Here's my puzzle for this weekend.
Saturday 8 December 2018
Saturday 24 November 2018
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/
http://mechanical-puzzles.com/gyrotwisty/
Labels:
3D printing,
assembly,
Diniar Namdarian,
disassembly,
interlocking,
IPP38,
Plastic,
put together,
Puzzle Exchange,
sequential movement,
take apart,
twist,
twisty
Sunday 7 October 2018
Double Vision
A puzzle with a rather neat "trick" for the solution. Allan Slocum's IPP38 Exchange Puzzle.
http://mechanical-puzzles.com/double-vision/
http://mechanical-puzzles.com/double-vision/
Friday 28 September 2018
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/
http://mechanical-puzzles.com/the-vault-guest-post-by-mike-desilets/
Tuesday 25 September 2018
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/
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
https://www.themetagrobologistmagazine.co.uk/product/themetagrobologist-magazine-issue-5
Sunday 23 September 2018
Sewing Box
Here's a rather unusual and (very colourful) disassembly puzzle designed by Diniar Namdarian. Click the link below to read more.
Thursday 13 September 2018
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/
Looks simple enough but totally difficult!
http://mechanical-puzzles.com/u-sockel-by-jean-claude-constantin/
Sunday 9 September 2018
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/
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/
Tuesday 4 September 2018
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/
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/
Wednesday 22 August 2018
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/
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/
Sunday 19 August 2018
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/
http://mechanical-puzzles.com/hanayama-cast-arrows/
Wednesday 15 August 2018
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/
Please click on the link to view. They are divided into 8 parts.
http://mechanical-puzzles.com/ipp38-puzzle-party/
Monday 30 July 2018
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.
http://puzzleworld.org/DesignCompetition/2018/
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/
Thursday 26 July 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/
http://mechanical-puzzles.com/3d-puzzle-berroskull/
Friday 13 July 2018
Anti-Gravity Box
Frederic Boucher's new design, the Anti-Gravity Box reviewed.
http://mechanical-puzzles.com/anti-gravity-box/
http://mechanical-puzzles.com/anti-gravity-box/
Tuesday 10 July 2018
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/
Dirty Dozen in Translucent Green and Transparent/Clear available on my site now.
http://mechanical-puzzles.com/puzzle-shop/
Thursday 28 June 2018
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
Wednesday 20 June 2018
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/
http://mechanical-puzzles.com/product/dirty-dozen-interlocking-puzzle/
Sunday 17 June 2018
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/
http://mechanical-puzzles.com/haleslock-3/
Sunday 10 June 2018
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/
http://mechanical-puzzles.com/symmetric-shape-puzzles/
Saturday 26 May 2018
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/
http://mechanical-puzzles.com/adam-eve/
Saturday 12 May 2018
Double Feature
Saul Bobroff's IPP37 Exchange Puzzle, the Double Feature designed by Stewart Coffin reviewed.
http://mechanical-puzzles.com/double-feature-stewart-coffin/
http://mechanical-puzzles.com/double-feature-stewart-coffin/
Saturday 5 May 2018
Puzzle 9 - Hordern B25
Naoaki Takashima's Puzzle 9 sliding block puzzle. Exchanged at IPP37 in Paris last year.
Saturday 28 April 2018
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/
http://mechanical-puzzles.com/cube-puzzle/
Friday 13 April 2018
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.
Wednesday 11 April 2018
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.
Monday 9 April 2018
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/
http://mechanical-puzzles.com/anti-slide-puzzle/
Labels:
2D-packing,
acrylic,
anti slide,
assembly,
Brian Young,
dis-assembly,
IPP37,
Jerry Slocum,
Junichi Yananose,
packing,
put together,
Puzzle Exchange,
take apart,
William Hu
Saturday 31 March 2018
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/
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,
Tuesday 27 March 2018
Wil Strijbos' Ring Bottle Puzzle. An impossible object?
http://mechanical-puzzles.com/ring-bottle-puzzle/
http://mechanical-puzzles.com/ring-bottle-puzzle/
Monday 19 March 2018
Monday 12 March 2018
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/
http://mechanical-puzzles.com/simplexity-disentanglement-puzzle/
Monday 5 March 2018
A Wooden Puzzle From Wil Strijbos
Dear Readers
Latest blog post uploaded.
http://mechanical-puzzles.com/a-wooden-puzzle-from-wil-strijbos/
Latest blog post uploaded.
http://mechanical-puzzles.com/a-wooden-puzzle-from-wil-strijbos/
Saturday 24 February 2018
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/
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/
Monday 15 January 2018
MiSenary Box
Dear Puzzlers
UPDATE 22 Jan 2018 - Free Goodies For Winning Bidder!!!
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.
_____________________________________________________________________________
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=au ction-for-charity-misenary -puzzle-box&auction_id=101 683
It will run for two weeks, ending January 28th, 2018.
For reviews of the MiSenary Box please click on the following links.
Please share about this, thank you.
Tuesday 9 January 2018
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.
http://mechanical-puzzles.com/product-category/private-collection/
Please feel free to check them out.
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