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Tangram Programs:Peces: - A *very* nice Tangram program recently updated to include even more figures. Created by Innocent De Marchi. It comes with 4600 Tangram designs and also allows you to make, save and share your own creations. An online version is available to play on his site. The program also offers 17 other games, all playable at four skill levels, 9 different languages and 7 installation packages, all for free. Wow! Pick the language of your choice when you get to his web site.LetsTans 1.1: - Grabarchuk Puzzles has a slick looking Tangram game for your iPhone or iPod touch. 64 shapes and three distinct modes of play gives you 192 puzzles with sounds, animations, timer with pause, hints and rotation. If you want it right now, it's available at this Apps Store link. Tangram-patterns: - Vasanth has used the Google Apps platform to make this Tangram application. Play, save your special shapes on-line and access them from anywhere. He's working on sharing, viewing and possibley contests. That would be great! Users need a Google account, any kind will do or just sign up for one (free) Septavo Tangrams - Smallware LLC has added a Tangram game to their line of on-screen amusements. Intuitive to use and easy on the eye, it offers 1000 tangram designs to keep you puzzling for a long time. Hints, stats and more. A free demo download for Windows or Mac is available. Maths et Magie... - Muriel, a French primary school teacher, found us a wonderful site from France. If you look down the list you will find a section of Tangram links. Great flash animations with each page having a playable puzzle below the animation. For those that can not read French, in English the first six links are In the Moutain - By the sea - Circus games - At the Farm - Playing Figures - Playing Letters. The next few are about fractions. Tanzzle - Franco Cocchini has done a shareware version called Tanzzle that has some nice features. It shows known designs plus generates random shapes to see and try. He's also included the pieces for the Trapeze, Phytagoras and Number 5 Puzzle for your enjoyment. There is a Puzzle of the week and the abilities to add your own puzzle shapes. Very nice! Tangram 1.0 : - Even Rouault has a nicely done online Java version of tangrams. Good selection of shapes, smooth moves plus new and edit buttons to make and save your own shapes. In French but that should not be a problem no matter what your language. Tangram: - Andrey D. Orlov has done a smooth flash version of Tangrams. There's also an editor and best of all, it saves the settings in a xml file. From the site: "By editing the xml config file you can change screen layout, colors, images, sounds and create your own figures series." jTans: - A Java version created by Philippe Banwarth. It comes in three varieties. Webstart, standalone or a java applet playable immediately. Give it a try, it's got some great features such a user-choosable textures and a very smooth rotation method. Thank's for sharing, Philippe. 501 Tangram Challenges : - A Flash Player version by Olga Pudrovska. Comes with 500 shapes to solve, the ability to make and save your own tangram creations plus other options. GTans: - Something for the Linux/Unix users out there nicely done by Philippe Banwarth. Lets you choose the puzzle, colour, size, and texture of tans, etc. 8 languages, small file size and free as well. What more could you ask for? Eric's Tangram Pages: - Eric Warsop has been doing some very interesting work with tangram notation and has put together a stand-alone program to generate sets of shapes. He's been kind enough to share his work with us in the hopes of stimulating other interested people. Eric is still adding improvements to the program. Tangram 2002: - Shareware from Creativeland-e.com. Lots of puzzles and an attractive interface. Check out that pause screen! Tangram 1.0: - Good freeware one by Mark Overmars. Comes with an easy editor to make and save your own collections of shapes. For even more fun, get the additional sets created by other tan fans. Curiouser.co.uk: - They have a java applet with 49 puzzles to solve, some Tangram history plus many other types of puzzles and paradoxes. OOG: - (Object Orientation Game) Another good one for free. You can play your choice of Tangrams, Pentominoes or Hexagons with the same program.
Tangram PagesNew Tangram Variations - June 04/06 - Serhiy Grabarchuk' site has some interesting new variations on playing with tangrams. Scroll down the page to find the tangrams, after that, have a look around the rest of his well done puzzle site. Lots of good articles sure to get you thinking.Ten Millions of Tangram Patterns and more: - Franco Cocchini has a great page concerning ways to estimate difficulty and classifications. He also investigates how many designs are possible just in the fully matched set of shapes. Gave me a greater understanding.  Thanks Franco!
Andrea's Tangram and Dissection Puzzle Pages: Andrea C's new location. She's included some tangram animations, Cinderella figures plus many original single and double (two sets) designs. Check out the dance sequences. Cool! She also has other interesting old dissection puzzles including scanned original brochures. You can find more of her work on pages 2 and 3 of my donation pages. I also had the pleasure of working with her on my Tangram book. Tangrammit: Tangrams from Barbara Ford, another of my tangram friends. She's got great tangram design ideas to share. Barbara has also written two wonderful tangram story books with many new shapes. Recommended! Eric's Tangram Pages: - Eric Warsop has been doing some very interesting work with tangram notation. He's been kind enough to share his work with us in the hopes of stimulating other interested people. What are we playing: Tangram or Math?: A tangram video! C.Pellegrino and L.Zuccheri use tangrams as "an example and a metaphor" to talk about mathematics. They bring together many ideas related to both subjects. If you like math or tangrams, have a look. In English or Italian. Puzzle World: One of John Rausch's great puzzle sites. Search the site for tangrams, he's got very interesting articles and pictures. Logic Puzzle Museum: If you're ever in the area, you will want to visit this place. Along with their tangrams, they offer a variety of puzzles and art projects that are on-going and hands on. Tangoes: Rex Games makes some vey nice tangram packages and their web site has information concerning tangrams plus additional links. You can also play with their on-line tangram game. Tangrams: Juergen Koeller has gathered a lot of interesting observations and notes about tangrams on his page. English or German. Puzzles - Tangrams: The Elliott Avedon Museum and Archive of Games at the University of Waterloo has a great collection of puzzles and games, here's the tangram page. Math Forum@Drexel: Great collection of teaching resources about tangrams and math. Scroll down to "Search this site" and type in tangram. KidScoop.com: Kidscoop involves kids in their local community and provides quality ideas and fun Gemani Games & Puzzles: They sell three attractive wood versions of Tangrams. Browse the rest of their site for an impresive range of games and puzzles PuzzleBoxWorld.com: Not about tangrams but they do have a great selection and information on another fascinating Asian puzzle, the Japanese puzzle box. Also a nice selection of other box and burr puzzles. Enchanted Mind Tangrams: Online tangrams, part of their creativity stimulating site. Pieces Pack #1: A package of tangram designs by S. Bartok for use in Mark Overmars' Tangram 1 program (see my download page) Un nuage d'école: - French primary school teacher Muriel has put together an interactive multimedia portal. In French, of course. Puzzles of Leonid Mochalov: No Tangrams but Leonid does have a wide range of puzzles to challenge you. Tangrams: A short animated story illustrated with tangrams by Geoff Dellow for elementary students. Strong Museum - Tangrams: A few print outs and a flashy tangram picture. Trackstar: A teacher resource list. Do a site search for tangram Developing Geometry Understandings and Spatial Skills through Puzzlelike Problems with Tangrams: Tangram Puzzles: The title says it all. From the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). With an online Tangram game to play with. Tangram Puzzle: Some printouts from Funorama.com, part of their larger site. PDF or GIF. Illinois Power: Tangrams show up in odd places. Here it's their company logo Tangrams and Fractions: Mathline is providing a tangram lesson plan for grades 6-8. Construction of a set and comparison of fractions. QUERIES ON ORIENTAL SOURCES IN RECREATIONAL MATHEMATICS: Prof. David Singmaster has done some extensive research into the early history of tangrams and is kind enough to share it with us. Puzzles of the Month: Part of The Puzzle Museum site (take a moment to look around), they have a nice example of an ivory tangram set about half-way down the page. PuzzleUP: PuzzleUP has a Tangram page as part of their "Puzzle Playground - Treasury of Classic and Modern puzzles" section. If you like puzzles in general, browse the large selection available on their site. Marcus' Tangram Site: Marcus has launched a site about his (and mine) favorite puzzle. Some history, make one, solve some shapes and read his ideas about other things to do with the tans. Pentominoes and Pygrams: Teacher Odette and her math class of 13 year olds at K.S.O. Glorieux Ronse, Belgium have put together 2 sites about pentominoes. Well worth a look if you like moving piece puzzles. They've also got a contest (with a prize) underway open to anybody. Check it out! TANGRAM, the incredible Chinese puzzle: Sarcone and Waeber have a page about mechanical and other puzzles. Click on "Puzzles to solve" and look for Tangramagic. Look around at the rest of the site while you're there. Lots of interesting stuff here! Tangram Polygon Challenge: Laura Candler has a .pdf printout for teachers. Tom Scavo's Tangrams KidsCom Tangram Font: They've got a Mac version. Livewire Puzzles: - A lot more than Tangrams here but check under "Do it yourself". They've also got some good stuff about solving puzzles in general. Part of Christian Eggermont's site:, a good list of puzzle links Christian's:Tangram specific page Norwood Tutors Educational Products:- Along with their other innovative whiteboard accessories, they distribute a magnetic Tangram set. Enchanted Mind:- Tangram Java Puzzle with some information. Take some time to see the rest of the site, it's good for stretching your mind. Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching:- Puzzle Index Tangram: Logicville did this page, part of their puzzles and brain teasers site. Jarrah Wooden Tangram Game: Built-Rite in Australia sells these. Puzzookies: Something a bit different. They're cookies in the shape of a tangram set. The packages have puzzles to solve printed on the wrapper. Play for a while then have a snack! Interesting Links:CalcXYZ Online calculators for quick and easy metric conversion, conversion tables for both commonly used and very exotic units.CalculateMe Conversions and calculations of many kinds done for you. Convert categories such as areas (metric and imperial), cooking measurements (UK to US), speeds, times, weights and more. Easy to use and very useful. Puzzle Games Directory: A good listing of puzzle sites on the 'net. Give it a look. Puzzle Games Resources A directory of Puzzle Games related websites. IQ Test:If you're interested in your abilities and proclavities this site will give you some things to think about. Tangram books:The Tangram Book - by Jerry Slocum, Sterling, 2003: Jerry Slocum has written an authoritative, lavishly photographed history of Tangrams. If you want to know more details about Tangrams, this would be a great choice. The Eighth Book of Tan - by Sam Loyd, Dover 1968: A re-issue of Loyd's book that renewed peoples interest in the puzzle. Loyd also tells a very tall but convincing tale about the origins of the puzzle. Grandfather Tang's Story - by Ann Tompert, Crown Publisher, Inc., 1990: Tompert uses tangram shapes to spin a tale about two shape-changing fox fairies. One of the better kid's tangram books. The Master Revealed - A Journey with Tangrams - by Barbara E. Ford, Tandora Box Press: In an engaging story set in China ( illustrated with tangrams, of course!) the author explores the many intriguing aspects of tangrams . She has been incorporating the designs into her crafts for the last 20 years. Over 475 puzzles. Creative Puzzles of the World - by Pieter van Delft and Jack Botermans, Harry N. Abrams 1978: Excellent book on not only tangrams but all kinds of puzzles to be made and enjoyed. Recommended! Tangrams, 330 Puzzles - by Ronald C. Read, Dover 1965: Not fancy, but an important resource. Lots of figures and he goes into some of the math involved in tangrams |
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Updated Dec. 09, 2009
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There are many other Tangram pages and programs to be found on the 'net. I've put together this list to point you to the ones I've come across. I'm sure there are more. If you know about others, I would like to hear about them. Read, play, have fun and maybe come back again sometime to see some new figures