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Puzzle
crafting & workshops • Laboratorio di giochi d'ingegno • Atelier
de puzzles
by Gianni A. Sarcone & Marie-Jo Waeber
The
Sword and Crown puzzle Legend says
that when the condottiere Sigismondo Mazzacani besieged
the small town of Chiusdino (Tuscany), an ambassador
came and told him: "to aspire to the crown of this
town, you must first free the sword". In other words,
to resolve without bloodshed the conflict, the condottiere
was challenged to free the sword drived into the rock
of San Galgano... The puzzle we feature here is based
on this legend.
Let's
Start
The
puzzle consists in 3 parts: a hoop, a sword and a crown.
To make your own disentanglement puzzle, download first
the PDF file containing the 3 models shown below...
(Just click on the small PDF gif >> )
• Once you've downloaded the PDF file, print out the models and paste them
onto thin cardboard, then cut the pieces out.
• Make a slit in the first piece by cutting the dotted lines. Then, glue
its both ends together to make a hoop.
• Now, if you follow the directions illustrated opposite, you should be
able to assemble this puzzle without any problem:
a) Fold
the sword piece as shown, b) fit its handle
into the slit of the cardboard hoop. c) Slip
the crown piece through the sword handle and d) stick
its ends together as shown. The fig. e) shows
how the puzzle should look.
AIM
OF THE PUZZLE Separate the sword from the crown
(see image below)
without folding and defacing the cardboard sword
or tearing up any puzzle piece. Once you've freed the sword,
try to assemble the puzzle again!
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journal is
an interactive review devoted to entertaining & involving
the readers with puzzles, recreational mathematics
and visual creativity. This journal is published
for an audience without a specific math background.
Each issue covers a broad range of mental and hands-on activities
for the reader to enjoy!
"How
to focus attention? Encourage creative exploration?" Multicultural
interactive puzzle
activities & workshops for museums
and institutions.
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