What is the solution to b dazzle scramble symphony squares?

Answer 1

I've solved this once.

The puzzle has 9 equal sized square pieces, to be arranged 3x3 into 1 larger square. Each piece has an illustration of half of an instrument (Oboe, french horn, piano, violin). The goal is to match instrument halves.

Here's my method.

1. Count bottoms of pianos. (4)

2. Count tops of pianos. (4)

3. Repeat for other instruments. Discover: oboe has 3 "extra" halves, that don't match up.

4. Not only is it that they don't match up, but, the oboes are on a diagonal. The 3 extras (I think they are "tops") point 90 degrees off of the bottoms. These must form the outside perimeter of the square. To keep track of them, take a small "post it" note, place sticky side on the image, and fold the remainder of the note under the edge.

5. Since there are only 3 pairs of usable oboe parts, there are only 6 ways of matching tops and bottoms. Make 3 pairs, then move the 3 pairs around until they line up. If they don't line up within about a minute, try the second of the 6 ways. Repeat until they line up.

6. Place the remaining 3 pieces around the existing 3 pairs.