We were thrilled to meet Janusz Kapusta, the founder of the K-Dron at a Toy and Gift Trade Show in 2011. And we knew we wanted to carry his wonderful invention, a complex yet portable puzzle.

• This K-Dron 3-D Puzzle is a fun, challenging portable game that offers multiple-challenge levels.

• K-Dron consists of eight eleven-sided pieces that when fitted correctly together form a block approximately 1/4" x 2" that is packed into a nifty plastic travel case (2.4"x2.5")

• The object of the game is to design or reproduce various patterns (see photos).

• This versatile family friendly game has three levels of difficulty. With only 4 K-Drons of one color and 4 of another color, you can discover more than 38,000 possible combinations! It is like a modern tangram in three dimensions. For ages five and up. Instructions included.

• Also includes playing instructions for K-Chess: The pieces can also be used as a mini chess set. K-Chess operates on the same rules as Chess, but with a novel twist. K-Drons serve as five different chess pieces in the board game, transforming themselves into new chessmen with every move and every taken K-Dron. From the lowly pawn to the sought after castle, K-Chess is a game of strategy, smarts and memory.

• Some interesting information about the Kdron shape:

  • In 1985 Polish artist and mathematician Janusz Kapusta discovered a new geometrical shape - an eleven faced polyhedron, which he called the K-dron.

  • K-dron's name is derived from the letter "K", which represents the 11th letter of the alphabet, and "dron" from the Greek word "hedron", which means surface.