This is in the spirit of the What is a Word™/Phrase™ series started by JLee with a special brand of Phrase™ and Word™ puzzles. If a word conforms to a special rule I call it a Waiting Word™. Use the examples below to find the rule. $$\begin{array}{|c|c|}\hline \bbox[yellow]{\textbf{Waiting W...

Find a way to checkmate Black by placing pieces! You must use as little material as you can(in points). You cannot place more pieces than allowed in a regular game of chess! The Position Good luck! :)

Here's the puzzle I am solving daily input-output challenge questions in the grade up android app in order to take preparation for SBI (State Bank of India) PO (Probationary officer). Here I came across this puzzle which I have almost solved except for a single step where I got stuck and unabl...

You nervously take the (Solution to Part X) passageway and are glad that you don't die! Unfortunately, there's another crossroads [sigh]... but there's also someone else there. "Excuse me," you say. "But are you that [censored] who's been sending me all over the world with your clues? My my...

THIS DAY IN HISTORY is a series of puzzles I intend to create in which I choose an event a certain amount of years ago. I need you to figure the event and tell me how many years ago it happened From a great maker of bikes Comes something the government likes Took on this day And now there's a lo...

The first one was put into a single question because all the component challenges are related and are all required to solve it. But is it better to divide them up? Note that the first one was easier and smaller than the ones I have planned; eventually there are 10+ per grid puzzle. If I divided t...

Piece-Drop Mate #1 Here's a second piece-drop mate, but with a twist. Just like last time, you may only place the maximum number of pieces allowed on the board in a regular game of chess. You're trying to use the minimum amount of material needed(in points). But this time, you must place piece...

Can you figure out what this string of emoji represents? Text version: 🃏🧙✝️👸🤴⛪💏🏇🔨🎅☸️💪🧗☠️🍺😈🗼⭐🌕☀️👩‍⚖️🌎

Have a look at the first Grand Grid to get an idea of the basic concept Each Grand Grid involves you discovering clues that allow you to solve a logic grid puzzle. The second in this series will be just like the first, except not at all, because this time the clues are entirely obscured in the R...

I apologize if this puzzle has already been posed before. I've looked through the Puzzling archives and haven't found anything like it, so... here goes. Here are some examples of words I call Mattering Words™, and those that I do not call Mattering Words™. The Mattering Words™ I give are not the...

Piece-Drop Mate Piece-drop Mate #2 Here's a third one and an interesting one at that: Your task is to place a piece on the board as White and checkmate Black. The correct answer is the one which places the lowest-value piece possible on the board to checkmate Black. Outside of this piece dr...

Piece-Drop Mate Piece-drop Mate #2 Piece-drop Mate #3 Here's another installation of the Piece-drop Mate series! I'll try to be more explicit about the rules of the puzzle, as recommended by @Rewan Demontay. This time, the position is one where Black wins. He makes a regular move and places ...