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Equilogic

The Magic Square Game

Equilogic is a new member in the rapidly growing family of logic puzzles and it follows the standard scheme for that kind of games. A number of puzzles, in this case 48, must be solved in ascending order, corresponding to the rising level of difficulty. The solutions for the puzzles are, in the case of Equilogic, added to the box in a separate booklet.

The basis for all those puzzles is a so-called Magic Square. Magic squares are displays of numbers in a grid of 3x3 squares. Those numbers add up to the same total in each row and each column and also along each of the diagonals, and each number is present only once in the grid. Furthermore, the total of each row, column and diagonal equals the result of multiplying the middle number by three. And on top of this numbers are all set into a colored background, and each of the colors can only be present once in each row and column. The value of the numbers itself is not important. Some the numbers are also marked with a symbol and the number tiles are made up of one, two or three squares carrying one, two or three numbers.

Each puzzle provides one or several clues to the solution: Some numbers are already in place, as are some of the symbol and color markings as well as markings for the size/shape of the number tiles that need to be placed.

When more than one are playing, each player is given a puzzle marked with the same letter for the same level of difficulty; if you are first to solve you puzzle you win the round.

Equilogic offers elegant fun in thinking and solving puzzles, alone or with other players; it is an attractive addition to the range of logic puzzles.

Players: 1-3

Age: 9+

Time: variable

Designer: Haim Efraim, Ariel Laden

Art: Ariel Laden, Ayelet Eyton

Price: ca. 13 Euro

Publisher: Productief bv 2011

Web: www.productiev.nl

Genre: Logic puzzle

Users: For families

Special: 1 player

Version: multi

Rules: de en fr nl

In-game text: no

Comments:

Standard basic mechanisms

Trains logical thinking and mental arithmetic skills

Playable for two or three, too

Compares to:

All kinds of logical puzzles

Other editions:

Currently none

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