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What r/puzzles is talking about this week

r/puzzles has 455,534 members and 2 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 2.2 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

455,534members
2posts in the last 24 hours, newest 36 min ago
2.2comments an hour right now, newest 21 min ago
193points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/puzzles this week

meowdoku15logic12find9solution8sudoku7hard7stuck7number5solve5queens5medium5grid5

Top threads this week

  1. Hat numbers
    193 points109 comments7 d ago
  2. The Impossible Amounts
    70 points31 comments2 d ago
  3. I invented a new number puzzle with one rule. Can you solve this one?

    I've been working on this puzzle type for a few weeks and I'm curious how it feels for people who have never seen it before. There is exactly one solution and you can solve it with pure logic, no...

    57 points69 comments2 d ago
  4. Promote your project in this thread

    This thread is for promoting your own work.

    18 points85 comments3 d ago
  5. Molecule puzzle

    Rules: put an O, N or C atom in some empty cells. An oxygen atom bonds exactly two hydrogens beside it (water molecule), a nitrogen atom bonds to three hydrogens (ammonia molecule), a carbon atoms...

    12 points16 comments2 d ago
  6. Killer Sudoku (hard) – only two givens, fully solvable by logic without bifurcation [OC]

    My own puzzle (made with my generator, verified to have a unique solution reachable by human techniques only – cage combinations, 45 rule, innies/outies, locked candidates, pairs; no guessing...

    10 points12 comments7 d ago
  7. This train track puzzle is beating my *ss.

    First time I literally cannot solve one, I’ve been at it for over 30 minutes. Any ideas? I don’t want to look at the solution.

    9 points13 comments6 d ago
  8. Magic Glass of Water(Logic Puzzle)

    A wizard presents to you a magic glass of water. He says the glass lifts when there is an odd or greater than 11 number of balloons attached to it. He also presents to you 3 minions. The red...

    7 points14 comments4 d ago
  9. Stuck On Queens Medium Puzzle

    I don't know if I'm missing something obvious but I just can't see what I can do next. Any help appreciated. It's one queen per region with rows, cols and immediate diagonals knocked out.

    6 points12 comments3 d ago
  10. Tricky 8x8 Shikaku Rectangle Puzzle

    This was the daily challenge from yesterday (so no longer an ongoing contest) which took me 2.5 minutes to solve! Usually I can do them in 15-30 seconds. Just wanted to share, the 12s make it...

    6 points9 comments6 d ago

Newest posts

  1. Hex Star Battle
    1 points0 comments36 min ago
  2. Find the connection from Rioter to Speech
    1 points0 comments9 h ago
  3. I invented a new number puzzle with one rule. Can you solve this one?
    57 points69 comments2 d ago
  4. The Impossible Amounts
    70 points31 comments2 d ago
  5. Molecule puzzle
    12 points16 comments2 d ago
  6. Meowdoku
    0 points15 comments2 d ago
  7. Promote your project in this thread
    18 points85 comments3 d ago
  8. Meowdoku help
    0 points15 comments3 d ago
  9. Meowdoku Help
    0 points4 comments3 d ago
  10. Kakuro, 10x20 (hard): one unique solution, no guessing needed
    0 points9 comments3 d ago
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