The IPP37 Puzzle Exchange saw no less than half a dozen or so symmetric shape puzzles. These and other similar style ones have become increasingly popular for puzzlers and designers in recent years. Especially so
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Concentric Arc
After a dismal week or so of not being able to find the correct solution for the Gridlock at the Arc De Triomphe, I thought I would try another kind of “arc”. This time, it’s
OMPIC
When I first saw this puzzle, I didn’t know what OMPIC meant. Well, I had seen Allard Walker talk about the puzzle on his blog a while back and thanks to him, I found out
Security Lock
The last several months, all the attention appears to have been showered on Rainer Popp’s very massive, very challenging and very expensive puzzle lock, the T11 Popplock. This week I had the chance to play with a
Yet Another Clover Puzzle YACP
This has got to be one of the most colourful and “pretty” packing puzzles around. The YACP was Rik van Grol’s IPP37 Exchange Puzzle in Paris last year. With a name like that, I can
Formula
I had a bit of spare time late Sunday afternoon so I thought I would separate out from my four years worth of IPP Exchange Puzzles those 3D packing ones that I thought would make
Coffin’s Four Piece Cube
This weekend I opted for a “simpler” interlocking cube to navigate. So I decided on Norton Starr’s IPP37 Exchange Puzzle, Coffin’s Four Piece Interlocking Cube, designed by Stewart Coffin, the latter’s design #93. For the
Deadly Romance
This post is dedicated to fellow puzzler and designer Markus Gotz, who passed away on 7 January 2018. I have had the pleasure of meeting Markus at several IPPs previously and most recently last year
Push Box 3
Push Box 3 is a puzzle box and third in the series of Push Box puzzles designed and made by award winning puzzle designer, Dr Simon Nightingale of the UK. As the name would suggest,
Paris Pinned Wedge Key Puzzle
Keith Winegar’s rather lengthy named IPP37 Exchange Puzzle, the “Paris Pinned Wedge Key Puzzle” (PPWKP) is the latest in the series of his take apart Wedge Key Puzzles. These puzzles look like jigsaw puzzles but
The Melting Tile
Happy New Year everyone and may 2018 bring you wonderful blessings and happiness. This is my first blog post of the year and I thought I would start off with a rather interesting and unique
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
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
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
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
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