Drag the numbers onto the grid so that the following groups of four numbers all have the same sum: each row, each column, each diagonal, the four corners, and each two by two square.
Puzzle 1: Solve the Perfect Magic Square puzzle given ten clues.
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Easier3 by 3 Magic Square If the four by four magic square is too big for you why not try this smaller, easier puzzle. |
SuggestedMagic Square Puzzle Find all of the possible ways of making the magic total from the numbers in this four by four magic square. |
RecommendedHexagram Star Arrange the twelve numbers on the hexagram so that the numbers in each line add up to the same total. |
Don't missMagic Square Jigsaw Arrange the jigsaw pieces on the grid so that the numbers in each line add up to the same total. |
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Laogui, Laogui32@gmail.com
Saturday, May 14, 2022
"There is a questions after Check in the magic square puzzle 'are there any more solutions' but there seems to be no way to respond - I indeed found a 4*4 level 4 square with two solutions. I am using the puzzles with a 10 year old Vietnamese speaker as a way to teach English maths and logic. It resolved to 8 cells, 4 ab/ba pairs. I use Kenken in the same way. I am an online ESL teacher but teach also Python and Maths, even Chemistry and Physics."