Touching Matches  Solutions

 

 

 

This is the flat solution using 12 matches.

 

 

 

 

 

However if the matches are arranged in

3 dimensions to create a tetrahedron

then only 6 matches are needed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 Match Touching Patterns

 

(1,2,2,2,1)                                       

 

 

 

 

 

(1,1,1,2,3)                          

 

 

 

 

 

(1,1,1,1,4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,2,2,3)                                  

 

 

 

 

 

 

and  (2,2,2,2)