Of Mice & Mazes - A Puzzle Card Box

Sorry folks for my infrequent postings...

Here's my puzzle for this weekend.

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/of-mice-mazes-a-puzzle-card-box/

GyroTwisty

Here's another Diniar Namdarian-designed 3D printed "twist" puzzle. Exchanged by Hendrik Haak at IPP38 in San Diego, USA.

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/gyrotwisty/

Double Vision

A puzzle with a rather neat "trick" for the solution. Allan Slocum's IPP38 Exchange Puzzle.

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/double-vision/

The Vault - Guest Post by Mike Desilets

Here is Mike Desilets' second guest post on my blog. Another interesting magician's tool kit, which can also double up as an interesting puzzle box. 

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/the-vault-guest-post-by-mike-desilets/

Partitions

"Partitions" designed by IPP award-winning puzzle designer Goh Pit Khiam is now available for sale. Consisting of 8 identical shaped pieces, it is fabricated from 5mm stainless steel. Very challenging no less with an unusual second piece move!

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/product/partitions-stainless-steel/

The Metagrobologist

Issue #5 of The Metagrobologist is available for pre-order. For more details, please click on the link below.

https://www.themetagrobologistmagazine.co.uk/product/themetagrobologist-magazine-issue-5

Sewing Box

Here's a rather unusual and (very colourful) disassembly puzzle designed by Diniar Namdarian. Click the link below to read more.

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/sewing-box/

U-Sockel By Jean-Claude Constantin

Here is another Jean-Claude Constantin design which I had no luck solving.

Looks simple enough but totally difficult!

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/u-sockel-by-jean-claude-constantin/

Super Cube

Is this cool or what?

George Miller's IPP38 Exchange Puzzle in San Diego, the Super Cube. I have added a video to the post to show you how the dedicated app solves the puzzle for you.

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/super-cube/

Flight Case - Guest Post By Mike Desilets

Hi folks,

Here's the first guest post on my blog by puzzle collector from Hawaii, Mike Desilets.

Mike will be talking about a magician's trick box which also doubles pretty neatly as a puzzle box. Enjoy!

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/flight-case-guest-post-by-mike-desilets/

IPP38 Puzzle Exchange, San Diego California, USA - 10 to 12 August 2018

Photos of puzzles and their exchangers at the IPP38 Puzzle Exchange. Please click on link below.

There were a total of 78 exchange participants...a drop from the average of over 90 in previous years.

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/ipp38-puzzle-exchange-11-august-2018-san-diego-california-usa/

Hanayama Cast Arrows

Hanayama's latest Cast puzzle offering, the Cast Arrows. Rated 3 out of 6 stars for difficulty. Not out in the market outside Japan yet. Check it out by clicking on the link below.

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/hanayama-cast-arrows/ 

IPP38 - The Puzzle Party - 12th August - San Diego, California, USA

Below are the photos of all sorts of puzzles to be found at the Puzzle Party during IPP38 in San Diego last weekend.

Please click on the link to view. They are divided into 8 parts.

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/ipp38-puzzle-party/ 

IPP38 Puzzle Design Competition Entries

Here are the entries for the IPP38 Nob Yoshigahara Puzzle Design Competition. 

A total of 67 entries from around the world. A lot of interesting and unique designs from this lot.

Profile Of Nob

http://puzzleworld.org/DesignCompetition/2018/

3D Puzzle - Berro(Skull)

A new post up on my site about my latest attempt at producing another puzzle out of stainless steel sheets. Truly inspired by the works of Miguel Berrocal!

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/3d-puzzle-berroskull/

Anti-Gravity Box

Frederic Boucher's new design, the Anti-Gravity Box reviewed.

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/anti-gravity-box/

Dirty Dozen In Acrylic For Sale

Dear Puzzling Friends

Dirty Dozen in Translucent Green and Transparent/Clear available on my site now. 

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/puzzle-shop/

NEW Puzzles For Sale!

Dear Puzzlers

I have added the following new puzzles in limited quantities for sale on my website. Click link below.

1. L(8)tice-2 available in 4 colours (Green, Orange, Black & Clear)

2. Jurassic Pack Ver.2

3. Alpha Pack

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/puzzle-shop/

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FOR SALE NEW! - Dirty Dozen Stainless Steel Interlocking Puzzle For Sale

Here's my latest design the "Dirty Dozen" made from laser cut 5mm stainless steel. Available for sale on my puzzle site. Click the link below.

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/product/dirty-dozen-interlocking-puzzle/ 

Haleslock 3

The Haleslock 3 designed by Shane Hales and exchanged by Peter Hajek during IPP37 in Paris, 2017. Very challenging!

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/haleslock-3/

LATEST - Symmetric Shape Puzzles From IPP37

Three of around half dozen symmetric shape puzzles featured. Puzzles from Nick Baxter, Tomas Linden/Vesa Timonen and Emrehan Halici. Please follow the link below.

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/symmetric-shape-puzzles/

Adam & Eve Disentanglement Puzzle

Adam & Eve was designed by George Miller, Tom Sun and Allen Rolfs and exchanged by Roxanne Wong during IPP37 in Paris in 2017.

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/adam-eve/

Double Feature

Saul Bobroff's IPP37 Exchange Puzzle, the Double Feature designed by Stewart Coffin reviewed.

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/double-feature-stewart-coffin/

Puzzle 9 - Hordern B25

Naoaki Takashima's Puzzle 9 sliding block puzzle. Exchanged at IPP37 in Paris last year. 

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/sliding-block-puzzle/

Eiffel Six Cube Puzzle

Sorry folks I didn't post last week due to work commitments. This weeks puzzle was designed by Alistair Morris of the UK.

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/cube-puzzle/

Currency R&R

Currency R&R, "modded" by Frans De Vreugd for his IPP37 Exchange Puzzle. Nice but very challenging packing puzzle with five different challenges.

The original design, Currency R&S came from Rex Perez and Stanislav Knot. 

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/currency-rr/

This is an example of just one of several solutions for one of the three anti slide challenges

Concentric Arc

You would have probably guessed that this is another Robrecht Louage design. The Concentric Arc, exchanged by David Pullen at IPP37 in Paris last year.

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/concentric-arc/

Gridlock at the Arc De Triomphe

Anti slide puzzle designed by Brian Young, Junichi Yananose and William Hu. Difficult and I still have not found the solution to it...

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/anti-slide-puzzle/

OMPIC - One Minute Puzzle In Cube

Dear Readers,

New blog post up on James Dalgety's IPP37 Exchange Puzzle.

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/one-minute-puzzle-in-cube/

Security Lock

New post up...

Security Lock designed and exchanged (at IPP37 in Paris) by Liang-Jen Wu of Taiwan,

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/security-lock/

Wil Strijbos' Ring Bottle Puzzle. An impossible object?

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/ring-bottle-puzzle/

Who Moved My Cheese?

New blog post up...

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/who-moved-my-swiss-cheese/

Simplexity By Markus Gotz

New puzzle review on Simplexity designed, made and exchanged by the late Markus Gotz at IPP37 in Paris 2017. Please click the link below.

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/simplexity-disentanglement-puzzle/

A Wooden Puzzle From Wil Strijbos

Dear Readers

Latest blog post uploaded.

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/a-wooden-puzzle-from-wil-strijbos/

Yet Another Clover Puzzle & Chorazin

Two new puzzle reviews posted. 

Yet Another Clover Puzzle by Rik Van Grol

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/yet-another-clover-puzzle/

Chorazin by Yael Meron

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/chorazin-puzzle-inspired-synagogue/

MiSenary Box

Dear Puzzlers

UPDATE 22 Jan 2018 - Free Goodies For Winning Bidder!!!

Michel van Ipenburg has decided to give incentives for bids exceeding various levels in the hope that this will raise higher bids. These are fantastic puzzles and I have played with three of them personally. Bid more than € 450 and get to take home a whopping 5 extra puzzles!

It goes as follows:

Bid < € 250,- : two prototypes of the CFF100 ltd ed. puzzle will be added

Bid < € 300,- : first prototype of Larva and second pair of sliders will be added as well.

Bid < € 375,- : first prototype of Ladybird will be added as well.

Bid < € 450,- : first prototype of 8 stars labyrinth will be added also!

All puzzles are fully functional though may be different from the sold products as these were for review purposes.

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My friend and fellow puzzler Michel Van Ipenburg has listed his puzzle, the MiSenary Box, a puzzle box  on puzzleparadise.net for auction. This is his last copy!

Proceeds from the winning bidder will be donated to cancer research. Have a look here: https://www.puzzleparadise.net/auction_details.php?name=auction-for-charity-misenary-puzzle-box&auction_id=101683

It will run for two weeks, ending January 28th, 2018.

For reviews of the MiSenary Box please click on the following links.

http://allardspuzzlingtimes.blogspot.sg/2018/01/misenary-puzzle-box.html

http://www.puzzlemad.co.uk/2018/01/a-chance-for-you-to-win-and.html

Please share about this, thank you.

Puzzles Crafted By Eric Fuller For Sale

I have listed a number of puzzles shown below from my collection, made by Eric Fuller for sale on my puzzle site

http://mechanical-puzzles.com/product-category/private-collection/

Please feel free to check them out.