New crazy cut puzzles
I recently found out about a simple and fun type of puzzle called a crazy cut, first made famous by Martin Gardner.
The general idea is to take a given shape, and cut it into two pieces with the same shape. The cut does not have to be a straight line, and the shapes are allowed to be “flipped,” i.e., one shape can be a reflection of the other. Here’s an example puzzle, with its solution:
Can you find the solutions for each of these four puzzles?
Puzzle number 4 is much harder than the rest. I’ll post solutions in a few days.
Friends seem to find this puzzle pretty engaging, so I’m thinking about making an iPhone/iPad game with a bunch of these. Do you guys have any thoughts/ideas on what would make such an app fun?
December 8th, 2010 at 5:53 pm
I think there’s a game called “slice it” that is kinda similar to what you describe here
December 8th, 2010 at 7:42 pm
Oh, yea, that’s true, I’ve seen it. They are similar ideas, but I think this one can allow for more complex answers. For example, the solution to puzzle 4 is trickier than might be expected. But I’m really glad to see games like that being made and getting noticed.