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Life & fun · May 2, 2026

Stop playing my matchstick puzzles, start building your own in seconds

Free online matchstick puzzle game with guaranteed solutions. Solve challenges that get harder as you progress. Create and share your own custom puzzles.

Stop playing my matchstick puzzles, start building your own in seconds launched on May 2, 2026 with 37 votes, #799 of 20,538 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.

In plain words

Mathstick is a puzzle creation tool that lets users build matchstick puzzles quickly instead of solving existing ones. Launched in May 2026, it's designed for people interested in puzzle design and recreational mathematics. The tool appears to focus on making the creation process fast and accessible, allowing users to generate their own puzzles in seconds rather than working through pre-made challenges.

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From the sources

Your progress is stored on this device only. If you clear your browser data or play in incognito / private / guest mode, your progress may befrom mathstick.github.io

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