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AWARDS AND PUBLICATIONS
Awards

Tantrix has won numerous awards for both the multiplayer game and solitaire puzzles. The game has gained international recognition for its creativity, educational value and simply that it's fun to play. The UK newspaper "The Independent" listed Tantrix 2nd in its "50 Most Creative Toys". The Paris Toy Fair voted it "Best New Game" and the Discovery was awarded "Puzzle of the Year" in Australia and "Toy of the Year" in Hungary.


  • United Kingdom, Top Toys "Gold Medal" (Match)
  • Australia, Puzzle of the Year (Match)
  • United Kingdom, NATLL, Good Toy "Gold Award"
  • Hungary, Toy of the Year
  • Sweden, Dagens Nyheter, Best Game
  • United Kingdom, The Independent, 50 Most Creative Toys
  • Australia, Puzzle of the Year (Discovery)
  • Japan, Good Toy Award
  • Games Magazine, Top 10 Family Games
  • USA, National Parenting Honours Award
  • Germany, "Spiel gut" Award
  • France, Paris Toy Fair, Best New Game
  • Streams

    You never know where or when Tantrix will appear next. Here are some clips from around the world.
       Pre-historic Tantrix (16 MB)
    Mike shows off the original version of Tantrix
    Video
       Israeli Survivor (5 MB)
    Tantrix Discovery "underwater" - Israeli reality TV - in Hebrew
    Video
       Russian Presentation (43 MB)
    What is Tantrix - in Russian
    Video
       German TV News (18 MB)
    Munich Toy Fair Coverage - in German
    Video
       Dutch TV News (20 MB)
    World Tantrix Open Coverage - in Dutch
    Video
       German TV News (7 MB)
    German Open Coverage - in German
    Video
       Tantrix Spaghetti World Record
    (Part A, 42 MB)  (B, 22 MB)  (C, 16 MB) - in Dutch Video
       Mike McManaway Interview (7 MB)
    Radio NZ Interview about the World Championship
    Audio
       First Spaghetti Record (8 MB)
    The record breaking 25,463 tile attempt - in Dutch
    Video


    NEWSPAPER ARTICLES


    Here is a selection of newspaper articles and reviews in English. Click on the headline and a scan of the article will be opened in a separate window. To read articles of non-english publications, please visit the national site of your country.


    Headline Publication Country
    Tantrix iPad Review TUAW.com Online
    Tantrix Tricks On Show Hawkesbury Courier Australia
    Tantrix makes mind games a real contest Edinburgh Evening News UK
    Best Toys The Independent UK
    Tantrix Review The Games Journal Online
    Game plan North and South magazine New Zealand
    Jamie online for Tantrix crown NZ Herald New Zealand
    A puzzler of a game The Nelson Mail New Zealand

    Publications and Academic Papers


    The geometry of the game also attracts scientific curiousity. Here are a few of the academic papers written about the mathemtics of Tantrix.


    Title Author Country
    Monte Carlo Tree Search in the game of Tantrix (PDF, 1.1 MB) By Pete Bruns New Zealand
    Tantrix Rotation Puzzle Problem (PDF, 0.5 MB) By Dorothea Baumeister Germany
    A genetic algorithm to solve Tantrix puzzles (PDF, 0.7 MB) By Keith L. Downing Norway
    Proof of Solution to 'Longest Lines' puzzle By Jamie Sneddon New Zealand
    Program design for playing Trantrix (PDF, 1.1 MB) By Pieter Bolle Belgium
    Tantrix and the Yi Jing By Dr. Jay Dunbar USA
    One Hand Method for Counting Tiles (PDF 1.9 MB) By Dr. Jay Dunbar USA
    Tantrix Rock By Dave Barber USA


    Tantrix Variations


    The complexity of the tiles themselves have led some players to come up with their own variations on Tantrix.


    Title Author Country
    Tantrix Hold 'em Poker (PDF 1.1 MB) By Dr. Jay Dunbar USA
    Tantrix Loops (PDF .7 MB) By Dr. Jay Dunbar USA

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    Last update: May, 2017