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Print-At-Home Zebra Puzzles
Print-At-Home Zebra Puzzles
  • 60 Zebra Puzzles (PDFs)
  • 30 medium + 15 hard + 15 very hard puzzles
  • Answers included

Persian Rugs Zebra Puzzle

Five men, who just bought Persian rugs, are side by side. Each one bought a very specific Persian rug for his home. Try to find out which are the characteristics from Timothy's new rug.

Print-At-Home Zebra Puzzles
Print-At-Home Zebra Puzzles
  • 60 Zebra Puzzles (PDFs)
  • 30 medium + 15 hard + 15 very hard puzzles
  • Answers included
 
  • Color
  • Name
  • Type
  • Symbols
  • Price
  • Place
Client #1 #1
Client #2 #2
Client #3 #3
Client #4 #4
Client #5 #5
  • The man who bought the $400 rug is exactly to the left of the man who bought the rug with Birds.
  • Bryan is next to the client that got the Runner rug.
  • The Red rug's owner is somewhere to the left of the man who bought a rug for his Hall.
  • The buyer who got the most expensive rug is next to the buyer who got the Round rug.
  • The Yellow rug's owner is somewhere between the Oval rug's owner and the man that spent $800, in that order.
  • The man that bought the Red rug is exactly to the left of the man that bought a rug for his Office.
  • Garrett is next to the customer who spent $600.
  • Shane is somewhere to the right of the Orange rug's owner.
  • The cheapest rug has Stars on it.
  • At the fifth position is the client who bought the Rectangular rug.
  • The man who bought the $600 rug is exactly to the left of the man who bought the rug with Roses.
  • Casey is somewhere to the right of the customer that got the Yellow rug.
  • The buyer who purchased the Round rug is exactly to the left of the man who spent $800.
  • The man that bought the cheapest rug is exactly to the left of the man that acquired the Square rug.
  • At the third position is the man that got a rug for his Bedroom.
  • The customer that bought the rug with Stars is exactly to the right of the customer that bought the Green rug.
  • Shane is next to the man who acquired the Round rug.
  • The man who got the rug with Birds is somewhere between the man who got the Yellow rug and the man who got the rug with Lotuses, in that order.
  • The customer that spent $800 is somewhere to the right of the Red rug's owner.
  • The client that bought a rug for his Living room is exactly to the right of the client that bought a rug for his Library.

How to play

  • Start by reading all the clues;
  • Find all the "basic" clues and mark them. The most basic clue is the one that states that something is in a determined house/position. Example:
    • The German lives in house three.
  • Sometimes you are going to need to deduce some information using two or more clues;
  • All the clues must be used;
  • The game ends when all the clues are correctly checked and everything is filled.

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