Matchstick Puzzles

by Jack Botermans

The common wooden matchstick, with its brightly colored tip and sturdy box, has inspired tricks and puzzles ever since it was invented. Here's a collection of the most baffling matchstick puzzles of all time, from the six riddles of the nine squares to the astonishing effect of the matchstick telegraph. Can you build a bridge with just two matches? Can you balance matchstick equations? Can you calculate how many matches you would need to cover the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402736991
• ISBN13: 9781402736995
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 5.6"