Fun, addictive & challenging

_ puzzies, designed to focus

your mind and enhance
your mental agility
See
 INDW “RK

Contains over 125 logic puzzles to improve

geometric comprehension, perceptual
consistency and creativity

Mindworks Brain Training: Spatial Puzzles is an

accessible but stimulating collection of brain-training
puzzles, designed by a team of experts specifically to
train your right-brain perception abilities.

Unlike our left-brain skills (such as vocabulary or

arithmetic), our right-brain perceptual skills are often
overlooked, even though they are just as vital to our
everyday lives. This book is the perfect way to hone
these right-brain skills and thus improve your spatial
awareness and reasoning abilities, your geometric
comprehension skills, your creative vision and
imaginative agility, and much more.

Each puzzle has a difficulty rating and a suggested

time limit, so that you can easily find puzzles that suit
your current skill level and progress to more challenging
ones as your mental agility increases.

THIS BOOK INCLUDES

¢ Over 125 full-colour puzzles
¢ Solutions with comprehensive explanations
¢ A graded difficulty-rating system

Hinkler Books Pty Ltd 2017

45-55 Fairchild Street ISBN
Heatherton Victoria 3202 Australia ll|
|
www. hinkler.com.au
hiinkl EP Printed and bound in China
P03928
HB22_JUN17_03

Puzzles and text © Book Creation ee S30

SSS
Cover design © Hinkler Books Pty Ltd 9 |)
es
Sao
} 8
SS
—————————_
Sse
MINDW®RKS
A | N PO el, eINi ely

Spatial Puzzles
MINDW#RKS
ek A T RA
Spatial Puzzles

Pe Fun, addictive & challenging

Seses o% puzzles, designed to focus
Se 6S S86 your mind and enhance
“Sdeee your mental agility
 @ BRAIN TRAINING

Published by Hinkler Books Pty Ltd

45-55 Fairchild Street
Heatherton Victoria 3202 Australia
www.hinkler.com.au

hy
hinkler
Cover design © Hinkler Books Pty Ltd 2017
Puzzles and text © Book Creation Ltd 2005

Cover design: Sam Grimmer

Internal design: Book creation and Hinkler Design Studio
Cover images: Book Creation or Shutterstock.com
Prepress: Graphic Print Group

Copyright under International, Pan American, and Univer

sal Copyright Conventions.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprod
uced or transmitted in any form
or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including
photocopying, recording, or by any
information storage-and-retrieval system, without
written permissio n from the copyright
holder. Brief passages (not to exceed 1,000 words)
may be qu oted for reviews.

All notations of errors or omissions should

be addressed to Thunder Bay Press, Editor
Department, at the above address. All other ial
correspondence (author inquiries, permission
concerning the content of this book should be s)
addressed to Book Creation Ltd.,
20 Lochaline Street, London W6 9SH, Unite
d Kingdom.

E-mail: [email protected]

Printed and bound in China

 Spatial Puzzles

se of Spatial Puzzles
pviNg your perception skills
d three dimensions and
g fun along the way.

in three dimensions
t in our everyday lives.
ow able to take a two-
ch as a photograph, and
‘a three-dimensional model so that a full-
perspective image of a human face can be rendered.
This technology can be used to help catch criminals
or to see your face on the main character in a
computer game! 3-D-style images such as holograms
now play an important part in security and forgery
protection.

One type of spatial skill is called “perceptual

constancy.” This means that, even though we see a
car close to us in the street, we would know how that
object would behave if we saw it again in the distance
or on television. This also explains why our senses
can become easily confused. When we go into a hall
of mirrors at the fair or look at an optical illusion, our
previous experience works against us and provides
confusing yet amusing results. It is also the basis of
some visual comedy and fun vacation photo snaps,
where objects can appear out of scale.
 y BRAIN TRAINING

Perceptions also have their place in aiding our experience of art.

For instance, in Bridget Riley’s artwork in the op art movement,
where flat paintings give the impression of a 3-D surface.*There are
also of course the classic engravings and woodcuts of the Dutch
graphic artist M. C. Escher (1898-1972), with his impossible-looking
staircases.

So, before you dive headlong into the book, here’s a few words
of advice. All the puzzles have a time limit as a guide, but if you’d
prefer to proceed at your own pace... who’s to know?! You can
just open the book and find a puzzle that looks interesting. However,
as that doesn’t narrow it down much, be sure to pay attention to
our special star grading system. Easier puzzles have one, two, or
three stars. Eight, nine, or (ouch) ten stars means you’re in danger of
going boggle-eyed. You have been warned.

Our perception is that you’re going to get a lot of enjoyment out of

the puzzles within, so we won’t delay you a moment more. Have
fun! &

— David Bodycombe
FT DIFFICULTY 900008e8e8e

Travel from one star’s center to the other’s center without crossing any lines.
 BRAIN TRAINING

Using only straight lines, can you divide this rectangle into eight sections, each of
identical shape and size, and each with four red circles?

@ @ ee @ @@
eo ®@

Here are four matches. Can you move one match to leave two?
 —

W)w
al

W
N
N
sed
T
O<.

a
>
sal
[
Can you pair this stamp with its corre ct pri
__ MINDW “RKS
5 DIrrFicutty ococseeee2
the set?
Which of the four boxed figures (a, b, c, or d) completes
 : SP rN IAL
PUZZLES

A famous mathematical theorem says

that any political map (where no two
bordering countries are colored the
same) can be completed using just af >?
four colors. Grab four different é%
pens and see if you can color the
mainland of Europe correctly. Don’t
worry about the small islands.

Can you cut this cake into four slices, each containing the same number and type
of decorations, with just two straight cuts of the knife? Although the knife may
_ pass between the candles, no decoration may be cut!
 @® BRAIN TRAINING

Kirsty played a game of Snakes and Ladders with her brother Tom. He threw the
first 6, so started first, placing his playing piece on the 6. After that, every time it
was Kirsty’s turn, her die followed the sequence 6, 4, 2, 5, 3, 1; so her first move
was to square 6, her second was to square 10, her third was to 12, etc. After his
first turn when he threw the 6, Tom’s die followed the sequence 2, 4, 6, 1, 3, 5 each
time, so his second move was to square 8, his third was to 12, etc. The normal rules
of the game were followed, so whenever someone landed on a square that had the
foot of a ladder, the piece was moved to the top of the ladder. Whenever someone
landed on a square that had the head of a snake, the piece was moved to the tail of
the snake. The number thrown to end the game didn’t necessarily matter, since the
first person to move a piece completely off the board won. Who won the game—
Kirsty or Tom?

100 |99 98 (97 le 95 |94® \93 (92 /91 /

ER \ 85 (86 (87 88 i 90 |
re 76 |e 174 Gee 72 fo
sia 65 (66) . fn |
i
Nee 56 55 (54 cc

h ~< 45

36
|46

(35
(47

(34
\
\33

¥-\ |25 “p26 (27

START
is| ( t |
Le
—> Bb 6 fF 4s B40
 SULTY OOOGOSeeRe Minutes

Keith’s magic mirror reflects very strangely!

Can you match each leaf to its correct
(although misplaced and somewhat distorted)
image in the mirror?
 @ BRAIN TRAINING

In this two-player game, the aim is to make a continuous path in your color across
the board. Choose a red or blue pen, then decide who goes first. To begin, the first
player draws a line from any dot of his or her color to the nearest dot horizontally
or vertically next to it. The second player does the same between two dots of their
own color.

Players continue to make moves in turns. Because each player is using his or her
own set of dots and paths, there cannot be a tie. Lines must not cross at any point.
The winner is the first player to achieve a continuous path in his or her color, from
his or her starting side to the opposite edge.
WT DIFFICULTY 69000080898 Minutes

In each of the four buildings below, one type of brick is used more or less
frequently than it is in the other three buildings. Can you discover the different
brick in each construction? The ten brick types are as follows:

15
 @ BRAIN TRAINING

HEBRGiW cocce:sce 3
At the local casino, they play a dice
gambling game that involves throwing
two dice and betting a stake of $12.
What are the rules and how much did
Gary Gambler win or lose when he threw
a 2 followed by a 3? Study the clues
below to discover the answer.

1. Gina threw a 4 followed by a 5 and

got $6 back, losing $6.
2. Gordon threw a 1 followed by a5
and broke even, so got $12 back.
3. Graham threw a 1 followed by a 3
and got $24 back, so won $12.

By drawing three straight lines, can you divide this room into five sections,
each containing a bed, a storage unit, a table, and two chairs?

RRB sesitomentebeamenencaeema oi
Ne ES Se
Se aS SES
PESTS ee
DESIG
 e00cceRsse
A circular loop of string lies
flat on a table. Part of the string
has been hidden ftom view by
the black border. If X is inside
the loop, what can you say
about Y? Here’s a hint: coloring
in some of the areas may
help you.

(0000088888
Which three pieces can be fitted
together to form an identical
copy of this shape? Pieces may be
rotated, but not flipped over.
 .
Try to make your way to the center of this circular maze
Can you spot the eight differences between these two pictures? Circle them in the
lower drawing.
UO
=z
Zz
<<
oO
‘es
<
<
‘ad
‘aa
 SPATIAL PUZZLES

When the shape below is folded into a cube, which one of the following
(a, b, c, d, or e) is produced?
 S

2O DIFFICULTY so0008ee08 2 -) Minutes

-Fy

This cross is hidden only

once in the large grid of
squares below. The pattern
may be rotated but not
reflected. Can you find it?
 SPATIAL PUZZLES

Think deeply and you might find a way to complete this numeropic.

How to do a numéropic:
Along each row or column, there are numbers that indicate how many blocks of black squares are in a
line. For example, “3, 4, 5” indicates that from left to right or top to bottom, there is a group of three black
Squares, then a group of four black squares, then another group of five black squares.
Each block of black squares on the same line must have at least one white square between it and the
next block of black squares. Blocks of black squares may or may not have a number of white squares
before and after them.
It is sometimes possible to determine which squares will be black without reference to other lines or
columns. It is helpful to put a small dot in a square you know will be empty.

ieee) alee ee ee
ae ee Se eal ee ete pals |p pet olale ei |
Sree ase s Se ala ese sie epee)
EAM OR ARAB ERS See Pees
Pdidstelststrtstetetitet | fol tt TTT TTT beet
itetstststatstels|stat steel s[uproliprfisfiol | Patifet7 [sez
2tststsfetetst iti stafolutsl7[s]stsfots [spre] e[afs[als [7]7]
statstetstatstatststststetetatatatsts|s[a]s[sfo[s]4[a]s]2[2|
DOA Ree eee
ea ete ais, eS ath
PP est EE Rae
L | feisty SRA ne
Ltt stat TL HAE
Ld tstet fy ee
Ed tstetst | eee
PP teat Laas
EEHHEee SS ey
[ fitstete] | a neee@
latstetatit | ea Rs.Los 2
L tstetutel 7 Ea i a

PEER
lefitstifel | a aee
10]4

i EOEs PS ee el alae ee eae bb

EERO aaa Be ees ae |
[ fotsteys| | Saas NSD SRR RRRee
fofsts|ifat | jaa a BB ee HERRee
latsts|7fet | el A eee el
Ltelststey | ie a a ERS
[|tsto{ste] | | aes Honk ARE Aes
[ tsfofets] || eS Dan AaRBaeRReasee
Lt shat | Mens SOARS aaa eee
Lf fofs fet ty a ee) 3 HS aaa Rea eee
L tsfetstet | Lt ie eee oe eS she fe
Isfaf2tsi] || HERA hoa aaa Reese
PT feat He aee JA eee eRe eee
EEE clears |e) (tee
ere SEL alale
LT TT tsof | Bene Leb Re seas
What shape should be in the middle?

a AS

@I8
a7 a,
 Minutes —

How many differences can you spot between these two pictures, given that one is
may to be an exact mirror image of the other? Circle them in the drawing on
e right. |

Using three of g
the four different 9 cr 9 9 [-|—_ [-|
mathematical P ” .
operators
(+, -, X, +), can
you find the
correct totals for 9 9 9 oe
each of these dice a Ha a cet u =
problems?

rd SOE.OCA. eidOC
 BRAIN TRAINING

When the shape below is folded into a cube, which one of the following
(a, b, c, d, or e) is produced?
‘2G DIFFICULTY oscoessens
~ 1 3)Minute
Study this picture for
one minute, then see
if you can answer the
questions on page 28.

‘2@ DIFFICULTY cocossaene (2 5)Minutes”

=e These matches make five squares.
Can you move two to make five
triangles?

ad
 © BRAIN TRAINING

Can you answer these questions about the puzzle on page 27 without looking back?

1. What color is the hairbrush?

2. How many thimbles appear in the picture?
3. What color is the tube at the top right corner of the picture?
4. How many lightbulbs appear in the picture?
5. How many spools of thread have white thread?
6. How many clothespins appear in the picture?
7. How many bottles have a white label?
8. How many objects are in the picture?

By drawing three straight

lines, can you divide this
cloud into four sections, ,
each containing
five different
symbols?
 S)
$ a
Ex

‘ Ta rae iv Zz Vee Z ee mae

mina or ¥Slee : OR akwae, 3z
eee TESS RPE Te San
‘Z = eee ; be %
Weta
5 is Pearyy : mee ;
os 6 os Ps, ';
pnt f a i: b: ;iY
« ;$
‘oe SATAN
4 ( ; ae
 eee 4 ; Ma <7
oie Pe \/A/ 95 DKS

—3@©) DIFFICULTY 900000 “R\ LI LID

ORGEDAGENIOL
WV LY WY
GD
DS
Ney
Minutes

What is the missing shape?

30
 SPATIAL PUZZLES

si —. is to:

is to:

56
a”
ay
These ducks are identical except for one.
Which one is different from the rest?

Which pieces can

fit together to form
an identical copy
of this clock?
 SPATIAL PUZZLES

Study this picture

for two minutes,
then see if you can’ —
answer the questions
on page 34.

By drawing three straight lines, can you divide this rectangle into four sections,
each containing eight different birds?
Can you answer these questions about the puzzle on page 33 without looking back?

1. How many keys are there in total?

2. Which two bunches of keys are identical?
3. How many blue keys appear in total?
4. Which letter identifies the key ring with no red keys?
5. How many keys with the number 6 are yellow?
6. Which letter identifies the key ring with two blue keys touching one another?
7. How many odd-numbered keys are purple?
8. Which letter identifies the only key ring with a purple key numbered 6?

Here are ten matches. What is the smallest number you have to take away
to leave two?
Which number should follow in this dice sequence?

Juliette has lined up these three dice on her coffee table. She can see the same
seven faces that you can see. Angelica (her friend, sitting opposite) can see the top
three faces of the dice, as well as another four faces you and Juliette cannot see.
None of you can see the bottom three
faces of these dice. What is the total
number of spots on all the faces
of the dice that Angelica
can see, given that this
is a different number
from the total number
of dots you can see?
 @ BRAIN TRAINING

Face facts in order to complete this numeropic. Refer to the instructions on page
23 for help on how to do this kind of puzzle.

SRE
eee ls sien aie
Lee iaie ae
CLP eeeeer ass
2.2 epee lad Se
i[zf2] felzfet2tstsiatiq
ls[elel2tat2t2tats|si3ii]
nN ifofol2tatalatais|s|ai1]
A cee Sa

ale
ea

eter il pales
ie etaobet ape Pec eT pe eee Rts ae
RET of sa) Tae sta ede ede Te ee Sa ad a en
alae ee st Pe STS [Ls [ees ea ae ce eee
meleyeolee She ee el ep pT Ss es [eee meaeSS TP ee eae eee
ise ee bet Oe ob Se eed eee
meee 7 a se eg
fea fa sess] Le foseed Ss eS pao
Are ens (OPEL a fl
rele ie EE aa ee i
ts Biles Sa|e Bee se Si
Pc Ed pat |
Shh eases iy
—_
eadsee |89173199)

Se
aS
BREE
"410 DirricuLTy cooesesece
eee
SeisekyA Stee ete ee
~ Minutes
David’s magic mirror reflects very strangely! Can you match each lamp to
its correct (although misplaced and somewhat
distorted) image in the mirror? |

37
 I DIFFICULTY 9900008008 Mio

Carefully study the rocking horses below. Which is different from the rest?

a Pp 2
Be DIFFICULTY 90000888288 3) Minutes

Where can the cross be found in

the larger grid? The pattern may
be rotated but not reflected.
44, DIFFICULTY coooesosse 4 ae
Using three colored pens (e.g., red, yellow, and blue), color in this diagram so that
no two bordering areas have the same color.

£4.42) DIFFICULTY 090000889e9 5 nie

Using straight lines

only, can you divide
this T-shirt into
sections, each
containing the same
number of differently
colored T-shirts?

39
MINDW
— “RKS”
43 DIFFICULTY oo000008e8
Starting at the top hexagon in the maze, make your way to the bottom hexagon by
moving from shape to adjacent shape. You may ONLY move from a blue shape to
a green one, from a green shape to a red one, or from a red shape to a blue one.
Can you spot the ten differences between these two pictures?
Circle them in the lower drawing.
a
MINDW “RKS
4A DIFFICULTY 00000002888

Mary would like to buy two identical T-shirts for her twin brothers. Which two
should she buy?
 DIFFICULTY ooooocases (3 Miles
KY

In each of the four buildings below, one type of brick is used more or less
frequently than it is in the other three buildings. Can you discover the different
brick in each construction? The ten brick types are as follows:

bsmwol s19.8f
abcdefigohitiej

Building 1 Building 2

L>
_ ie i
“all-
vm
i ..

eb |ies A=

Cs
30 DirFicuLty coccoesesse

Study this picture for

two minutes, then see
if you can answer the
questions on page 46.

©.%
(97 DIFFICULTY ococcoe2ee Co ne

Think laterally to make a perfect square out of these four heptagonal coins.

45
 BRAIN TRAINING

Can you answer these sestigne about the puzzle on page 45 without
looking back?

Which letter appears twice?

Which color is used for more letters than any other color?
What color is the Y?
What color is the letter above the Y?
Which letter is directly below the F?
Which letter is between the C and the H?
What color is the V?
aee Which letter is left of the S?
hE
iy
So
he
ae

It is not possible
to color in this
diagram with just
three different
pens so that no
two bordering
areas have the
same coloring.
Can you manage
it by resorting to
a fourth color for
only one area?
 SPATIAL PUZZLES

In this two-player network game, all you need to start are three + signs drawn
on a piece of paper. The first player connects up any two of the “crossroads” and
adds a third + signi somewhere along that route, in effect adding two new spur
roads. The second player does the same, making sure that the lines do not cross.
The play continues back and forth between both players until no valid move can
be made.

The illustration shows the first three moves in a sample game. |

»
4. +

Q
BRAIN TRAINING
 | SPATIAL PUZZLES

Make the connections between the numbers to complete this numeropic.

See page 23 for instructions on how to complete this kind of puzzle.

ee ones ae eb elect
ieee eee laa lets ls lelsle oayn| eel ee es
es ie eee ale sla s ts eee ele
Lt TTT etetstatafetets[sfefetsta(statat TTT TT
| i tele]Irtatstats{stelslelaisfels(sf4[s[af7[ TT TTT |
|
[steli2hi2{7tel2letrolizhale|s(sis|sleliliatiole[2fe[7felelelel|
M4telitititifol7{stais{st2tetitifelets|s[als[7[ofizfisfistife[a
LEE SSSR RRR eePeceD FSU) [OS FO ea]
eran Sa icponereee sha | be PL cbse ase] SE 1a Ca ee ee
HUSA eae eee | eseee S|te|e
eee peer see || Lee eI es eee a aS fe pe |
pee oe ee ee eo be eS ee alee
Spare ey eet ate EZ eee RAOeeS
Deh AR SRS Rea eae RRR eee
HUME ARERR ees aes] 1 ae a a as
oer pert ol he ey ele ERE Sew aeee
ere eae Sie ee or 2 we Fe
me rsle Soles FT pe (S| TL
Selva e See eRe cea ee a ||
pepe Sree pet LSS Se EL |
Zeon SB RARER eee Sf: [se A see
elaleleras ty Py eet as | i
| Jaisis|4) [ays] Se ee
4tsj2ts{4{ | | | I | ES
ebeiats|4) | pT |
Pls5 -EC
5
es Bee CP pe Rane akes
pele sale let nae
ele Wolis pepe als ed ae PN ee oe yu
SRA Reese (DP ED
ie rat ie|e) P| we EL os Pas deeb
abFoslesbos [ates [ep |2 Fess I SS sO
HOUR aes GeBS
BOARS aa
ols cope Se 8 Ne
tePa ee isal= [aa i) Ba a
 BRAIN TRAINING

Can you match this potted plant with its shadow?

7 DIFFICULTY secececess - © -)Minutes
Travel from any star on the top row of the grid to any star on the bottom row by
moving from one square in the grid to an adjacent one. You may ONLY move from
a star to a square, from a square to a circle, or from a circle to a star. You may not
move diagonally. Colors are only there to confuse.

OIL
ae ne

*x

51
 BRAIN TRAINING

These matches make eight triangles.

Can you take away three matches to
leave four?

When the shape on the

right is folded into a
cube, which one of the
following (a, b, c, d, or
e) is produced?

RS WY
(GO dDirricuty csccosases

These balls have C

been kicked ;
around, but all are
identical except for
one. Which one is
different from
the rest?

(69 DIFFICULTY S008e00008 ‘5 nm

Can you spot the ten differences between these two pictures? Circle them in the
drawing on the right.

53
 BRAIN TRAINING

At the local casino, they play a dice

gambling game, which involves throwing
two dice and betting a stake of $6.
What are the rules and how much did
Gary Gambler win or lose when he threw
a 6 followed by a 1? Study the clues
below to discover the answer.

1. Gina threw a 3 followed by a 2

and got $2 back, so lost $4.
2. George threw a 2 followed by
a 6 and got $8 back, thus won $2.
3. Graham threw a 4 followed by
a 1 and got $6 back, so broke even.
64 DiFFICULTY eoocessase Minutes

Study this picture for

two minutes, then see
if you can answer the
questions on page 56.

GS DiFFicULTY soccossase 4 ae

Can you pair up these door keys with

the imprints of their ends?
 __ BRAIN TRAINING
Can you answer these questions about the puzzle on page 55 without looking back?

Which number appears on a square with a blue background?

What is the color of the letter K?
What color is the question mark?
What color is the triangle?
Which letter appears above the K?
How many letters appear on squares with a green background?
How many yellow stars appear in the picture?
ee Which letter appears diagonally between the letter S and the letter B?
Se
ae

What is the sum total of the spots on the fifteen hidden sides of these four dice?

\= \ = SS
 FFICULTY 69000080988 oe Minutes

In how many different places can the shape shown be found in the larger grid?
The pattern may be rotated but not reflected.
 ICULTY OOOCCOeaae
Kirsty played a game of Snakes and Ladders with her brother Tom. He threw the
first 6, so started first, placing his playing piece on the 6. After that, every time it
was Kirsty’s turn, her die followed the sequence 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1; so her first move
was to square 6, then square 11, etc. After his first turn when he threw the 6,
Tom’s die followed the sequence 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 each time, so his second move was
to square 7, his third was to 9, etc. The normal rules of the game were followed, so
whenever someone landed on a square that had the foot of a ladder, the piece was
moved to the top of the ladder. Whenever someone lands on a square that had the
head of a snake, the piece was moved to the tail of the snake. The number thrown
to end the game didn’t necessarily matter, since the first person to move a piece
completely off the board won. Who won the game—Kirsty or Tom?

100 (99 (98 “B97 (96 |95 /|94

81 (82 (83% 84 (8 (86 (87

61 (62 |63 (64/65 ! 66 o7_/

60 (59 58 (57 (56 [55 ([54/J

SOA 41

40

zi
(42

(22 las
(43

38
|44

7
|4

|36

2
46

(35

26
47

(34

«28
(48 (|49

ee
2 «119 «1188 |
a7 «O16 «645 r
aS N3
\ f 12
oi
\2
===

oooh NO i=) ES o1
Can you spot the ten differences between these two pictures? Circle them in the
drawing on the right.
BRAIN TRAI
NING

These witches are

identical except for
one. Which witch
is different from
the rest?
 SPATIAL PUZZLES

Use four different colored pens to shade

in this diagram like a political map so
that no two bordering areas have the
same color. It’s trickier than it looks!

Look carefully—which of the ten clock hands is in the wrong position?

Where should it be instead?
 DA ADERe
AAAY Ne
>

LTY ZV VY WY Ne

Mrs. R. Teest would like to buy two identical abstract paintings, but is rather
confused by the choice at the art gallery. Can you help by finding two that are
exactly the same?
 SPATIAL PUZZLES
3
Make your way from A to B collecting just one of each of the four shapes. You can pick
them up in any order but you may NOT travel over the same path more than once.

Gee
BRAIN TRAINING
 FICULTY GOoooeecae

In how many different

places can the pattern
shown be found in the grid
below? The pattern may be
rotated but not reflected.
 ® BRAIN TRAINING |

Once you’ve completed this numeropic, you'll never forget how it’s done. See page
23 for instructions on how to complete this type of puzzle.

TLLL CEL ee L eee

Se ee
BEROBBDORRRRRRSEERERASEe
fsfelet els Ti] isf2fetsiais| TT Ry eis
Pp fetalsts fat T [s]s[el ss [10]12[20]16]20]20] 16]20]19]+ [19]16]12]10]_|
rsf2fahiz[7 t+[a7 frafisfial7[s]2[2[2[2t2[s|s}2{2]a}alio}2]ai1ii]2 |
Php yets[s[sfalsiits[etets[sfalatits[si2taisiala
te Hie a Re RRR SEREEREES EC
BORER ER ERR REREREREEE See
DORR RRR Eee eS
a ee oe ~
HORE REREMEMERRR Ee
TERR REE ERRARREEeE Te a
fat ee ae ee io
Hea eee RRR ERDRRee Oe seek
HR RBRREREDRRRERRERERRRNERe
Hae ERP RMRRRRREREREN SE el
Dae Rea ABARAS ee eee
PER RRR Ae
AO eee
Tiana RRR RBRRERRRBeT eS ee
ttn aRaRRRERERRRERREREeee
ISIE
ely)
[sfofed
siaCea RRR EREREARARENee ee
erie ee a ee
pol!
|=
atalo
Soe
ESS
ia

aR
oe
So
RESReRERE
aes
Ea |
eee
ee
ae
5SS
Se
| @ S@ DIFFICULTY cocesesees 6 ) Minutes
At first glance, these photos may look identical. However, only two are exactly the
same. Can you spot them?
r

G7
Can you spot the
eight differences
between these two
seasonal pictures?
Circle them in the
lower drawing.

SULTY GO00008008
Can you rearrange these matches so that the
area enclosed is twice as large?
 SPATIAL PUZZLES
I VeI 2 WW) LW QW wy)

Which of the figures below (a, b, or c) completes the grid above?

 BRAIN
—— TRAINING

=
Which three pieces can fit
together to match the chair on
the right? Any piece may be
rotated, but not flipped over.
3S DIFFICULTY cococosese 4 ie

Where can this specific pattern

of squares be found in the larger
grid? The pattern may be rotated
but not reflected.

$34 DIFFICULTY ceooeseses 4

Arrange these fourteen coins into seven lines of four coins each.

at
 @ BRAIN TRAINING

By drawing four straight lines, can you divide this shape into five sections,
each containing seven letters?

All of these
aliens areodd, = “So
but which is the miMent
odd one out? §=«AW" ane
Study this picture‘for
two minutes, then see
if you can answer the
questions on page 74.

FICULTY 6660082008
Which number should follow next in this dice sequence?

ex
12 2) ?
_ MINDW “RKS
[S71] DIFFICULTY cococasase
Can you answer these questions about the puzzle on page 73 without looking back?
How many white-petaled flowers have white centers?
How many blue-petaled flowers appear in total?
How many blue-petaled flowers have blue centers?
What color petals does the flower at the very tip of the leaf have?
How many red-petaled flowers have yellow centers?
How many white-petaled flowers appear in total?
What is the total number of flowers in the picture?
How many petals does each flower have?
ee
eee

$9 dirricuLty coesccesse 6) Minutes

In how many different places
can the pattern shown be
found in the larger grid? The
pattern may be rotated but not
reflected.
 IAL PUZZLES

Can you draw appropriate-colored

lines from dot to dot (e.g., a yellow
line from yellow dot to yellow dot) so
that all the pairs of dots are connected
up? None of the colored lines may
cross or touch, even at a corner.

When this shape is folded to form a cube, which is the only one
of the following that can be produced?
 MINDW “RKS >
ae |
Oz DIFFICULTY ooocoocece Minutes
Can you match the picture of gardening tools and a wheelbarrow with its
silhouette?

76
[$33 DIFFICULTY ooccoseses Minutes
(b) (C) ae this picture for two minutes,
then see if you can answer the
rs .
~ | ae questions on page 78
re

@S = ON

|944 DiFFicuLTy cocccokese ‘3 me

The square below contains exactly one of each of 36 faces from six standard
dice. In each horizontal row of six smaller squares and each vertical column of
six smaller squares, there are faces with different numbers of spots. There is no
die face with five spots in the long diagonal line of six smaller squares running
— from top left to bottom right, and the total
number of spots in this line adds up to 18.
The total number of spots in the diagonal
line of six smaller squares running from
top right to bottom left also adds up to 18.
We’ve placed a few to give you a start, but
can you place the rest?

ae
aa
 MINDW “RKS

[93] pirricuLty oocooeeee@ Minutes

Can you answer these questions about the puzzle on page 77 without looking
back?

How many girls are pictured?

How many girls have blond hair?
Which girls have pink bows in their hair?
How many girls with black hair are wearing white dresses?
How many girls with yellow bows are wearing a blue dress?
How many girls are wearing pink dresses?
Which girl is wearing a white dress and has white bows in her hair?
a Which girls have the same color hair, dress, and bow?
oP
ae
contd
ciel
i
SNe
TO

© 55 DIFFICULTY 90000828888 Minutes

Q
Vand
{

One of these
shopping baskets
is different from the
rest. Which is the
odd one out?

7&
SPATIAL PUZZLES
 @ BRAIN TRAINING

|
Using the mortar lines, can you get from anywhere on the top of the
wall :
:
to anywhere on the bottom?
IAL PUZZ
LES
Jimmy’s magic mirror reflects very strangely!
Can you match each teapot to its correct
(although misplaced and somewhat distorted)
image in the mirror?
 SPATIAL PUZZLES

| |@ Can you divide this grid into four

identical sections, each containing

“2 a red and a blue circle?

_ |e
_|@
An
A | ||
jeje!
||
|
joe!
|
ete
Se

The square below contains exactly one of each of 36 faces from six standard dice.
In each row, each column, and each main diagonal of smaller squares, there are
faces with different numbers of spots. We’ve placed a few to give you a start, but
can you place the rest?
 MINDW “RKS

TO?S DIFFICULTY cocooGESee 5 -)Minutes

Can you spot the nine differences between these two pictures? Circle them in the
lower drawing.

84.
 SPATIAL PUZZLES

When the above is folded to form a cube, which of the

following is the only one that can be produced?
 @ BRAIN TRAINING

In this two-player network game, the players play on a grid of 5 x 6 or 6 x 5 dots

as illustrated. Each player takes a turn to draw a short line between any two dots
of his or her color. Play continues until neither player can make a valid move. Lines
must not cross. The winner is the player who makes the longest network—in other
words, the contiguous network with the largest number of lines between dots. In
the example illustrated, the red player won by 29 lines to 13.
 SPATIAL PUZZLES
|
Le y

Ne

Which of the four boxed figures (a, b, Cc, or d) completes the set?
 y

ell velit) MURT+

BRAIN TRAINING

em
ba OL MOET
Which two vases are identical?
 SPATIAL PUZZLES

Jimmy’s magic mirror reflects very

strangely! Can you match each
bottle of juice to its correct (although
misplaced and somewhat distorted)
image in the mirror? —
-MINDW =RKS 3

4O8 pIrFIcULTY co00000008

Can you spot the eight

differences between these
two quilts? You may find
this a little more difficult
because the bottom quilt
has been rotated. Mark the
changes with an X in the
lower quilt.

Where can this specific ring of hexagons

be found in the larger grid? The pattern
may be rotated but not reflected.
The aim of this two-player game is to be the first to get four of your symbols
in a line (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally). Unlike tic-tac-toe, both players
choose a square at the same time by writing down their choice in secret. They
then compare notes. If they chose different squares, they put their chosen player
symbol in their chosen square. If the squares opted for happen to be the same,
players have to vote again and must choose a different square.

There is one special rule: If a player has just one possibility of winning the game
on the next move, he or she must go somewhere else and his opponent MUST
choose that square instead. For example, in the game illustrated, it is obvious the
Circle player would vote for d4 next to try to win the game. Therefore, the Star
player must move to d4 and the Circle player must choose somewhere else. It is
not necessary to write down the choices for this rule. This rule may seem unfair,
but it saves time.

Pit) ~
LLLL] +
ett |
oes I)
ft
PN
@d
Ff,
o
MINDW “RKS

W177 DIFFICULTY ccoscososs

im Minutes=
Farmer Giles would like to buy two identical tractors. Can you help him? The two
that are the same might even be reflections of one another, so look carefully!
 SPATIAL PUZZLES

Study this picture for

two minutes, then see
if you can answer the
questions on page 94. | |

By placing three of
the four different
mathematical
operators (+, -, X, +)
between the dice in

Celtel RO a
—. ti each of the following

can you arrive at

the correct totals,
as given?

PEYPCPOoFre
 MINDW “RKS

F992) DirricuLTy cocooaeae® 33 Minutes

Can you answer these questions about the puzzle on page 93 without looking
back?

Which shape is the most abundant?

How many circles have red borders and dark blue centers?
How many circles have red borders and green centers?
How many bordered shapes are there in total?
How many shapes have dark blue borders?
How many shapes have green borders?
How many squares have green borders?
ee
oe
Oe
ea
ee What is the total number of red-bordered circles plus red-bordered stars?

474. DIFFICULTY Coecoe sees 6) Minutes

All of these butterflies may

look identical, but one
is different from the rest.
Which is the odd one out?

¢
. @)>

LOO ZS Og (|

=
Ye a AQ
{ )Va ee ’ “= we
% @7 oy.“g7
OO”
alo,

94
 a ia
~r TNS

B12 DIFFICULTY cococosese - -) Minutes

&

V4 4 tf
i

In each of the four buildings below, one type of brick is used more or less
frequently than it is in the other three buildings. Can you determine the different
brick in each construction? The ten brick types are as follows:

95
 © BRAIN TRAINING
i/

Which of the four boxed figures (a, b, c, or d) completes the set? a

ofogs
———

Ee) 3+ fi
-_e
O
a

ee
ee
e
ey
e

3 EE 2 i ”S
e
ea
 D FFIC ULTY 6000000088 Minutes

Can you spot the eleven differences between these two pictures? Circle them

9SDiFFicuULTY cooooseses
You have been presented with a tray bearing five bags that should each contain
100 gold coins, except you have been told that one of them contains only 99. You
quickly arrange the bags to reveal the one that’s short. How?
MINDW “RKS
919 pirFicuLTY ooo00c00ee

Which three sets of bricks will fit together

to form a perfect cube of the same shape
as this gray one?

920 piFFIcULTY cococeoses (6 2)Minutes ~

Can you divide this
grid into five sections,
each containing five
different shapes of
five different colors?
1221 dirricuLty cseccooces - © 2)Minutes
Which of the four boxed figures (a, b, c, or d) completes the set?

99
 MINDW “RKS

422 pirFicuLty ccoccoeese ~=—(.:& -)Mintites

Find your way through this fortified maze to the chair in the central chamber.

100
 W an< < — ae o me N N salLLJW)

At first glance, these patios may look identical t] although they have been
photographed from different angles. Howeve r, only two are identical. Can you
spot them?
 SPATIAL PUZZLES

To play this wall-building game, you need to draw a set of approximately

25 connected regions. We’ve done this by drawing overlapping circles, but it
really doesn’t matter what your “map” looks like.

Two players take turns drawing a wall that connects three unused regions.
The first player that cannot make a valid move loses the game.
 ’

Without rotating or reflecting any, can you spot which three hexagons are identical
in color?
 _ SPATIAL PUZZLES

Which of the four boxed figures (a, b, c, or d) completes the set?

Kirk
sO:
Ww?
 MINDW “RKS

1 ck

c; each vertical
and horizontal line
contains one shape
with all green
triangles, one
with all pink triangles, and
one with half pink and half
green triangles. Each line also
contains two shapes with a
red dot in the center and one
with no red dot. The missing
shape must have all green
triangles and a red dot.

108
]

| os

Kirsty wins in the

fewest moves.

a=5, b=7, c=1, d=3,

e=2, f=6, and g=4

10
Place stepping stones 4 Zi.
aoe
: | =
on the grid rather than
making consecutive steps. [=> CE If you
| re color in
| 44 ~~ _ the areas
: like a
Building 1 Building 2 - political
e 9g map, you
FT | will see that x and y are
different colored areas.
Buildi ng 3 Building 4._—«“"his means that since
h b x is inside the loop, y is
= ; outside the loop.
a> |
z 16
12
Gary won $8. The
total payback is the
number of spots on the
opposite side of the
first die multiplied by
the number of spots on
the opposite side of the
second. Thus Gary got
back $20 (5 x 4 = 20),
winning $8.

109
 @ d; all figures originally
\/ outside the hexagon
transfer to the inside of
the hexagon, and vice
versa. Also, black circles
turn to white triangles, white circles
turn to black triangles, and vice versa.

NN
@RA@
IO
A@QnRe
A circle. Every triangle of six cee oe
or , must contain different numbers
of circles, squares, and triangles.

110
 a3 26
There are ten differences between the 1. Blue 5
_ two pictures. 6
3. Green 7
8 RO(S)
66
BS

a4
(6 + 4] +5)-1=1
([2 +6] -5)x1=3
(4x 4] + 2)-3=5

25

e
A circle. Each row and column, across

@
and down, has thirteen corners.

rN
6
a
a; the circles on the line at the extreme
left change places. The line on the
extreme right points down instead
of up.

a; itis looking in a different direction.

 Angelica can see a total of nine spots
Se
on the top faces, ten spots on the side
None. Rearrange them as follows: faces, and three on the end face for a
combined total of twenty-two spots.

48; multiply the number of dots on

the top face of each die by the total
of the number of dots on the (visible)
front and side, then deduct the sum of
the dots on the three hidden faces of
each die.

22; Angelica can see the top faces <

of all three dice, thus a total of nine
spots. The opposite sides of a die have
spots that add up to seven. On the left
die, the side face Angelica can see has
six spots. On the central die, the side
face Angelica can see has two spots.
On the right die, the side face Angelica
can see also has two spots. On the
bottom face of the right die there is
one spot, so the end face of this die
(hidden from you) has either three or
four spots. If this end face has four
spots, then the total number of spots
Angelica can see is twenty-three. But
Angelica can see a different number
of spots than you—and you can see
twenty-three. So the end face Angelica
can see has three spots. Thus,

2eee
 SPL
LEED
sconce
BS enc
CASES EB NIE
SIEISOOEETO

Bu ilding 1 Bu ilding 2

Building 3

RRC RR
SLEEPLESS

where shapes touch

the side of the square,

/ the shape in the adjacent

SER

square must also touch.

SERRANO
 — b; the image is the
<7 — > Same except that
each white arm that
poin ts down in the or igina | now po in ts
SRO SOONERS SA NAIR ELDERS ETT INAS RIOR Tsoaacael up, and v ice versa.

Put them on
their e dges

NE
SESRR
TSS
IR PO
OS IE PD SO
RESELL
RE
CSTE
8 ii { }

SLAP NTR FOOLER APRA NEARERE AEN IERIE

PD ODE PACA BELLE EN

Drawing |ines insl de existing loops

will reduce the length of the game but
won ‘t guarantee you a win. It’s best to
plan carefully.
 MINDW “RKS”
iy

f; the points of
the central
three stars are
not aligned.

aletie:

Be Ge f; the figure in the middle

rotates 180° and turns
a from black to white.
oy, The three small white :
squares become one
large black square and enclose the |
figure in the middle.

116
 Gary won $4. The total payback is
double the difference of the number of
spots on the two dice. Thus Gary got
back $10: (6 — 1) x 2 = 10, winning $4.

15:5 6. 3: the T, the S,

2. Blue and the W
3. Green 7.2
4. White 8.T
a bs

5 ee

1=d, 2=f, 3=b, 4=a, 5=c, 6=e

66
There are 21 dots on each die, thus a
total of 84 dots on the four dice. Since. .
34 dots are visible, the total number of — g; the bottom
dots on the sides that are not visible two stripes
amounts to 50. on her shirt
ia are different.

71

ae
Ree: ae
i 68

; Tom wins in the fewest moves.

117
 Oe
“RRO

The minute hand of the clock in the d; the figure in the

bottom-right corner is incorrect. It middle (the rectangle)
should be pointing at the five minutes reduces in size, rotates
to the hour position. Now each hour 90°, and goes inside the
hand points to the minute hand on one figure originally at the
of the other clocks so that they lie on bottom (the oval), which increases in
the same extended line. size. The figure at the top (the circle)
attaches itself to the right-hand side of
the oval.

73
aandc

1126
738 a
c and f c, h, and k

The triangle can be seen

to consist of four isosceles
triangles, each side being
one match in length. The
hexagon consists of six
of the same-sized triangles, which is
twice as big in area.

Si
c; on each row and
column, each shape
and each color .®) |
appears three times.

119
4; add the number of spots on the
three visible faces of each die, then
do the same for the hidden faces of
each die. Now deduct the lower total
from the higher total and multiply that
answer by four.
 so row 6/column 3 is 1,
and row 6/column 2 is
2. Thus (by elimination),
column 2/row 4 is 1,
column 2/row 3 is 4,
row 1/column 3 is 4,
row 5/column 4 is 2,
row 5/column 6 is 4,
elimination) either 1 or and row 2/column 6 is
4 and for a total of 18 2. In the diagonal top
spots, if 1 is in row 4/ right to bottom left,
9 5.1 column 4, there would spots total 18, so row
4 6. 2 need to be either 6 + 1/column 6 is 1 and
d, f, 7.¢ 2 or 4 + 4 in the top row 3/column 4 is 1.
and h 8. a and i two squares of that Thus row 1/column 4 is
4.2 diagonal line. There is a 3 and row 3/column 6
6 in row 1/column 2, so is 3.
neither of the top two
squares in the diagonal
can contain a 6, and
since there is 4 in row
diagonal top 2/column 5, there can’t
left to bottom be 4 in row 2/column —aaseiis
Se
iy

right, there is no 5, so 2. Thus (above) in the

in column 1, the 5 is in diagonal running top
row 3, and in row 2, the left to bottom right,
5 is in column 3. Thus there isn’t a 1 in row
in row 1,5 is in column 4/column 4. Thus row
5, and in column 2, 4/column 4 has 4 and
the 5 is in row 5. By (for a total of 18), the ee
/ates
ea
H sae
Bets
|aes
|a
ha
SS
NR
- SSS
AR

elimination, in row 2, top two squares in that

the 6 is in column 4, diagonal have 2 and/or
so 6 is also in row 3/ 3. The 3 isn’t in column
column 5, column 1/ 1 (there is already a e; the large
row 4, and column 3/ 3 in that column), so arc rotates 90°
row 5. Column 5 has 2 column 1/row 1 is 2 clockwise, and
in row 4 and 3 in row 6. and column 2/row 2 the other two
The number of spots in is 3. By elimination, arcs rotate 180°.
row 4/column 4 is (by column 1/row 6 is 4,
 ;
In the diagonal top right | oommnsanaacd

to bottom left there is a

4, so in column 3/row 4
there is (by elimination) Oe
EEN
TRIES

a 2. In the diagonal top right/bottom left

left to bottom right, 4 diagonal, 6 is in row
is in row 1, and column 6, so 1 is in row 5. In
6/row 6 contains 5.In |
RRNERO
ATSone NSS
AARONes
RESIS
SSIS
ISSS
SS

column 1, 1 is in row
row 4,4isincolumn | ee 3 and 3 is in row 4. In
6.In the diagonal top row 3, 3 is in column 5.
right to bottom left, 5 In column 5, 6 is in row
is in row 3, and column | 4 and 1 is in row 6. In
2/row 5 contains 4. | column 6, 6 is in row
4S
STS
SS There are six 4s, so cocoa
EEO
EEE2
5 and 1 is in row 2, so
the remaining 4isin | row 2 has 6 in column
column 3/row 5. In row |
cornauenenaos
con

4 and column 4 has 3 in

5,5isincolumn1;so | row 5.
in row 2,5 is incolumn | SS
r can SOOT ene

3, thus 5 is in column 5/ ASUS

FERS

row 1, thus row 1 has

1 in column 3. Since
there is now 2 in the
diagonal top right to
bottom left, there isn’t
2 in column 1/row 6; so
in column 1, 2 is in row SIR
TSP
RE
MRE
PEE
ER
NN
PD

2. Thus in the diagonal

Sesser
een
SSRIS top left to bottom right, |
3 is in column 2/row 2, | |

and 2isincolumn5/ |
row 5. Remaining 2s |
SS
SSS
ES
er
as are in column 4/row1
i9SSeS
SSS
SSS
SSS
SS
SSS

and column 2/row 6. |

By elimination, row 1 q

has 6 in column 2 and 3 |

in column 6. In the top |
SOMES
OL
TOTES
ERATE
FPS
Don’t spread yourself too thinly.
One good network will beat several
smaller ones.

b: each vertical and horizontal q

line contains one shape the

through 90°, and one rotated An easy way to win is to create a line
through 180°. Each line also contains of three in the middle of the grid. Your
one red shape with a blue outline and opponent can’t cover both ends at once.
two blue shapes with a red outline. The
missing shape should be the right way
up and blue with a red outline.

- candd

ow
=™
ao
noon
rp
O&~a
®
Qorw
 MINDW ”RKS

413
(1x5)-3+4=6
(2x2)4+3-5=2
(5+6-3)+2=4

118
WS Balance the tray on one bag, then
place the other four bags as shown.
|Building 1 Building 2 Building 3 Building 4 The bag on the part of the tray that
rises is light. If it stays level, then the
bag underneath is the light one, which
contains 99 coins.

116
| b: each vertical and
| horizontal line contains
| one blue, one turquoise,
| and one white outer
| box. Each line also
| contains one blue inner diamond
and two turquoise ones. Finally, each
| line contains one blue star and two
turquoise ones. The missing image
| should be a green outer box with a
| purple inner diamond and a green star.

124
 123
candh

124
d; the pentagon on the left
goes to the bottom right,
121 the pentagon on the right
goes to the top, having
| a; each vertical and horizontal rotated 180°, and the
| line contains one light green, pentagon in the middle goes to the
| one dark green, and one orange bottom left.
| circle. Each line also contains
| one light green, one dark green, and
| one orange hexagon. Each line contains
125
| right-side-up triangles in light green, The first few moves don’t matter. The
| dark green, and orange. Finally, each line skill lies in planning your end game.
| contains two inverted triangles in light
| green and one in dark green. The missing |
| image should be of an orange circle with 126
| an orange hexagon and both triangles in a, k, and r
|Hight green.

4122

127
c; each vertical and horizontal
line contains one white pentagon
and two yellow ones, one white
inner star and two red ones, and
one small yellow star and two small white
ones. The missing shape should have a
yellow pentagon, a white inner star, and a
small yellow star.

125
iy aa) ‘aa < Fae am ‘aa < a Pr UO
NOTES AND CALCULATIONS
 "ACKNOWLEDGMENTS o SPATIAL PUZZLES
oS Puzzle contributors
: ‘ Contributors are listed next to the numbers of the puzzles they created.
: :8 Brainwarp— |
Puzzles 3, 20; 27,20, 36, 49, 51, 58, 80, 81, 84, 118
s: 2 6 ‘David Bodyeombe oe
. _ Puzzles 6, 10, 14, 20, 42, 43, 52, 03, Of, (1, (2, (6, 83, 69, 90, 104, 109, 110, 125
: a Guy Campbell
ae Puzzles 1, 5, 16, 21, 29, 39, 45, 55, 57, 74, 77, 97, 105, 121, 122, 127
© Philip Carter
. Puzzles 18, 19, 25, 31, 54, 59, 62, 75, 91, 96, 103, 124
@ Puzzler Media Ltd
~ Purzies2,4, 7,8,9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 23, 24, 26, 28, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 40, 41, 44, 46, 47, 48, 50, 56, 60, 61, 63,
"64, 65, 66, 68, 69, 70, 73, 78, 79, 82, 85, 86, 87, 88, 92, 93, 94, 95, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 106, 107, 108, 111, 112,
7a 114, 116, 116, 117, 119, 120, 123, 126
Pao SpatialByes was commissioned, edited, designed, and pedis by:
___ Book Creation Lid., 20 Lochaline Street, London W6 9SH, United Kingdom
___ Managing Director: Hal Robinson
__ Editor: David Popey Art Editor: Keith Miller
_ Designer: Justin Hunt Copy Editor: Sarah Barlow Editorial Assistant: Claire Bratt
 Whi

3
a

\\
a y ae 7

f(g ree 4: -