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A Dissection game similar to Tangrams described in fragmentary manuscripts attributed to
Archimedes 
and was referred to as the Loculus of Archimedes (Archimedes' box) in Latin texts. The word
Stomachion has as its root the Greek word for stomach. The game consisted of 14 flat pieces of various shapes arranged in the
shape of a square. Like Tangrams, the object is to rearrange the pieces to form interesting shapes.
See also Dissection, Tangram
References
Rorres, C. ``Stomachion Introduction.''
http://www.mcs.drexel.edu/~crorres/Archimedes/Stomachion/intro.html.
Rorres, C. ``Stomachion Construction.''
http://www.mcs.drexel.edu/~crorres/Archimedes/Stomachion/construction.html.