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Matchstick puzzle

Matchstick puzzles are transport puzzles in which a number of matchsticks are arranged as squares, rectangles or triangles.

The problem to solve is usually formulated as : move n (some specified number) matchsticks to make m (another specified number) squares (or triangles, or rectangles).

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