See more: An illustrated version of this article will be published within the next two weeks on our CultureLab books and arts blog
In The Puzzler’s Dilemma, professional puzzle-setter Derrick Niederman reveals the logic behind solving posers old and new
PUZZLES are the gateway drug of the world of mathematics, enjoyed by recreational users and hardcore mathematicians alike. And there is never a shortage of them, from sudoku in newspapers to mind-bending brain-teasers you can find online.
A constant stream of puzzle books is part of this trend. Most of them are just collections of discrete puzzles in a reference-book…
