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Soma - So Good

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Can you mentally fit the 7 SOMA pieces together to make a cube? Can you do it in more than one way?

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Cubist Cuts

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A 3x3x3 cube may be reduced to unit cubes in six saw cuts. If after every cut you can rearrange the pieces before cutting straight through, can you do it in fewer?

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Nine Colours

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You have 27 small cubes, 3 each of nine colours. Use the small cubes to make a 3 by 3 by 3 cube so that each face of the bigger cube contains one of every colour.


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