Why did they come up with a puzzle with matches? Probably, many will agree that such games are very exciting. They help not only to distract from work, but also just “kill” time. But in fact, puzzles with matches are one of the quick ways raise your IQ. What it is?
IQ is the level of intelligence. In other words, the higher your IQ, the faster you will find a solution for any problem. Therefore, it is very important to improve it. To do this, you can use certain literature, special courses, or simply decide different kind puzzles, such as the matchstick puzzle.
This article presents five of the most popular puzzles that will help you increase your intelligence level, as well as have fun.
Rules
Of course, any puzzle requires perseverance and attentiveness from the participants, so you don’t need to worry if you can’t solve the task for short term. Perhaps, to solve it, you need to approach it from the other side - be smart.
Usually, the right decision maybe somewhere nearby, but in order to find it, you need to turn on your imagination and, most importantly, creativity. Before you start solving the match puzzle, remember a few simple but necessary rules that will help you cope with a particular task:
- Read the terms and conditions carefully. Perhaps there is some catch or ambiguous wording in it. It often happens that there is a hint in the condition itself, so you need to clarify what exactly is expected of you.
- You need to dive into solving the puzzle with matches, think logically and be smart, not hoping for a standard answer.
- Think deeper. Often, to solve a problem, you need to correctly move the match to get a certain number of triangles or, for example, squares, or several small squares can make up one large one.
If you stick to these simple rules then you can always find the right solution. The most important thing is to remain calm, and then you will succeed.
One of the first and simple tasks - “True equality". For her, you will need 27 matches. It is worth noting in advance that this is one of the easy classic puzzles that can be solved in several ways.
Condition of the problem: it is necessary to move only one match so that as a result arithmetic example equality was right. No need to rush to find the answer by any means. This task can take you an average of seven to eight minutes. Therefore, think over each option in your head and try to come to the right decision on your own.
As mentioned at the beginning, this problem contains several solutions at once:
- From the number eight, take one match and put it in the center of zero. Thus, the number eight becomes a nine, and zero becomes an eight (9+3-4=8).
- From the eight, remove the top match and put on the number to get a nine (6 + 3-9 = 0).
- In the number 4, change the position of the match from horizontal to vertical so that you get the number 11 (8+3-11=0).
Also, this puzzle has another option - more creative. For example, pick up one horizontal match from the number 8 and put it at an angle on the “equal” sign (0+3-4≠0). Then it turns out that the sum of this expression is not equal to zero.
The next puzzle will be a little more difficult. You will need even more patience and care.
Condition of the problem: it is necessary to turn the direction of the fish by 180 degrees, using only 3 matches. In other words, the fish is swimming in the picture in right side, and you need to make it float to the left.
To solve this problem, you need to change places lower part fin, tail and body. That is, move three matches from the bottom of the fish to upper part.
The next challenge is mindfulness. The picture shows a field for tic-tac-toe. You need to shift only three matches so that as a result you get three squares.
At the beginning of the article, it was said that games with matches (puzzles) increase the level of intelligence. Therefore, if you cannot solve a particular problem, you should not look for the answer somewhere on the Internet. You have to try to figure it out yourself.
In order to get three squares, you need to move the two lower vertical matches to the right and left side, and horizontal - to the very top. So you get exactly three squares.
As you can see in the picture, the monkey is inside a glass made of several matches. If you choose to show this task someone you know, then instead of a monkey, you can use any other object of the appropriate size.
The condition is as follows: using only two matches, it is necessary to move the glass so that the monkey is on the outside. In other words, it turns out: now the monkey is in the glass, and you need to take it out of the glass. It is worth noting in advance that the glass can be moved in any direction, but its shape must remain unchanged.
How to pass the match puzzle? It takes no more than 10-12 minutes to solve the task. All that is needed is to change the position of the glass: the horizontal match moves a centimeter to the right side, and the topmost vertical match on the left side goes to the lower right corner.
The last task is the hardest. You need to convert four squares into seven using only two matches.
To solve this problem, you need not only attentiveness and concentration, but also, most importantly, a lot of patience. At the beginning of the article, a small hint was given regarding this task (the third example).
Answer: from any corner, select two matches and place them in a square crosswise. So in one of the squares you will get an additional four squares.
This article provides several matchstick puzzles (with answers) and shows you how to solve them quickly. It is also worth noting that such games help not only to have fun free time or take a break from work, but also increase your level of intelligence, which is important for every person.
We have all tried to solve puzzles with moving matches. Remember those? Simple, clear and quite interesting. We invite you to remember how this is done and solve these 10 exciting tasks. There will be no examples and math here, you can try to think over them together with the children. Each riddle comes with an answer. Here we go? 😉
1. Expand the fish
Exercise. Rearrange three matches so that the fish swims in the opposite direction. In other words, you need to rotate the fish 180 degrees horizontally.
Answer. To solve the problem, it is necessary to move the matches that make up the lower part of the tail and body, as well as the lower fin of the fish. Let's move 2 matches up, and one to the right, as shown in the diagram. Now the fish swims not to the right, but to the left.
2. Pick up the key
Exercise. In this problem, the shape of the key is composed of 10 matches. Move 4 matches to make three squares.
Answer. The task is solved quite simply. Four matches that form that part of the key handle must be moved to the key stem so that 3 squares are laid out in a row.
3. A glass with a cherry
Exercise. With the help of four matches, the shape of a glass is folded, inside of which there is a cherry. You need to move two matches so that the cherry is outside the glass. It is allowed to change the position of the glass in space, but its shape must remain unchanged.
Answer. The solution to this well-known logical task with 4 matches is based on the fact that we change the position of the glass by turning it over. The leftmost match goes down to the right, and the horizontal one moves to the right by half its length.
4. Seven squares
Exercise. Move 2 matches to form 7 squares.
Answer. To solve this rather complex problem, you need to think outside the box. We take any 2 matches that form the corner of the largest outer square and put them crosswise on top of each other in one of the small squares. So we get 3 squares 1 by 1 match and 4 squares with sides half the match.
5. Hexagonal star
Exercise. You see a star consisting of 2 big triangles and 6 small ones. By moving 2 matches, make sure that 6 triangles remain in the star.
Answer. Move the matches according to this scheme, and there will be 6 triangles.
6. Cheerful calf
Exercise. Move only two matches so that the calf is facing the other way. At the same time, he should remain cheerful, that is, his tail should remain directed upwards.
Answer. In order to look in the other direction, the calf simply needs to turn its head.
7. House of glasses
Exercise. Rearrange six matches so that two glasses make a house.
Answer. From the two extreme matches of each glass, you get a roof and a wall, and you just need to move the two matches at the bases of the glasses.
8. Libra
Exercise. The scales are made up of nine matches and are not in a state of equilibrium. It is required to shift five matches into them so that the scales are in balance.
Answer. Lower the right side of the scale so that it is level with the left. The match-base of the right side must remain motionless.
share Hello readers, friends! Today, the article is devoted to simple "toys" (they do not even need to be made, like others). And they are in every home.
For kids there are many puzzles with matches, but how to captivate a child with them and what games are better to start with? These games are a great way to develop spatial thinking and logic! My sons are very fond of such tasks. I'm sure you'll love them too - you just have to start right.
Many matchstick puzzles are aimed at children school age or even adults. How about with preschoolers?
In general, any "adult" logic game can be adapted for children: split into several tasks, reduce the number of rearrangement options. And when is the child already confident to cope with such simple options(and most importantly, he will enjoy these games - because he succeeds!), then you can move on to more complex versions. Let's try to do the same with matches.
A few simple rules for playing with matches with children
- play with matches even children from 1.5 - 2 years old can, but on condition that they do not gnaw sulfur, and you make sure that the matches do not end up in the nose or ear
- be sure to prepare smooth flat surface. It can be a book, a smooth table or a board.
- start simple, even if your child is not a baby for a long time. Make sure the child understands what is shift 1 match, square, triangle. Let the child feel the joy of "victory"
Gleb and Mark play with matches
- don't show correct answer. Just postpone the task until the next time, and next time give an easier one.
- do not give tasks from the computer. Always give matches: it is important for children to try, they still have not developed creative thinking enough to solve problems "in the mind"
- to make puzzles more interesting use small toys or pictures. You will understand how to do this by looking at our tasks.
Games and puzzles with matches I have divided it into three stages. Start with the first stage - it will be interesting even for younger students, and three-year-olds are usually completely delighted with these fairy tale games!
Stage 1: kids play
Kids 2-3 years old will hardly puzzle over the task of how to make a square ... .. They need games of a different kind, namely laying out figures, objects, and also better than fairy tales from matches.
It was comfortable for us to play at a low coffee table (it is reserved for us for children's creativity and games). So, pour a few packs of matches into the middle and start the story. For example, like this:
there lived a hedgehog
He had his own house
One day he met a snake
The snake lived in thick grass
And so on: tell us about how they became friends, met a horse, a man, tried to climb a tree and why the hedgehog did not succeed.
The child will definitely get involved if you don’t touch him, but it’s just interesting to create, tell and build. A little time will pass and you will already listen to fairy tales performed by the baby =)
Stage 2: keep playing and building
After a while (I think for children from 3-4 years old), when you tell a fairy tale and build from matches, ask the child to help you. Build SAME house, make a horse-girlfriend, chairs for all guests. Thanks to these tasks, the child will build "according to the model", which is very important for the development of spatial thinking. Without this stage, it will be very difficult to move on to the next - real tasks and puzzles.
Stage 3: start solving puzzles
Finally, we can move on to real puzzles. I collected simple puzzles that my 5 year old son could solve. I think your kids can do it too!
The easiest "preparatory" games
1. Fold 2 triangles out of 5 matches
2. Add one match to make 2 squares. (Harder option: Add one matchstick to make 3 quads)
3. Rearrange one match so that the hare's chair turns to the cabbage
4. How many squares are there? What about rectangles? Is a square a rectangle?
5. Add 2 matches to make 3 squares
6. Add one match to make 3 triangles
7. Expand footprints in reverse side by rearranging 4 matches
8. There is a carrot in the basket. Move 2 matches so that the carrot lies under the basket
9. Make the letter H, the letter P, shifting one match
More difficult games
1. Move three matches so that the cancer crawls in the other direction
2. Turn the hut on chicken legs in the opposite direction
3. The wolf catches up with the hare. Move one match so that the wolf runs away from the hare
4. Move three matches so that the fish swims in the opposite direction
5. There is blue garbage in the scoop. Move 2 matches so that there is green debris in the scoop
6. Make 9 matches - 100 (Only if the child is familiar with this number)
7. Remove 3 matches to make a snowflake
8. Add three matches to make a wheel
9. The bunny is sitting on the roof. Hide it in the house by shifting three matches
10. Move 1 match so that the crocodile does not eat a bunny, but a carrot.
I will be glad if you like the games and matches become your favorite educational material =)
Sincerely, Nesyutina Ksenia
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