A Puzzle

xoxoxoBruce · 01-29-2017, 12:07 PM

Here's a simple puzzle, all you have to do is put the pieces together in a perfect rectangle.

footfootfoot · 01-31-2017, 07:28 AM

maybe I will print it out and try. I feel like it spells something rude and I'm just not seeing it.

It's more geeky and interesting than I realized.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-31-2017, 08:48 AM

No spelling.

Clodfobble · 01-31-2017, 02:57 PM

You could also get the pieces from a game of Blokus.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-31-2017, 03:05 PM

Because 12 five-square tiles cover 60 squares altogether, there are four possible rectangular solutions.

BigV · 02-01-2017, 09:36 AM

footfootfoot's link leads to a page that makes brief mention of a game called Cathedral. www.cathedral-game.co.nz/history.htm links are complicated to embed with this phone, sorry.

Anyhow, I purchased a copy of this game in 1979 from John Davidson at a Renaissance Faire in southern California. A fun game and a pretty one.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-01-2017, 10:15 AM

Since it seems to be too hard or of no interest, this is one of the four solutions.

footfootfoot · 02-01-2017, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

You could also get the pieces from a game of Blokus.

You mean bofus!?

xoxoxoBruce · 02-01-2017, 01:25 PM

The mathematician who came up with this puzzle, stole 60 of his niece's blocks and glued them together in these five block shapes.

01-29-2017, 12:07 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	A Puzzle Here's a simple puzzle, all you have to do is put the pieces together in a perfect rectangle. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-31-2017, 07:28 AM	#2
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	maybe I will print it out and try. I feel like it spells something rude and I'm just not seeing it. It's more geeky and interesting than I realized. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

01-31-2017, 08:48 AM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	No spelling. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-31-2017, 02:57 PM	#4
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	You could also get the pieces from a game of Blokus. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

01-31-2017, 03:05 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Because 12 five-square tiles cover 60 squares altogether, there are four possible rectangular solutions. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-01-2017, 09:36 AM	#6
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	footfootfoot's link leads to a page that makes brief mention of a game called Cathedral. www.cathedral-game.co.nz/history.htm links are complicated to embed with this phone, sorry. Anyhow, I purchased a copy of this game in 1979 from John Davidson at a Renaissance Faire in southern California. A fun game and a pretty one. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

02-01-2017, 10:15 AM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Since it seems to be too hard or of no interest, this is one of the four solutions. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-01-2017, 01:25 PM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The mathematician who came up with this puzzle, stole 60 of his niece's blocks and glued them together in these five block shapes. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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