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Flat sailboat

MediumAges 5+9 tiles

Step 1 of 3 · add 3 tiles

Lay the deck

Put three squares in a row for the flat top of the boat, each sharing a full edge with its neighbour.

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The trick

The hull gets its angled sides for free: lay a wide three-square deck, drop one square below the middle, then fill the two corner gaps with right triangles so the hull tapers to a keel. The sail is a big triangle built from a square and two right triangles, its flat bottom edge resting on the deck.

What you will need

  • 5 square tiles
  • 4 right-angle triangle tiles

Step by step

  1. 1. Lay the deck

    Put three squares in a row for the flat top of the boat, each sharing a full edge with its neighbour.

  2. 2. Shape the hull

    Set one square under the middle of the deck, then fit a right triangle into each gap beside it so the sides slope down to a point.

  3. 3. Raise the sail

    Stand a square on the deck, then add two right triangles climbing off it so the sail rises to a slanted point.

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