How to choose which puzzle types appear in your book
This shows you how to control the mix of puzzle types in your activity book — from presets to fine-tuned manual control.
Before you start
- You're creating a new puzzle book or hybrid book via the New Book chat.
- Puzzle mix is set during book creation and applies to the entire book.
Steps
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During book creation, when Rosie asks about puzzle preferences, you'll see the Puzzle Mix panel.
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Choose a preset for a quick start:
- Balanced — equal weight to all 26 types
- Word-heavy — mostly word searches, crosswords, word scrambles, cryptograms
- Maze-heavy — lots of mazes, dot-to-dots, picture paths
- Visual-heavy — spot-the-difference, hidden objects, shadow matching
- Math-heavy — number pyramids, balance scales, picture math, diamond math
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Or use manual sliders to set individual weights for each puzzle type.
- Weight is relative, not a page count. A type at weight 20 appears roughly twice as often as one at weight 10.
- Set any type to 0 to exclude it entirely.
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Note the age filter: some puzzle types (Cryptogram, Word Ladder, Crack the Code, Diamond Math) require reading or math skills and are hidden when you select ages 3-5.
What to expect
The generation system uses weighted random selection. In a 30-page book with balanced weights across 26 types, each type will appear roughly 1 time. For shorter books, increase weights on your preferred types and set others to 0.
Common issues
A puzzle type I selected didn't show up With many types at similar weights and a low page count, some types won't be picked. Increase the page count or zero out types you don't want to improve odds for your favorites.
I want ONLY mazes Set maze to any positive number and all other sliders to 0.