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Solution
 Christmas Tree
by Serhiy Grabarchuk, Jr.

The Christmas Tree shown in the illustration contains exactly three equilateral triangles.

The object is to move three matches so that to get four equilateral triangles.

Move the matches dragging them, rotate the matches clicking them.
 





Solution
The Bat
by Serhiy Jr. & Peter Grabarchuk

Move only three matches so that the bat will fly in another direction.
Move the matches dragging them, rotate the matches clicking them.
 





Solution
Turn the Fish

Arrange 8 matchsticks to form a fish swimming left as shown in the illustration.

The object of the puzzle is to move 3 matches to make the fish swimming in the opposite direction, i.e. to the right.

Move the matches dragging them. To decrease or increase all the matches use the Zoom Out and Zoom In buttons in the lower right corner of the illustration respectively.

Use the Restart button each time you want to return to initial position.
 





Solution
Out of Glass
after Martin Gardner

The object is to move 2 matches to get the cherry outside the glass. At the finish, the glass may be turned in any direction, but it must be exactly the same shape as before.

Move the matches dragging them, rotate the matches clicking them.
 





Solution		 The Three Squares

Take twelve matches and arrange them into the grid shown on the left.
Now move only three matches so that to get exactly three perfect squares.

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Solution		 The Wine Glasses Puzzle

The idea of this puzzle appeared in Bryant & May's little book of matchstick puzzles at the beginning of the 20th century.
The illustration on the left shows two wine glasses arranged from ten matches.
The object is to move six of them in such a way that to get a house instead of these wine glasses.






Solution		 Square & Division

Take eight matches and form the 2x2 square shown in the illustration.
The object is to divide this square with the four additional matches into two parts of the same area and shape.
You have to use matches with their full lengths without cutting, breaking or overlapping them.






Solution		 Correct Equation

Arrange seven matches into the equation shown in the illustration. It can be seen the equation itself is not correct.
Puzzle 1. Move one match to a new position in order to make this equation correct.
Puzzle 2. Move three matches to new positions to get a correct equation. This puzzle can be solved in two different ways.
In both puzzles it is not allowed to break matches and an equation sign has to remain in the final expression.






Solution		 From Five To Four

Take sixteen matches and arrange them into five squares as shown on the left.
The object is to move two matches to new positions to get exactly four identical squares instead of five.

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