Eckstein is a German puzzle brand created by the author of the Zeit newspaper’s puzzle, offering challenging puzzles for adults and children. Its work spans several formats, including word puzzles, logic puzzles, graphic puzzles and children’s puzzles. Word puzzles draw on questions, quiz-style challenges, charades and rhyming riddles, while logic puzzles test combinational thinking, ingenuity and detective-like observation. Graphic puzzles invite careful visual attention, and children’s puzzles encourage persistence and clever problem-solving through mazes, pictures and wordplay.

The website introduces Eckstein’s puzzle programmes and provides information for puzzle enthusiasts and editorial teams. Readers can explore interviews, frequently asked questions and guidance on making puzzles. Eckstein also offers puzzle books and individually created puzzles that can be given as personal gifts. The site presents these activities as an invitation to discover enjoyable challenges, with solutions often familiar but the route to finding them demanding. Overall, Eckstein combines varied puzzle styles with a focus on thoughtful, engaging problem-solving for different audiences.