DuoPuzzle

Duo Puzzle - Build one on top of the other

Duo Puzzle is actually two puzzles built on top of each other. The 13 pieces are wood and brightly painted, and the tray is also made of wood.

This game includes 48 challenges that increase in difficulty from starter to master. There are 24 plastic coated cards. The front of the cards (numbers 1-24) show you two layers, side by side. Build layer number one on the bottom, and then build layer number two on top of it. Puzzles 25-48 are on the back of the cards and each puzzle is the compilation of the two layers from the front of the card. Without looking at the front, build the two layered puzzle for a more difficult challenge.

LEFT - The front shows the 2 layers separate.    RIGHT - The back shows the 2 layers combined.

Sometimes you cannot see all the pieces when the two layers are complete and stacked on top of each other. Other pieces you will see only portions of. The cards are 2D with no drop shadows to give any hints for which layer pieces are on.

SmartGames is a brand that makes a lot of one-person logic games that help build visual perceptual skills over multiple challenges that increase in difficulty as you go. If you would like to read more about these kid-friendly, fun games, check out my post called One-Player SmartGames. 

Try this:

• Solve the puzzle from the single layer side (layers on top of each other) as the individual looks on. Talk out loud as you problem solve which piece goes where. Take the pieces out and ask them to solve the same puzzle.
• Assemble the puzzle from the front of the card. Then remove the pieces, turn over the card, and assemble the same puzzle from the back of the card.
• Divide the pieces into two piles before you start if you are working from the back side of the card. Take out all the pieces that you can see the shape of completely and put them in one pile. This is the top layer. The pieces that are left will go on the bottom layer. Assemble the bottom layer by placing the pieces that you can see parts of on the card and then fit the rest of them in the remaining space. Now assemble the top layer.
• Build the top layer, the pieces you can see completely, by the side of the puzzle board when working from the back. Then build the bottom layer on the puzzle board with the pieces that are left. First lay the pieces that you can see portions of, then lay the pieces you can't see determined by their shape and the remaining space. 
• Work on manual dexterity, spatial relations, visual discrimination, visual form constancy, visual closure, figure ground, logic, problem solving, executive functioning skills, process skills, play and leisure exploration and participation

In the box: 13 Wooden pieces, wooden game board, 48 challenges
 
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