Many of you know and love our Shippers Dilemma puzzle. This Shippers Dilemma-Y puzzle (and shippers Dilemma-Z) are related, and is just as hard or harder to figure out. The object here is to make a perfect cube from the 25 "Y" shaped pieces that will fit under the very pretty cover. This puzzle was invented by David Klarner and published in the Journal of Recreational Mathematics in 1970. Originally it was thought to be solvable 236 ways. Later computer analysis showed that over 1200 ways were possible. This may sound like alot, but there are millions of ways to get close. Good luck finding even 1. In addition to the cube, you can try to make different sized rectangles from 10, 12, 16 and 20 of the pieces. We provide a sheet with hundreds of shapes to make, which are more achievable than the cube.
Shippers Dilemma Y
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This listing is for a single (1) item. This product is constructed from wood where each piece can have unique characteristics of grain and color. Some items are constructed using different species of wood which can lend uniqueness to each item. These are stock photos that are representative of this puzzle and each individual puzzle may vary somewhat from the photos shown.