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don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing"
George
Bernard Shaw
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Archimedes'
Lab Puzzle Store
For
17 years, we have been delivering endless learning and
fun worldwide! In this secure shopping environment, you
will find a collection of unique puzzles, books, reviews,
and puzzling cards designed and drawn up by Gianni A.
Sarcone. We guarantee that our products are the highest
quality available. Our 2D puzzles are cut with a new
technology: water-jet
cutting. This leading technology gives the games
a flawless and unrivalled finish. All proceeds from our
store help fund our website and our many educational
activities. Thanks for your support! |
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Fit
the small square inside the puzzle!
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Quadrix
Magic Puzzle
Visualizations
Through Geometry
Can
you fit the small extra piece into the puzzle without
altering its original dimensions? All the pieces must
lie tight and flat! A neat geometrical optical illusion
useful for teaching the kids to never believe anything
at first sight... until it has been measured correctly
and analysed.  More...
Price: $14.00 (Qe
or Qf) | $13.00 (Qd
or Qk) | Age: 8 +
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TangraMagic
(Foam)
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TangraMagic
(Forex®)
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Tangramagic
Puzzle 
A Reinvented
Classic Pattern-Matching Puzzle
A
magical version of the famous Tangram puzzle...
Remove all the pieces and replace them without the
small magic square to fill the frame again! Plus a
lot of original Tangram paradoxes. There are two puzzle
models available: TangraMagic
Foam and TangraMagic
Forex® (hard plastic). More...
Price: $6.50 (T
foam) | $13.00 (T
forex) | Age: 8 +
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Dudeney's
Zoo
Dudeney's Zoo Puzzle
Intriguing
Dissection Puzzle
Can
you rearrange each colored geometric shape flat
and tight into the square space? More...
Price: $15.00 | Age:
8 +
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Annie's
Ts
Annie's T Packing Puzzle
A Packing
Challenge
Add
the pieces of the extra T into the frame along
with the other T's together. Easy? More...
Price: $14.00 | Age:
8 +
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Magic Hen (dim. 30x11.5x0.3 cm)
'Magic
Hen' Vanish Puzzle
The Disappearing
Egg
As
you can see on the intriguing 4-piece puzzle above,
there are 8 eggs... Now if we rearrange the puzzle
by swapping the position of the triangular pieces an
egg disappears along with portion of the puzzle! More...
Price:$15.00 (4-piece
cardboard puzzle) | Age: 8 +
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MathCards
MatheMagical
Greeting Cards
Send
your friends unique puzzling cards! Set of 12 smart
cards featuring interactive optical illusions, vanish
and put-together puzzles. More...
Price:$15.00 (12
cards) | Age: 8 +
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Archimedes'
Journal
An
interactive review devoted to entertaining and involving
its readers with puzzles, recreational maths and visual
creativity. Archimedes Journal contains high-quality
images for use as a resource. Each issue offers original
large illustrations or patterns the readers may reproduce
for classroom activities, workshops or just for fun... 4 Issues
available (years 2003-2004). Bilingual: in English
and in French. More...
Price: $16.00 /
4 issues in PDF format | Age: 12 +
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MateMagica
Price: $21.00 /ea |
Almanach
/Almanacco
Price:$16.00 /ea
(Pdf
version: $8.50) |
Puzzle
books / Libri di rompicapi / Livres de casse-tête
A
collection of original optical illusions and ingenious
puzzles with easy-to-follow instructions that let you
both create and solve them on your own. More...
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Puzzles for demos or shows...
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Quirinus
puzzle
(dim. 35x35x2.5 cm)
Quirinus
Magic Puzzle
Visualizations
Through Geometry
Quirinus
is a large version of Quadrix
puzzle useful for educational shows, science
fairs, schools and museums. Made in EVA foam,
rigid bottom. More...
Price: $140.00 | Age:
8 +
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Black
Queen puzzle
(dim. 28x18x0.5 cm)
Queen
of Illusion Puzzle
Paradoxical
Rearrangements
This
5-piece puzzle represents a playcard: a mysterious
black Queen of Spades. When we turn these pieces
over and try to reassemble the card face down
one piece is left. How is it possible? More...
Price: $30.00 | Age:
8 +
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 Cat & Dog
puzzle
(dim. 34.5x42x0.5 cm)
Like
Cat & Dog
Visual Thinking
The
3-piece 'Cat & Dog' puzzle is a new version of
a vintage animal puzzle game. The challenge is to rearrange
the 3 rectangular cards to make the hands stroke both
cat and dog. Yes, it's simple once you know how, but
really baffling when you don’t... More...
Price: $20.00 | Age:
8 +
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Large
iron horseshoe puzzle
We
are able to realize special orders of
large puzzle games in iron and EVA foam for exhibitions
and fairs.
We also offer and perform puzzle
activities, workshops, optical
illusion shows and exhibitions for museums,
festivals, fairs, scientific or cultural events. More... |
XL Dudeney's triangle made in EVA foam
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 Archimedes'
Lab Gifts and Souvenirs
Support
our educational action. Just think how cool you will
look walking around in an Archimedes hat or T-Shirt! Archimedes,
a label for smart brains...
Available from Cafepress.com |
Souvenirs
Prices:
from $13.00 to $19.99! |
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