This was another IPP exchange puzzle that tickled me and was kept outside the boxes. Sadly, I haven't had time to give it a proper play until now. I brought this one along for one of my marathon puzzle solving sessions over a testing weekend and managed to do a fiddle job of it.
The puzzle consists of 5 different pieces inside a plastic frame. The object of which is to make a star. There are 8 different possibilities, but sadly I only managed one. Each of the different possibilities has the lines from the star in a different place, and each of the wooden pieces has lines drawn in a different position on either one or both sides.
It's a real nice idea for a puzzle, but since there are no real instructions on the packaging, so I was going on memory of this one. I may have the object of the puzzle all wrong, but I'll give it a go to explain what I did.
At one side there is an opening. This opening allows for the pieces to slide partially through, but not all the way. I think the object of the puzzle is to wiggle the pieces around until you can make the star shape. If I'm wrong, someone please let me know. The base of the puzzle has a couple of notches in it that hold the tips of the star just perfectly. A rather nice touch that helps in the positioning of the bits. There is also a piece of paper in there that can be removed which shows the 8 solutions. If you remove this paper, the puzzle and all its solutions are quite easy to do so I'm sure that isn't what needs be done.
I am hoping this is a dexterity puzzle that needs the wiggles, but if not, could someone please tell me how to do this puzzle right? I'm lost and confused (as usual).
The puzzle consists of 5 different pieces inside a plastic frame. The object of which is to make a star. There are 8 different possibilities, but sadly I only managed one. Each of the different possibilities has the lines from the star in a different place, and each of the wooden pieces has lines drawn in a different position on either one or both sides. It's a real nice idea for a puzzle, but since there are no real instructions on the packaging, so I was going on memory of this one. I may have the object of the puzzle all wrong, but I'll give it a go to explain what I did.
At one side there is an opening. This opening allows for the pieces to slide partially through, but not all the way. I think the object of the puzzle is to wiggle the pieces around until you can make the star shape. If I'm wrong, someone please let me know. The base of the puzzle has a couple of notches in it that hold the tips of the star just perfectly. A rather nice touch that helps in the positioning of the bits. There is also a piece of paper in there that can be removed which shows the 8 solutions. If you remove this paper, the puzzle and all its solutions are quite easy to do so I'm sure that isn't what needs be done.
I am hoping this is a dexterity puzzle that needs the wiggles, but if not, could someone please tell me how to do this puzzle right? I'm lost and confused (as usual).
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You got it nearly right. The main trick seems to be that the frame is open at one side and you can slide the paper out. Then you will notice two things: there are several challenges/solution patterns to construct. And it is not really a dexterity puzzle any more, as you can touch and slide the pieces, even remove them.
ReplyDeleteMy first try of the puzzle was very similar to what you have described above. :)