Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous
old puzzle quotes, puzzle sayings, and puzzle proverbs, collected over the years from a variety
of sources.
Some puzzle games also offer an overall plot of sorts or won't let you try the next puzzle until you've completed the current one.Ernest Adams
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Because puzzle actions tend to be repetitive, it's important that the interface be smooth and not frustrating.Ernest Adams
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The earliest puzzles can't really compete with contemporary ones.Ben Tausig
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For a meta puzzle, the solver must not only complete the grid but also figure out the answer to an additional riddle.Ben Tausig
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A puzzle doesn't have to be impossibly difficult to be great.Ben Tausig
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Producing a refreshing and original easy puzzle is one of the biggest challenges a constructor can faceBen Tausig
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There are many potential niche markets for puzzle makers, from high-paying corporate gigs to alumni magazines, from educational crosswords to advertisements.Ben Tausig
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The term jigsaw puzzle really came to prominence from 1880 when the previous name dissected puzzle was changed following the invention of the treadle jigsaw.David Platt
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In 1880, Victorian craftsmen began acting on impulse, cutting recognizable shapes into their puzzles.David Platt
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Because puzzles with such shapes were cut and added at the whim of the cutter, they became known as 'whimsies'.David Platt
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Cardboard puzzles were first introduced from the 1880's but were mainly for children.David Platt
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Puzzles for adults only became popular from the turn of the 20th century.David Platt
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Being away from a puzzle and doing something else clears the brain so that it is fresh when it returns to a puzzle.Abbott Wainwright
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A break rids the brain of its prior blind spot accumulated while doing a puzzle.Abbott Wainwright
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Some puzzle solvers take satisfaction in speed, others do not.Abbott Wainwright
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Generally in a crossword puzzle, the more white spaces, the more difficult the puzzle becomes.Abbott Wainwright
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Many puzzles that do have themes are not titled as such; rather, one discovers the theme by solving the crossword.Abbott Wainwright
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The rubik's cube is designed with a series of mini-cubes of white colors.Chad Bomberger
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The challenge in solving the rubik's cube is designed to challenge your mind and capture your imagination.Chad Bomberger
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The rubik is solved by moving the pieces of different colors.Chad Bomberger
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Believe it or not, Rubik's cube is listed as the top 100 inventions of the 20th century.Chad Bomberger
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The rubik's cube is considered as the educational toys which can be used to develop children's intelligence.Chad Bomberger
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Puzzlists need only an elementary knowledge of math and a will to resist looking up the answer before trying to solve a problem. Martin Gardner
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Every puzzle requires that the player make choices, some of which lead to dead ends.Ernest Adams
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A puzzle challenges the player to get from a problem to a solution.Ernest Adams