presented by Kate Jones
to the attendees of Gathering for Gardner VIII
March 26-30, 2008 — Atlanta, Georgia
 

Magic '8' consists of 8 different octomino shapes. Puzzlers are asked to cut out the pieces and assemble them to form the numeral 8, and then individually have their cells numbered from 1 to 8 so that all rows form either the same sum or all different consecutive sums.