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In the figure of 8 matches, a fish is laid out. Move 3 matches so that the fish "swim" in the opposite direction.

Key

In the figure of 10 matches, a key is laid out. Move 4 matches so that you get 3 squares.

Butterfly

In the picture of 10 matches, a butterfly is laid out. Move 3 matches so that the butterfly changes its direction.

herringbone

In the figure of 9 matches, a Christmas tree is laid out. Move 3 matches in such a way as to get 4 equilateral triangles.

Two glasses

In the picture of matches, two glasses are laid out. Move 6 matches so that you get a house.

Scales

In the figure of 9 matches, scales are laid out. Move 5 matches so that the scales even out.

Donkey

In the figure of 5 matches, a donkey is laid out. Move 1 match in such a way that the donkey begins to look in the other direction.

horse

In the figure of 6 matches, a horse is laid out. Move 1 match in such a way that the horse begins to look in the other direction.

Crab

In the picture of 10 matches, a crab is laid out, which crawls to the left. Move 3 matches in such a way that the crab begins to crawl to the right.

Cherry in a glass

The author of this puzzle is the famous popularizer of puzzles Martin Gardner. A cherry is placed in a glass made up of 4 matches. Move 2 matches so that the cherry is outside the glass.

Cherry in a glass-2

A cherry is placed in a glass made up of 4 matches. Move 1 match so that the cherry is outside the glass.

Cherry in a glass-3

A cherry is placed in a glass made up of 5 matches. Move 2 matches so that the cherry is outside the glass.

Axe

In the figure of 9 matches, an ax is laid out. Move 5 matches so that you get 5 triangles.

House

In the figure of 11 matches, a house is laid out. Move 2 matches so that you get 11 squares.

Letter "H"

In the figure of 16 matches, the letter "H" is laid out. Move 4 matches so that you have only 2 squares left. There are two possible solutions (apart from mirroring).

Second b ukwa "N"

In the figure of 15 matches, the letter "H" is laid out. Move 2 matches so that you get 5 identical squares.

B letter "T"

In the figure of 9 matches, the letter "T" is laid out. Move 2 matches so that you get 3 identical squares.

Bridge

Of the 6 matches, the banks of speech are laid out. The width of the river is slightly more than the length of one match. It is necessary to build a match bridge from 4 matches in such a way that none of the matches of this bridge touches the river between the matches, but only the matches touch the banks.

Monument

A monument is laid out in the figure of 12 matches. Move 5 matches so that you get 3 identical squares. There are two possible solutions (apart from mirroring).

snake

A monument is laid out in the figure of 12 matches. Move 5 matches so that you get 3 identical squares.

Names

In the figure of 12 matches, the male name Tolya is composed. Move one match to make a female name. In this case, all matches must be involved.

Matches and thimble

Place a thimble on three matches, observing the following conditions:

1. The thimble should not touch the table.

2. The thimble must not touch the sulfur heads.

3. Sulfur match heads should not touch the table.

4. The thimble should touch all three matches.

Note: matches must not be broken, bent or cracked. The thimble and matches should be completely on the surface of the table, it is forbidden for anything to hang from the table. There are 6 matches in front of you. Move them so that all matches intersect. Moreover, each of the 6 matches must be in contact with 5 other matches. You can't break matches.

Addition of matches

There are 12 matches in front of you - 4 columns, each with 3 matches. It is necessary to shift 3 matches so that there are 4 matches in each vertical and horizontal rows. There are 6 possible solutions to this puzzle.

In this article, you have collected the best puzzles with matches. The presented puzzles are completely heterogeneous - here you will find all levels of difficulty: from the beginning "detective" to the real genius. Dare!

Many people are very fond of tasks that develop creative and logical thinking. Many puzzles have been invented, but tasks with matches stand out from the general list, not least because the material for them is always available to everyone. A box of matches takes up very little space, which means that they can be used not only at home, but also on the train, on the street or at work. All you need to practice is a smooth, level surface and enough space to lay out some matches. That is, quite a bit. And everyone can choose the complexity of the puzzles to their liking. Everyone knows that children should not play with matches, especially in the absence of adults, but our puzzle games are quite safe: the simplest of them will captivate younger students, and older people will be happy to solve more difficult problems.

If you have difficulty solving a particular puzzle. But do not rush to look into the answers, although they are also here. After all, you deprive yourself of the pleasure of finding the right solution on your own. You can even download the tasks you like from the link that you will find at the bottom of this page.

• Rules and help in passing
• Match puzzles with answers

Rules and help in passing

There are only two main rules. The first can be described in two words - shift the matches. The second rule is that matches should never be broken, but only moved and rotated. Agree, the rules look pretty simple. But in reality, fulfilling the condition set in the puzzle is not always easy. The ability to think outside the box, as well as attention and perseverance, will help a lot here. Attention will help in studying the conditions of the problem - it can hide a catch. Sometimes, to understand what exactly is required of you, you need to rack your brains a lot. It should be noted that often the key to the solution is hidden in the condition itself.

Wits and logic will help you find a non-standard solution, maybe not immediately. Matches are allowed to be placed on top of each other, moved in any direction or turned over.

Don't take the figures literally. Often there are problems with geometric shapes, where you need to move one or more matches so that you get the specified number of shapes. At the same time, several small figures can hide a large one in themselves. For example, if you see 4 squares arranged in two rows, do not rush to say that there are 4 of them - in fact, the sides of the squares also form a fifth.

Trying to solve the puzzle as quickly as possible can lead to mistakes, so take your time and try to calculate all the options, getting closer to the correct answer. That is what perseverance and calmness are needed here for.

Puzzles with matches (with answers)

Below you will find a series of the most popular puzzles. This is a kind of Top-9 tasks of varying complexity. The difficulty of solutions increases from simple to complex problems. Everyone will like these tasks - both children and adults.

To compare your solution with the one proposed here, click on the "Answer" button. But do not rush to give up and peep - otherwise you will deprive yourself of the pleasure of solving the problem, as well as a wonderful workout for the brain.

1. True equality

Exercise. Move one matchstick so that the arithmetic equation "8 + 3-4 = 0" becomes true. It is allowed to change both numbers and signs.

There are several ways to solve the puzzle, so matches and ingenuity will help you ...

First way: We turn the four into eleven by moving the horizontal match to the left and down and turning it 90 degrees. And now our equality looks like this: 8+3-11=0.

Second way: We remove the upper right match from the eight and move it to the very top of the four. Equality turns into 6+3-9=0, which means it's true again.

Third way: Let's turn the eight into a nine, and from zero we will make an eight. We get: 9+3-4=8. Equality has become true.

There are other non-standard solutions to this puzzle, where the changes are no longer numbers, but the “=” sign, for example 0 + 3-4? 0 (we break the match in several places!), 8 + 3-4 > 0, but this will no longer be an equality, which means it violates the condition of the assignment.

2. Expand the fish

The task is this: you need to shift 3 matches in such a way that the fish begins to swim in the opposite direction. In other words, you need to rotate the fish 180 degrees horizontally.

Answer: We move two matches, which represent the lower parts of the body and tail up and one match from the lower fin to the right. This is clearly visible on the diagram. Now our fish swam back.

3. Pick up the key

Exercise. 10 matches are laid out so that they form the shape of a key. You need to move four matches so that you get a "castle" consisting of three squares.

Answer: Finding a solution is easier than it looks at first glance. The matches that make up the head of the key are shifted to the base of the rod. Thus, we get three squares laid out in a row.

4. Tic-tac-toe field

Exercise. Move three matches so that the playing field turns into three squares.

Answer: We move the two lower matches to the left and right one row higher. Thus, they closed side squares. The lower central match moves up, closing the upper figure and the given three squares are obtained.

5. Task "Glass with a cherry"

Exercise. Four matches form the shape of a glass with a cherry in it. Move only two matches so that the berry is outside the glass. It is allowed to change the position of the glass, but it is not allowed to change its shape.

Answer: To find the solution to this puzzle, it is enough to remember that we have the right to change the location of the glass in space. So, we just need to turn the glass upside down. We move the leftmost match down and to the right, and the horizontal match moves half its length to the right.

6. Two out of nine

Exercise. You have twenty-four matches laid out so that they form nine small squares. It is necessary to remove eight matches so that the number of squares is reduced to two. The rest of the matches cannot be touched or moved.

I found 2 solutions to this puzzle.

First way: We remove the matches around the center of the square, leaving a large square, which is formed by the extreme matches and one small square in the center.

Second way: We leave a large square consisting of twelve matches and a square with sides 2 by 2 matches adjacent to the sides of the large square.

Maybe there are other ways. Can you find them?

7. Touching matches

Condition. Arrange 6 matches in such a way that each of them touches the other five.

Answer: You will need creative thinking to solve the puzzle. Matches are allowed to be placed on top of each other, which means that you will have to look for a solution outside the plane. The correct solution is illustrated in the diagram. You can see that all the matches are actually touching each other. I confess that drawing this diagram was much easier than arranging the matches in reality.

8. Seven squares

Exercise. Move only two matches in such a way as to get seven squares.

Answer: The task is rather complicated and for its solution it is necessary to deviate from stereotyped thoughts. Take any two matches that make up the corner of the large outer square and place them crosswise in any of the small squares. We get 3 squares with sides 1 by 1 matches and 4 squares with sides in half a match.

9. Leave one triangle.

Condition. Move one matchstick so that the number of triangles decreases from 9 to 1.

You will have to rack your brains over the solution, as it requires a non-standard approach and creative thinking.

Answer: We need to come up with something with a cross in the middle. Take the lower match of this cross so that it simultaneously raises the top one. We rotate this cross by 45 degrees so that in the center we get not triangles, but squares. I note that with real matches this task is much easier to solve than on a computer.

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Match puzzles are a great way to have a good time and train your wits. And this can be done both alone and in a company. But despite this, they are used less and less. Perhaps this is due to the fact that more modern ways to make fire are becoming increasingly popular - gas and electric lighters, stoves equipped with electric ignition and do not require additional funds to turn on the burners. Therefore, the matches themselves are increasingly losing their indispensability.

But thanks to the development of the Internet, match puzzles are returning to their former glory.

Matches are not only a device for making fire, but also an opportunity to significantly diversify your leisure time. Everyone remembers how to do this, in whose soul a piece of a happy childhood still lives.

We offer to remember childhood and shift a few matches so that universal harmony reigns.

1. Remove two matches so that only two equilateral triangles remain

2. In the picture of matches, two rhombuses are laid out.
Move 2 matches so that you get 3 equal triangles.

3. In the drawing from matches, an incorrect equality is laid out 84 + 8 = 16.
Remove 3 matches so that the equality becomes true.

4. Move 3 matches so that you get 3 identical triangles.

5. In the drawing from matches, an incorrect equality is laid out 3 + 9 = 49.
Move 2 matches so that the equality becomes true.

6. In the picture of matches, 5 identical squares are laid out.
Move 3 matches so that you get only 4 identical squares.

7. In the drawing from matches, the wrong equality 2-7=5 is laid out.
Add 2 matches so that the equality becomes true.

8. In the picture of matches, 5 identical squares are laid out.
Move 3 matches so that you get only 4 squares.

9. In the drawing from matches, an incorrect equality is laid out 24-91 \u003d 120.
Move 1 match so that the equality is correct.

10. Move 2 matches so that you get 3 triangles.

11. Move 3 matches to make 4 squares.

What riddles with matches we did not invent at school! Or maybe they didn’t invent it themselves, but just guessed to their friends what they themselves learned? Is it really that important, after all? 🙂

Another thing is important: puzzles with matches have always been one of our favorite hobbies. It is now that matches have become largely anachronistic. And in our time, they could easily be stolen from any kitchen. 🙂 So we had fun.

Today, when I am already an adult, I nevertheless recall all these activities with great pleasure. And with the same pleasure I publish riddles with matches for you.

Riddles with matches with answers

1. How can you fold a triangle with one match without breaking it:

Answer. The condition does not say: “only one match”, which means that you can use some improvised means, for example, the corner of the table. Attaching a match to it, we get - a triangle.

2. How to fold a quadrangle using two matches?

Answer. Attach two matches parallel to the sides of the corner of the table.

3. Move one match in this fraction to get one.

Answer. This fraction is equal to 1/7. We apply the match on the far right from above to the Roman five on the right. We get the square root of unity in the denominator, which is equal to one. We get: 1/1=1.

4. You can make a square out of four matches. Therefore, to add five squares, twenty matches are required. You can add five squares with sixteen matches. And you try to add five squares of nine matches. (Note: matches may not be completely included in the square.)

Answer.

5. The figure shows a fortress and a stone wall around it. Between the fortress and the wall is a moat filled with water, with hungry crocodiles in it. Show how, with the help of two matches, you can build a bridge between the fortress and the wall.

Answer.

6. In the figure, with the help of 15.5 matches, a sad pig is laid out.

Make it fun by moving 3.5 matches.

Make the pig curious by removing one match and moving 2.5 matches.

Answer 1. Cheerful pig.

Answer 2. Curious pig.

7. In the wrong equality, folded with matches, move only one match to get the correct equality.

Wrong equality.

Answer. True equality.

9. Move three matches in this figure so that the fish swims in the opposite direction.

Answer.

10. A cow with a head, a body, four limbs, horns and a tail is made of matches. It is required to move 2 matches so that the cow does not look to the left, but to the right.

Answer

11. Move in this figure a) three matches; b) two matches in such a way that two rectangles are obtained.

Answer

12. Incorrect equalities are made from matches using Roman numerals. Move just one match to get the correct equalities.

a) XI - V = IV;

Answer.

a) X - VI \u003d IV or XI - V \u003d VI or XI - VI \u003d V - only three solutions.

b) IX - V = IV or X - VI = IV - two solutions.

13. Riddles are jokes.

a) The son argued with his father that if you add eight to five, you can get one. And he won the argument. How did he do it?

Answer. With the help of five and eight matches, he laid out the word "one".

b) In this cross, laid out of matches, rearrange only one match to make a square.

Answer.

Why is a quadruple not a square? After all, it is equal to the square of two. 🙂

fourteen). Of the eighteen matches, six equal squares are folded.

If you remove two matches, you can get four such squares. How can I do that?

Answer

fifteen). A glass is made up of four matches. There is a cherry inside the glass. You need to move two matches so that the berry is outside.

Answer

sixteen). The house is made of matches. It is necessary to shift two matches in it in such a way as to obtain its mirror image.

Answer

17). Arrange 3 matches in this grid in such a way that three squares are formed.

Answer

18 We have a snake made of matches. Rearrange five matches so that two squares of different sizes are obtained from it.

Answer. The problem has two solutions.

Solution 1

Solution 2.

19 Rearrange two matches so that you get five identical squares.

Answer

20 In this four squares, move four matches so that three squares are formed.

Answer

21 This spiral is made up of matches.

Task 1. Move two matches in spirals to make two squares.

Task 2. Move four matches in spirals to make three squares.

Answer to problem 1.

Answer to problem 2.

22 Place three matches on the table.

Put two more matches to them so that you get eight.

Answer. From two matches we add the Roman numeral V, we get: VIII - eight.

23 From matches they folded a figure that looks like a children's toy "roly-poly".

You need to shift three matches so that this tumbler turns into a cube.

Answer

24 Rearrange only one matchstick of the left side of the incorrect equality to get the correct equality.

Answer

25 A beetle is made of matches, which crawls to the right. Move three matches in such a way that the beetle crawls to the left.

Answer

26 This incorrect inequality was compiled using 25 matches.

It is necessary to shift two matches so that the correct equality is obtained.

Answer We add two matches that make up the right unit to the two and get the figure eight. The resulting correct equality will take the form: 16 - 8 = 8.

27 It is necessary to shift one match so that the wrong equality turns into the right one.

Answer 9+3 – 4=8

28 In this incorrect equality, it is necessary to shift one match to get the correct equality.

Answer We apply the right match of the left side from above to the right side of the Roman five, we get the sign of the square root. On the left, we get the square root of unity, which is equal to one. We have the correct equality: 1 = 1.

29 Correct this incorrect equality without touching any match. Make this equality true. (Matches must not be set on fire, moved, moved, etc.)

Answer

It is enough to turn the picture 180 degrees. We get the correct equality.

This is an educational article in mathematics, before starting classes, we recommend that you read the introductory part

It's a cramped, cramped house

One hundred sisters huddle in it.

Don't mess with your sisters

Thin…

We bring to your attention the next series of tasks for games with matches. Many of you are already familiar with the basic principles of working with this type of task. For those who meet them for the first time, we will briefly repeat the main points.

Match problems are traditionally problems of shifting or removing a certain number of matches. Usually, in the condition, we are offered some figure, from which, by shifting or removing the specified number of matches, we need to get a new figure that satisfies some required properties.

In all match problems, without exception, it is forbidden to bend or break matches, as well as to put them one on top of the other (assuming that this is one match).

If you need to remove or shift a certain number of matches, then by all means you need to remove or shift exactly as many matches as it is said - no more, no less.

One of the most fun ideas in matchstick puzzles is a non-standard way to change the "direction" of the figures involved in the match pattern. Surely you have already met the following problem:

Task 1.

The picture shows a cow. Move 2 matches so that the cow "looks" in the other direction.

Decision.

In order to show that the cow "looks" in the other direction, it is enough to turn the cow's head.

In addition to tasks similar to the previous one, there are also tasks in which you need to “reverse” the movement, shifting not all the matches of the figure. To do this, you need to guess which of the matches can participate in both directions. Let's take an example.

Task 2 .

The figure shows an arrow.

Move 3 matches so that the arrow flies in the opposite direction.

Decision.

Let's see what determines the direction of the arrow. An arrow is essentially two “ticks” connected by an “isthmus”. Each of the "ticks" can be easily "turned" in the opposite direction by shifting one match. After that, it is easy to find a solution to the original problem.

Answer:

Similar solution ideas have tasks for “transforming pictures”, when an image of one object is laid out in the figure, but you need to get an image of another.

Task 3.

In the picture of 10 matches, 2 glasses are laid out. Arrange 6 matches to make a house.

Decision.

To solve the problem, you need to notice the almost finished outlines of the house. We have highlighted them in gray in the figure.

After that, it remains only to “finish” the house.

(lower matches are shifted by half the length).

In this lesson, you will also be asked to remove or shift a certain number of matches to get from one set of geometric shapes - another set (a specified number of squares or triangles). Pay attention to the features of these figures specified in the condition: for example, squares are often required to be the same, and triangles are equilateral, that is, those in which all sides consist of the same number of matches. However, when not explicitly stated, any triangles and squares may be formed.

In these tasks, it is worth remembering the basic principle: no matter what set of geometric shapes you need to get, strictly prohibited the presence in the final picture of any "hanging matches". That is, matches that are not part of any of the geometric shapes required in the condition, matches that are simply superfluous, left over from the original figure. Even if these extra matches form a completely finished geometric figure, but not a word is said about it in the problem, they will still be considered “hanging”. Each match remaining on the table must be part of the figure required in the condition!

Task 4.

The lattice of matches forms 9 identical squares. Remove 4 matches so that exactly 5 squares remain.

Answer:

Pay attention to the complete absence of "hanging matches"! Indeed, each match is an integral part of a square. We got exactly five squares. The requirement of the task is fulfilled, and 4 matches are removed. So the problem is solved correctly.

Some problems have 2 or more solutions. For example, this problem has one more solution (see the figure below).

We see that by removing 4 matches in a different way, we again got exactly 5 squares. (Please note that this problem does not say that the squares must be exactly the same - we can count both small and large squares!) And also for any match, we can still specify at least one square in which it is a part . So, we got one more solution to our problem.

The lower figures show an example that is not a solution to the problem. Although, it would seem, all the conditions are met: we remove the gray matches, and we are left with 5 full squares. However, the matches highlighted in red will be "hanging", and their presence contradicts the basic principles of solving the "Problems with matches".

Task 5.

Move 4 matches out of 16 so that you get exactly 3 squares.

Answer:

Possible options:

You will also meet in this task another type of task - a more creative one. In such tasks, it is required to build the figure described in the condition from a given number of matches. How to build it, and what the author means by, for example, "two rhombuses" - the child must guess for himself (although, of course, what a rhombus is - the child needs to be explained: this is a quadrangle, all sides of which consist of an equal number of matches). Such tasks require a little more practice, skill and spatial imagination than those described above.

Task 6.

From 10 matches, fold 3 squares.

Decision.

For 3 separate squares, we need 3 × 4 = 12 matches, while we only have 10. This means that our squares need to have common sides.

Answer 1:

Answer 2:

We see that this problem can again have 2 solutions.

The completion of the idea of ​​folding the required number of geometric shapes is an exit into space. Of course, some of the problems discussed above can also be solved in space. But there was also a flat solution. In the next example, the flat case cannot be avoided. To make it convenient to solve such problems, you can offer the child to use plasticine to “fasten” matches or a magnetic set of sticks and balls.

Task 7.

From 12 matches, add 6 squares.

Decision.

Let's count the number of matches needed. Each square has 4, total 6 squares. Total 4 × 6 = 24. But we have 12 matches. This means that each (!) match must be a side of two squares. Obviously, this is impossible on a plane. Let's go into space.

The solution to this problem will be a cube made of matches, with a side equal to one match. Indeed, the cube has 12 edges, and its faces (sides) form 6 squares.

(The “rear” matches are drawn in gray for better spatial perception of the picture.)

Also in the lesson you will meet tasks for non-trivial rearrangement: a match square may not look at all like we are used to. And maybe even have a side of half a match!

Task 8.

Move two matches out of nine so that you get three squares of the same size. It is impossible to bend, break and cross matches.

Answer:

The solution is "combined" squares.

In the figure, we can see 2 regular squares, as well as one in the middle, highlighted in blue. The numbers in the figure are in the lower left corner of each square.

Interestingly, we can place another square in this way by adding two matches, then another one ...

Above we have given examples of solutions to some problems. As you have already seen, the solution may well not be the only one. It all depends on the imagination of your child! Watch carefully that he does not violate the conditions, and if he comes up with an answer that does not match the one proposed by us, be glad that your student has found an original solution! If desired, as an exercise, you can invite the child to look for another solution to this problem.

We wish you success!

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