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Anti-Gravity Box

Anti-Gravity Box

Posted on July 13, 2018July 18, 2018 by admin

Happy Friday the 13th! For me, it was my lucky day…I solve a rather difficult puzzle without resorting to the solution! It’s been several weeks since my last puzzle blog post. Sorry, I was very Read More

Posted in PuzzlesTagged 3D packing, acrylic, assembly, disassembly, magnet, packing, put together, sequential movement, take apart, wood5 Comments
Double Feature

Double Feature

Posted on May 12, 2018 by admin

This weekend’s puzzle is the Double Feature designed by Stewart Coffin. Exchanged by Saul Bobroff at IPP37,  the Double Feature is Coffin’s design # X-75A as indicated on the packaging. There is a design #75A Read More

Posted in Exchange Puzzle, IPP, PuzzlesTagged 3D packing, assembly, disassembly, interlocking, packing, put together, Saul Bobroff, sequential movement, take apart, wood4 Comments
Currency R&R

Currency R&R

Posted on April 12, 2018April 12, 2018 by admin

This colourful 2D packing puzzle is the joint design effort of Rex Rosanno Perez and Stanislav Knot. Rex hails from the Philippines and Stan is from the Czech Republic.. Joint designs for puzzles are not Read More

Posted in Exchange Puzzle, IPP, PuzzlesTagged 2D packing, acrylic, anti slide, assembly, disassembly, packing, plastic, put together, Rex Perez, Stanislav Knot, take apart2 Comments
OMPIC

OMPIC

Posted on March 31, 2018March 31, 2018 by admin

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 Read More

Posted in Exchange Puzzle, IPP, PuzzlesTagged 3D packing, assembly, disassembly, IPP37, packing, put together, Puzzle Design Competition, sequential movement, take apart, Vinco Obsivac, wood5 Comments
Who Moved My (Swiss) Cheese?

Who Moved My (Swiss) Cheese?

Posted on March 19, 2018March 27, 2018 by admin

I got this rather cute and interesting packing puzzle, the Swiss Cheese courtesy of William Waite. I have had the pleasure of meeting William on several occasions during the past IPPs and corresponded with him Read More

Posted in PuzzlesTagged 2D packing, assembly, disassembly, packing, put together, take apart, William Waite, wood2 Comments
Chorazin - A Puzzle Inspired By A Synagogue

Chorazin – A Puzzle Inspired By A Synagogue

Posted on February 24, 2018February 25, 2018 by admin

This is the second put together puzzle designed by Yael Meron that I have played with (the first being Tel Arad). I must say I really enjoyed this one. I have met Yael Meron, who hails Read More

Posted in Exchange Puzzle, IPP, PuzzlesTagged 3D packing, acrylic, assembly, brass, disassembly, packing, put together, take apart, Yael Meron4 Comments
Yet Another Clover Puzzle YACP

Yet Another Clover Puzzle YACP

Posted on February 15, 2018March 1, 2018 by admin

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 Read More

Posted in Exchange Puzzle, IPP, PuzzlesTagged 2D packing, acrylic, assembly, disassembly, IPP37, packing, put together, Rik van Grol, take apartLeave a comment
International ( Puzzle Party) Airports

International ( Puzzle Party) Airports

Posted on February 4, 2018February 21, 2018 by admin

Now amongst the many 2D packing puzzles made of acrylic (a.k.a Plexiglass), the International Puzzle Party Airports Puzzle (“IPPA”) must be one of the best made and sophisticated looking ones around. I really like the Read More

Posted in Exchange Puzzle, IPP, PuzzlesTagged 2D packing, acrylic, Juozas Granskas, packing, plexiglass, put together2 Comments
Formula

Formula

Posted on January 28, 2018March 1, 2018 by admin

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 Read More

Posted in Exchange Puzzle, IPP, PuzzlesTagged 3D packing, assembly, disassembly, IPP37, Justin Math, packing, TIm Udall, Vinco Obsivac, wood3 Comments
The Melting Tile

The Melting Tile

Posted on January 4, 2018February 24, 2018 by admin

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 Read More

Posted in Exchange Puzzle, IPP, PuzzlesTagged 2D packing, acrylic, goh pit khiam, impossible object, IPP37, packing, plasticLeave a comment
Cubi 20 Packing Puzzle

Cubi 20 Packing Puzzle

Posted on October 17, 2017October 19, 2017 by admin

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

Posted in IPP, PuzzlesTagged 3D packing, assembly, disassembly, Frederic Boucher, interlocking, IPP37, packing, put together, Puzzle Design Competition, sequential movement, take apart, wood2 Comments
Number Blocks

Number Blocks

Posted on August 22, 2017November 14, 2017 by admin

Designed by my dear friend and fellow Singaporean Goh Pit Khiam (Goh is the family name), the Number Blocks is a “packing puzzle” that won a Honourable Jury Mention at the IPP35 Nob Yoshigahara Puzzle Design Read More

Posted in IPP, PuzzlesTagged 3D packing, assembly, burr, disassembly, goh pit khiam, interlocking, IPP35, packing, put together, Puzzle Design Competition, sequential movement, take apart, woodLeave a comment

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