New Tantrix Spaghetti Record

Tantrix 'Spaghetti' is the ultimate in Tantrix records and not something you want to try at home on your own! The aim is to tesselate as many Tantrix tiles as possible in a 12 hour period with all touching colours matching.

The previous record had been set in Spain in July 2005 at 11,096 tiles. This record was smashed by 45 seriously dedicated and well organised students in the Dutch town of Almere in December 2006, who managed to put together a staggering 25,463 tiles! Many thanks to Marcel Kalkhoven for the picture above.

The event featured in Dutch newspapers, radio and even on TV. You can watch a video of the TV coverage here or view more photos of the record on the Dutch Tantrix website.

A history of the Tantrix Spaghetti record can be found here.