Great Minds: Archimedes' Tangram Puzzle

Will you be able to master this challenging wooden brainteaser?

Remove the 14 wooden pieces from the frame. Can you fit them back into theframe again? Now open the booklet enclosed to find 12 further shape buildingchallenges.
Archimedes is regarded as one of the leading scientists of classical antiquity.He also designed and wrote about a tangram-type puzzle. It consists of piecescut from a square which can be used to make other polygons. This style oftangram is called the Loculus of Archimedes. At over 2,000 years old, it isbelieved to be the world’s oldest puzzle. What Archimedes didn’t know atthe time was that without rotations or reflections, there are 536 differentways to place the 14 pieces back into the square frame!

Not for children under 3yrs old. Recommended for ages 8 years+.