Description: The Gathering, also referred to as G4Gn (n denoting the number in the series), is a biennial conference that started with G4G1 in 1993. Since the second conference in 1996 the meetings have typically been held every two years. At each Gathering, there are lectures, performance art, puzzle and book displays, close-up and stage magic acts, and guided sculpture building. Traditionally, each conference has a Gift Exchange in which attendees swap puzzles, magic tricks, artwork, mathematical papers, novelty items, books, etc.The following games and puzzles were exchange gifts from several Gatherings.The Parking Lot Puzzle by Neil BickfordA sliding block puzzle with a twist On the Dot by James W. StephensStart with the block upright on the S square with the indentations facing the sides of the board. Move the block by "rolling" it across the board, tipping it over along an edge so that it comes to rest on a different face. Take care to keep the block on the squares and aligned with the grid lines. The block cannot rest on a square with a raised dot unless there is a corresponding indentation in the block. Your goal is to finish with the block upright on the E square. Dozen Add Up by James W. StephensA two-part rolling block puzzle. Knot Tiles by Robert FathauerHave fun solving knotty puzzlers, making your own designs, and learning about the mathematics of knots! Over 100 pieces! Ages 8 & upTurning Points by Joseph Kisenwether A strategy game for 2-6 players Tac-Tickle: A Challenging Game of Pure Strategy by Professor Harry D. RudermanThis little strategy game has an elegant simplicity and is very easy to learn. Show your kids this game instead of Tic-Tac-Toe.Cuboku by Sonia Brown, Jim Henle, Christine Niccoli, and BaylaFold the enclosed cardboard into a box, then tuck in the flaps to hold the sides together. The task is to place digits 1, 2, . . . 8 on the cube, four on each face (on the intersections of the dotted lines), so that1) the sum of the digits in each region outlined in black is the same, and 2) the numbers form a "Latin cube," that is, no digit appears twice on the same dotted line. Kaboozle Labyrinth Puzzle Swap Meet Puzzle by James W. Stephens & PuzzleBeastSTART with each piece on the ring of the same color as the piece.-You may move a piece from one square to another only along paths of the same color as the piece.-You may pick up and swap any two pieces whenever they are on orthogonally adjacent squares (even if there is no path between the squares).-A square may only have one piece on it at a time.-FINISH with each piece on the square of the same color as the piece. Hexus: The Color-Connecting Puzzler by BrainwrightGet your brain in shape with this colorful logic puzzle with 44 challenging levels. Choose a level and then try to arrange the pieces into the remaining spaces on the board. Starts off easy but by the end you’ll need a fit brain to fit the shapes into place! Tons of fun tucked into a compact travel-friendly case. How Puzzles Made Us Human by Pradeep MutalikMultiply together the number of fingers on each hand of all the human beings in the world, approximately 7 billion in all. Is the answer approximately: A) 5^7,000,000,000,000 B) 10^7,000,000,000,000 C) 5^14,000,000,000,000 D) Something else entirely?
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