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A New Kind of Logic Puzzle
Are you a puzzle buff? A politics guru? A high school or university teacher looking for new ways to connect with your math or social studies students? If you answered yes to any of these questions, The Distrix Puzzle Book is for you!
The Distrix Puzzle Book contains 90 brainteasers that sharpen the mind and develop an appreciation of a real-world problem: political gerrymandering. The puzzles are arranged into 30 trios. Each trio asks you to divide a 6x6 region into nine districts in three different ways: (A) rigged in favor of Party A, (B) rigged in favor of Party B, or (C) fair. Here's an example:
Are you a puzzle buff? A politics guru? A high school or university teacher looking for new ways to connect with your math or social studies students? If you answered yes to any of these questions, The Distrix Puzzle Book is for you!
The Distrix Puzzle Book contains 90 brainteasers that sharpen the mind and develop an appreciation of a real-world problem: political gerrymandering. The puzzles are arranged into 30 trios. Each trio asks you to divide a 6x6 region into nine districts in three different ways: (A) rigged in favor of Party A, (B) rigged in favor of Party B, or (C) fair. Here's an example:
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Solution to Puzzle A:
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Solution to Puzzle B:
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Solution to Puzzle C:
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Each Distrix puzzle has two versions: basic and advanced. Advanced puzzles (shown above) have more specific requirements and are more difficult because they ask you to help Party A or B, or draw fair districts, to the maximum extent possible. Basic puzzles ask you to do the same to a lesser extent.
Basic puzzles offer a nontrivial, but manageable, challenge for most readers. Advanced puzzles, on the other hand, may keep even the brightest minds occupied for several hours. This is because small pieces of a Distrix puzzle cannot be solved in isolation. Each puzzle is an interconnected whole, so you will not know if any of your work is correct until you draw all the districts. Solving a puzzle is an all-or-nothing experience that requires logical thinking, a guess-and-check approach, and high level of focus and perseverance. Are you ready for the challenge? Click here to place an order.
Basic puzzles offer a nontrivial, but manageable, challenge for most readers. Advanced puzzles, on the other hand, may keep even the brightest minds occupied for several hours. This is because small pieces of a Distrix puzzle cannot be solved in isolation. Each puzzle is an interconnected whole, so you will not know if any of your work is correct until you draw all the districts. Solving a puzzle is an all-or-nothing experience that requires logical thinking, a guess-and-check approach, and high level of focus and perseverance. Are you ready for the challenge? Click here to place an order.
Praise for The Distrix Puzzle Book
"This is a great exercise to teach perseverance, logic, and trial and error in addition to the political issue at hand. The puzzles are very challenging." - Academics' Choice Awards Reviewer
"This is a phenomenal way to educate people about a serious issue - without ruffling feathers." - Academics' Choice Awards Reviewer
"This is a great exercise to teach perseverance, logic, and trial and error in addition to the political issue at hand. The puzzles are very challenging." - Academics' Choice Awards Reviewer
"This is a phenomenal way to educate people about a serious issue - without ruffling feathers." - Academics' Choice Awards Reviewer
Teach redistricting and gerrymandering to high school and university students
The Distrix Puzzle Book's regular price is $10. However, discounts are available for purchases of 10 or more books for educational purposes. Email us at [email protected] to request an educational discount.
The Distrix Puzzle Book's regular price is $10. However, discounts are available for purchases of 10 or more books for educational purposes. Email us at [email protected] to request an educational discount.