Math Puzzles and Games
Math Puzzles for Kids
Free educational math games for younger solvers including math puzzles, counting mazes, dot-to-dot puzzles, math worksheets, logic puzzles and lateral thinking problems. An enjoyable way for kids to hone their math skills.
Sudoku Puzzles
Although sudoku puzzles use numbers as symbols, they're not truly math puzzles as they are solved using logic and reasoning rather than arithmetic. Here, you'll find hundreds of sudoku puzzles ranging in difficulty from extra easy to extra challenging.
Kakuro Puzzles Index
Fill in the puzzle so that every row and column adds up to its corresponding numerical indicator. No number may repeat in any row or column. These are print-friendly versions.
K-12 Math Puzzles
From the Math Forum, a collection of math puzzles and math line puzzles for students. Try the 'Year Game' which is especially challenging for the year 2000.
Magic Squares
A magic square is an arrangement of numbers in a square, with each number occurring once, and the sum of the entries of any row, column, or diagonal is the same. Historical background and classroom activities included.
Math & Logic Puzzles
From The William Levering School (Philadelphia, PA), math, geometry and logic puzzles that teach kids critical thinking.
Math Puzzlers!
A good selection of math puzzles.
Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles
Advanced math logic puzzles as well as math puzzles and riddles. Many interactive (Java).
Mathmania
Illustrated encyclopedic portal covering a wide range of topics including puzzles. Very interesting. Don't miss the optical illusions.
Mazes to Mathematics
There's more to mazes than minotaurs and meandering.
Perplexus
Check out "flooble's perplexing puzzle portal", featuring logic, probability, number, and paradox problems. You can post solutions or pose your own brainteasers (simple registration required to post comments). Worth a visit.
Play With Your Mind Math Puzzles
Practice your math and number skills with these free online math games from Play With Your Mind. These games entail equations, mathematical relationships, mental math and more.
Prime Puzzles
If you like math problems involving prime numbers and algorithms then this site should add up to a good time for you.
Rising Star Puzzle Mathematical Puzzle
The challenge is to enter a different number in each circle (from 1 through 21) so that the sum of the digits in any straight line is the same.
Word Math
Word Math test the solver's analytical abilities with a blend of mathematical, logic, and language puzzles. Interactive.