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free plans: how to make the
Complico Paper Folding Puzzle |
Basic Description
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'Complico' means to fold together in Latin, and that is exactly what you will do with
this simple but ingenious project. After quickly printing and preparing any of the many puzzles that we
have provided, you are ready to try and solve them. Beware, however, the difficulty varies from joyfully simple to
satisfyingly tricky to devilishly complex! This is a perfect game to fold up and keep in your pocket
so that is ready to play whenever you have some spare time.
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step 4a
To solve the 'creations' puzzle, hold it so that you
are looking at the front of the puzzle with with the C
panel in the upper left corner. |
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step 4b
Fold the bottom row (S, A and E) forward.
The bottom row should now be upside-down: E, A and S from left to right.
If your puzzle does not have this layout, you may have made an error
orienting the paper in the printer; please return to step 1
and confirm that you printed the puzzle properly. |
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step 4c
Fold the current bottom row (E, A and S) backward. Now you should only see C, I and O from
left to right. |
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step 4d
Fold the O panel forward which results in C and S from left to right.
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step 4e
Finally, the S panel gets folded backward which puts the C panel on top
to solve the puzzle. Check the panels to confirm that the resulting fold spells the word 'creations'
from one end to the other. Congratulations, you've solved your first complico puzzle, but beware, it gets
much more challenging as you move onto other puzzles. |
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In the 'creations' puzzle, all the folds were straightforward, but the more difficult puzzles
that we have provided below involve more
complicated tucks. Also, the words will have repeat letters. 'Creations' for example, has only
one instance of each letter; there is only one C, one R etc. 'Evergreen', however, has four
E and two R panels: it becomes difficult to determine which one needs to go where.
Some puzzles,
especially the more complicated ones, have more than one solution; if you find a simpler
solution to one of the puzzles, please let us know.
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