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How to Make an Ambigram

An ambigram is a word, name or text made into a graphic that can be read in the regular way and also in another direction or orientation. Usually the ambigram is the same word or text regardless of the...

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How to Solve Kakuro Puzzles

Kakuro puzzles, the cousin of sudoku puzzles, are brain teasers that look like crossword puzzles but use numbers instead of words. Kakuro is as much about using number combinations as it is about math,...

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How to Solve a Slitherlink Puzzle

Slitherlink is a logic puzzle similar to Sudoku and Kakuro. It's essentially a challenging version of connect-the-dots, with an emphasis on deductive reasoning instead of drawing. Doing a Slitherlink...

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How to Host a Rubik's Cube Competition

The Rubik's Cube is one of the best selling toy's of all time. It may be a toy, but many people, called "cubers" take it seriously. Instead of playing around with it to see if they can eventually solve...

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How to Properly Hold a Rubik's Cube

There are appropriate ways to do everything. If you are interested in solving the Rubik's Cube puzzle, you must hold the cube the right way. As you try to solve the Rubik's Cube, keep the orientation...

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How to Do the Water in Glass Logic Puzzle

Mind bending puzzles amuse many people and all can have a laugh when the audience sees the solution to the puzzle. There are two variations to the Water in Glass logic puzzle. Keep reading to find out...

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How to Form a Perfect Right Angle Using Just String

There are certain challenges in life that seem easy, but in fact aren't. Like the brain teaser on how to form a perfect right angle using just string. This is a great activity to teach children about...

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How to Calculate the Day of the Week

Figuring out what day a particular date fell on or will fall on is a matter of performing simple arithmetic calculations. Give each month a numerical value, then plug it into the following simple...

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How to Choose a Number Between 1 and 10

Some people will ask you to choose a number between 1 and 10 to win a prize, get a place in line or to play a game. You don't have to walk blindly into this decision because there are a few tips on how...

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How to Create a Vigenere Square

For cryptography fans, the Vigenere square represents a prime example of the ways that encryption was done before the advent of the computer age. The Vigenere square is also called a tabula recta: the...

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How to Play the Orange Kangaroo Mind-Reading Trick

This is a fun trick that you can use to trick people into thinking you can read minds. Of course, the savvy observer may be able to deconstruct this trick without much effort, but it still serves as a...

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How to Calculate the Day of the Week Knowing Month and Year

Whether you want to remember what day you were born or you just want to impress people at parties, knowing how to calculate the year, month and day of the week is a good skill to have. Master this...

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How to Draw Two Unconnected Squares Without Lifting a Pencil

You can use this drawing trick to confound even the Einteins in your crowd. It grabs the curiosity of adults and is guaranteed to entertain children. It's also a sure bet if you're looking for a free...

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How to Decode a Caesar Box Code

Whether or not the Caesar box code was created by Caesar is not certain, but that's not important. What is important is that is a great way to send secret messages that take a little brain power to...

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How to Memorize Long Text in a Short Time

Whether you are a budding actor, a student or boning up for a big presentation, you may find a time when you must memorize a long text in a short amount of time. It may seem impossible, but instead of...

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How to Create Random Phrases

The English language is constantly evolving every day because of all the slang that is created by the media, pop culture and technology. The President has given us, "shock and we" while Brad Pitt and...

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How to Make Someone Say Carrot

Tricking someone to say a particular word isn't difficult. Advertisers and magicians trick people every day to act on subliminal cues that promote certain end results such as buying a product after...

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How to Solve the Flash Mind Reader

The Flash Mind Reader is a fun brain teasing game. Select any number, follow the instructions, and the game will guess your symbol every time. It leaves many people baffled. It's easy to learn the...

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How to Defeat the Claw Game

We have all seen the claw game while walking around an arcade or amusement park. We have also probably all lost a good amount of money trying to win a prize from the claw game. So why does it look so...

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How to Play the Initial Game

The initial game requires only a few sheets of paper and some pencils, so you can play it anytime you get stuck in an airport or in line somewhere. It's also a fun ice breaker game, as your answers...

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How to Solve an Enigma Logic Puzzle

Enigma logic puzzles consist of a grid containing various numbers scattered throughout the grid. Puzzle solvers must locate like numbers and connect the two numbers with a line that goes through...

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How to Solve a Mosaic Logic Puzzle

Mosaic logic puzzles originated in England and consist of creating a picture by filling in squares. Scattered throughout the puzzle are numbers. Each digit indicates the number of surrounding blocks,...

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How to Solve a Hashi Logic Puzzle

Hashi is a Japanese logic puzzle that utilizes a grid containing various circles (islands) containing numbers at the line intersections. Each number indicates how many lines or bridges attach to that...

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How to Solve a Hanjie Logic Puzzle

Hanjie is a Japanese logic puzzle that consists of a blank grid with sets of numbers across the top and side indicating the number of spaces filled in on those lines. The result is a pixelated picture...

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How to Write Secret Messages With a Scytale

There's little more embarrassing than having your secrets revealed to the world. Most of us passed notes in school and most of us got caught at least once and had to read the note out loud to the whole...

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How to Use a Grid to Solve Logic Puzzles

Logic puzzles are a great way to test your powers of deduction. A logic puzzle is typically a word problem that gives a series of clues which, when all put together, bring you to one or more logical...

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How to Solve a Dominoes Logic Puzzle

At a first glance, a dominoes logic puzzle looks like a grid with an even number of digits contained in it. The object of the game is to pair adjacent numbers together using only the digit combinations...

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How to Solve a Labyrinth Logic Puzzle

Labyrinth logic puzzles are a variation of the popular hanjie logic puzzle. Th grid with number sets along the top and left side. There's also a "S" and a "E" located in the grid. The object of the...

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Mancala Rules of Raiding

Learn how to raid in the game mancala, with rules, instructions, directions, moves and strategy for how to play mancala well, in this free instructional video.

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Mancala Rules of Hoarding

Learn how to hoard in the game mancala, with rules, instructions, directions, moves and strategy for how to play mancala well, in this free instructional video.

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Mancala Rules of Stalling

Learn how to stall when playing mancala, with rules, instructions, directions, moves and strategy for how to play mancala well, in this free instructional video.

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Mancala Rules of Rushing

Learn about rushing when playing mancala, with rules, instructions, directions, moves and strategy for how to play mancala well, in this free instructional video.

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Mancala Rules of Starving

Learn about starving when playing the game mancala, with rules, instructions, directions, moves and strategy for how to play mancala well, in this free instructional video.

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Mancala Rules of Stuffing

Learn about stuffing when playing the game mancala, with rules, instructions, directions, moves and strategy for how to play mancala well, in this free instructional video.

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Mancala Rules of Looping

Learn about looping when playing the game mancala, with rules, instructions, directions, moves and strategy for how to play mancala well, in this free instructional video.

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Mancala Rules of Sacrificing

Learn about sacrificing when playing the game mancala, with rules, instructions, directions, moves and strategy for how to play mancala well, in this free instructional video.

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Setting Up for Mancala

Learn how to set up the game mancala, with rules, instructions, directions, moves and strategy for how to play mancala well, in this free instructional video.

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Interacting Strategies When Playing Mancala

Learn about interacting strategies in the game mancala, with rules, instructions, directions, moves and strategy for how to play mancala well, in this free instructional video.

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Tips for Beginners Mancala Players

Tips for beginning players of the game mancala, with rules, instructions, directions, moves and strategy for how to play mancala well, in this free instructional video.

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Timing Plays to Your Opponent in Mancala

Learn about timing plays to your opponent when playing the game mancala, with rules, instructions, directions, moves and strategy for how to play mancala well, in this free instructional video.

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Avoiding Excessive Build Up in Mancala

How to avoid excessive build- up when playing the game mancala, with rules, instructions, directions, moves and strategy for how to play mancala well, in this free instructional video.

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Pattern Recognition in Mancala

Learn about pattern recognition when playing the game mancala, with rules, instructions, directions, moves and strategy for how to play mancala well, in this free instructional video.

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Ideal Opening Sequence for Mancala

Learn about ideal opening sequences when playing the game mancala, with rules, instructions, directions, moves and strategy for how to play mancala well, in this free instructional video.

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How to Make Your Own Maze

With a little creativity, you can make a maze that will challenge your friends and family. Once you have made your maze, you can add a little story to make it more fun. Read on to learn how to make...

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How to Make a Pentominoes Puzzle

Pentomino puzzles have been featured in several games and books; examples include the popular video game, Tetris, and the novel, "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett. Pentomino puzzles are fun and...

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How to Complete the Second Layer of a Rubik's Cube

The Rubik's cube is a intellectual, braining-teasing game that has been around since the 1980s, taunting those who cannot complete it. However, after completing the first layer, the next step is to...

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How to Play Multiplication Bingo

Multiplication bingo helps students practice their math skills. Rather than simply calling a number, as in traditional bingo, players have to figure out the answers to math questions in order to mark...

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How to Solve the Monty Hall Dilemma

The Monty Hall Dilemma is a mathematical brainteaser based on the former Let's Make a Deal TV show. There are three doors. Behind one is a car, and behind the other two are goats. You choose one of the...

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How to Solve a Soma Cube

The Soma cube is a 3-D puzzle that has the puzzle solver rearranging the pieces so that they fit together and make a cube. Unlike the more popular Rubik's cube the pieces are separate from each other...

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How to Solve the Sum and Product Puzzle

There are two unique integers x and y. Both of them are greater than 1 and their sum is less than or equal to 100. Mathematician P knows their product p and mathematician S knows the sum s. The...

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