All-Ages Puzzle Mix
A general party board mixing arithmetic, printed codes, ordering tasks, word ladders, and small deductions.
The board
Swipe the board sideways · 5 categories
| Quick Sums | Code Breakers | Sort It Out | Word Ladders | Logic 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
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.
Player sheet
All-Ages Puzzle Mix · Ages 9 and up · answers are on the host key
Quick Sums
- 100 Five tickets cost 3 points each. What is the total?
- 200 Divide 48 tokens equally into 6 piles.
- 300 Find three quarters of 20.
- 400 A 120-minute timer has used 35 minutes. How many minutes remain?
Code Breakers
- 100 Using A = 1, B = 2, and so on, decode 3-1-20.
- 200 Every letter moved one place forward to create DPEF. Decode the original word.
- 300 A dot is worth 1 and a dash is worth 5. What is dot, dash, dot worth?
- 400 The printed code says RED = 2, BLUE = 4, and GREEN = 6. Find BLUE + RED.
- 500 Name a shortened form made from initial letters and spoken as a word.
Sort It Out
- 100 Order 14, 2, 9, and 11 from least to greatest.
- 200 Arrange pear, fig, and banana from shortest word to longest word.
- 300 Among plum, apple, and grape, which comes first alphabetically?
- 400 Select only the even numbers from 3, 8, 12, 15, and 20.
- 500 Which is greatest: one half, three quarters, or two thirds?
Word Ladders
- 100 Complete COLD, CORD, CARD, ___, WARM so one letter changes at each step.
- 200 Fill HEAD, HEAL, TEAL, ___ so each neighboring pair differs by one letter.
- 300 Supply the missing rung in MIND, MINE, ___, LANE.
- 400 Finish BAKE, BIKE, LIKE, ___ with one letter changing each time.
- 500 Find the blank in SAND, SEND, SEED, ___ when each step changes one letter.
Logic Minis
- 100 Jo stands before Kai but after Ren. Put the three names in order.
- 200 The note is in envelope A, B, or C. A and C are empty. Where is the note?
- 300 A chosen fruit is apple, pear, or plum. It is not apple and not plum. Which fruit was chosen?
- 400 Nia is 4 years older than Sol, who is 10. How old is Nia?
- 500 Seats run from 1 to 6. The winner sits in an odd seat above 4. Which seat is it?
- 600 Only one statement is true: 'The token is red' and 'The token is blue.' If it is not red, what color is it?
Final round: Coded Total
With A = 1, B = 2, and so on, add the values of B, A, and D.
Host key
All-Ages Puzzle Mix · keep this sheet · it carries the answers
Quick Sums
- 100 Five tickets cost 3 points each. What is the total? Response: 15 pointsNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
- 200 Divide 48 tokens equally into 6 piles. Response: 8 tokensNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
- 300 Find three quarters of 20. Response: 15No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
- 400 A 120-minute timer has used 35 minutes. How many minutes remain? Response: 85 minutesNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
Code Breakers
- 100 Using A = 1, B = 2, and so on, decode 3-1-20. Response: CATNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
- 200 Every letter moved one place forward to create DPEF. Decode the original word. Response: CODENo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
- 300 A dot is worth 1 and a dash is worth 5. What is dot, dash, dot worth? Response: 7No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
- 400 The printed code says RED = 2, BLUE = 4, and GREEN = 6. Find BLUE + RED. Response: 6No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
- 500 Name a shortened form made from initial letters and spoken as a word. Response: 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: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Acronym&oldid=1364213132
Sort It Out
- 100 Order 14, 2, 9, and 11 from least to greatest. Response: 2, 9, 11, 14No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
- 200 Arrange pear, fig, and banana from shortest word to longest word. Response: fig, pear, bananaNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
- 300 Among plum, apple, and grape, which comes first alphabetically? Response: AppleNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
- 400 Select only the even numbers from 3, 8, 12, 15, and 20. Response: 8, 12, and 20No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
- 500 Which is greatest: one half, three quarters, or two thirds? Response: Three quartersNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
Word Ladders
- 100 Complete COLD, CORD, CARD, ___, WARM so one letter changes at each step. Response: WARDNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
- 200 Fill HEAD, HEAL, TEAL, ___ so each neighboring pair differs by one letter. Response: TELLNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
- 300 Supply the missing rung in MIND, MINE, ___, LANE. Response: LINENo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
- 400 Finish BAKE, BIKE, LIKE, ___ with one letter changing each time. Response: LIFENo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
- 500 Find the blank in SAND, SEND, SEED, ___ when each step changes one letter. Response: NEEDNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
Logic Minis
- 100 Jo stands before Kai but after Ren. Put the three names in order. Response: Ren, Jo, KaiNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
- 200 The note is in envelope A, B, or C. A and C are empty. Where is the note? Response: Envelope BNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
- 300 A chosen fruit is apple, pear, or plum. It is not apple and not plum. Which fruit was chosen? Response: PearNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
- 400 Nia is 4 years older than Sol, who is 10. How old is Nia? Response: 14No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
- 500 Seats run from 1 to 6. The winner sits in an odd seat above 4. Which seat is it? Response: Seat 5No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
- 600 Only one statement is true: 'The token is red' and 'The token is blue.' If it is not red, what color is it? Response: BlueNo factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
Final round: Coded Total
With A = 1, B = 2, and so on, add the values of B, A, and D. Response: 7No factual claim is made. The answer follows entirely from the letters, numbers, choices, or rules printed in the clue.
Every clue, every answer, and what it was checked against
This is what prints on the host key.
Quick Sums
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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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