudoku puzzle with invisible walls? The sudoku part might be easy enough – fill in the grid with numbers and don’t repeat them in any row or column. However, you also can’t repeat them in an irregular region that you can’t see!

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Featured Puzzle – Mirror Akari #2
Add Symbols | Akari (Light Up) | Featured Puzzles

Featured Puzzle – Mirror Akari #2

It’s the spooky season, and what’s more spooky than a darkened hallway? Place jack o’lanterns to light up every cell in the grid. Use the mirrors to your advantage.

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Featured Puzzle – Tetroid #1
Divide Grid | Featured Puzzles | Tetroid

Featured Puzzle – Tetroid #1

Spring is coming, a time of renewal. So why not introduce a new puzzle? Today, we have Tetroid, a grid division puzzle. It’s a little like L.I.T.S., except that there are no predefined regions, and you’re using all 5 tetromino shapes.

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Featured Puzzle Akari (Light Up) #4
Add Symbols | Akari (Light Up) | Featured Puzzles

Featured Puzzle Akari (Light Up) #4

Place light bulbs in the grid in such a way to illuminate all of the unlit cells in the grid, using number clues and walls. Numbers on the walls indicate how many bulbs are placed orthogonally adjacent to them. Walls also block light.

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Featured Puzzle: 2-Grid Jigsaw Sudoku
Featured Puzzles | Fill in Numbers | Sudoku

Featured Puzzle: 2-Grid Jigsaw Sudoku

One of the most iconic romantic moments in fiction is the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet. When I saw the layout of this 2-grid Sudoku puzzle, I knew I had to use that as the background image. There are more ways to overlap a pair of Sudoku grids, but this one just feels right. Enjoy the solve!

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10x10 Akari Puzzle
Add Symbols | Akari (Light Up) | Featured Puzzles

Featured Puzzle: Akari (Light Up) #1

Place light bulbs in the grid in such a way to illuminate all of the unlit cells in the grid, using number clues and walls. Numbers on the walls indicate how many bulbs are placed orthogonally adjacent to them. Walls also block light.

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