Sam Loyd Puzzles

Samuel Loyd (January 31, 1841 - April 10, 1911), perhaps Americas greatest ever puzzle maker, invented and refined thousands of puzzles in his lifetime. Word puzzles, rebuses, tangrams and math puzzles. Here we have collected some of his best math puzzles from his Cyclopedia of Puzzles for your enjoyment.

	The Cat and Dog Race Many years ago, when Barnum's Circus was of a... Try Puzzle »
	Sam Loyds Puzzling Scales Try to solve Sam Loyds Puzzle as shown here.... Try Puzzle »
	Sam Loyds Monkeys Puzzle Here is the original story of the Seignor and the... Try Puzzle »
	Sam Loyds Laundry Puzzle Charlie and Freddie, having sent their lingerie... Try Puzzle »
	Covent Garden Problem Here is a puzzle known as the Covent Garden... Try Puzzle »
	The Herd of Camels An Arab Sheik, finding himself about to die,... Try Puzzle »
	A Question of Time The hour and minute hands are at equal distance... Try Puzzle »
	Sam Loyd's Boxer's Puzzle Here is an odd little puzzle-game from the... Try Puzzle »
	Weighing the Baby How much does the baby weigh if the mother weighs... Try Puzzle »
	Riding Against the Wind A bicycle rider went a mile in three minutes with... Try Puzzle »
	Santos-Dumont: Flying Balloon A balloon propelled by some mechanical device... Try Puzzle »
	Outwitting the Weighing Machine The five school children in couples weigh 129... Try Puzzle »
	The Price of Eggs This odd little problem in domestic arithmetic was... Try Puzzle »
	Sam Loyd's Juggler Puzzle The clown after juggling with the five triangular... Try Puzzle »
	Great Picnic Puzzle When they started off on the great annual picnic... Try Puzzle »
	Sam Loyd's Archery Puzzle Here is an odd little puzzle which occurred the... Try Puzzle »
	Sam Loyd's Jack and Jill Puzzle Here is a pretty puzzle from Mother Goose's story... Try Puzzle »
	Merry Go Round Puzzle While enjoying a giddy ride at the carousel Sammy... Try Puzzle »
	Sam Loyd's Banana Puzzle How it is that when I buy yellow bananas at three... Try Puzzle »
	Marther's Vineyard What are the maximum number of grape vines that... Try Puzzle »
	Sam Loyd's Battle of Hastings Puzzle In the Battle of Hastings that occurred on October... Try Puzzle »
	Sam Loyd's Engineer's Puzzle Big Jim, engineer of the Oval Express says: "We... Try Puzzle »
	The Mathematical Milkman of Puzzleland The school children were returning to their homes... Try Puzzle »
	Our Columbus Problem Here is a famous prize problem that Sam Loyd... Try Puzzle »
	Sam Loyd's Keys Puzzle Bluebeard explains that his bunch of keys was... Try Puzzle »
	Puzzling Prattle Two school children, who were all tangled up in... Try Puzzle »
	Guess the Boy's Age It appears that an ingenious or eccentric teacher... Try Puzzle »
	The Four Elopements The story of four elopements says that four men... Try Puzzle »
	Sam Loyd's Carrying Puzzle Aesop tells how a father and son failing to ride... Try Puzzle »
	Sam Loyd's Palmistry Puzzle A gypsy queen who ekes out a precarious existence... Try Puzzle »
	Sam Loyd's Trolley Puzzle Charley Smalleash treats his best girl to a... Try Puzzle »
	The Cashier's Problem An old man goes to a bank with a check of $200 and... Try Puzzle »

Sam Loyd Puzzles

The Cat and Dog Race

Sam Loyds Puzzling Scales

Sam Loyds Monkeys Puzzle

Sam Loyds Laundry Puzzle

Covent Garden Problem

The Herd of Camels

A Question of Time

Sam Loyd's Boxer's Puzzle

Weighing the Baby

Riding Against the Wind

Santos-Dumont: Flying Balloon

Outwitting the Weighing Machine

The Price of Eggs

Sam Loyd's Juggler Puzzle

Great Picnic Puzzle

Sam Loyd's Archery Puzzle

Sam Loyd's Jack and Jill Puzzle

Merry Go Round Puzzle

Sam Loyd's Banana Puzzle

Marther's Vineyard

Sam Loyd's Battle of Hastings Puzzle

Sam Loyd's Engineer's Puzzle

The Mathematical Milkman of Puzzleland

Our Columbus Problem

Sam Loyd's Keys Puzzle

Puzzling Prattle

Guess the Boy's Age

The Four Elopements

Sam Loyd's Carrying Puzzle

Sam Loyd's Palmistry Puzzle

Sam Loyd's Trolley Puzzle

The Cashier's Problem