A fan favorite since the store began almost 20 years ago, Eureka’s Einstein Riddles have hung in the store’s window, delighting (and stumping!) fans for years.
Now, Brookline.News offers you the opportunity to view a new puzzle every week online! Check back here every Tuesday for a new riddle … and a link to the previous week’s puzzle solution.
Think you know the answer and can’t wait a week? Just walk into the store at 1355 Beacon Street in Coolidge Corner and talk to one of Eureka’s cashiers for that! What’s more, if you bring in the correct answer to the current week’s puzzle before the solution is posted online each Tuesday, you will receive 10% off any item in the store!
P.S. If you miss a puzzle, no worries! All will be archived here. Solutions to prior puzzles can be accessed by clicking on the individual puzzle images or going to Eureka’s blog.
Einstein Riddle Week of 7/25/23
Bring in the correct answer to this riddle during the week of 7/25 – 7/31 for 10% off of an item in store! Consider this sequence of numbers: 86 –> 48 –> 32 –> ___ . What number comes next? Good Luck! The sequence is 86 → 48 —> 18 → 6 …
Einstein Riddle Week of 7/18/23
Bring in the correct answer to this riddle during the week of 7/18 – 7/24 for 10% off of an item in store! Viv and Kat are playing Rock, Paper, Scissors. Viv plays Rock 3 times, Scissors 6 times, and Paper 2 times. Kat plays Rock 2 times, Scissors 5 times, and Paper 4 times. …
Einstein Riddle Week of 7/11/23
Bring in the correct answer to this riddle during the week of 7/11 – 7/17 for 10% off of an item in store! Consider the image above, and the missing squares. Complete the vertical three letter words by filling in the empty squares to reveal a word across the middle row that is something essential…
Einstein Riddle Week of 7/4/23
Bring in the correct answer to this riddle during the week of 7/4 – 7/10 for 10% off of an item in store! Consider the image above. Using the dots as corners, how many squares can you make? Good Luck! You can make 6 squares, 4 small ones (starting in each corner), 1 large one…
Einstein Riddle Week of 6/27/23
Bring in the correct answer to this riddle during the week of 6/27 – 7/3 for 10% off of an item in store! Arrange the numbers 1-15 in a line, so that the sum every neighboring number pair adds up to a square number. (Square numbers will be repeated!) TIP: a pencil and paper is…
Einstein Riddle Week of 6/20/23
Bring in the correct answer to this riddle during the week of 6/20 – 6/26 for 10% off of an item in store! Beginning with the word ‘Startling’, remove one letter at a time to form a series of familiar words, ending in one final word that is a single letter by itself. The answer to…