Polyomino and Polyking Oddities

A polyform oddity is a geometric figure with binary symmetry or better, formed by joining an odd number of congruent polyforms. Oddities are also known as Sillke figures, after Torsten Sillke, who first studied them systematically.

This page shows minimal known oddities and similar constructions for various polyominoes and polykings, with various symmetries.

[Polyominoes] [Polykings]

Polyominoes

Polyomino Oddities. Oddities for polyominoes of order up to 7.
Pentomino Oddities. Pentomino oddities with specific symmetries.
One-Sided Pentomino Oddities. One-sided pentomino oddities with specific symmetries.
Pentomino Pair Full Oddities. Full-symmetry polyominoes tiled with an odd number of two different pentominoes.
Pentomino Pair Dual Orthogonal Oddities. Polyominoes with dual orthogonal mirror symmetry tiled with an odd number of two different pentominoes.
Pentomino Pair Dual Diagonal Oddities. Polyominoes with dual diagonal mirror symmetry tiled with an odd number of two different pentominoes.
Pentomino Pair 4-Rotary Oddities. Polyominoes with 4-rotary symmetry tiled with an odd number of two different pentominoes.
Tetromino-Pentomino Pair Oddities. Use copies of a tetromino and a pentomino to form a full-symmetry polyomino with an odd number of cells.
Hexomino Oddities. Hexomino oddities with specific symmetries.
Polyomino Semi-Oddities. Semi-oddities for polyominoes. A semi-oddity is a figure with quaternary symmetry and an even number of tiles that is not a multiple of 4.
Semi-Oddities for Hexomino Pairs. Full-symmetry semi-oddities formed with copies of two hexominoes.
Heptomino Oddities. Heptomino oddities with specific symmetries.

Polykings

Triking Oddities. Oddities with specific symmetries for pseudopolyominoes of order 3.
Pentaking Oddities. Oddities with specific symmetries for pseudopolyominoes of order 5.

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