4×4 Bricks Puzzles
Can you place the numbers 1-4 correctly in these bricks puzzles so that each brick contains both an odd and an even number?
What is a Bricks Puzzle?
A bricks logic puzzle is a fun variant on the classic latin square puzzle. In an NxN latin square, each row and column must contain the digits 1-N exactly one time each.
The brick outline on the square grid adds an additional rule. Each brick must contain exactly one even number and one odd number. So a 3 and 2 could be on the same brick because 3 is odd and 2 is even. But, 3 and 1 could not be on the same brick since both numbers are odd.
Here is a sample bricks logic puzzle and solution to help you understand the rules.
SAMPLE PUZZLE
SAMPLE SOLUTION
Instructions
Fill the grid so that each row and column contains the numbers 1 to 4 exactly once. Additionally, each brick must contain one odd and one even number.
Difficulty Levels
The file for these bricks logic puzzles contains 4 levels of puzzles (easy, medium, hard, and challenging) with 12 puzzles for each level. This makes a total of 48 4×4 bricks logic puzzles for you to solve!
Files for 4×4 Bricks Logic Puzzles
These 4×4 bricks logic puzzles are available as a free printable PDF file and an editable PPT file. The editable PowerPoint file must be unzipped before it can be edited.
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Editable PPT (in ZIP Folder)
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Puzzle Solutions
Puzzle solutions are available on a password-protected solution page. I do not openly post the puzzle answer keys because one of my goals as a resource creator is to craft learning experiences for students that are non-google-able. I want teachers to be able to use these puzzles in their classrooms without the solutions being found easily on the Internet.
Please email me at sarah@mathequalslove.net for the password to the answer key database featuring all of my printable puzzles and math worksheets. I frequently have students emailing me for the answer key, so please specify in your email what school you teach at and what subjects you teach. If you do not provide these details, I will not be able to send you the password.
Not a teacher? Go ahead and send me an email as well. Just let me know what you are using the puzzles for. I am continually in awe of how many people are using these puzzles with scouting groups, with senior adults battling dementia, or as fun activities in their workplace. Just give me enough details so I know you are not a student looking for answers to the puzzle that was assigned as their homework!