Pixel Art: how to play
by Coming soon to Actilud. Do you love “Pixel Art” type puzzles? In this article, we discuss an interesting calculation technique, then we present some tools from the site that improve the gaming experience.
Topology and reasoning
Create your own Pixel art
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The L game, the strategy of translations, symmetries and rotations
Requiring little material: two pawns, two L-shaped tokens of different colors, a 4×4 checkerboard, and having very simple rules, the L game is educationally very interesting because it allows the development of the spatial representation of objects. It is a fun application of the concepts of translation, symmetry and rotation. The rules of the L […]
Hanoi Mystery, the puzzle of upside-down towers with a hint of the unknown
The Hanoi Mystery puzzle game is largely inspired by the famous Tower of Hanoi puzzle. The logic behind the puzzle is the same, but it’s more playful. Principle of the game The game is played by two players. Each game has two rounds. One player is the “coder” and sets up the puzzle; the other […]
Flip-flop pinball: modeling a movement
Flip-flop pinball, a hybrid of pinball and billiards, is a code-breaking game in which players model the path of the ball and can test their hypotheses. Game rules The game board is a 9×9 grid. A number of bumpers are placed in the squares, subject to a few proximity rules. They are hidden by a […]
Sudoku: Organizing Space
Sudoku allows you to practice spatial organization while respecting the constraint of having unique pieces in each row, column, and region. It’s an excellent exercise in observation, concentration, and logic. It also introduces the concepts of rows and columns, and therefore horizontality and verticality. It’s also a great way to memorize numbers. Game rules Sudoku […]
Admission to the Gorgias Academy: The Logic of True and False
Available in the Logic Puzzles section, the game Admission to the Gorgias Academy combines reading with logic. To solve the riddles, you need to read the statement carefully and, above all, analyze the propositions made and rank them according to the number of liars. The principle The player lives in Greece in 450 BC. He […]