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Paul Sloane and Des MacHale - the wily puzzle masters who have written several lateral thinking collections - are back with more tear-your-hair-out challenges. And once again, the purpose of their devious conundrums is to force solvers to think outside of the box. Instead of jumping to obvious conclusions, players have to ask lots of questions, use their imagination, piece together the subtlest clues and come at the problem from a variety of perspectives. Here's how to do it: one person, who knows the solution, takes questions. The answers help narrow down the possible explanations - and the more logic, creativity and sheer determination that go into the queries, the better the chance of success!
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I have been an avid fan of lateral thinking puzzles from youth upwards. There are a number of "classics" that you come across over and over. If I were to mention the albatross, midget and countless dead bodies, you might know what I mean! However, here we have a compilation of brand new puzzles to satisfy our appetites. These are bright and fresh from novel ideas but they remain faithful to the classical formula. They have the vital lateral twist and retain the ability to leave you either clapping one hand to your forehead in dismay or brimming over with triumph when you succeed.
The variety is of puzzles is worth a mention. There is a wide range of scenarios, including a good number taken from real life. Some are relatively easy whilst an equal number are very difficult. There is something for everyone here - it should suit most tastes.
This book is ideal for entertaining your family or friends for an evening indoors or on a long journey. It will grip their attention, stimulate their imagination and test their lateral thinking skills, in search of the solution.
The variety is of puzzles is worth a mention. There is a wide range of scenarios, including a good number taken from real life. Some are relatively easy whilst an equal number are very difficult. There is something for everyone here - it should suit most tastes.
This book is ideal for entertaining your family or friends for an evening indoors or on a long journey. It will grip their attention, stimulate their imagination and test their lateral thinking skills, in search of the solution.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Love the book, the riddles are outrageous and funny. Takes some very serious thinking and often random thought. Good read :)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Bought this book for our family, we found many of the puzzles to be obscure and not at all lateral thinking. We are returning the book, very disappointed.
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Rubbish Puzzles
The puzzles in this book are barely worthy of the name. They're mostly poorly told jokes that rely on you being able to draw conclusions from useless scraps of information. Read more
Published 2 months ago by A. I. Hutchings
A bit too lateral
I was hoping for something like the Mindtrap game, engaging puzzles that you can read out to each other at family gatherings or on long journeys. I was disappointed. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Catherine
Not What I Thought It Would Be
I recently purchased this book as I wanted to improve my lateral thinking skills. I have only taken a brief look at this book but looking at the first few puzzles they are quite... Read more
Published on 19 Nov 2009 by nicola
Problem solved!
Bought this product for a friend's birthday. He loves riddles and is always testing new ones out on me so I thought i'd get him some new ones! Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2009 by Minkster
Complete Rubbish!
I bought this book for my husband as we both enjoy lateral thinking puzzles. But we found that most of the puzzles answers were completely obscure and there would be no way that... Read more
Published on 9 Feb 2009 by J. Ivory
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