Here's a selection of 4 of my favorite versions of the
Haeckel Sphere puzzle. Each variation has a cute name and a pleasing color scheme that helps keep the pieces from getting mixed up with each other.
Every piece is identical.
| color 1 | color 2 | color 3 | color 4 | color 5 |
---|
piece 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
piece 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
piece 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
piece 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
piece 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
piece 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
piece 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
piece 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
piece 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
piece 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
piece 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
piece 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
559
613
design
2-color checkered Haeckel Sphere
2-color checkered Haeckel Sphere
73
Lee Krasnow
2024
3 types of pieces, 4 of each.
For each of the 5 symmetrical solutions, the position of each color relative the the other ones has predetermined chirality.
| color 1 | color 2 | color 3 | color 4 | color 5 |
---|
piece 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
piece 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
piece 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
piece 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
piece 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
piece 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
piece 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
piece 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
piece 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
piece 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
piece 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
piece 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
560
613
design
3-color Haeckel Sphere
3-color Haeckel Sphere
73
Lee Krasnow
2024
12 dissimilar pieces with a logical coloring system.
There are chiral pairs possible for each of the 5 symmetrical solutions, so that make 10 solutions total.
| color 1 | color 2 | color 3 | color 4 | color 5 |
---|
piece 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
piece 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
piece 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
piece 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
piece 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
piece 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
piece 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
piece 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
piece 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
piece 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
piece 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
piece 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
561
613
design
4-color tetrahedral Haeckel Sphere
4-color tetrahedral Haeckel Sphere
73
Lee Krasnow
2024
12 dissimilar pieces with a logical coloring system.
There are chiral pairs possible for each of the 5 symmetrical solutions, so that make 10 solutions total.
| color 1 | color 2 | color 3 | color 4 | color 5 |
---|
piece 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
piece 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
piece 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
piece 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
piece 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
piece 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
piece 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
piece 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
piece 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
piece 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
piece 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
piece 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
562
613
design
5-color checkered Haeckel Sphere
5-color checkered Haeckel Sphere
73
Lee Krasnow
2024