TANGRAM :
Ancient Chinese moving piece puzzle, consisting of 7 pieces made using 3 basic geometric shapes. There are two large, one medium and two small triangles, one square and one parallelogram.
Learn it’s history, easily make your own tangram set or try solving one of the puzzle shapes. We also have downloads of printouts and software for you to play with. Don’t miss our gallery of tangram sets made from antique ivory, silver, Mother of Pearl and other materials plus a few ways the designs have been used.
It’s one of the classic puzzles, simple to play with endless possibilities.
Enjoy!
NEWEST ADDITIONS
DoTangrams - Mikael put together an on-line version for us to try out. I had fun playing there and you'll see my first three there. See what you can add to his collection and inspire him to take the project further.
HISTORY AND USES
The earliest known book about tangrams is dated ... more
PUZZLE SHAPES
For your pleasure we have many shapes ... ... more
MAKE A SET
An easy method to mark out your tangram cut lines ... more
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PHOTO GALLERIES
Tangrams in ivory, bone, silver, wood, plastic ... more
TANGRAM LINKS
View our large and growing collection of links ... more







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