The puzzle box contains 18 wooden blocks which consist of four basic forms: I (4), L (6), S (2), C (6). By joining the circular faces end to end on a horizontal surface, the building blocks can be assembled in a multitude of ways that create free-standing circuits, with no beginning or end.
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| 1 | 2 | 2 | Use 2 C blocks to form the simplest circuit, the only one consisting of 2 blocks only. | ![]() |
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| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Use 2 L blocks and 1 C to form the only circuit consisting of 3 blocks. | ![]() |
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| 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Use 2 L blocks and 2 C to form a free-standing circuit consisting of 4 blocks. | ![]() |
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| 4 | 4 | 4 | Use 4 C blocks to form a free-standing cube circuit. This circuit fits into a box with the side length of twice the diameter of the circular faces (2x2x2). | ![]() |
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| 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | This circuit consists of 5 blocks. | ![]() |
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| 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | This circuit consists of 6 blocks, but only 1 L is allowed to touch the horizontal surface. | ![]() |
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| 7 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | Use all 18 blocks to form a circuit within the box provided, 6x6x1. | ![]() |
| 8 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | Use all 18 blocks to form a circuit fitting into the box 3x3x4. | ![]() |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | Use 2 L blocks and 4 C to form a circuit, that also stands upside down. | ![]() |
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| 10 | 8 | ? | ? | ? | ? | Use 8 blocks to form a circuit fitting into the box 4x4x1 and 2x2x4. | ![]() |
| 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | This circuit consists of 9 blocks, but only 2 L are allowed to touch the horizontal surface. | ![]() |
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| 12 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | Use all 18 blocks to form a circuit fitting into the box 3x2x6. | ![]() |
| 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Use this 12 blocks to form a circuit fitting into the box 4x2x3. | ![]() |
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| 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Use this 10 blocks to form a circuit standing on the horizontal surface 2x2. | ![]() |
| 15 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | Use all 18 blocks to form 4 circuits within the box provided, 6x6x1. | ![]() |
| 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | Use two Puzzle No. 5 to form a circuit by rotating only 2 blocks. | ![]() |
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| 17 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | This circuit fits into the cube box, 3x3x3. | ![]() |
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| 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | This circuit also stands upside down. | ![]() |
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| 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Use this 10 blocks to form a circuit standing on the horizontal surface 2x2. | ![]() |
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| 20 | 12 | 6 | 6 | Use this 12 blocks to form a circuit fitting into the box 2x2x6. | ![]() |
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| 21 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | Use this 16 blocks to form a circuit fitting into the box 2x2x8. | ![]() |
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| 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | This circuit also stands upside down. | ![]() |
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| 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Use this 4 blocks to form a circuit. | ![]() |
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| 24 | 6 | 6 | Use this 6 blocks to form a circuit. | ![]() |
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| 25 | 10 | 4 | 6 | Use this 10 blocks to form a circuit fitting into the box 2x2x5. | ![]() |
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| 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | This circuit consists of 6 blocks, but only 1 C is allowed to touch the horizontal surface. | ![]() |
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| 27 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | Use this 16 blocks to form a circuit fitting into the box 3x3x4 and standing on the horizontal surface like puzzle No. 23. | ![]() |
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| 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | This circuit fits into the box 3x3x2. | ![]() |
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| 29 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | This circuit fits into the box 4x2x4. | ![]() |
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| 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Use this 10 blocks to form a circuit standing on the horizontal surface 3x2. | ![]() |
| 31 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | Use all 18 blocks to form a circuit fitting into the box 9x4x1. | ![]() |
| 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | This circuit also stands upside down. | ![]() |
| 33 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | This circuit consists of 9 blocks, but only two blocks are allowed to touch the horizontal surface. | ![]() |
| 34 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | Use this 12 blocks to form 2 circuits with the same course. | ![]() |
| 35 | 6 | 3 | 3 | This circuit also stands upside down. | ![]() |
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| 36 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | Use this 14 blocks to form a circuit fitting into the box 2x2x7. | ![]() |
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| 37 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | Use this 12 blocks to form 2 circuits fitting into the box 3x2x4. The 2 circuits also stand upside down. | ![]() |
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| 38 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | Use all 18 blocks to form 5 circuits within the box provided, 6x6x1. This puzzle has no solution. Why? | ![]() |
| 39 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Looking for the circuit with the largest hight. | ![]() |
| 40 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Use this 12 blocks to form a circuit fitting into the box 3x2x4. | ![]() |
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| 41 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | Use this 10 blocks to form a circuit fitting into the box 2x2x5. | ![]() |
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| 42 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | This circuit fits into the box 3x2x5. | ![]() |
| 43 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | This circuit fits into the box 3x2x5. | ![]() |
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| 44 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Use this 10 blocks to form a circuit fitting into the box 2x2x5. | ![]() |
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| 45 | 8 | 2 | 6 | This circuit fits into the box 2x2x4. | ![]() |
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| 46 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | This circuit fits into the box 5x4x1. | ![]() |
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| 47 | 10 | 4 | 6 | This circuit fits into the cube box, 3x3x3. | ![]() |
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| 48 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | This circuit fits into the box 4x2x4. | ![]() |
| 49 | 9 | 4 | 5 | This circuit fits into the box 3x2x3, but does not stand upside down. | ![]() |
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| 50 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | This circuit fits into the box 3x2x4. | ![]() |
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| 51 | 8 | 4 | 4 | This circuit fits into the box 2x2x4. | ![]() |
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| 52 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Use this 11 blocks to form a circuit standing on the horizontal surface 2x2. | ![]() |
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| 53 | 4 | 4 | Use 4 L blocks to form a circuit in two ways. | ![]() |
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| 54 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Use this 8 blocks to form a circuit standing on the horizontal surface 3x2. | ![]() |
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| 55 | The next puzzle will be published here on
Thursday, 31. May. |
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