Tangram Fury Utah Book (Tangram Fury Puzzle Book) - Softcover

Nufer, Doug

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1982098309 ISBN 13: 9781982098308

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

Tangrams are ancient Chinese, ingenious puzzles. They are deceptively simple in design, yet can stump even the most seasoned of puzzlers. Then, the light clicks on and the answer suddenly seems so obvious. It's amazing that so many puzzles can be solved with the exact same 7 shapes.

The State of Utah earned the nickname of "the crossroads of the West" because so many people journeyed through it on their way to California, Oregon, or elsewhere. It's dry climate and high Rocky Mountains helps it produce powdery snow that's ideal for skiing and giving rise to the claim of "the greatest snow on earth!"

Utah was settled by pioneers and is home to a host of interesting sites and activities. With over 11,000 miles of rivers and streams, plenty of trails through mountains and valleys, and awe-inspiring sandstone cliffs, arches, hoodoo, and slot canyons, there is plenty to see and do.

This book pays tribute to many of these with original designs that will surely both puzzle and delight.

Following a brief introduction to tangrams, the main portion of the book provides challenging or whimsical puzzles to solve. The book is arranged to show a silhouetted puzzle, followed by its solution. This is followed by tidbits and trivia about tangrams and some famous people who have tinkered with tangrams over the years. It also provides some tips and suggestions for those with a competitive streak. The text sections of the books in this series are essentially the same, but the heart of the book - the part that includes the tangram puzzles - remains unique. Most of the puzzles have been designed by the author, Doug Nufer.

This book series was featured on the NewsWatch TV program on Discovery Channel:

http://newswatchtv.com/2015/12/18/tangram-fury

Go on! What are you waiting for? Give it a try! You just might get hooked...

About this title

About the Author:

Doug Nufer came across tangrams by accident. He was looking up a word in the dictionary and happened upon a diagram of the puzzle. Curious to know what puzzle was so famous that it was in the dictionary, he started to read up on them. Learning that tangrams can form animals, people, buildings, and dozens of other topics, the idea of creating a competitive tangram game hit him. This resulted in the game Tangram Fury. By then, the puzzle bug had fully hit him. He spent his spare time creating new tangram puzzles covering many themes. To date, he has created 1600+ tangram puzzles, a dozen themed tangram packs, and even more tangram books. He designed the tangrams he uses in his books.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1982098309
• ISBN 13: 9781982098308
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 135