Please note: Tangoes were made by Rex Games, now closed. You may find Tangoes and tangrams elsewhere online, like eBay or Amazon. For similar and more advanced play, see also our Triangoes Jr. Trio in a Tray Chasing Squares Twenty-Tans

Guest Appearance! — SOLD OUT... TANGOES® ...from Rex Games (sorry, their business closed) 2021 update: Rex Games has been purchased by Smart Toys and Games, a subsidiary of the great Belgian company Smart nv., also known as Smart Games, who received Kadon's 2018 industry award for their 25 years of creating inspirational and educational toys. They are marketing Tangoes worldwide.       Tangrams are one of the oldest puzzles known, over two hundred years old, variously credited to the Chinese or the Greeks or an unknown designer. Rex Games' modern versions under the name Tangoes were superbly made, with two sets of nicely textured plastic pieces, a deck of 54 two-sided image cards, and a slim carry-case that doubled as display stand for two players to compete in solving. Ideal travel game, and there were supplemental decks to keep you challenged (they're sold out, too). For ages 8 to adult, 1 or 2 players. You may get lucky and find some on eBay or Amazon. Or try our Twenty-Tans; they contain enough tiles of the right shapes to make two sets of Tangoes pieces.

TINY TANSTM developed by Kate Jones These mini-puzzles have just 4 pieces each, based on combinations of right triangles but with some shapes a bit different from traditional tangrams. Dozens of silhouette patterns pose various levels of difficulty for each of the three styles. The "Tantalizing T" puzzle may look familiar, but we've changed the proportions from the traditional model to make it more versatile. "U Can Do It" has 4 all-different tiles. The T and U are equivalent to 5 squares in size (pentominoes). "Square and Fair" looks like a diamond but is really a 2x2 square. All have recloseable plastic storage bags, and all pieces are size-compatible for mix-and-match explorations. About 4" solved. Colors may vary from those shown. For ages 8 to adult. Sold as trios below or sold singly. For its 25th anniversary in 2014, we introduced a special Trio-in-a-Tray version (below right). It includes all three pattern cards plus bonus figures. Colorful acrylic, group of 3, $27 Add to your order Solid wood, group of 3, $42 Add to your order Trio-in-a-Tray, combo of 3, $42 Add to your order

Larger image of Grand Tans and a couple of solutions

GRAND TANS® ...a hundred-year-old classic The 7 finely handcrafted wood pieces, not the same as tangram tiles, form 101 puzzle shapes. We reconstructed them from figures found with an antique set originally published in 1891 in anchorstone by the German company, F.A. Richter. The pieces are great for improvising new designs. Their proportions are related to angles of squares and octagons, but the pie-shaped piece tends to be troublesome. Green felt drawstring storage pouch included. Wood grain may vary. For ages 8 to adult. $39 Add to your order

PUZZLING PENTAGONTM ...posed by Donald Knuth This 16-piece lasercut acrylic puzzle has a lengthy pedigree. From a suggestion by Nob. Yoshigahara, the late, great Japanese puzzlemaster, to the posing of 4 very difficult questions by Don, this puzzle was first distributed at an International Puzzle Party. We developed it further, adding many other designs and questions. There's always something else to explore with it. There are 4 triangle sizes each in 4 colors, which can build 4 separate little pentagons or one large one. Their geometry is related by the "golden ratio." Handy cloth storage bag and instructions are included. Recommended ages 10 to adult. (Shipping discount) $25 Add to your order

POCKET STARTM...styled by Kate Jones This adorable little set of 25 tiles (15 kites, 10 darts) in 5 colors is one of several "25"-based sets created for Kadon's 25th anniversary in 2005. Lets you make hundreds of symmetry patterns with color and shape. Travels easily in its drawstring pouch, so do take it along in pocket or bag. It's a sweet pastime, intriguing icebreaker, creative entertainer, relaxing stress remover, fun to doodle with anytime, anywhere, alone or with a partner. Leaflet suggests several avenues of exploration. Recommended for ages 8 to adult. (Shipping discount) $20 Add to your order

Shape by Shape is a trademark of ThinkFun, Inc.

Guest appearance! SHAPE BY SHAPETM ...designed by Nob. Yoshigahara, made by ThinkFun, Inc. Here's another fine idea from our friend Nob., superlatively presented by ThinkFun (formerly Binary Arts). An injection-molded tray holds 14 geometric pieces on top, and a little drawer with 60 puzzle pattern cards below. The pieces feel very nice. Great ease of handling is a plus when the solutions are so elusive. Two colors mark pieces that are, respectively, two and three right triangles in size (a subset of our Tan Tricks series). Arrange one color into the figure shown on the card, then fill the background with the other. Partial-solution hints are given on the back of each card, in case help is needed. We recommend these for ages 8 to adult. $15 Add to your order

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