Japanese tangram

A few weeks ago I wrote about a Japanese Tangram from 1742, pre-dating the well known Chinese Tangram, and gave some classical figures with the 7 pieces. This week I’d like to present some figures wit the theme: In and around the water.

Again I’d like to thank my wife Jos and our daughter Margreet for coming up with these figures.

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A new puzzle is published every Friday. Solutions are published after one or more weeks. You are welcome to discuss the puzzles, their difficulty level, originality and much more.

3 3’s

Use 3 3’s to make exactly 20.
Hint: USA inhabitants have it easier.

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A new puzzle is published every Friday.

Move matchsticks

Rearrange these matchsticks so that you have 3 squares. Can you find both solutions?

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The solution will be published after a few weeks

Bongard problem (8)

The Russian scientist M.M. Bongard published a book in 1967 that contains 100 problems. Each problem consists of 12 small boxes: six boxes on the left and six on the right. Each of the six boxes on the left conform to a certain rule. Each and every box on the right contradicts this rule. Your task, of course, is to figure out the rule.

Bongard problem 8^**

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You can find more Bongard problems at Harry Foundalis site, and I intend to publish more problems in the future.

A new puzzle is published every Friday. Solutions are published after one or more weeks. You are welcome to remark on the difficulty level of the puzzles, discuss alternate solutions, and so on. Puzzles are rated on a scale of 1 to three stars.