204 Match Puzzlesyou like (without disturbing any of the others) and so replace them as to
represent 0, or nothing. Remember that you can only shift two cigarettes
There are two entirely different solutions. Can you find one or both?- THE FIVE SQUARES
Here is a new little match puzzle though they will smile when they see
that will perplex a good many readers, the answer. It will be seen that the
twelve matches are so arranged that
they form four squares. Can you re-
arrange the same number of matches
(all lying flat on the table) so that
they enclose five squares?
Every square must be entirely
"empty" or the illustration itself will
show five squares if we were allowed
to count the large square forming the
boundary. No duplicated match or
loose ends are allowed.- A MATCH TRICK
We pulled open a box of matches the other day, and showed some friends
that there were only about twelve matches in it. When opened at that end no
head was visible. The heads were all at the other end of the box. We told them
after we had closed the box in front of them we would give it a shake, and, on
reopening, they would find a match turned round with its head visible. They
afterwards examined it to see that the matches were all sound. How did we
do it?
- THREE TIMES THE SIZE
Layout 20 matches in the way shown in our illustration. You will see that
the two groups of 6 and 14 matches form two enclosures, so that one space
enclosed is exactly three times as large as the other.