Origami
Fold a single square of paper into something that shouldn't be possible.
~$24Cost to start
EasyDifficulty
15 min–1 hrTime / session
1 setup step, ~$24 all in. Nothing to buy until you say so.
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Nobody has scored this against your answers yet. 15 min–1 hr at a time, $24 to find out whether it sticks.
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The path13 quests
ASetting up1 thing to sort, in any order$12
- Get proper origami paper
Then the quests
- Fold a classic crane
- Fold a model that uses all the basic folds
- Fold a model from memory, no instructions
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