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You have a large number of $60^\circ$60° rhombi called "lozenges." Each lozenge has its edges marked with four distinct symbols drawn from an infinite alphabet. Lozenges may be rotated by $180^\circ$180° or reflected across either axis. A triple of lozenges forms a "hex" if the markings can be matched up in the following way:

     _____B_____
    /\          \
   /  \          \
  C    E          A
 /      \          \
/        \____D_____\
\        /          /
 \      /          /
  A    F          C
   \  /          /
    \/_____B____/,

where A,B B,C C,D D,E E,F F are distinct symbols. You wish to assemble all of your lozenges into hexes. Here are the conditions:

  • You have access to a machine that can be programmed to produce arbitrary hexes; these hexes can be broken into new lozenges
  • The total number of lozenges is a multiple of three
  • For lozenge-type that you have, you have an even number of that type

Is it always possible to assemble all of your lozenges into hexes?

You have a large number of $60^\circ$ rhombi called "lozenges." Each lozenge has its edges marked with four distinct symbols drawn from an infinite alphabet. Lozenges may be rotated by $180^\circ$ or reflected across either axis. A triple of lozenges forms a "hex" if the markings can be matched up in the following way:

     _____B_____
    /\          \
   /  \          \
  C    E          A
 /      \          \
/        \____D_____\
\        /          /
 \      /          /
  A    F          C
   \  /          /
    \/_____B____/,

where A,B,C,D,E,F are distinct symbols. You wish to assemble all of your lozenges into hexes. Here are the conditions:

  • You have access to a machine that can be programmed to produce arbitrary hexes; these hexes can be broken into new lozenges
  • The total number of lozenges is a multiple of three
  • For lozenge-type that you have, you have an even number of that type

Is it always possible to assemble all of your lozenges into hexes?

You have a large number of 60° rhombi called "lozenges." Each lozenge has its edges marked with four distinct symbols drawn from an infinite alphabet. Lozenges may be rotated by 180° or reflected across either axis. A triple of lozenges forms a "hex" if the markings can be matched up in the following way:

     _____B_____
    /\          \
   /  \          \
  C    E          A
 /      \          \
/        \____D_____\
\        /          /
 \      /          /
  A    F          C
   \  /          /
    \/_____B____/,

where A, B, C, D, E, F are distinct symbols. You wish to assemble all of your lozenges into hexes. Here are the conditions:

  • You have access to a machine that can be programmed to produce arbitrary hexes; these hexes can be broken into new lozenges
  • The total number of lozenges is a multiple of three
  • For lozenge-type that you have, you have an even number of that type

Is it always possible to assemble all of your lozenges into hexes?

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Assemble lozenges

You have a large number of $60^\circ$ rhombi called "lozenges." Each lozenge has its edges marked with four distinct symbols drawn from an infinite alphabet. Lozenges may be rotated by $180^\circ$ or reflected across either axis. A triple of lozenges forms a "hex" if the markings can be matched up in the following way:

     _____B_____
    /\          \
   /  \          \
  C    E          A
 /      \          \
/        \____D_____\
\        /          /
 \      /          /
  A    F          C
   \  /          /
    \/_____B____/,

where A,B,C,D,E,F are distinct symbols. You wish to assemble all of your lozenges into hexes. Here are the conditions:

  • You have access to a machine that can be programmed to produce arbitrary hexes; these hexes can be broken into new lozenges
  • The total number of lozenges is a multiple of three
  • For lozenge-type that you have, you have an even number of that type

Is it always possible to assemble all of your lozenges into hexes?