Tangram Puzzles. 500 Tricky Shapes to Confound & Astound/ Includes Deluxe Wood Tangrams

Editorial Review

It's endless fun! Opening this beautiful 2-color, lie-flat hardcover spiral book is like unlocking a treasure chest filled with puzzles and creative activities. Begin by taking the seven high-quality wooden tans (NOT cheap and sharp plastic)out of the resealable case bound sturdily inside. Now, you're ready to play--and to solve up to 500 mysterious tangram puzzles, using the seven simple shapes that can be put together again and again in countless figures and forms. Sometimes they're easily solved; other times, the puzzles are baffling. Decide just how hard you want a game to be! Set the clock and challenge your friends to a race, or do these brain stumpers on your own by arranging the pieces so they all touch, lie flat, or don't overlap. Make two separate shapes from a single set. If you happen to feel artistic, tell a story with the tangrams or create beautiful silhouettes for pure pleasure. One thing is for sure: you'll always find this ancient test-of-wits enjoyable, fascinating, and perplexing.

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Customer Reviews

exercise your mind with tangrams

2008-06-16
These beautiful wooden shapes allow both young and old to exercise the mind. My children enjoy them as puzzles and it is great for teaching spatial orientation (and patience) as well as creative outlet for the imagination (make up your own tangrams). The book itself has excellent images but the spiral bound nature of it is poorly executed. The wood pieces are very nice and solid with a good finish.

Tangram Puzzles: 500 Tricky Shapes to Confound & Astound, Includes Deluxe Wood Tangrams

2007-10-11
The first book arrived with the binding cracked from shipping. The online return form on Amazon is very easy. I mailed the first book back, free of charge, and Amazon sent a new copy promptly. The replacement was in perfect condition. The puzzle pieces are very nice, not a dollar store item. Overall, I am very happy with the service of Amazon and also the book. This would make a beautiful special occasion present.

A great exercise for brain, being fun at the same time

2007-04-06
A very nicely made product - the wooden pieces are very smooth without any splinters or sharp edges. The puzzles are awesome - during my pass-time, I try making these - some take a few minutes to solve, but some could take a few hours. It is so interesting that my daughter was trying to put together some when she was 4. You have 501, not 500 puzzles, because you have to arrange them to form a square to put them back in the packing pouch. Some of the puzzles are un-imaginable - I could not believe that you could make many of the shapes with the wooden pieces provided. The author/creator should be honored for his creativity.

I recommend this to anyone from 4 to 100+ years old - You are never too young to start training your brain, and never too old to stop. I would have bought it even if it cost twice of what it costs now.

Fun for your brain

2007-01-05
I use this tangram puzzle with my junior high school students. The shapes are challenging, and offer great visual/spatial exercise for young minds. The book is big and has lots of puzzles to choose from. The puzzle pieces are nice too.

Good Educational Toy

2006-07-19
This Tangram set and book are very good quality. Tangrams are excellent learning tools for spatial understanding and problem solving. Because of the nature of this toy, it is much more versatile than regular puzzles. The same pieces are used over and over to solve the many different 'puzzles' which are presented in the book. (The solutions are also given at the back of the book.)

I have only one criticism of this product. I wish it came with a container for the pieces.

good blocks & puzzles, but not set up well for a game

2005-05-29

A must have game!

2004-09-22
My older son's piano teacher has a set of puzzle in his studio. All the kids are fascinated by playing with it, including my 3-year-old younger son. Even though it's for 8 and order, it appears that all ages enjoy this game trenmendeously. It's a great game to have at home and also a great gift for other kids.

Variety and Value

2004-05-04
The range of difficulty in this book should interest you if you're a beginner or an experienced tangram player. The blocks are nice and chunky and fit well in your hand. Definitely a good value and should get much use.