Ancient Puzzles - The Greatest Puzzles Ever Solved by Tim Dedopulos

by Tim Dedopulos

The Greatest Puzzles Ever Solved is a stunning collection of the finest puzzles ever seen, right throughout history. Inside, you'll find cunning creations from Ancient Egypt and Imperial China sitting side by side with modern masterpieces from Britain, America and Japan - and many more besides. The world's oldest puzzle, the world's most popular puzzle, the world's toughest puzzle, they're all there in this dazzling showcase of puzzle greatness.

Genres: Nonfiction

304 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2009

About the author

Tim Dedopulos, a British writer, editor, publisher and game designer with nearly 100 works to his name in areas ranging from horror and sff, through music and art, to games, puzzles and jokes.

Tim lives in Spain with his wife and the ghost of his murdered bromeliad, grimly acclimatising to his new-found and unwelcome mid-40s. A shameless INFJ, he usually tries to avoid thinking in the third person.

Reviews

[Rodigo Sogo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Muy bueno

[Nilendu Misra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Known and rare puzzles from the Rhind papyrus, Epimenides’ paradox, riddles of sphinx etc. Enjoyable, especially the “regula falsi” method of Egyptian math.

[Kyle Martin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good lots of riddles and puzzles

[Zaira · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesante repaso, a través de la historia, de la evolución de los juegos de ingenio.