The puzzle was made of the 12 pentominoes forming the letters p and i to spell pi, the infinite decimal that begins with 3.14 (as in March 14). Our design produced two spare parts from cutting out the opening in the p and the dot over the i. Toying with these extra pieces inspired us to give them their very own puzzle/art challenges. Here are some of the designs we've found:

Using all 8 tiles, solve and invent ever different patterns. Fit them together as if on a checkerboard or join them freestyle any way you like. The smallest areas you can fill are a 6x6 square and a 2x18, 4x9, and 3x12 rectangle. Symmetries are especially pretty to look at, and then use your imagination to build scenes and figures, birds and animals. It's a relaxing and satisfying activity. See if other players can guess the designs you’ve made.

Here's another challenge: create the shapes of all the letters of the alphabet. We show some to get you started: A B C O. Send us your solutions, and we'll share them.

Lasercut white acrylic in drawstring pouch makes a fun traveling set to entertain one or more players, ages 6 to adult.     $12