1. Weekend Workshop
4 categories · 10 clues · answer page 11
Start with four small 3x3 logic puzzles
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- Three Paper Models
- Small Gallery Displays
- Three Snack Trays
- Three Painted Signs
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Choose a logic-grid story
Each activity uses four categories with four choices in each category. Three Easy, four Medium, and three Challenging puzzles vary the number and type of direct, negative, and time-order clues.
2. Book Club Arrival
4 categories · 10 clues · answer page 12
3. Community Garden
4 categories · 10 clues · answer page 13
4. Cafe Orders
4 categories · 9 clues · answer page 14
5. Museum Tour
4 categories · 9 clues · answer page 15
6. Repair Day
4 categories · 9 clues · answer page 16
7. Ferry Trip
4 categories · 9 clues · answer page 17
8. Makers Fair
4 categories · 8 clues · answer page 18
9. Nature Center
4 categories · 8 clues · answer page 19
10. Radio Schedule
4 categories · 8 clues · answer page 20
Preview the stories, grids, and clue style
These previews show one puzzle from each level. The PDF includes the complete story, all category lists, every clue, and six pairwise marking grids on a full page.
Weekend Workshop
Four friends each completed a different project, chose a different drink, and started at a different time.
birdhousekiteplanterstool
AvaBenCleoDiego
- Ava was scheduled before the water.
- the birdhouse was scheduled before Diego.
- Ava was scheduled immediately before Cleo.
- Cleo was paired with the birdhouse.
Cafe Orders
Four customers ordered different meals and drinks, then collected them at different times.
bagelmuffinsaladsoup
MayaNoahOlivePeter
- the soup was scheduled before Peter.
- Olive was scheduled immediately before Peter.
- Maya was scheduled immediately before Noah.
- Olive was scheduled immediately before the bagel.
Makers Fair
Four makers presented different displays, earned different ribbon colors, and demonstrated at different times.
clockmodel bridgerobotwind chime
CoraDylanElenaFarid
- Dylan was scheduled immediately before Elena.
- the model bridge was scheduled before Farid.
- the wind chime was scheduled before the orange.
- the blue was scheduled for 10:30 AM.
How uniqueness is verified
13,824 assignments tested
With three four-item categories matched to four people, there are 24 x 24 x 24 possible one-to-one assignments. The validator begins with all of them.
Every clue runs as a constraint
Direct matches, exclusions, earlier-than clues, and immediately-before clues filter the same assignment set used to create the answer audit.
Exactly one must remain
Publication stops unless the final survivor is the saved answer table and no second complete matching satisfies every clue.
How to solve a logic-grid puzzle
- Read the story and the four category lists.
- Mark an X when a pairing is impossible.
- Mark an O when a pairing is confirmed.
- Complete the rest of that row and column with X marks.
- Transfer each confirmed relationship across the other grids.
- Re-read order clues whenever a new match is found.
What the answer page shows
The completed table lists every person beside the matching item, second detail, and time. It also displays the exact count of possible assignments remaining after each clue, ending at one.
This is stronger than merely checking that the intended table fits the clues: it proves that no alternative full table also works.
What counts as a logic puzzle here
This page is reserved for story-based clue-grid deduction. Short riddles and trick questions belong with printable brain teasers. Number-placement puzzles belong with Sudoku, while picture-revealing row and column clues belong with Nonograms.
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Reason through Weekend Workshop
This walkthrough uses the exact clues from puzzle 1. Each person has a different project, drink and start time. Reveal one stage at a time instead of opening the filled answer immediately.
Hint 1: place the consecutive pair
Ava starts immediately before Cleo. Ben starts at 11:00 AM, so Ava and Cleo cannot occupy 10:00/11:00 or 11:00/12:00. The only available consecutive pair is Ava at 9:00 AM and Cleo at 10:00 AM.
Hint 2: place the last person
Cleo has the birdhouse, and the birdhouse starts before Diego. Diego must be after 10:00 AM; 11:00 AM belongs to Ben, leaving 12:00 PM for Diego.
Hint 3: match the drinks
Ava has tea and Ben has water. Ava starts immediately before the lemonade, so the lemonade belongs to Cleo at 10:00 AM. Cocoa is the remaining drink for Diego.
Hint 4: finish the projects
Ben has the stool and Cleo has the birdhouse. The kite starts before the water at 11:00 AM. Of the two remaining people, only Ava at 9:00 AM can have the kite. Diego therefore has the planter. Check each clue against these assignments before looking at the answer page.