Easy logic puzzles for kids and beginners
Ten kinds of logic puzzle, each with a small, easy board to start on. The rule fits in a sentence, a board takes a few minutes and none needs a guess. Free in the browser, with no account and nothing to install.
An easy board for every game
From the gentlest to the trickiest, roughly. Each link opens the game's first easy practice puzzle, and more of the same size follow it.
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Parcelsshikaku
Split the grid into rectangles. Each holds one number, and the number is its size.
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Wayfoldnumber path
One path through every tile, passing the numbers in order.
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Rooftopsskyscrapers
Each height once per row and column. Edge clues count the rooftops you can see.
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Campfiretents
One tent next to every tree. Tents never touch, and the numbers count them.
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Evenlybinary grid
Half light, half dark in every row and column. Never three alike in a line.
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Rowcallnonogram
Fill tiles to match the number clues on every row and column.
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Shadeouthitori
Shade repeated numbers. Shaded tiles never touch, and the rest stay in one piece.
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Starlitstar battle
One star in every row, column and color. Stars never touch.
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Lampwiselight-up
Light every tile. Lamps never shine on each other, and numbers count their lamps.
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Lassoslitherlink
Draw one loop along the grid. Numbers count the lines around them.
Easy days in the daily puzzles
The daily puzzles follow the week. Monday to Thursday are easy in every game, on the smaller boards. Friday is a step up, and Saturday and Sunday bring medium puzzles on bigger boards. A beginner can play the dailies early in the week and leave the weekend for later.
Helping a child get started
- Read the rule aloud together, then solve the first board side by side. After one board most children can carry on alone.
- Press Hint when you're stuck. It shows the next step and the tiles that prove it, so a hint teaches the method instead of giving the answer away.
- If the clock makes anyone nervous, turn it off in the settings. Going slowly costs nothing.
- For pencil and paper, print two puzzles per page, so the boards come out big: printable logic puzzles with answers.
Which puzzles for which age
- From about 6: Wayfold and Parcels on 5×5, and Rooftops on 4×4. Counting and drawing a line are enough.
- From about 8: Campfire, Evenly and Rowcall, which reward checking rows and columns patiently.
- From about 10, and adults new to logic puzzles: Shadeout, Starlit and Lampwise. Lasso, the hardest of the ten, comes last.
These are starting points, not rules. A child who enjoys puzzles will often jump ahead.
When easy gets too easy
Every game has practice sets in several sizes, from easy to hard, and a techniques page with the steps strong solvers use, each shown on a real board. The weekend dailies are the next step up.
- Shikaku techniques (Parcels)
- Number path puzzle techniques (Wayfold)
- Skyscrapers techniques (Rooftops)
- Tents and Trees techniques (Campfire)
Questions
What age are these logic puzzles for?
The smallest boards suit children from about six, with a little help at first, and every game goes up to hard boards that challenge adults. Choose the game by its rule and the size by how long you want to play.
Do children need to be good at math?
No. Most of the games use no arithmetic at all: they are about lines, shapes and rows. Parcels uses small multiplication (a 6 can be 2×3), and Rooftops uses counting and comparing heights.
What if my child gets stuck?
Press Hint. It marks the next tile that can be worked out and says why in one sentence. Undo takes back a wrong move, and Clear starts the board again.
Can we print the easy puzzles?
Yes. Each game's printable page has a pack of its 12 easiest practice puzzles, with the answers on a separate page, and the sampler holds one easy puzzle from every game.
Are the easy puzzles free?
Yes, all of them. You play in the browser on a phone, a tablet or a computer. There is no account, no email address and no app to install.