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Puzzle 1 


Last week my wife and I found ourselves stranded on an island, oops!

Unfortunately, we were also stranded with our two sons, with no clear means of rescue.

Luckily, I came across an old rickety boat which I knew could carry either one adult or two children.

How did I rescue my family?

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Puzzle 2 


How many squares of any size on this chessboard do not contain a rook?

Rooks On D6, F3

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 3 


All Matchstick Puzzles

Can you make this equation correct by moving exactly one matchstick?

5 + 7 = 7

Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the matchsticks cannot be moved. The matchstick layouts for each digit are:

Default Digits

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 4 


The BrainBashers Dictionary of Proverbs is running out of memory.

Below are four proverbs with their vowels missing and the remaining letters are grouped in fours.
dntb tthh ndth tfds y
trth wllt
bslw nchs ngbt slwr nchn gng
thnk frst ndth nspk

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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