Tangram

puzzle · geometry · brain teaser · art

Seven clever pieces. A tangram is made of exactly seven flat shapes called tans, and you use all of them to create different designs without any overlaps. The pieces include triangles, a square, and a parallelogram that fit together like a magic puzzle.

Ancient Chinese invention. The tangram was invented in China sometime around the late 1700s and became so popular that trading ships carried it all the way to America and Europe. People have loved solving it for hundreds of years.

More than just puzzles. Tangrams aren't only fun games, they're also used for art, education, and teaching geometry in schools. People create beautiful minimalist designs and challenge their friends to copy the shapes they've made.

Super popular puzzle. The tangram became a massive craze in Europe and had another huge surge in popularity during World War I. It's one of the most famous dissection puzzles in the world and almost everyone has heard of it.