This puzzle is a exchange puzzle by Andy Liu for the International Puzzle Party 28 held in Prague, Czech Republic 2008
Description:
Design is based on the Semipentominoes of the late Pieter J. Torbijn.
By a semipentacube is meant a solid figure consisting of two and a half unit cubes joined face to face, the half cube being a right isosceles triangular prism. There are six of them, and they are shown in a picture.
Goal:
Primary problem:
Construct a symmetric shape with all six semipentacubes which fits inside the 2x2x4 box.
Secondary problem:
Construct a symmetric shape with all six semipentacubes which fits inside the 3x3x2 box.
Packaging: Wooden box.
Preliminary estimate of shipping costs from the Netherlands.
Netherlands: from 0 - 2 kg, max. approx $ 12.00
Europe 1: from 0 - 2 kg, max. approx $ 23.00 to Belgium, Germany, France, (incl. Corsica and Monaco), Italy (excl. San Marino and Vatican City), Luxembourg, Spain (incl. Balearic Islands, excl. Canary Islands).
Europe 2: (rest of Europe) from 0 - 2 kg, max. approx. $ 30.00 to all other countries in Europe (excl. Russia).
ROW (rest of the world): from 0 - 2 kg, max. approx $ 43.00 – to all other countries (incl. Russia).
The final shipping cost will be determined when the item is closed.
And if more items are sold to the same address, the average shipping cost per item will be lower.