Types of Puzzles

Many puzzles can be grouped into categories according to their concept and design. Some puzzles combine features of more than one puzzle thus extend across multiple puzzle categories; these puzzles are often referred to as meta puzzles. General puzzle categories include:

• Combination Puzzles
• Construction Puzzles
• Disentanglement Puzzles
• Folding Puzzles
• Jigsaw Puzzles
• Lateral Thinking Puzzles
• Lock Puzzles
• Logic Puzzles
• Mechanical Puzzles
• Meta Puzzles
• Stick Puzzles
• Tiling Puzzles
• Tour Puzzles
• Transport Puzzles
• Word Puzzles