The Puzzle Cafe invites Confesters to choose from a menu of puzzles, brain teasers, craft activities and rule-based artwork creation.

Most/all of the puzzles have some kind of mathematical bent, but in general we avoid the word 'mathematics'; it can make people think this activity is not for them, and then they don't get to realise how fun and creative maths is.

Someone may choose just a small entrée, such as a simple tangram puzzle or Mobius strip construction, or those with a greater appetite may choose a more substantial puzzle from the mains section such as the Monty Hall problem, the Rascally Rabbit dilemma, or a mathematical game. A small selection of delicious desserts will be available for those who just want something sweet, such as mathematical jokes and cartoons.

In addition to the menu of options, we would have some special focus sessions such as string art, hexaflexagon construction (where you create a foldable object that’s kind of like the fidget spinner of the topology world) or “Puzzles, Pi, and Chai” where we sit around drinking chai and doing puzzles related to circles.