Introduction

= Introduction =

What is a puzzle?
===According to www.dictionary.com, a puzzle is " a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort; something puzzling; a puzzling question, matter, or person." === 

Who created the first puzzle?
===According to www.wikipedia.com, "The first jigsaw puzzle was created around 1760, when John Spilsbury, a British engraver and mapmaker, mounted a map on a sheet of wood that he then sawed around each individual country. Spilsbury used the product to aid in teaching geography. After catching on with the wider public, this remained the primary use of jigsaw puzzles until about 1820." ===

What are some types of puzzles?

 * ===logic puzzles ===
 * ===lateral thinking problems ===
 * ===picture puzzles ===
 * ===word puzzles ===
 * ===connect the dots ===
 * ===nonograms ===
 * ===peg solitaire ===
 * ===rubick's cube ===
 * ===spot the difference ===
 * ===<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">tangram ===