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- Brain Teasers: Houghton Mifflin - Whether you solve them at home or in the classroom, individually or in a group, you´ll find our Brain Teasers both entertaining and mentally challenging
- Colorful Mathematics - A series of games selected by their mathematical importance as well as "being fun to play. Each addresses a different mathematical concept while at the same time all being related to graphs and their properties
- Crunch: Math Teasers - Monthly brain teaser supplied by National Center for Educational Statistics. Solutions require application of mathematics and/or statistics. Solutions are listed at the bottom of the page
- Curious and Useful Math - tricks and rules for quickly calculating certain types of math problems. There are also some entertaining trivia and math facts.
- Eastern Washington University Challenge Problem - Every two or three weeks the Mathematics Department posts a challenge problem, one that typically requires mathematical creativity, but not theory beyond first quarter calculus.
- Erich´s Puzzle Palace - Puzzles related to mirrors, numbers, hex-loops, weights, battleship, triangles, cris-crosses, grids, and more. Solutions provided
- Fundamentals Problem of the Week - Math Forum - Weekly problems intended for elementary school students grades 3-6 (ages 8-12), but may also be appropriate for students in other grades
- Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles: Games and Puzzles - Many mathematical games and puzzles. Part of a larger site of "Interactive Mathematics"
- Java Mancala - Computerized board game similar to Wari. This game is part of the Math Year 2000 site.
- Math Counts Problem of the Week Archive - Archive of problems of the week for each year since 1996.
- Math Soft Unsolved Math Problems - An "evolving collection" of little-known, unsolved mathematics problems compiled by Steven Finch, Research and Development Team, MathSoft, Inc.
- MATHguide Puzzles - Links to a variety of math puzzles including Swarthmore´s Problem-of-the-Week, MathCounts Organization, Period.com´s Puzzles, Car Talk´s Puzzler, Bradley University´s Problem of the Week, Quantum Brainteasers, and Puzzle Contests.
- Mindbenders - 13 puzzles re-printed (with permission) from the book MINDBENDERS by Robert Eastaway and David Wells." Answers are included.
- Monthly Problems - NRICH Maths, Univ. of Cambridge - There are hundreds of problems and solutions here grouped by the month when they were first published
- MPSTC: Math Association of Victoria - Links to hundreds of problems and hints on problem solving.
- Nick´s Mathematical Puzzles - The puzzles presented here are selected for the deceptive simplicity of their statement, or the elegance of their solution.
- Scott Crass Poezzles and Puzzels - Puzzles in a poem. From web site of ScottCrass, Math Dept, California State University at Long Beach.
- Set Daily Puzzle - The object of the game is to identify the 6 ´Sets´, of three cards each, from 12 cards laid out on the screen.
- SMSU Problem Corner - Southwest Missouri State University Math Problem Corner. Page is divided into three levels of problems: High School, Advanced, Challenge.
- Towers of Hanoi - Demonstration (with mathematics) of solution to Towers of Hanoi. Copyright © 1996-2004 Alexander Bogomolny.
- UCSD Brainteasers - This page will present a difficult problem which you are encouraged to solve. " It is changed regularly and is part of the Math Club site of the University of California at San Diego.
- UCSD Math Club Games - Site created by the students in the Math Club of the University of California at San Diego. "The Games page features links to various math games, including Nim, Reversi, and the Game of Life
- Wari - Board game of strategy with origins in Africa. Download the game provided that you do not try to sell it to anyone. .
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