Lloyd King (puzzle designer)

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Lloyd King is a British puzzle designer. [1] King specialises in creating novel and unusual puzzles with "Aha!" answers. Most of his puzzles require lateral and "outside the box" thinking. [2] [3] Many lateral thinking puzzles are open ended, with numerous possible correct answers, but King strives to create puzzles with a single answer, which should become obvious with the illuminating "Aha!" moment on discovering the solution to a puzzle.

King was born in Hambleden, England and later resided in Queensland, Australia. [4] King has written a number of books, and his puzzles are often quoted and used as illustrative examples in works by other authors, including "Riddles of the Sphinx" by David J Bodycombe. [5] King's puzzles have also appeared in the "Get Smart in a Week" creativity test on BBC1 in 2006, in OMNI, The Times , The Independent , GAMES and various other publications, games and advertising.

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  1. ↑ Searcher: The Magazine for Database Professionals. Learned Information. 2004. p. 20.
  2. ↑ Clarke, Barry R. (2023-08-04). Mathematical Conundrums. CRC Press. p. 4. ISBN   978-1-000-91674-4.
  3. ↑ Templar, Richard (2005). The Rules of Management: A Definitive Code for Managerial Success. Pearson/Prentice Hall Business. p. 138. ISBN   978-0-273-69516-5.
  4. ↑ Hemme, Heinrich (2012-08-23). Kopfnuss: 101 mathematische Rätsel aus vier Jahrtausenden und fünf Kontinenten (in German). C.H.Beck. ISBN   978-3-406-63705-6.
  5. ↑ Bodycombe, David J. (2007-12-04). The Riddles of the Sphinx: And the Puzzles, Word Games, Brainteasers, Conundrums, Quizzes, Mysteries, Codes and Ciphers That Have Baffled, Entertained and Confused the World Over the Last 100 Years. Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated. ISBN   978-0-14-311275-4.
  6. ↑ King, Lloyd (1996). Puzzles for the High IQ. Sterling Pub. ISBN   978-0-8069-4381-7.
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