Mindbenders and Brainteasers

What's the point of a puzzle?

For some, it is the enjoyment of working at a challenge and coming up with an answer.

For others, looking up the solutions is at least as much fun as attempting the puzzles themselves.

This is because the best puzzles often have surprising short cuts or unexpected twists in their solutions.

In that respect, the solution to a good puzzle is like the punchline to a good joke.

Here is an irresistible assortment of 100 maddening mindbenders and curious conundrums, old and new.

These brilliant brainteasers range from the neatly lateral to the downright perplexing.

From chopping the chocolate to crossing the moat, mystifying matchsticks and a teasing typewriter, Mindbenders and Brainteasers provides many hours of mind-stretching enjoyment for even the most agile brains.