Polymino Puzzles
Pentominos Puzzle Solver
http://math.hws.edu/xJava/PentominosSolver/ (2018-04-07) Java
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Polyominoes
http://kevingong.com/Polyominoes/index.html macOS Mac OS 9 Java Windows
Polyominoes is a polyominoes fitting game. Written by Kevin L Gong. In this program, you try to fit a set of polyominoes (connected squares) into a given shape. In another mode, two players take turns fitting polyominoes into a give shape. The first without a fitting piece losses. It's almost impossible to beat the computer. Mac, Windows and Java.
Tangram
http://members.aol.com/sth777/defaul.html
Mac OS 9
Windows
★ Tangram (v 4.1, 1999-07. ) Tangram is a popular tiling puzzle that's probably originated from China.
The goal is to arrange a set of seven tiles to match a given shape.
This software's interface is beautiful and well-designed.
Author is S.
T.
Han (sth@kagi.com).
Books on Tangram
A arresting introduction to tangrams can be found in Time Travel and other Mathematical Bewilderments , by Martin Gardner. Buy at amazon It includes a short bibliography.
If you like mathematical puzzles, you may find this book interesting [Puzzles Old and New: How to make and solve them By Jerry Slocum and Jack Boterman. Buy at amazon] The book includes photographs of many many puzzles. It gives you a panorama of all types of physical puzzles.
Books on Polyominoes
Some excellent intro to polyominoes:
- Time Travel and other Mathematical Bewilderments Buy at amazon, Chapter 14. (1988) By Martin Gardner.
- Polyominoes : Puzzles, Patterns, Problems and Packings Buy at amazon by Solomon W Golomb. (2nd ed., 1996)