Calendar of matches from the studio of Jurko Gutsulyaka

The works of graphic design studio of Jurko Gutsulyaka from Kiev, Ukraine, took part in many international exhibitions, as well as they wrere prize-winners of European and American design competitions.

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The consumption of matches in the Ukraine is decreasing each year

Taking into consideration the abolition of duties on their imports, the domestic manufacturer is simply nowhere to turn.

Each year Ukrainians are burned about 1.5 billion match boxes, spending for it about $ 20 million. The lion’s share of the domestic market of matches - about 82% - took the Russian and Belarusian producers. The remaining 18% is the production of only Ukrainian factory, located in the Polesie outback Rivne region.  “Rivnes’ match factory” and “Ukrainian match factory” are located in one area and work on a treaty co-production of safety matches.
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Interesting games

1.Sort out (exercise at attention)
Cut off a head by scissors from 54 matches. Take 18 of them and cut them in half. The remaining 36 large matches decomposed into 3 a handful of 12 matches. On 12 matches, you write a red lines, while the other 12 - blue, while the third - the black. Take the first 12; spend one red transverse line on 4, on the other 4 - two lines, on the third of 4 - three lines. It is also necessary to hold lines of blue and then black. Now take the 36 smaller match, and repeat to them the same as with 36 large. The material for sorting is ready. After sorting matches of the same size, with the same number of strips of one color must be in each pile. So you get 18 piles. This is a useful exercise, as well-developed attention. Just right away separate matches into 18 piles is not easy. Much easier first solve them on a handful of 2 - a separate large and small matches. Then each of these large piles - on 3 one depending on the color of lines, just get 6 piles. Now each of the 6 piles decomposed into 3 handful depending on the number of lines. This way you will have 18 piles. 3-4 persons may use this set of matches one after the other. They noticed on the clock, who quickly coped with the task, and try to equal it.
3-5  players
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Playing with matches

1.Fix equality so that it becomes true, no touching, any match (can not be set on fire, transfer, move, etc.).

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Puzzles, part3

1.Transfer two matches, that button will be out “stemware”.

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Puzzles with matches, part 2

Who does not like design tasks? Puzzles with matches is an excellent opportunity to add their imagination, to play their design skills. Our section of the puzzle with matches is for all architects, builders and engineers.

5=3

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Puzzles with matches

Beetle made up of 10 matches creeping on the right, need to shift 3 matches, beetle has creeped to the left.

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Game: Matches

Number of players: Any

Extras: saucer, boxes of matches

Recommend to spend in the evening, when dark. Put out the light, the participants sit in a circle next to each other at the center of the circle is saucer. Someone lights a match and hands it over a neighbor, he is - his neighbor, etc. In general, in a circle. Who has the match goes off, to that person anyone is asked any question. The answer is obligatory, unless the issue, when the question is really compromising.
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