The Puzzling World of Polyhedral Dissections
By Stewart T. Coffin

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Chapter 16 - Miscellaneous Confusing Puzzles
The Square Face Puzzle

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The puzzle shown in Fig. 149 is made by starting with the Pseudo-Notched Sticks Puzzle and adding 12 more notched blocks. Some minor variations are possible, depending upon just where the blocks are attached. The version shown here has six dissimilar, non-symmetrical pieces and two solutions. Note that the addition of the 12 blocks completely changes the appearance of the puzzle so that it now more nearly resembles the Three Pairs Puzzle, even though functionally those two are entirely different.

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Fig. 149

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