Luoshu was allegedly the first documented "magic square" in the world. A magic square in mathematics is an array of numbers, in which the numbers in each row, each line and each of the two diagonals ...

Greetings puzzlers near and far. When I say "far," I mean far because this week's winner is Sugiyama from Tokyo Japan who gets the Puzzle Of The Week via Wired Japan! Sugiyama figured out one of the ...

Is maths fun? There may be some who reply positively but it bears a dull reputation among many others. But if the numbers are interspersed in puzzles and mind games, it is sure to kindle interest ...

The study of magic squares has a long, long history. In ancient Babylonian times, these array of numbers were held to have magical powers. Over the years, they have also served as protective charms ...