The Second Big Book of Puzzles

Description

'It was dawn. The two duellers galloped through the mist up to the clearing in the wood. They dismounted. Bathos and Porthole; they chose a pistol each from their seconds ...' and then of course, the problems begin I This is just one of the many puzzles in this book. You can also play with words with Professor Aloysius Longword, learn to count like the Martians, unravel number games, find out how many calves Fred Figures the farmer has in his barn, see if you can spot the artist's deliberate mistakes, play jokes on your friends, calculate peoples ages and work out when their birthdays are, test your general knowledge, arrange matchsticks in puzzles and guess at optical illusions, test yourself on crosswords and tricks — these are just some of the puzzles in this very varied and exciting collection. Readers of The First Big Book of Puzzles will meet again many of their favourite characters such as Sherlock Jones and Professors Brainwave and Crackpot but, of course, they are all tangled up in new puzzles. Michael Holt, Ronald Ridout and Peter Edwards once more team up together to produce a book full of fun and entertainment suitable for all ages and which can be enjoyed by the whole family.