"Building houses" 3D browser game

Calvin · 04-16-2007, 12:16 PM

http://mathsnet.net/geometry/solid/houses.html

"The idea is to build up the solid shape indicated by the views to the left - but only using the number of cubes given. There are 10 problems, called figuur1 to figuur10. Be warned: they are not easy."

If you get a green bullet in front of the figuur# text, it means your formation matches the pictures but has too many or too few blocks.
A yellow bullet indicates that it matches the pictures AND has the right amount of cubes.

**Dick Blonov** · 04-16-2007, 12:26 PM

Neat game!

Thanks for posting.

**BigGaayAl** · 04-16-2007, 02:12 PM

Challenging game. I checked it out because "figuur" is Dutch in case you wondered and I wanted to know whether it was a typo.

Something fun to try; men are statistically a lot better on this kind of thing. You can compare with your girl/guy and have a laugh. Then when she gets too frustrated, propose this game: choose a word and name as many synonyms as you can. Now the girl should be whooping the guy's ass.

Calvin · 04-16-2007, 02:41 PM

She beat me at both =(

**Nepharyte0** · 04-16-2007, 04:05 PM

Got them all completely except 8. I was able to do it with 12 cubes. Not figured out how to in with 16. Is there a type-o in the game?

**sordavie** · 04-16-2007, 04:20 PM

I did figure 8 with 16 cubes. How can you do it with 12?

aculle01 · 04-16-2007, 04:42 PM

did them all...they actually seemed to get easier as I moved along

**Ferris Bueller** · 04-16-2007, 04:51 PM

I got all ten. Easiest way to do it (from my perspective) is to fill the top and front views, then break blocks down to achieve the right view.

And neph, heres how you do it with 16:
Top:

Front:

Right:

**Nepharyte0** · 04-16-2007, 05:01 PM

Sordave - You only need 2 cubes on the top level and 2 on the bottom. When I get home tonight I will post a picture of a 12 cube Figuur 8

FB - Yeah, went back with a fresh perspective and figured out 8. Sometimes you just need to take a step back and look again.

**ednos** · 04-16-2007, 05:32 PM

I had no idea you could stack them in the air like that. I was assuming gravity. This makes it so much easier, and even possible.

Embiggener · 04-16-2007, 06:46 PM

10th one was fun because you cant just place all the blocks then break them down by the diagrams, bit more of a challenge. The rest of them you kind of just have to remove the extra blocks.

icky · 04-16-2007, 08:32 PM

Got 'em all, but I have to admit that #1 scared me.

**Iceberg** · 04-17-2007, 01:46 AM

I rock'd it up with my autocad graphic skillz.

**Nepharyte0** · 04-17-2007, 08:59 AM

Squeak, you a CAD Jockey too? Been working in Autocad since r9. I actually passed this link around to the architects so they can practice their elevation construction skills...hehe.

Happy Shooter · 04-17-2007, 11:33 AM

Awsome loved it

Entertaiment at work should have its own section

04-16-2007, 12:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
Calvin Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Washington, D.C. Age: 22 Posts: 499	"Building houses" 3D browser game http://mathsnet.net/geometry/solid/houses.html "The idea is to build up the solid shape indicated by the views to the left - but only using the number of cubes given. There are 10 problems, called figuur1 to figuur10. Be warned: they are not easy." If you get a green bullet in front of the figuur# text, it means your formation matches the pictures but has too many or too few blocks. A yellow bullet indicates that it matches the pictures AND has the right amount of cubes. __________________ \|TG-33rd\|Calvin

04-16-2007, 12:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dick Blonov Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: On the road to perdition! Age: 51 Posts: 3,343	Re: "Building houses" 3D browser game Neat game! Thanks for posting. __________________ \|TG-6th\|Blonov «But what are chickens without their heads?.» Skud BattleField2 SOPs \| Teamspeak \| Server Rules and SOPs \| The 6th Devil's Brigade

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BigGaayAl Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: gent, belgium Posts: 1,488	Re: "Building houses" 3D browser game Challenging game. I checked it out because "figuur" is Dutch in case you wondered and I wanted to know whether it was a typo. Something fun to try; men are statistically a lot better on this kind of thing. You can compare with your girl/guy and have a laugh. Then when she gets too frustrated, propose this game: choose a word and name as many synonyms as you can. Now the girl should be whooping the guy's ass. __________________ Support your right to arm bears. ~Cleveland Amory I am a kind of paranoiac in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy. ~J.D. Salinger

04-16-2007, 02:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
Calvin Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Washington, D.C. Age: 22 Posts: 499	Re: "Building houses" 3D browser game She beat me at both =( __________________ \|TG-33rd\|Calvin

04-16-2007, 04:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
Nepharyte0 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, Florida Age: 37 Posts: 497	Re: "Building houses" 3D browser game Got them all completely except 8. I was able to do it with 12 cubes. Not figured out how to in with 16. Is there a type-o in the game?

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sordavie Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 27 Posts: 2,096	Re: "Building houses" 3D browser game I did figure 8 with 16 cubes. How can you do it with 12? __________________

04-16-2007, 04:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
aculle01 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Monterey, CA Age: 25 Posts: 1,398	Re: "Building houses" 3D browser game did them all...they actually seemed to get easier as I moved along __________________ "I once thought I had mono for an entire year. It turned out I was just really bored."

04-16-2007, 04:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
Ferris Bueller Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Orlando, FL Age: 26 Posts: 4,970	Re: "Building houses" 3D browser game I got all ten. Easiest way to do it (from my perspective) is to fill the top and front views, then break blocks down to achieve the right view. And neph, heres how you do it with 16: Top: Front: Right: __________________ \|TG-6th\|Ferris Bueller Important TG Reading \| Support TG - Become a Supporting Member \| TacticalWiki - Your TG Guide Kicked/Banned? READ THIS FIRST! \| Complete list of TG Admins \| Think Someone Did A Good Job? Nominate Them For a Ribbon! Report Problem Players/Appeal Your Ban \| Learn TG - The TG Mentoring Program __________________ "Never underestimate the power of human stupidity." -Lazarus Long

04-16-2007, 05:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
Nepharyte0 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, Florida Age: 37 Posts: 497	Re: "Building houses" 3D browser game Sordave - You only need 2 cubes on the top level and 2 on the bottom. When I get home tonight I will post a picture of a 12 cube Figuur 8 FB - Yeah, went back with a fresh perspective and figured out 8. Sometimes you just need to take a step back and look again.

04-16-2007, 05:32 PM	#10 (permalink)
ednos Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,776	Re: "Building houses" 3D browser game I had no idea you could stack them in the air like that. I was assuming gravity. This makes it so much easier, and even possible. __________________ The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. ~ Bertrand Russell I have a tendency to key out three or four things and then let them battle for supremacy while I key, so there's a lot of backspacing as potential statements are slaughtered and eaten by the victors. ~ Magna Centipede

04-16-2007, 06:46 PM	#11 (permalink)
Embiggener Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 23 Posts: 70	Re: "Building houses" 3D browser game 10th one was fun because you cant just place all the blocks then break them down by the diagrams, bit more of a challenge. The rest of them you kind of just have to remove the extra blocks.

04-16-2007, 08:32 PM	#12 (permalink)
icky Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ottawa Valley Posts: 6,154	Re: "Building houses" 3D browser game Got 'em all, but I have to admit that #1 scared me. __________________ Peace through fear... since 1947!

04-17-2007, 01:46 AM	#13 (permalink)
Iceberg Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Age: 24 Posts: 1,924	Re: "Building houses" 3D browser game I rock'd it up with my autocad graphic skillz. __________________ It only takes 2 bites [insert parasite] to get to the center of a meatpop. TGNS Admin \| NS Forum Moderator Digz \| NS Play Tester Natural Selection \| TGNS Primer \| Communication Awareness! Army Info: AIT - 37F @ Fort Bragg, NC Graduate AIT Oct 23rd.

04-17-2007, 08:59 AM	#14 (permalink)
Nepharyte0 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, Florida Age: 37 Posts: 497	Re: "Building houses" 3D browser game Squeak, you a CAD Jockey too? Been working in Autocad since r9. I actually passed this link around to the architects so they can practice their elevation construction skills...hehe.

04-17-2007, 11:33 AM	#15 (permalink)
Happy Shooter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Halifax, United Kingdom Age: 26 Posts: 63	Re: "Building houses" 3D browser game Awsome loved it Entertaiment at work should have its own section __________________ Take it for the team

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