Have you played the puzzle game Tangram? I remember, as a child, being fascinated by how just seven simple wooden triangles and other shapes could offer endless entertainment. Unlike LEGO, the Tangram ...
Every now and then a puzzle or game sweeps a population. We had Rubik's Cube in the early Eighties, Sudoku in the 2000's, and now Flappy Bird. But too often, due to technology, these spread incredibly ...
Under this number are twelve folders containing groups of sheets describing games and stories by A. Henry Wheeler, a mathematics teacher, some of which are based on tangrams [see 1979.3002.134 for a ...