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Creative Whack Company LLC is a joint partnership of Roger von Oech and Stuart Kaplan.

Roger is a internationally-known creativity consultant who has worked with many companies around the world. He is the author of the best-selling creativity classic, "A Whack on the Side of the Head." His most recent product is the "Ball of Whacks."

Stuart is the founder and president of US Games System, Inc.

X-Ball
X-Ball Examples
Designed by Roger von Oech. as a companion product to the award-winning Ball of Whacks®, the innovative X-Ball presents a playful new way to stimulate creativity. It consists of 30 magnetic X-shaped pieces that click together to form a skeletal icosidodecahedron — Leonardo da Vinci's favorite shape. The uniquely angled geometry of the X-shaped pieces allows users to invent their own shapes and designs.

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The X-Ball comes with an illustrated 96-page creativity guidebook that offers lots of ideas for other fun shapes and creative applications for the X-Ball. Bonus: X-Ball pieces can also be used with the Ball of Whacks pieces. For ages 8 and up. Available in RED.

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Ball of Whacks
Ball of Whacks - Multi-Colored Edition
The Ball of Whacks is the perfect creativity tool for innovators, artists, engineers, writers, students, and you! It's a creative stimulant and a mental freshener!

The Ball of Whacks consists of 30 magnetic design blocks that can be rearranged into many, many shapes — including the beautiful 30-sided rhombic triacontahedron. More versatile than a puzzle and lots more fun than a brain teaser.

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The Ball of Whacks comes with a 96-page illustrated creativity guidebook that provides you with tips, stories, exercises, and insights into the creative process.

Each individual piece of the Ball of Whacks is a "golden ratio" rhombic pyramid. Held in place by 180 rare earth magnets, these design blocks fit together to form a perfect 30-sided rhombic triacontahedron — geometry's most beautiful shape.

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 CONTACT INFORMATION:
CREATIVE WHACK COMPANY
179 Ludlow Street
Stamford, CT 06902
Ph: 203-353-8400
Fax: 203-504-6257
Alt Phone: 877-423-7984
http://www.creativewhack.com
lynn@creativewhack.com

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