Is there a good strategy for these types of folds?
Strategy for this Pattern Fold?
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I usually like to find a central unique shape and quickly scan through the options comparing ONLY the directly connected folds to that shape. in most cases this works (but not for die cubes and similar)
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These are the easiest and my favorite type of pattern folding. Make sure the final product has all the unique pieces in it, then check for connectivity.
A--the top 2 L and P shapes are not connected by their skinny sides.
D--has the same connectivity problem as A, with the L and P shapes.
At this point it is hard to distinguish between B and C, so I would look at B because it shows us the triangle portion. This is where I get stumped, and would simply pick B because I can see all the different shapes are present.
Whats the answer? I pick B
A--the top 2 L and P shapes are not connected by their skinny sides.
D--has the same connectivity problem as A, with the L and P shapes.
At this point it is hard to distinguish between B and C, so I would look at B because it shows us the triangle portion. This is where I get stumped, and would simply pick B because I can see all the different shapes are present.
Whats the answer? I pick B
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B is the correct answer, 100% sure.😀
For these kind of folds, I like to focus on the landmark shapes, the oddly-shaped sides. It's easy to get disoriented in the L's and rectangles.
First check out the red indented trapezoid. It's oriented so that when folded it'll point in one direction. A and C have theirs pointed the other way as a mirror image, so they can automatically be eliminated. Next the blue side is a convex pentagon. The corresponding side in D is a concave 6-sided figure, so D is incorrect. B is all that's left and if you feel like it you can verify that it's the correct fold.Is there a good strategy for these types of folds?
Focus on the front 3 pieces on this pattern fold and you will see B is the only one that lines up. This is definitely a difficult fold but if you focus on the landmarks and rule stuff out, you will at least get to 50/50. Also another trick once you get down to 50/50 is find a landmark on one of the choices and follow it to see if it's correct. If you have followed that landmark all around and it's correct, you have foound your answer.
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