One puzzle and endless snake figures

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:46

Unlike a cube, Rubik's snake puzzle allows you to create a new figure every time. Few people know, but there are already more than a hundred of them. And new schemes are constantly appearing of what snake shapes can actually be created.

A standard puzzle has 24 pieces. But there are also longer options, for example, with 36 or 48 parts.

Models that are created from it are divided into two-dimensional and three-dimensional. Some of them are quite simple, especially from the first group. Even younger students can handle it. But there are figures over which even a person with experience in assembling it will break his head.

Interestingly, in the general sense, it cannot be called a puzzle. Because it is rather a constructor that needs to be assembled according to a pre-planned plan. Or come up with something special. And then teach it to others.

This Rubik's puzzle helps develop spatial imagination and creativity. It will prove to be an indisputable assistant in shaping the logic of the one who collects it.

How to read figure assembly diagrams?

First you need to correctly position the snake. Herthe starting position is as follows: all parts form a straight line. If you look at it from the side, then the dark triangles are below. Accordingly, the light ones are on top.

All dark triangles are numbered from 1 to 12. From left to right, of course. These dark parts in the process of assembling the figure from the snake remain motionless. Light parts will rotate. The next paragraph of the instructions for assembling a figure from a snake will begin with this number.

If you need to rotate the triangle that is on the left, then the instruction will contain the letter "L". The right part rotates if the letter "P" is present.

The number of turns is limited to 3. Since the fourth will return the part to its original position. The number of turns comes after the letter indicating left or right. Movement is clockwise.

Thus, each part of the instructions for assembling a Rubik's snake figure is formed from three components:

• triangle number (1-12);
• pivot side (L or R);
• number of turns (1-3).

For example, 10L1. She says to rotate the light triangle to the left of 10 dark one once.

Remembering this rule, it is easy to assemble any figure. And even write your own algorithm, if you come up with something special. And it will be clear to everyone. In order for the assembly technology to be understandable to foreigners, it is customary to replace the Russian letters L and P with the Latin L and R.

The figure called "Bow"

This game is a snake puzzle. Figures sometimes have a name that is not entirely clear where it came from. Same with this one. To many, it rather resembles a flower. The assembly algorithm consists of the following actions:

1P3; 2L1; 2P3; 3L3; 4P1; 4L3; 3P3; 5L3; 5P3; 6L1; 6P3; 9L3; 8P1; 8L3; 7P3; 7L3; 9P3; 10L1; 12P1; 12L3; 11P3; 11L3; 10P3.

Deciphering instructions:

• to the right of the first turns 3 times;
• left from 2nd - 1 time;
• from her right - 3;
• right from 3rd - 3 times;
• 1 right turn from 4th;
• from her left - 3;
• return to third and turn right to 3;
• about the fifth, first left by 3, and then right also by 3;
• from the sixth rotate - left to 1, right to 3;
• near the ninth left triangle rotate 3 times;
• about eighth right turn 1 time and left turn 3 times;
• from the seventh symmetrically to the left and to the right by 3;
• the tenth from the left has one turn;
• near the twelfth, the right one rotates 1 time and the left one 3;
• from the eleventh again symmetry on the left and on the right in 3 turns;
• the right side from the 10th makes 3 turns.

There will be no further explanation like this.

Instructions for Giraffe figurine

Another 3D model. Animal this time. Like the previous figure, it can be appreciated from all angles. Algorithm for assembling the model:

2P1; 3L3; 3P1; 4P3; 5L3; 4L2; 6L3; 6P3; 8P1; 8L3; 7P1; 7L2; 12P2.

How to make a compact triangle out of a snake?

The time has come for figures that represent inanimate objects. One example is volumetrictriangular prism. To create it, the following instruction is useful:

1P3; 3L2; 4P3; 3P2; 5P1; 5L2; 6P3; 7L2; 7P3; 6L2; 8P1; 8L2; 9P3; 11L2; 12P1; 9L2.

How to make a ball?

This is the most famous figure from this puzzle. The algorithm for its creation is as follows:

1P1; 2L3; 2P3; 3L1; 3P1; 4L1; 4P1; 5L3; 5P3; 12P3; 12L3; 11P3; 11L3; 10P1; 10L1; 9P1; 9L1; 8P3; 8L3; 7P1; 6P3; 6L3; 7L1.

One of many harness options

There are a large number of all kinds of weaving. This example strongly resembles a thick pigtail. In order to weave it, you will need to perform the following sequence of turns:

1P3; 2L1; 2P3; 3L1; 3P3; 4L1; 4P3; 5L1; 5P3; 6L1; 7L1; 7P1; 8L3; 8P1; 9L3; 9P1; 10L3; 10P1; 11L3; 11P1; 12L3; 12P3; 6P1.

Duck figurine

Most of all items that can be made from a puzzle are animals and birds or vehicles. This is an example of a snake figure that resembles a duck. Her algorithm:

1P2; 3P1; 4P1; 6L1; 8P1; 7L3; 6P2; 9P3; 9L2; 11L3; 12L3.

How to assemble the Ostrich figure?

Another bird that requires a snake (shapes) to create. Assembly Instructions:

1P2; 3L1; 2P2; 3P3; 4L1; 4P1; 5L1; 6L3; 5P1; 6P3; 7L3; 8L1; 7P3; 8P1; 9L2; 10L2; 12P2.

It can even be placed and viewed from all sides. True 3D model.

Model for romantics "Heart"

Allows you to express your feelings without words. Why not a valentine for a daylovers? And the algorithm is quite simple, at least short:

7L2; 9P1; 4P3; 3P3; 10P1; 12L2; 2L2.

As a conclusion

After creating several figures according to a pre-thought-out algorithm, you will definitely want to create something of your own. Perhaps it has already been invented by someone. But for someone who has thought of this before himself, the model will be a real discovery. And what can be a great incentive for development?