Einstein Origami Paper Puzzles & Games

<b><i>The ultimate marriage of jigsaw puzzles and origami!</i></b><br><br>In <i>Einstein Origami Puzzles</i>, origami master Sy Chen shows you how to fold ingenious hat-shaped "Einstein" paper tiles that can be fitted together endlessly without ever repeating the same pattern. He provides clear, easy-to-follow instructions and photos for 30 fascinating paper puzzles and brain-teasers that you can create using inexpensive folded paper polygons.<br><br>First, you''ll learn to fold the "Einstein" polygon from a single sheet of paper. This shape stumped mathematicians for many decades, but a clever hat-shaped version was finally discovered in 2023. The author subsequently developed a folded paper version of this amazing shape, along with many variations (including one folded from a dollar bill!)—all of which are presented in this groundbreaking book!<br><br><b>In addition to his 10 innovative "Einstein" tiles, Chen provides instructions for folded paper shapes that can used in entertaining geometric puzzles and games, like:</b><ul><li><b>Polyominoes:</b> Tetris-like folded paper pieces that can be fitted together in a variety of ways</li><li><b>Tangrams:</b> Seven origami shapes that form deceptively simple but challenging tangram puzzles</li><li><b>"Rep-Tiles:"</b> Geometric shapes formed of smaller pieces having the same shape—like a large triangle composed of four smaller ones</li><li><b>And many more</b> — including a unique origami Jigsaw Puzzle</li></ul><br>This is the perfect book for anyone who enjoys brain teasers, mathematical challenges and jigsaw puzzles!