Creative Matchstick Puzzles Innovative Solutions

To give you an idea on how the humble little matchsticks can be used in making puzzles that can give you lots of creative fun, we have handpicked 50 matchstick puzzles in this book. Each chapter starts with the description of the puzzle with a recommended time to solve. Our suggestion: don't look at the recommended time. Just solve the puzzle. After all, it is no exam! After the puzzle description, we have solved the puzzle using analytical methods. Each chapter is like that. In fact, the puzzle solutions make up more than 90% of the book. The solutions highlight how systematic analysis, reasoning, and innovative methods can solve a puzzle in a structured manner without any guesswork. The important concepts and techniques are explained in brief in the last chapter. You may refer to it time to time to get the feel of how a tricky puzzle may be solved. You may use the book as a collection of interesting puzzles to indulge in a creative fun-filled time. If you go through the solutions as well, you will discover a whole new world of systematic and innovative thinking. It will change the way you think! The puzzles can be enjoyed by the young and the old alike. Happy puzzling!