Hot Puzzles How-Tos
How To: Solve a Rubik's Cube with algorithms
This video is the easiest Rubik's Cube tutorial, he swears, it even says so. It starts off with solving the white side in part 1 of the 3x3 tutorial and finishes with solving it altogether in part 5.
How To: Make a Rubik's Cube out of dice, magnets, and epoxy
Check out this video from Make Magazine! Watch Action Girl and Bre Pettis show you how to make a Rubik's Cube out of dice, magnets and epoxy. Interestingly enough, the first Rubik's Cube ever was made with magnets! We found inspiration in Gfixler'and Burzvingion's instructions.
How To: Solve a match stick cow puzzle
A match stick puzzle. Can you make the matchstick cow look the other way by only moving two sticks (not the tail) and the eye. This also makes a good bar bet. Solve a match stick cow puzzle.
How To: Do a dog matchstick puzzle
I bet you didn't know that I hold a Master's Degree in Matchstick puzzles. This one's a keeper and it's time to share the secret.
How To: Climb through a hole in a piece of paper
This video explains how to cut a hole large enough to fit your whole body, in a small piece of paper.
How To: Draw a circle outside a dot without lifting the pen
Get out a pen and some paper, and give this classic brain-teaser a shot! It's got two solutions.
How To: Solve a Rubik's Cube for dummies
Rubik's Cube for Dummies. Get it out and dust it off. This is an 8 part video series for solving the 3x3 Rubik's Cube.
How To: Solve your Rubik's Cube faster with lube
This video shows you how to use lubrication to help you solve your Rubik's Cube faster. Lubrications not to use:
How To: Do tricks with a solved Rubik's Cube
A few extra things you can do with a solved cube, like creating different patterns on the club, plus a way to cheat at solving a Rubik's cube.
How To: Make a jigsaw puzzle
Do you love to do jigsaw puzzles but hate the corny pictures? Here's how to make a puzzle with any picture—your pet turtle, your favorite cartoon character, your little brother... okay, maybe not your little brother.
How To: Win drinks with the four quarters puzzle
Effect: a hard-as-balls puzzle, that will drive everyone nuts and win you some free booze! Start out with four quarters set up in a diamond pattern.
How To: Play Sudoku as a beginner
A toastmaster teaches you her tips for solving beginner Sudoku brainteaser puzzles.
How To: Solve the Peg Solitaire puzzle
The object of Peg Solitaire is to finish the game with only one peg remaining on the board, preferably in the center hole. You can remove a peg by jumping over it with another peg. Only certain jumps are legal: you must jump horizontally or vertically, and you can jump only one peg at a time. Here is one the most genial solutions in the allocated 31 moves. Solve the Peg Solitaire puzzle.
How To: Glue and frame together a jigsaw puzzle
This is a short description of how to glue a jigsaw puzzle together.
How To: Solve a Rubik's Cube step by step
So you are having trouble solving this crazy Rubik's Cube. We will show you in a few simple steps how to solve this most intriguing puzzle.