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https://www.gathering4gardner.org/g4g14gift/ExchangeArchive-PuzzleStrip-G14-014-1.jpg
This is a paper ring with a number puzzle. The hint is actually the logo that is at the beginning (which of course will be right after the end when it's a ring).

https://www.gathering4gardner.org/g4g14gift/ExchangeArchive-PickACard-G14-050-1.jpg
A card (roughly the size of an index card) with an image that contains 54 playing cards (some duplicates, of course!). A spectator chooses one of the playing cards and, after a few questions, the magician reveals the choice!

The premise is similar…

https://www.gathering4gardner.org/g4g14gift/ExchangeArchive-4!-G14-061-1.jpg
Are there any polycubes that can be unfolded into exactly a rectangle? This problem was solved in 2019. The smallest solution forms a nice puzzle — fold the rectangle into a polycube!

https://www.gathering4gardner.org/g4g14gift/ExchangeArchive-DiceLab-G14-031-1.jpg
A fair 14-sided die in the form of a heptagonal trapezohedron and a fair 8-sided die ("Skew d8") in the form of a triangular dihedron.

https://www.gathering4gardner.org/g4g14gift/ExchangeArchive-Rabbiduck-G14-055-1.jpg
The puzzle is to fit 14 “rabbiduck” polyomino pieces into an 8x11 rectangle. (Gardner wrote about polyominoes in multiple columns. The specific polyomino pieces used are inspired by the rabbit/duck illusion that Gardner called the Rabbitduck in his…

https://www.gathering4gardner.org/g4g14gift/ExchangeArchive-14Blocks-G14-044-1.jpg
All you have to do is move the large 2x2 block to the bottom right hand corner by sliding the blocks. Do not lift, turn or twist any block.

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