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1 to 8 Squared

1 to 8 Squared is a small packing puzzle that I designed. I used it as the exchange gift for the Gathering for Gardner 13 conference in 2018.

Like the Ziggy puzzle I made for G4G12, it is based on the fact that 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8 = 62. There are 8 polyomino pieces, ranging in size from 1 to 8 squares. The basic aim is to create a 6 by 6 square. The pieces are shown here:

1 to 8 Squared pieces

There is only one solution to the square, but there are also several other challenges you may like to try, most of which have several solutions. Here is a selection of 24 shapes that can be made from the 8 pieces:

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1 to 8 Squared challenge 1
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 2
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 3
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 4
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 5
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 6
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 7
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 8
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 9
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 10
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 11
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 12
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 13
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 14
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 15
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 16
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 17
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 18
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 19
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 20
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 21
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 22
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 23
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 24

Solutions

Here are solutions to each of the challenges. For each challenge only one solution is shown, even though there may be more.

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1 to 8 Squared challenge 1 solution
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 2 solution
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 3 solution
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 4 solution
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 5 solution
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 6 solution
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 7 solution
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 8 solution
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 9 solution
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 10 solution
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 11 solution
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 12 solution
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 13 solution
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 14 solution
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 15 solution
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 16 solution
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 17 solution
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 18 solution
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 19 solution
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 20 solution
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 21 solution
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 22 solution
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 23 solution
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1 to 8 Squared challenge 24 solution

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