Katamino :: The fantastic educational shapes puzzle

Published by DJ Games in France, distributed by Coiledspring Games and new to the UK, KATAMINO offers a fiendishly clever educational shapes puzzle and a game of tactics and strategy. Based on the geometry and maths of pentominoes, over 250,000 copies have been sold in Europe already and KATAMINO has recently won two prestigious awards in the UK. It's great for children from 5+ and adults of all ages.
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	virtually indestructable great for spatial awareness used at Key Stage 2 over 250,000 sold naturally differentiated travel-friendly large colourful pieces
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	beautiful natural wood 36,000 combinations great coffee table piece three-dimensional aspect will last a lifetime

THE PUZZLE: The puzzle is a stimulating brain-teaser. Using small blocks known as 'pentominoes' you build ever larger rectangles - known as 'PENTA'. The more blocks you use, the more difficult the challenge and the more absorbing it is. With over 36,000 combinations, Katamino is a very challenging puzzle. THE GAME: A strategy game where players aim to prevent their opponent from placing their pieces on the board. KATAMINO: is suited to all ages but particularly allows children to acquire their first notions of solid geometry and to develop their observation and logical powers while enjoying themselves. KATAMINO: is based on the twelve unique shapes called pentominoes that can be created by connecting five identical squares edge to edge. Their potential as a teaching resource cannot be over-estimated, we have much more information on the uses of pentominoes for learning and their uses in education.