USA Weekend The Big Book of Frame Games

USA Weekend The Big Book of Frame Games
Author: Terry Stickels
Publisher: Liberty Street
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-04-19
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781603208819

FRAME GAMES, as seen every week for the last 10 years in USA WEEKEND magazine, are very popular and enjoyable word puzzles that represent a famous phrase, song, person, place, or movie in a unique, framed puzzle. By looking at the way the letters are formed and where they are placed in relation to the other letters, readers are challenged to piece together a solution. These artfully constructed brainteasers are a favorite among teachers, travelers, and puzzle-lovers alike. With 500 puzzles, this book is sure to keep you thoroughly entertained.

Alzheimer's Association Presents The Big Brain Puzzle Book

Alzheimer's Association Presents The Big Brain Puzzle Book
Author: Terry Stickels
Publisher: Liberty Street
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-09-15
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781603208208

Solving puzzles are a fun way to stimulate your brain. The Big Brain Puzzle Book does just that, with over 150 Alzheimer's Association- approved puzzles from renowned brain teaser Terry Stickels. Stickels writes STICKELERS, a puzzle column, appearing in over 200 local and national newspapers daily. Here is a sampling of the types of mind bending, brain exercising puzzles inside: Frame Games Find an every day phrase hidden inside words or drawings of rebus puzzles. Spatial Visual Answer questions while looking at 3-dimensional objects on a 2 dimensional page. Squeezers Fill in the blanks with letters in the middle of two words creating two 2-syllable words. Word Search Find words within blocks of letters going horizontally, diagonally or vertically. Trivia Answer questions to seemingly obvious questions and learn something new in the process. Trickledowns In five steps, changing one letter at a time, come up with a whole new word. Readers will enjoy this great variety of puzzles from renowned puzzle creator Terry Stickels, while benefiting a great cause.

The Big Book of Stickelers

The Big Book of Stickelers
Author: Terry H. Stickels
Publisher: Fair Winds Press
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2006-08
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781592332250

FITNESS AND FUN FOR YOUR BRAIN In this firstof-its-kind collection, puzzle guru Terry Stickels has gathered more than three hundred of his beloved Stickelers [sic] into one easy-to-tote book. Stickelers [sic] have been syndicated by King Features in newspapers nationwide for over three years and legions of puzzle solvers from six to 106, from first graders to physicists, have been challenged and entertained by these puzzles that make you think and solve in a whole new way. Every page features a different head-scratching logic puzzle (wordplay, math puzzles, and visual/spatial puzzles) guaranteed to make you laugh and learn. Rest assured, you don't need any advanced degree or obscure knowledge, just a penchant for puzzles and plenty of patience. With 320 puzzles of all difficulty levels, ranging from basic brainteasers to baffling braintormenters, this is the perfect book for long car trips, airport layovers and morning coffee breaks. These cranial gymnastics can be done alone or with friends!

The Art of the Illusion

The Art of the Illusion
Author: Brad Honeycutt
Publisher: Imagine Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781936140718

While even the simplest of illusions please, this stunning volume showcases over 200 of the finest images from around the world. Artists include Rafael Olbinski, Rob Gonsalves, Octavio Ocampo, David MacDonald, Gene Levine and M.C Escher. From the most classic optical illusions to complex graphic and painterly designs.

Go!Games Absolutely Addictive Sudoku

Go!Games Absolutely Addictive Sudoku
Author: Terry Stickels
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-02-01
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1936140896

240 puzzles to entertain your brain. Sudoku at its finest, give your brain a workout with 240 new and innovative puzzles in a variety levels so everyone can play. Solvers will find this book irresistible, with puzzles appropriate for all levels that build in difficulty. Test your skills as you work your way up to the hardest “Big Mind Challenge” selection. To help you, there’s an excellent introductory section with tips and techniques. They’re fun; they’re entertaining; they’re ABSOLUTELY ADDICTIVE!

Entertain Your Brain

Entertain Your Brain
Author: Ella Harris
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2007
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781402747946

A collection of brain teasers, puzzles, optical illusions, IQ tests, trivia challenges, and math tests designed to help people improve their brain power.

The Big Book of Mind-Bending Puzzles

The Big Book of Mind-Bending Puzzles
Author: Terry Stickels
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2006
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781402732553

Brainiacs on the prowl for challenging fun will find everything they're looking for in these cunning conundrums. Puzzle master Terry Stickels has created a mind-melting collection filled with hundreds of diverse and fiendishly tricky problems--including wordplay, math, analytic reasoning, logic, visual dilemmas, and code breaking. Figure out the next number in a series, find hidden phrases, and determine what a three-dimensional object would look like from two-dimensional drawings. Every puzzle provides a workout that strengthens mental muscles. And while these brainteasers do require concentration, they don't demand any special training or high-level math skills. A little practice, patience, and imagination are all it takes.

The Big Brain Puzzle Book

The Big Brain Puzzle Book
Author: Terry Stickels
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2016-02-17
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0486802906

Originally published in 2009, with a new introduction.