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Tetrahex Bisymmetry Puzzle: Take a full set of seven tetrahexes.
Using all the pieces make a figure with horizontal and vertical
symmetry (it will also have R2 rotational symmetry). There are 76
different figures (many courtesy of George Sicherman).
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Tetrahex Butterfly Problem A: Take a full set of seven tetrahexes. Select four tetrahex pieces and make two identical copies of a two-piece shape for wings,
then use the remaining three pieces to make a symmetrical body. I have found 59 solutions for wing pairs, along with numerous
alternate body shapes.
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Tetrahex Butterfly Problem B: Take a full set of seven tetrahexes. Remove the 1 (or I) piece as a body.
Using the remaining six pieces, make two identical copies of a three-piece shape for wings. There are 191 solutions (many courtesy of George Sicherman).
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Tetrahex Butterfly Problem C: Take a full set of seven tetrahexes. Remove the
4 (or Y) piece as a body.
Using the remaining six pieces, make two identical copies of a three-piece shape for wings.
There are 234 solutions (many courtesy of George Sicherman).
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Tetrahex Butterfly Problem D: Take a full set of seven tetrahexes. Remove the
5 (or U) piece as a body.
Using the remaining six pieces, make two identical copies of a three-piece shape for wings.
There are 113 solutions (one courtesy of George Sicherman).
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Tetrahex Butterfly Problem E: Take a full set of seven tetrahexes. Remove the
7 (or O) piece as a body. Using the remaining
six pieces, make two identical copies of a three-piece shape for
wings.
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Tetrahex Propeller Problem: Take a full set of seven tetrahexes. Remove the
3 (or S) piece as a body. Using the remaining
six pieces, make two identical copies of a three-piece shape for
wings.
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Trihex and Tetrahex Propeller Problem:
Take a full set of seven tetrahexes and three trihexes. Remove
the 4 (or Y) tetrahex as a body. Using the
remaining nine pieces, make three identical copies of a
three-piece shape for blades.
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Mono - Tetrahex Propeller Problem: Take a
full set of seven tetrahexes, three trihexes, dihex and monohex.
Remove the 4 (or Y) tetrahex as a body. Using the
remaining eleven pieces, make three identical copies of a
12-unit shape for blades.
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Mono - Pentahex Propeller Problem 1: Take a
full set of 22 pentahexes, seven tetrahexes, three trihexes,
dihex and monohex. Take 6 pentahexes and make a figure with
6-rotational symmetry. Using the remaining pieces, make 6
identical copies of a 20-unit shape for blades.
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Mono - Pentahex Propeller Problem 2: Take a
full set of 22 pentahexes, seven tetrahexes, three trihexes,
dihex and monohex. Take 12 pentahexes and make a figure with
6-rotational symmetry. Using the remaining pieces, make 6
identical copies of a 15-unit shape for blades.
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Snowflake Problem 1: Take a
full set of 22 pentahexes, seven tetrahexes, three trihexes,
dihex and monohex. Take 6 pentahexes and make a figure with full
six-fold symmetry. Using the remaining pieces, make 6 identical
copies of a 20-unit shape for blades.
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Snowflake Problem 2: Take a
full set of 22 pentahexes, seven tetrahexes, three trihexes,
dihex and monohex. Take 12 pentahexes and make a figure with full
six-fold symmetry. Using the remaining pieces, make 6 identical
copies of a 15-unit shape for blades.
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Sextuplets Problem: Take a
full set of 22 pentahexes, seven tetrahexes, three trihexes,
dihex and monohex. Make 6 identical
copies of a 25-unit symmetrical shape.
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Pentahex Dragonfly Problem: Take a
full set of 22 pentahexes. Take 2 pentahexes and make a figure
with mirror symmetry for the body. Using the remaining pieces, make 4 identical
copies of a 20-unit symmetrical shape for wings.
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Tetrahex Portholes Problem: Take a full set of seven tetrahexes.
Construct a figure with 6 unit holes which exhibits any form of
symmetry. 31 solutions so far
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Tetrahex Tri-rotary Problem: Take a full set of seven tetrahexes.
Construct a figure with tri-rotary symmetry. 23 solutions so far
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Pentahex Portholes Problem: Take a
full set of 22 pentahexes. Construct a figure with the maximum
number of unit holes, which exhibits any form of symmetry.
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Hexahex 6-fold Symmetry Problem: Take a
full set of 82 hexahexes. Construct a figure with full six-fold symmetry.
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Mono - Hexahex Snowflakes Problem 2: Take a
full set of 82 hexahexes ,22 pentahexes, seven tetrahexes, three trihexes,
dihex and monohex. Take 70 hexahexes and construct a figure with full six-fold symmetry.
Using the remaining pieces, make 6 copies of a symmetric 37-unit
shape for blades.
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Mono - Hexahex Snowflakes Problem 3: Take a
full set of 82 hexahexes ,22 pentahexes, seven tetrahexes, three trihexes,
dihex and monohex. Take 64 hexahexes and construct a figure with full six-fold symmetry.
Using the remaining pieces, make 6 copies of a symmetric 43-unit
shape for blades.
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Penthouses Problem: Take a
full set of 12 pentominoes and 5 tetrominoes. Pick 6 pentominoes
at random, then make an 11 x 10 rectangle with a hole to fit
each of these shapes.
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Polyomino Maze Problems: A series of
puzzles based upon the construction of a maze using polyomino
pieces.
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Abaroth's Rhombi Problem: Fit 27
edge-coloured rhombi into a hexagon and other shapes.
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Multihut Problem A: Using
the monohut and six dihuts, make a symmetric pattern.
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Abaroth's Cube Problem: Make a cube from
the six pieces.
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Monabolic Cube Problem: Make a cube from
the six pieces.
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