All-Ages Puzzle Mix

A general party board mixing arithmetic, printed codes, ordering tasks, word ladders, and small deductions.

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All-Ages Puzzle Mix
Quick SumsCode BreakersSort It OutWord LaddersLogic Minis
100Five tickets cost 3 points each. What is the total?100Using A = 1, B = 2, and so on, decode 3-1-20.100Order 14, 2, 9, and 11 from least to greatest.100Complete COLD, CORD, CARD, ___, WARM so one letter changes at each step.100Jo stands before Kai but after Ren. Put the three names in order.
200Divide 48 tokens equally into 6 piles.200Every letter moved one place forward to create DPEF. Decode the original word.200Arrange pear, fig, and banana from shortest word to longest word.200Fill HEAD, HEAL, TEAL, ___ so each neighboring pair differs by one letter.200The note is in envelope A, B, or C. A and C are empty. Where is the note?
300Find three quarters of 20.300A dot is worth 1 and a dash is worth 5. What is dot, dash, dot worth?300Among plum, apple, and grape, which comes first alphabetically?300Supply the missing rung in MIND, MINE, ___, LANE.300A chosen fruit is apple, pear, or plum. It is not apple and not plum. Which fruit was chosen?
400A 120-minute timer has used 35 minutes. How many minutes remain?400The printed code says RED = 2, BLUE = 4, and GREEN = 6. Find BLUE + RED.400Select only the even numbers from 3, 8, 12, 15, and 20.400Finish BAKE, BIKE, LIKE, ___ with one letter changing each time.400Nia is 4 years older than Sol, who is 10. How old is Nia?
500Name a shortened form made from initial letters and spoken as a word.500Which is greatest: one half, three quarters, or two thirds?500Find the blank in SAND, SEND, SEED, ___ when each step changes one letter.500Seats run from 1 to 6. The winner sits in an odd seat above 4. Which seat is it?
600Only one statement is true: 'The token is red' and 'The token is blue.' If it is not red, what color is it?

Ages 9 and up · 25 of 25 clues written · final round · about 20 minutes

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1 of 26 answers carry the sentence they were checked against · 25 make no factual claim

Play time assumes about 40 seconds a clue plus three minutes for the final round. Nothing is saved to a server and no account is needed. How answers are checked.

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Quick Sums

  1. Five tickets cost 3 points each. What is the total? 100

    15 pointsNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  2. Divide 48 tokens equally into 6 piles. 200

    8 tokensNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  3. Find three quarters of 20. 300

    15No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  4. A 120-minute timer has used 35 minutes. How many minutes remain? 400

    85 minutesNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

Code Breakers

  1. Using A = 1, B = 2, and so on, decode 3-1-20. 100

    CATNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  2. Every letter moved one place forward to create DPEF. Decode the original word. 200

    CODENo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  3. A dot is worth 1 and a dash is worth 5. What is dot, dash, dot worth? 300

    7No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  4. The printed code says RED = 2, BLUE = 4, and GREEN = 6. Find BLUE + RED. 400

    6No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  5. Name a shortened form made from initial letters and spoken as a word. 500

    An acronymChecked against: In the narrow sense, an acronym is a sequence of letters (representing the initial letters of words in a phrase) when pronounced together as a single word, like NASA, NATO, or laser.Source, pinned revision

Sort It Out

  1. Order 14, 2, 9, and 11 from least to greatest. 100

    2, 9, 11, 14No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  2. Arrange pear, fig, and banana from shortest word to longest word. 200

    fig, pear, bananaNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  3. Among plum, apple, and grape, which comes first alphabetically? 300

    AppleNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  4. Select only the even numbers from 3, 8, 12, 15, and 20. 400

    8, 12, and 20No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  5. Which is greatest: one half, three quarters, or two thirds? 500

    Three quartersNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

Word Ladders

  1. Complete COLD, CORD, CARD, ___, WARM so one letter changes at each step. 100

    WARDNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  2. Fill HEAD, HEAL, TEAL, ___ so each neighboring pair differs by one letter. 200

    TELLNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  3. Supply the missing rung in MIND, MINE, ___, LANE. 300

    LINENo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  4. Finish BAKE, BIKE, LIKE, ___ with one letter changing each time. 400

    LIFENo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  5. Find the blank in SAND, SEND, SEED, ___ when each step changes one letter. 500

    NEEDNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

Logic Minis

  1. Jo stands before Kai but after Ren. Put the three names in order. 100

    Ren, Jo, KaiNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  2. The note is in envelope A, B, or C. A and C are empty. Where is the note? 200

    Envelope BNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  3. A chosen fruit is apple, pear, or plum. It is not apple and not plum. Which fruit was chosen? 300

    PearNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  4. Nia is 4 years older than Sol, who is 10. How old is Nia? 400

    14No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  5. Seats run from 1 to 6. The winner sits in an odd seat above 4. Which seat is it? 500

    Seat 5No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

  6. Only one statement is true: 'The token is red' and 'The token is blue.' If it is not red, what color is it? 600

    BlueNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

Final round

  1. With A = 1, B = 2, and so on, add the values of B, A, and D.

    7No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.

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