"The Flexible Tetragon" Puzzle
Flexible Tetragon, the cousin of the Flexible
Hexagon. Just like in the original puzzle,
you must make the shape of the two triangles on the top side, while on the
other side,
you are required to match the colors of each side.
For some time I thought this puzzle was equivalent to a normal
8-tile magic,
but it is certainly not (many thanks to Jaap
for pointing it out to me).
Both sides of Solution 1
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Both sides of Solution 2
(click on the pictures to enlarge)
If I could compare the original Flexible Hexagon with a Rubik's Magic,
that would be a hybrid between a "Frame" and a six tile magic.
The hexagonal tiles though, are much more flexible, and they can turn "inside
out",
something impossible with the square tiles.
To build this puzzle you will need some strings, plastic tiles, and some nice
paper tiles.
For information of how to connect/number the tiles and the strings, visit
two brilliant articles here
and here,
(courtesy of Twisty Puzzles
articles).
Please let me know of any comments or suggestions. Thanks! :-)