Shape notes
Collect & connect: building bigger shapes with several Shashibos
What changes when you join two, three or four Shashibo cubes, and which sets make the best first collection.
One cube is a puzzle
On its own a Shashibo is a pocket puzzle. Add a second and the magnets on the outer faces start working: cubes join edge to edge, and shapes that were flat become three-dimensional.
Two cubes
Two cubes make mirrored stars and wider crowns. It is also the point where two people can fold together — one of the reasons the 2-pack is such a common gift.
Four cubes
With four, you start building towers, rings and the big geometric sculptures you see in the brand's photos. A box of four in different designs also makes the colors shift across the whole structure.
Mixing forms
OCTA, DODECA and ICOSA XL all connect, so a collection can mix sizes. An ICOSA XL in the middle with smaller cubes around it is a striking centerpiece.
Starting a set
Pick one design you love, then add cubes that contrast with it — a cool Holographic next to a hot Jumbie, for example. Gift boxes do the matching for you.
