Tiling puzzle
Nowadays, Tiling puzzle has become a topic of great relevance and interest in different areas. Its impact is not limited to a single sector, but covers a wide range of areas, from technology to health, culture and politics. The Tiling puzzle phenomenon has captured the attention of millions of people around the world, generating debates, reflections and actions around its meaning, implications and potential consequences. In this article, we will explore various perspectives on Tiling puzzle, analyzing its evolution, its relevance in the current context and its possible impact in the future.
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Tiling puzzles are puzzles involving two-dimensional packing problems in which a number of flat shapes have to be assembled into a larger given shape without overlaps (and often without gaps).[1] Some tiling puzzles ask players to dissect a given shape first and then rearrange the pieces into another shape. Other tiling puzzles ask players to dissect a given shape while fulfilling certain conditions. The two latter types of tiling puzzles are also called dissection puzzles.
Tiling puzzles may be made from wood, metal, cardboard, plastic or any other sheet-material. Many tiling puzzles are now available as computer games.
Tiling puzzles have a long history. Some of the oldest and most famous are jigsaw puzzles and the tangram puzzle.
Other examples of tiling puzzles include:
- Toy block
- Conway puzzle
- Domino tiling, of which the mutilated chessboard problem is one example
- Eternity puzzle
- Geometric magic square
- Puzz-3D
- Squaring the square
- Tantrix
- T puzzle
Many three-dimensional mechanical puzzles can be regarded as three-dimensional tiling puzzles.
See also
References
- ^ Fletcher III, Raymond R. (April 24, 2020). Polyparallelogram Puzzles and Tiling Problems (1st ed.). Xlibris. pp. 4–5. ISBN 978-1-7960-9790-0.