Puzzle Great Minds Archimedes' Tangram Professor

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The Tangram Puzzle is one of the most renowned and most played brainteasers of the last millenium. The puzzler's aim is to remove the 14 wooden pieces and then fit them back into the frame. There are 534 different solutions but simply finding one is a challenge! The box also includes a challenge book with 12 further challenges to solve.

This brilliant puzzle is based on Archimedes of Syracuse, a Greek mathematician, physician, engineer, inventor and astronomer. Archimedes designed and wrote about a tangram-type puzzle known as the Loculus of Archimedes. It is the world's oldest puzzle, having been around for over 2000 years.

The Great Minds range from Professor Puzzle features a combination of classic puzzles from throughout time and some of the greatest minds in history, from Leonardo Da Vinci to Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Pythagoras. Each great mind has been relevantly coupled with a challenging puzzle, all of which have an antique design. The puzzles additionally contain fascinating information about the 'Great Minds' themselves.

Difficulty level: 5/5