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==Pieces== The seven Soma pieces are six [[polycube]]s of order four, and one of order three: {| | [[Image:Soma-ra.svg|60x40px]] | align="center"|Piece 1, {{nowrap|or "V".}} |- | [[Image:Soma-l.svg|60x40px]] | align="center"|Piece 2, {{nowrap|or "L":}} | A row of three blocks with one added below the left side. |- | [[Image:Soma-t.svg|60x40px]] | align="center"|Piece 3, {{nowrap|or "T":}} | A row of three blocks with one added below the center. |- | [[Image:Soma-s.svg|60x40px]] | align="center"|Piece 4, {{nowrap|or "Z":}} | Bent tetromino with block placed on outside of clockwise side. |- | [[Image:Soma-rscrew.svg|60x40px]] | align="center"|Piece 5, {{nowrap|or "A":}} | Unit cube placed on top of clockwise side. [[Chirality (mathematics)|Chiral]] in 3D. {{nowrap|(Left arm)}} |- | [[Image:Soma-lscrew.svg|60x40px]] | align="center"|Piece 6, {{nowrap|or "B":}} | Unit cube placed on top of anticlockwise side. Chiral in 3D. {{nowrap|(Right arm)}} |- | [[Image:Soma-branch.svg|60x40px]] | align="center"|Piece 7, {{nowrap|or "P":}} | Unit cube placed on bend. Not chiral in 3D.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bundgaard|first=Thorleif|title=Why are the pieces labelled as they are|url=http://www.fam-bundgaard.dk/SOMA/NEWS/N111114.HTM|work=SOMA News|access-date=10 August 2012}}</ref> |} [[Image:Soma-cube-disassembled.jpg|thumb|An easier variant of the puzzle, where alternating cubes have different colors]]
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