i previously made some paper pyramids, which you can get here if you're so inclined. these are used for playing Zendo and Homeworlds and a hundred other board games. but I was always a little frustrated with how long it took to make a set of the pyramids. either you keep the cutting simple, but you have to do like five minutes of origami for every single piece, or else you keep the folding simple but you need to run a cutting machine to get all the corners correct. i'm happy to say i have a new revision which is easy to cut and easy to fold, and all it costs is... that they're not actually pyramids anymore. introducing zedges!
icehouse fans may have guessed that this is a reference to the "wedge" piece from Zendo 2.0, a clever little modification from Looney Labs that replaces the 1, 2, 3 size variations with brick, pyramid, and wedge shape variations. except that this set is oops! all wedges. but that's fine because honestly I think the wedge is the best piece from Zendo 2.0. it doesn't form nice orderly spires like pyramids do, but in exchange for that you get two angled sides and two flat sides, which makes for some very interesting stacking opportunities. and of course everyone's favorite Zendo 2.0 rule, "is that wedge placed like a doorstop or like a cheesecake?"
ive designed these to be quick to disassemble and reassemble. hopefully the fact that they can be packed flat will make up for the light weight. if you want them to be heavier, you can tape a washer or a penny to the inside of each one, but this does tend to bias them towards laying on that particular side.
these are fairly self-explanatory to assemble so I'll just leave you with the source file if you want to make them yourself. if you open this in inkscape you should have access to all the layers.
you will also need:
- a printer
- cover-weight cardstock (250 to 300 GSM)
- a pair of scissors
- for best results: a bone folder
cut along all the solid lines and don't forget to cut the three notches in each long side, those will make it much easier to line up the folds later.
license terms are "don't claim you invented this, don't sell access to this file, have fun."
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