Stelo is dedicated to Jacques' brother's little granddaughter, Maïlou, who died suddenly in 2006 before her third birthday. Stelo means "star" in esperanto, and a real star visible from Earth has been named Maïlou in her honor. The puzzle's star shape is also in remembrance of her star.

You can play Stelo online at Thérèse Eveilleau's website. Just click the PLAY button above.

The 12 Stelo pieces are a simpler subset of Poly-Spidrons, consisting of the order-3 pieces without the Spidron curves. Each tile consists of six 30-60-90 triangles paired as either equilateral or isosceles. The four transparent colors identify the structure of each tile by its component subtriangles. The tray is about 5½". See Jacques' page for more explanations.

A wealth of challenges await the puzzler. Jacques has supplied 19 pages of beautiful shapes in silhouettes that are little artworks in their own right (a few samples appear below), and more may be added from time to time. Feel free to download them from his site to go with your Stelo set. And if you find new shapes, send them to Jacques and add your star to this galaxy.

To order Stelo, just click the green logo below, and it will immediately be added to your shopping basket. $21

See also Jacques Ferroul's Tetrapentos^TM, Poly-Spidrons^TM and La Ora Stelo^TM

Visit Jacques' blog Kaprompiloj (in French and Esperanto)
for many other great polyform explorations