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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Time for Reflection

March 9, 2015December 16, 2017Judd Schorr

Just how much of the time is time reflected differently? What are the odds that a reflected time is a different, real time?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week — Random Word Search

February 9, 2015December 16, 2017Judd Schorr

How many words can you find in this randomly generated grid of letters? What is the longest word you can find?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week — Eggsact Decartoning

January 26, 2015December 16, 2017Judd Schorr

Can you determine the best order to decarton eggs, without unnecessarily unbalancing the carton?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week — Daycare Was Mad

January 20, 2015December 16, 2017Judd Schorr

Are you able to unscramble the recently announced Academy Award nominees?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week — Sleeping Bag Conundrum

January 5, 2015December 16, 2017Judd Schorr

How many different configurations of scouts could sleep on the giant chessboard overnight at the museum?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week — Making Up 2015

December 29, 2014December 16, 2017Judd Schorr

Can you solve this crossword puzzle with words that sum to 5, 13, 31, or a product of each? Happy 2015!!!

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Regular Palindrome Numbers

December 22, 2014Judd Schorr

How many regular numbers under 10^8 are also palindromes in at least one base from 2 to 10?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Friend Diagrams

December 16, 2014December 16, 2017Judd Schorr

Given four 50/50 criteria, which of the sixteen pockets created includes just two of my friends?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Chainsaw Sandwich

September 22, 2014December 16, 2017Judd Schorr

Can you find the set of 12 letters that produces the most 8-letter words? If so, a fabulous prize could be yours!

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Modulo Fibonacci

September 16, 2014December 16, 2017Judd Schorr

Mow many Fibonacci numbers have their position identified by the sum of their last few digits?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Anagrammed Emmy Winners

September 8, 2014December 16, 2017Judd Schorr

Can you unscramble these relatively recent Emmy winners?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Base 2 Number Find

September 2, 2014December 16, 2017Judd Schorr

Can you find the eight 85s and the eight 170s in this binary number search?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Sharing the Name Game

July 29, 2014December 16, 2017Judd Schorr

Can you find-find-bo-bind root words that generate English words when run through The Name Game?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Word Chainz

July 22, 2014December 16, 2017Judd Schorr

Can you find the word chain that gets you from ALCHEMIST to MATERIAL? The twist — each step has to repeat the last *four* letters of the previous?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Counting Ones

June 23, 2014December 16, 2017Judd Schorr

Can you for one find any runs of counted ones under ten million greater than the numbers counted?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Palindromes and Anadromes

June 17, 2014December 16, 2017Judd Schorr

Can you unravel these palindrome and anadrome clues to solve this week’s GeekDad Puzzle of the Week? Maybe, but Most Likely Not.

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution – Ladybug Box Paths

June 17, 2014Judd Schorr

Did you find the the Most Unexceptional way for the ladybug to traverse a fallen box?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Ladybug Box Paths

June 10, 2014December 16, 2017Judd Schorr

What is the best way for a ladybug to traverse a fallen box?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution – Disemvoweled Classics

June 10, 2014Judd Schorr

Were you able to reconstitute these classic books and their authors?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Disemvoweled Classics

June 2, 2014December 16, 2017Judd Schorr

Can you reconstitute these classic books and their authors?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution – Letter Dice

June 2, 2014Judd Schorr

Were you able determine how many valid words can be “rolled” by these letter-labeled dice? Is the fabulous prize yours?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Letter Dice

May 28, 2014December 16, 2017Judd Schorr

Can you determine how many valid words can be “rolled” by these letter-labeled dice? If so, $50 from ThinkGeek may soon be coming your way!

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution – Face Card Grid

May 28, 2014December 16, 2017Judd Schorr

Were you able to place the 16 face cards from a standard deck in a 4×4 grid so that each row, column, and diagonal contain exactly one of each suit and rank?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Face Card Grid

May 20, 2014December 16, 2017Judd Schorr

Can you place the 16 face cards from a standard deck in a 4×4 grid so that each row, column, and diagonal contain exactly one of each suit and rank?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Jungle River Crossing

May 13, 2014December 16, 2017Judd Schorr

Can my family and I make the river crossing, given our respective masses and the canoe’s weight limit?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution – Twelve Pixel Profiles

May 13, 2014Judd Schorr

How many heroes could you identify from their 12-pixel color profiles?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Twelve Pixel Profiles

May 6, 2014December 16, 2017Judd Schorr

Can you identify each hero from their 12-pixel color profile?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Lychrel Sequences

April 29, 2014December 16, 2017Judd Schorr

What are the longest runs and sequences of steps required to “disprove” consecutive Lychrel number candidates? Are there many repeated palindromes made?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution – Easter Anniversary Dates

April 28, 2014December 16, 2017Judd Schorr

Were you able to determine how many times my Anniversary was on Easter or just after a Friday the 13th? Is the $50 ThinkGeek gift certificate in your name?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Easter Anniversary Dates

April 21, 2014December 16, 2017Judd Schorr

Just how many times has my wedding anniversary fallen on Easter Sunday or immediately after a Friday the 13th?

Tag: geekdad puzzle of the week

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Time for Reflection

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week — Random Word Search

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week — Eggsact Decartoning

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week — Daycare Was Mad

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week — Sleeping Bag Conundrum

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week — Making Up 2015

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Regular Palindrome Numbers

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Friend Diagrams

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Chainsaw Sandwich

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Modulo Fibonacci

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Anagrammed Emmy Winners

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Base 2 Number Find

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Sharing the Name Game

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Word Chainz

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Counting Ones

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Palindromes and Anadromes

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution – Ladybug Box Paths

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Ladybug Box Paths

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution – Disemvoweled Classics

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Disemvoweled Classics

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution – Letter Dice

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Letter Dice

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution – Face Card Grid

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Face Card Grid

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Jungle River Crossing

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution – Twelve Pixel Profiles

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Twelve Pixel Profiles

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Lychrel Sequences

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution – Easter Anniversary Dates

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Easter Anniversary Dates

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