http://blog.makezine.com/2012/02/13/math-monday-truchet-tiles/ DIY projects, how-tos, and inspiration from geeks, makers, and hackers Sat, 18 May 2013 16:06:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://blog.makezine.com/2012/02/13/math-monday-truchet-tiles/#comment-334565 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:49:45 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=175247#comment-334565 [...] Math Monday: Truchet Tiles [...]

]]> http://blog.makezine.com/2012/02/13/math-monday-truchet-tiles/#comment-334562 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:26:18 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=175247#comment-334562 Speaking of games, these tiles reminds me of a game called Amoeba, that I played as a kid. I found it on Boardgamegeek: http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/810/amoeba

]]> http://blog.makezine.com/2012/02/13/math-monday-truchet-tiles/#comment-334503 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:35:30 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=175247#comment-334503 Very interesting! The board game Carcassonne (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcassonne_%28board_game%29) uses a more complex version of Truchet tiling, with multiple tile patterns.

]]> http://blog.makezine.com/2012/02/13/math-monday-truchet-tiles/#comment-334501 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:30:50 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=175247#comment-334501 Oops! I meant “Boston Puzzle”. No physics here.

]]> http://blog.makezine.com/2012/02/13/math-monday-truchet-tiles/#comment-334500 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:28:03 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=175247#comment-334500 This is an old quilt pattern called “Snowball”, “Boson Puzzle”, or “Baseball”.

]]> http://blog.makezine.com/2012/02/13/math-monday-truchet-tiles/#comment-334495 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:45:01 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=175247#comment-334495 A set of tiles with these patterns printed on them would make an interesting kitchen floor.

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