Original Area Mazes

100 Addictive Puzzles to Solve with Simple Math - And Clever Logic!

By: Naoki Inaba, Ryoichi Murakami, Alex Bellos (Introduction by)

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Paperback | 10 October 2017 | Edition Number 1

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160 Pages

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The rules are simple . . . The math is easy . . .The puzzles get harder and harder!

Once you match wits with area mazes, you’ll be hooked! Your quest is to navigate a network of rectangles to find a missing value. Just Remember:

Area = length × width
Use spatial reasoning to find helpful relationships
Whole numbers are all you need. You can always get the answer without using fractions!

Originally invented for gifted students, area mazes (menseki meiro), have taken all of Japan by storm. Are you a sudoku fanatic? Do you play brain games to stay sharp? Did you love geometry . . . or would you like to finally show it who’s boss? Feed your brain some area mazes—they could be just what you’re craving!

About the Author

Naoki Inaba has invented over 400 new types of puzzle, and also writes sudoku and other popular puzzles for magazines in Japan. He lives in Japan.

Alex Bellos holds a degree in mathematics and philosophy from Oxford University. His bestselling books include Here’s Looking at Euclid and Can You Solve My Problems? He is the coauthor of two coloring books, Patterns of the Universe and Visions of the Universe. He writes a popular math blog and a puzzle blog for the Guardian.

Industry Reviews

"The only math you'll need to know is that length times width equals area."--FiveThirtyEight

"Addictive."--BoingBoing

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