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Flat angelfish

Bigger buildAges 5+13 tiles

Step 1 of 4 · add 5 tiles

Build the body

Lay one square, then one on each of its four sides, to make a plus shape for the middle of the fish.

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The trick

The round disc body is a plus of five squares with its four inside corners filled by right triangles, which turns the cross into an eight-sided disc. The tall top and bottom fins are isosceles triangles, taller than they are wide, each based on the outer edge of the disc.

What you will need

  • 5 square tiles
  • 4 right-angle triangle tiles
  • 2 tall triangle tiles
  • 2 triangle tiles

Step by step

  1. 1. Build the body

    Lay one square, then one on each of its four sides, to make a plus shape for the middle of the fish.

  2. 2. Round the body

    Fit a right triangle into each of the four inside corners of the plus so the body fills out into a disc.

  3. 3. Sweep the fins

    Stand a tall triangle on the top edge of the body and another on the bottom edge, points reaching out, for the big fins.

  4. 4. Tail and mouth

    Add a triangle to the back edge for the tail and a small triangle to the front edge for the pointed mouth.

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