Eternity II
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Eternity is a mighty long time, but it's probably how long the makers of Eternity II hope it will take you to solve their fiendishly vexing puzzle. Why? Well for starters this infuriating geometric head-scratcher took yonks to design. Secondly - and more importantly - the first person to solve it wins $2 million. You heard, $2 million!
Tessellation for the nation
If your eyeballs have just started spinning around, cash register-styley, let's be sensible and put this into perspective: Eternity II is stupidly difficult, nay impossible, there are 256 pieces bordered by various colored patterns which must be aligned across the whole of the puzzle and…hang on a minute, forget perspective. Let's look on the bright side - it could be you. Mmm…money!
Could you be the lucky winner?
This ingenious jigsaw-inspired brain-mangler is guaranteed to have you stroking your chin and wiping away the drool of anticipation in equal measure. After all $2 million is not to be sniffed at. Just ask the two Cambridge eggheads who solved the original Eternity puzzle back in 2000. Okay so they won £1 million, and even then they split it, but you get the idea.
Simple rules
Unlike most jigsaw puzzles, which only have one correct solution, there are thousands of ways Eternity II can be completed. Sadly that doesn't make it any easier to solve. What will help, however, are the two further 'clue' puzzles that complete the Eternity II range. By solving these you'll receive the locations of key pieces in the main puzzle to take you one step closer to that lovely lolly.
Write down the key locations
If you're a complete puzzle-dunce, don't despair. According to its creator, Christopher Monckton, Eternity II is just as likely to be solved by a 5-year-old as a mathematical genius. Apparently age and academic ability don't come into it. Then again Mr Monckton is a former policy advisor to Margaret Thatcher. But there are loads of reasons why you shouldn't hold that against him. In fact we can think of two million rather good ones!
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Dimensions:
- Approximately 13"(W) x 10½"(H) x 2¼"(D)
Competitions Details:
Please put your entry in a sealed envelope with your score written at the top left. Send it by registered mail to Eternity II Adjudicators, 117 Smug Oak Business Centre, Lye Lane, Bricket Wood, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3UG, England, to arrive no later than noon GMT on 31 December 2008, the first scrutiny date, and thereafter, if there is no outright winner, by noon GMT on 31 December 2009 and 2010, the second and third scrutiny dates.
Proof of mailing will not be accepted as proof of delivery. For proof of delivery, please put an unsealed envelope bearing your name and address in an outer envelope addressed to the judges with the words "Proof of delivery please" in the top left corner. Entries will be Tomy's property and will not be returned.
Solution submission form:
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After doing far too much Sudoku I brought this as "the next level". Be warned because I sat down with this and a glass of wine and it ended up being a bottle or two since it is very addictive. I went to bed and closed my eyes and all I can see is the patterns and combinations!
Sadly no close to solving it but ever onward....
Emma, Cornwall - Aug '07 |
Fiendish!!!!!!
I tried my hand at the original an got nowhere fast. This I thought may be an easier challenge, I think I'm wrong :D
Matching edge after edge it all goes quite well and you think "this will be in the bag" then it hits, no more tiles that match, arrgh, back track and and another dead end. I think it will take a while. :D
Fantastic, well thought out puzzle, I recommended it to puzzle fans, even if you're not going for the grand prize.
Andy, Nottingham - Jul '07 |
OMG! I completed it! but my cat jumped on the table and slid over the board pushing all the pieces off on to the floor!
Needless to say I don't have a cat anymore...and i've forgotten the combination.
Alex, Watford - Aug '07 |
Greatly confusing puzzle...had like 6/8 of all the pieces on all connected correctly but then figured out it was impossible to continue...has happened a lot...and I've solved the clue puzzle for the extra piece but I can't tell you cuz thats against the rules!!!
Oisín Moran, Bray,Wicklow - Aug '07 |
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