Puzzle games
17 gamesThe games in this section are for people who like to think. Weave row by row in Kilim, fill a wooden panel without gaps in Girih, and fold and cut paper into patterns in Katı'. Classics such as Sudoku, Minesweeper and the Tower of Hanoi come with fair boards that never need guessing.
Piri Reis, Mimar Sinan, Matrakçı, Evliya Çelebi, Nasreddin Hoca and Dede Korkut combine puzzles with a story. There is no time pressure, and hints are always your choice. All free, on phone and computer.
Puzzle · Brain TeaserKat'ıFold, cut, unfold: a paper masterpiece.
Puzzle · ChillKilimWeave row by row, don't tear the rug.
Puzzle · ChillIznik KilnKnow the raw paint, get blue from the kiln.
Puzzle · Brain TeaserGirihFill the panel, find the star.
Puzzle · Brain TeaserWater TowerBring water to the village.
NewPuzzle · Brain TeaserDolmuş: Turkish Minibus PuzzleFind the right order, fill the dolmuş, clear the stop.
NewPuzzle · Five-Minute BreakEvliya ÇelebiSee it, count it, write it down: a spotting game in 12 cities.
NewPuzzle · Brain TeaserDede KorkutWits, not swords: tell the Oghuz tales step by step.
NewPuzzle · Brain TeaserNasreddin HodjaThink backwards! Solve the tale like the Hodja.
NewPuzzle · Brain TeaserPiri ReisThe Mediterranean, coast by coast: read the wind, ink the coast, reach the harbor.
NewPuzzle · Brain TeaserMatrakçıMap of the campaign: link the stops in order.
NewPuzzle · Brain TeaserMimar SinanMaster of Domes: bring the load to the ground, resist the thrust, fill the hall with light.
NewPuzzle · Brain TeaserAhilikFrom apprentice to master in a leather workshop in Kırşehir: plan the work, keep your word, earn your reputation.
NewPuzzle · Brain TeaserTower of HanoiMove every disk to the gold-marked rod in the fewest moves.
NewPuzzle · Brain TeaserMini Sudoku 6×66×6 sudoku for kids and beginners.
NewPuzzle · Brain TeaserSudokuA clean screen, no-guess puzzles and a new sudoku every day.
NewPuzzle · Brain TeaserMinesweeperA safe first click, no-guess boards and a new field every day. The games on this page at a glance
- Kat'ı
- A puzzle from the Ottoman art of paper cutting: fold the paper, cut in the right places, unfold and match the target pattern.
- Kilim
- Weave the kilim row by row from the bottom up; a long vertical colour border tears it. 24 real Anatolian motifs.
- Iznik Kiln
- Paint Iznik tiles with raw glazes and fire them; colours change in the kiln. Learn what each paint becomes.
- Girih
- Fill wooden door and window panels with girih tiles without gaps and reveal the ten-pointed stars.
- Water Tower
- Water can't rise above its source; place the water-balance towers right to bring water to the village.
- Dolmuş: Turkish Minibus Puzzle
- A free minibus jam puzzle: get the right dolmuş out of a packed car park, board the colourful queue, and off it goes once it is full. Families, aunties with shopping carts, back-row students and rookie driver Murat's first week from Istanbul to Trabzon.
- Evliya Çelebi
- Follow Evliya Çelebi through 12 cities: find and count the details in the notebook in miniature-style scenes, and spot Evliya Efendi in the crowd.
- Dede Korkut
- 12 tales and 48 puzzles from the Book of Dede Korkut: Boğaç Han's bull, Basat and the giant Tepegöz, Bamsı Beyrek in a bard's disguise. Every move is visible; guide the hero to the goal unseen, without hurting anyone. Suitable for children.
- Nasreddin Hodja
- 20 picture-scene puzzles from the tales of Nasreddin Hodja: put items in your saddlebag, use them in the right place and find not the obvious answer but the Hodja's unexpected one.
- Piri Reis
- A sailing and map puzzle inspired by Piri Reis's world map of 1513 and his Kitab-ı Bahriye: plan your course by the wind, ink the coast as your ship passes, fit old chart pieces into place and reach the harbor with the red flag.
- Matrakçı
- A route puzzle inspired by Matrakçı Nasuh's bird's-eye city paintings: place square pieces on the page, draw one road from the gate to the fortress and pass the stops in the notebook's order. 36 pages from Istanbul to Baghdad, with rivers, bridges and mountains.
- Mimar Sinan
- A building puzzle inspired by the works of Mimar Sinan: carry the load of domes and arches down to the ground with piers, and resist their sideways thrust with buttresses, half domes, tie rods and turrets. Remove the scaffold: the less stone left inside, the brighter the building.
- Ahilik
- A work planning puzzle set in a 13th-century tannery in Kırşehir: soak the hide, lay it in lime, scrape it, tan it in the oak gall vat, dry it, cut it and sew it. Place the jobs on benches and hours, press Start and watch the workshop play your plan. Shortcuts are always there, but defective goods come back; your reputation takes you before the guild council to become journeyman and master.
- Tower of Hanoi
- Free Tower of Hanoi puzzle: move the disks one at a time and never put a large one on a small one. 24 levels in Classic, Mixed start and Four rods, 3 stars for the fewest moves, and a hands-on Learn mode.
- Mini Sudoku 6×6
- Free 6×6 Mini Sudoku: digits 1-6, 2×3 boxes, 600 puzzles in Easy and Medium. Every puzzle has one solution and needs no guessing; teaching hints, notes and undo make it a first step into sudoku at school or at home.
- Sudoku
- Free sudoku: 2,000 puzzles in Easy, Medium, Hard and Expert, a Daily Sudoku that is the same for everyone, and 6×6 Mini Sudoku. Every puzzle has exactly one solution and never needs guessing; hints name the technique.
- Minesweeper
- Free Minesweeper: Easy 9×9, Medium 16×16, Hard 30×16 and Custom boards. The first click is never a mine, no-guess boards are solved by logic alone, and the Daily Field is the same for everyone. In the Garden theme the mines are mole hills.
