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HOW TO PLAY -
KATAMINO WOODEN PUZZLE
- RULES
RULES OF THE GAME - 1 & 2 PLAYERS
Our Jargon:
A pentimino is a figure formed by 5 juxtaposed squares with at
least one common side. Each of the 10 proposed pentaminos
therefore covers exactly 5 spaces on the game board.
A PENTA is a group of several pentaminos which partially fills the
rectangle bounded by the positioning of the slider. (See PENTAS 3, 4, 5,
and 6 on the back of the box).
RULES FOR 1
PLAYER
A) VERY SIMPLE: for young children
age 3 and over:
Using all the pieces, the 10 pentaminos (big pieces of different shapes
and colours), the 5 small red pieces and the 3 small maroon pieces, you
must completely fill the rectangle defined by the positioning of the
slider.
E.g.: 1) Position the slider on the board between the numbers 8 and 9.
2) Place as many pentaminos as
possible.
3) Finish filling the rectangle with
the small red and maroon pieces.
B) SIMPLE:
for children age 4 and over:
Using all the pieces, the 10 pentaminos (big pieces of different shapes
and colours), the 5 small red pieces and the 3 small maroon pieces, you
must completely fill the rectangle defined by the positioning of the
slider.
E.g.: 1) Position the slider on the board between the numbers 7 and 8.
2) Place as many pentaminos as
possible.
3) Finish filling the rectangle,
using only the small pieces you have chosen (either red or maroon).
C) DIFFICULT: for children
age 5 and over:
Use only the 10 pentaminos (the small red and maroon pieces are not
used) and try to find as many PENTAS 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 as
possible, among the 3246 different combinations.
E.g.: 1) Position the slider on the board between the numbers 4 and 5
and make as many PENTAS 4 as possible by finding 4 pentaminos among the
10 that can be assembled.
2) Follow the same procedure to make
as many PENTAS 5, 6, 7, etc. as possible.
The more pentaminos you use, the harder the game gets.
D) VERY DIFFICULT: for
children ages 6 and over:
THE LITTLE SLAM: make 49 PENTAS on the grid.
Position the slider on the board between the numbers 3 and 4. Use
the 3 pentaminos indicated on the grid in the PENTA 3 column of line A (pentaminos
2, 3, and 10) and make PENTA 3.
Then move the slider one notch, positioned between numbers 4 and 5.
Add pentamino 6 indicated in column 4 of line A, to the 3 pentaminos
already used, and make PENTA 4 with these 4 pieces. Continue in
the same way, each time adding the pentamino indicated in the next
column until you make PENTA 9 of line A. When you have finished
these 7 series, you will have made 49 PENTAS and completed THE LITTLE
SLAM.
E) SUPER DIFFICULT:
for children age 8 and over. THE SLAM: Make 70 PENTAS, using the
grid. Follow the same procedures as for the Little Slam.
Start with Penta 5 and finish with Penta 9.
OTHER POSSIBLE WAYS TO PLAY:
Reproduce the different example suggested in the Rules.
Create other figures (geometric shapes, animals and others).
KATAMINO can also be used as a construction set.
Teach yourself to make the 3D figures suggested on the example board and
try to find new ones.
Alone or with an opponent, have fun balancing as many pentaminos as
possible.
RULES FOR 2 PLAYERS
Use all the pieces, the 10 pentaminos, the
5 small red pieces and the 3 small maroon pieces.
One of the 2 players
chooses 1 maroon rectangle, 1 maroon square and 2 red squares from the
small pieces.
The other player chooses 1 maroon rectangle and 3 red squares
from the small pieces.
Then both players choose 1 pentamino at a time in turn until each has 5.
Position the slider on the board between the numbers 6 and 7. Each
player must fill the rectangle on his/her side of the board as quickly
as possible with all of his/her pieces.
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