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Okay, let's start with logic puzzles. Ironically, the one person who has arguably done the most to improve the crossword puzzle has done the most to damage the logic puzzle: Will Shortz. If you see a logic puzzle book with Shortz's name on it, you can be guaranteed that the puzzles in that book are computer generated.

There are surprisingly few sources of good, handmade logic puzzles, but you can definitely tell the difference between a logical solving path that has been created by hand, and one that a computer churned out.

I'd say the best logic puzzle books are by Thomas Snyder, Sudoku and World Puzzle Champion. You can find a list of his published books here. Snyder has recently gone to self-publishing. He has a really great website at GrandMaster Puzzles which offers a new puzzle six days a week made by one of the top constructors in the world. The site also offers several minibooks for about $4 each and plan on releasing these minibooks regularly for the foreseeable future.

Another good bet is anything by the publisher Nikoli. They are a regular Japanese publisher, but they've released several books of puzzles like this one. Again, they're handmade and clever. I wouldn't say that they're exactly pushing the envelope like Snyder and his ilk are, but I am happy to have bought all of the available US Nikoli books. They're all fun solves.

There are tons of kinds of puzzles. Generally a good way to start is by picking a style you already like.

Sometimes you can find a specific puzzle you like, and tweak the inputs such that the output is foxwoods or whatever.

If you're looking for general puzzle-making advice, this book is a reasonable place to start.

If you want ideas about ideas for puzzle types that you can mold into what you want, then give us something to work with - like a topic or puzzle theme that your friend especially likes, more narrow than 'casinos'.

'The Chicken from Minsk' is great fun. 'The Chicken from Minsk: And 99 Other Infuriatingly Challenging Brain Teasers from the Great Russian Tradition of Math and Science [Paperback]
Yuri Chernyak (Author), Robert M. Rose (Author).'

The Random House guide too cryptic crosswords by Cox & Rathvon has a great how-to guide, as well as a bunch of fun puzzles.

Foldology is an origami paper-folding puzzle game. I'm just a guy into puzzles whose worked on this for over a year now, and I think it's come out pretty well. Please check it out. I'm just starting out with this, so every review means a whole lot to me. Thank you.

Not to blow my own horn, but if an e-book would work for you, you might enjoy Spot The Alien. It's a series of logic puzzles set in a small town being invaded by aliens.

I also highly recommend Raymond Smullyan's Alice in Puzzle-land, which is a classic.

The best book I know about different kinds of puzzles is Puzzlecraft, by Thomas Snyder and Mike Selinker. I don't remember how international it is, though it certainly covers many of what would be considered "Japanese" logic puzzle types (how Japanese they are is questionable).

There's an 11-step procedure in the book Puzzlecraft: The Ultimate Guide on How to Construct Every Kind of Puzzle, if you have it.

Logic Puzzles. We got this one and it was a lot of fun.

I don't know about free websites, but my wife and I have an earlier edition of this book by Mensa, and it's kept us thinking for hours upon hours. It's worth the cost, and no, I'm not a Mensa member, don't work for Amazon, or in any other way am affiliated with the book. We just enjoy it, that's all.

I think Thermometer Puzzles are similar which has the book here https://www.amazon.ca/Thermometer-Puzzle-Challenge-Martin-Duval/dp/1519119852/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1510542665&sr=8-2&keywords=thermometer+puzzles

You can get more battleship puzzles online here http://dkmgames.com/Yubotu.htm don't know about books (nvm found one https://www.amazon.ca/Battleship-Solitaire-14x14-Logic-Puzzles/dp/1507620349/ref=pd_sim_14_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=QQ49J63TJXXCZT2G2A2V I think this counts as well https://www.amazon.ca/Brilliant-Battleships-2-Clarity-Media/dp/1495906329/ref=pd_sim_14_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=XF8CTTRRMG8YC1MXSE9S )

I think nonograms are similar https://www.amazon.ca/Hanjie-Griddlers-Nonograms-picture-puzzles/dp/1493549138/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1510543244&sr=1-6

I have this one on order so I can't confirm but I would probably guess https://www.amazon.ca/Mammoth-Book-Logical-Brain-Games/dp/0762459840/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1510543291&sr=8-5&keywords=mammoth+book+of+logic that has more object placement puzzles.

Because that's what was on the picture he saw on Amazon.

I looked up this book on Amazon, and the main complaint was that there were a lot of typos.

Maybe the puzzle isn't correct. If anyone has Kindle Unlimited, maybe they can check out the answer.

I bought one like this last year. It came coded with a word so I would assume they are all made with the same starter word. Unfortunately I can't remember what that word was. It may have been space but that's just a guess.


Puzzle Pod Cryptex - Brain Teaser & Coin Bank https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009RROA26/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_uTnpybS1EB3AZ