Visionjuice - MATCHSTICK PUZZLES

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This page is full of those matchstick puzzles. You know the ones that always look so simple once you've seen the answer.

You might want to get yourself a box of matches as some of these puzzles are far easier to solve on a table rather than in your head.

So for the first one, from the pattern of matches to the left, take away two matches and leave six squares.

Move your mouse over the match image to see the answer.

And now, add eight matches and divide this shape into four parts all of the same size and shape.

Move your mouse over the match image to see the answer.

Remove two matches and leave four equal squares. Every remaining match must form part of one of the squares.

Move your mouse over the match image to see the answer.

Add five matches to make nine.

Move your mouse over the match image to see the answer.

And on the same lines, add five matches to make ten.

Move your mouse over the match image to see the answer.

Rearrange these twelve matches to form seven diamonds.

Move your mouse over the match image to see the answer.

Remove four matches and leave nine squares.

Move your mouse over the match image to see the answer.

Move just one match to make the house face the other way.

Move your mouse over the match image to see the answer.


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