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Category: Puzzles
Twisted Sisters
It sounds like the name of the 1970s heavy metal rock band…but that is Twisted Sister, without the “s”. This one is the name given to Theo Geerinck’s IPP37 Exchange Puzzle. The goal is to Read More
Singapore Puzzle Party (SPP02)
The second Singapore Puzzle Party was held on 5th December 2017. It might not even have happened if not for Oskar van Deventer contacting David Ang, Goh Pit Khiam and me to let us know Read More
Eye Fill Burr
The “Eye Fill Burr” was the IPP37 Exchange Puzzle of Steve Nicholls from the UK. Quite a cool name I might add for a burr puzzle that does not look like a burr; it not Read More
Another Sharp Looking Puzzle
Until I did a Google for the meaning of French Point, I thought all razor blades for shaving were the same. Not that I know any better since I use a pocket electric shaver on Read More
Hanayama Cast Ring
I have had the Cast Ring for quite a long time now, one of those puzzles that I bought a while back, stacked it together with other puzzles in the puzzle cupboard out of sight Read More
Two In Frame Type B
Now here is a rather nice 2-piece interlocking caged burr puzzle that I had some fun playing with. Two In Frame (TIF) is the design of Andrey Ustjuzhanin of Russia. Ustjuzhanin has to-date 115 puzzle designs Read More
Euro Falle 06 (La Luna) Wooden Puzzle
The Euro Falle 06 is the latest instalment of the line of Euro Falle series of coin puzzles. The primary object of each puzzle is to remove a coin “locked” inside the puzzle. Like it Read More
Hanayama Cast Dial
The Cast Dial is the work of Vesa Timonen of Finland, who has todate designed a large number of Cast puzzles for Hanayama as well as other non-Cast puzzles. A really nice soft-spoken gentleman whom Read More
Chinese Puzzle Box
This Chinese puzzle box came to me courtesy of Otis Cheng during IPP37 in Paris this past August. Those of you who know Otis and friends with him would know him by his signature style Read More
Cubi 20 Packing Puzzle
My copy of Cubi 20 came courtesy of Frederic Boucher. Frederic had contacted me several months before IPP37 this past August to ask if I wanted to play with his Cubi 20 and give him Read More
L(8)tice-2 Interlocking Burr
My L(8)tice-2 interlocking burr design came about after I saw Andrei Ivanov from Russia selling copies of his Lattice Xi-2 on his metal puzzles site Mertallofactua. Andrei’s Lattice Xi-2 is an “enhanced version of the Read More
Puzzle Trick Locks – Haleslock 4 & Chinese Combination Locks
Haleslock 4 Apart from being hosted in the beautiful city of Paris, France, IPP37 is also an event to remember for the wonderful exchange puzzles; most notably the exchange of not one, not two but Read More
Hanayama Cast Mobius
Oskar van Deventer may be very well-known in the twisty puzzle circles for his unusual twisty designs. But he also has 15 Hanayama cast puzzle designs to his name! These include the Cast Twist, Cast Read More
The Eiffel (Tower) Burr
If I thought the Eiffel Burr interlocking puzzle was anything like the Vivaldi Burr, both designed by Rene Dawir, I couldn’t be further from the truth. More about this later. The Eiffel Burr was Rene’s Read More
