Magic Squares: A touch of mysticism and a lot of brain-challenging fun! By Marcel Danesi, Ph.D. in Brain Workout One of the most fascinating number games of all time is the magic square. In its ...

Mathematicians have been playing magic squares since 650 BC. The idea is simple take a n x n grid and arrange the numbers from 1 to n 2 so that all the rows columns and diagonals add up to the same ...

This magic square has been known since ancient times. Each row, column and diagonal of three numbers adds to the same magic constant, 15. There is, however, a different type of 3×3 magic square, in ...

An ancient mathematical puzzle that has fascinated mathematicians for centuries has found a new lease of life. The magic square is the basis for Sudoku, pops up in Chinese legend and provides a ...

Look, I’m a homebody and I live in the Midwest — of course I do puzzles. I probably complete a few each year, mostly in the winter when it’s time to hibernate. They help with anxiety and they’re just ...

The Magic Puzzle Company offers quite a few different options to choose from, each with its own distinct original art and story to tell. There are a total of four series' available with a fifth one on ...

Greetings puzzlers near and far. When I say "far," I mean far because this week's winner is Sugiyama from Tokyo Japan who gets the Puzzle Of The Week via Wired Japan! Sugiyama figured out one of the ...