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Ziggy

G4G12 Exchange Gift
Ziggy

Ziggy is a small packing puzzle that I designed. I used it as the exchange gift for the Gathering for Gardner 12 conference in 2016.

The puzzle is based on the fact that 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8 = 62. There are 8 zig-zag polyomino pieces, ranging in size from 1 to 8 squares. The basic aim is to create a 6 by 6 square. The pieces are shown here:

Ziggy pieces

There are two very closely related solutions to the square, but there are also several other challenges you may like to try. Here is a selection of 18 shapes that can be made from the 8 pieces:

1.
Ziggy challenge 1
2.
Ziggy challenge 2
3.
Ziggy challenge 3
4.
Ziggy challenge 4
5.
Ziggy challenge 5
6.
Ziggy challenge 6
7.
Ziggy challenge 7
8.
Ziggy challenge 8
9.
Ziggy challenge 9
10.
Ziggy challenge 10
11.
Ziggy challenge 11
12.
Ziggy challenge 12
13.
Ziggy challenge 13
14.
Ziggy challenge 14
15.
Ziggy challenge 15
16.
Ziggy challenge 16
17.
Ziggy challenge 17
18.
Ziggy challenge 18

Solutions

Here are solutions to each of the challenges. Both solutions to the 6 by 6 square are given, but for the other challenges only one solution is shown even though there may be more.

1a.
Ziggy challenge 1 solution a
1b.
Ziggy challenge 1 solution b
2.
Ziggy challenge 2 solution
3.
Ziggy challenge 3 solution
4.
Ziggy challenge 4 solution
5.
Ziggy challenge 5 solution
6.
Ziggy challenge 6 solution
7.
Ziggy challenge 7 solution
8.
Ziggy challenge 8 solution
9.
Ziggy challenge 9 solution
10.
Ziggy challenge 10 solution
11.
Ziggy challenge 11 solution
12.
Ziggy challenge 12 solution
13.
Ziggy challenge 13 solution
14.
Ziggy challenge 14 solution
15.
Ziggy challenge 15 solution
16.
Ziggy challenge 16 solution
17.
Ziggy challenge 17 solution
18.
Ziggy challenge 18 solution

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