Challenges

Explore four kinds of BrainStormers puzzles. Each category challenges your team to think differently.

Solve riddles, unravel anagrams, and explore wordplay. Your team’s language skills and creative thinking help

Try this puzzle:

AZ, BY, CX, DW

What comes next?

Answer

EV – The first letter moves forward alphabetically while the second moves backward.

Find number patterns, solve math puzzles, and uncover numerical relationships.

Try this puzzle:

3, 7, 15, 31, 63

What comes next?

Answer

127 – Multiply by 2 and add 1 each time.

Use clues, deduction, and careful reasoning to work through each challenge.

Try this puzzle:

↑, ↓↓, ↑↑↑, ↓↓↓↓

What comes next?

Answer

↑↑↑↑↑ – Direction alternates while quantity increases by one.

Spot patterns, interpret shapes, and solve puzzles that challenge your observation and spatial thinking.

Try this puzzle:

Mara says: The man in the photograph is the only son of my mother’s only daughter. Mara has no sisters.

Who is the man?

Answer

Mara’s Son – Mara’s mother’s only daughter is Mara, so the man is Mara’s son.