The illustration will show how the thirteen pieces can be put together so as to construct the perfect board, and the reverse problem of cutting these particular pieces out will be found equally entertaining.
Compare with Nos. 293 and 294 in A. in M.
Henry Ernest Dudeney collects a wide variety of original mathematical and mental puzzles into this volume. The book features an introductory essay on the nature of puzzles and provides solutions for all problems at the end.
The illustration will show how the thirteen pieces can be put together so as to construct the perfect board, and the reverse problem of cutting these particular pieces out will be found equally entertaining.
Compare with Nos. 293 and 294 in A. in M.