Puzzles from Around the World

Explore classic puzzles from different countries and regions—their historical origins, how they spread, and the puzzle cultures that shaped them.

Sorted by localized name

Argentina

Country associated with Humor & Juegos and the 1982 solitaire Battleships (Batalla Naval) origin.

Puzzles · 1

Country associated with the origin and early documentation of Tangram.

Puzzles · 5

Country successor context for Hršel & Kopský Square-1 (Czechoslovak patent era, c. 1990).

Puzzles · 1

Country where Piet Hein invented and protected the Soma Cube concept.

Puzzles · 1

Country where Édouard Lucas introduced and commercialized the Tower of Hanoi.

Puzzles · 5

Country associated with Uwe Mèffert and the Pyraminx design tradition.

Puzzles · 4

Country associated with early jigsaw puzzles and later puzzle popularization.

Puzzles · 13

Country where Ernő Rubik invented and first commercialized the Magic Cube.

Puzzles · 2

Country invoked by the legendary Benares setting attached to the Tower of Hanoi.

Puzzles · 1

Country associated with Gyora M. Benedek and the Hidato consecutive-path pencil puzzle.

Puzzles · 2

Country of Gabriele Cirulli, who created the web game 2048 in March 2014.

Puzzles · 1

Country associated with Nikoli puzzle development, naming, publication, and popularization.

Puzzles · 25

Country associated with Turkish pencil-logic design and contest publishing, including Serkan Yürekli’s Tapa.

Puzzles · 1

Country associated with several modern puzzle forms, products, and popularization events.

Puzzles · 17