Trihex – The Puzzle Pieces

The Trihex grid consists of two geometric shapes: regular hexagons and equilateral triangles.

Each puzzle piece consists of one hexagon with zero to six triangles attached.

This gives 14 different puzzle pieces. Twelve are mirror-symmetric. The two remaining pieces are asymmetric mirror images of each other.

14 Trihex puzzle pieces on the Trihex grid
14 Trihex puzzle pieces on the Trihex grid

Trihex Puzzles

The Two Puzzle Variants

A 3D-printing template for Trihex Puzzle No. 1 is available in the “Resources & Downloads” section:

Puzzle No. 1 consists of 13 pieces in total; one piece type is used twice. The target shape has the greatest symmetry possible on the Trihex grid: it has sixfold rotational symmetry and six axes of reflection.

Puzzle No. 2 uses all 14 different Trihex pieces. The target shape has two axes of reflection and twofold rotational symmetry.

Trihex Puzzle 1
Trihex Puzzle 1
Trihex Puzzle 2
Trihex Puzzle 2

Some Trihex Shapes

Trihex shape 1
Trihex shape 2
Trihex shape 3
Trihex shape 4

Resources & Downloads

3D-printing template for Trihex Puzzle No. 1

The 3D-printing template consists of the 13 Trihex puzzle pieces and a slider box.

Trihex puzzle pieces and slider box