It is important to present the person with a challenge you don't want to discourage them by buying a puzzle they have no chance of ever doing. So, if you're buying a person's first puzzle, but you still want it to be very hard, it may be wise to begin at a puzzle rated 5 to 7 rather than going for a 10 first up.
The 5 L-shaped pieces fit in the tray in only one way. Try to find the solution. Difficulty rating 6 out of 7. This puzzle is a very deceptive design by Jürgen Reiche.
Edward Hordern IPP Puzzle Exchange - Prague, Czech Republic, August 2008 Presented by Grant Smith. Made by Brian Young @ Mr Puzzle Australia. Designed by Junichi Yananose.
The object of the puzzle is to assemble the 6 piece interlocking burr. After he designed this level 5-4-2-2 burr Junichi described it as a mediocre level of difficulty; that translates to difficult for most other puzzlers.
The challenge is take the four piece puzzle apart. If you manage that then putting it back together is even harder. Each puzzle has the same 4 complex pieces but the outside configuration of the puzzle varies. This makes each puzzle quite different when finding the facets to grip to open the puzzle. Puzzles are finished as either 1. Dodecahedron (12 faces), 2. Icosahedron (20 triangular faces), a 3. Triacontahedron (30 faces) or 4. Truncated Octahedron (Truncocta - 6 square and 8 truncated triangular faces). Please choose the exact puzzle you want from the list when you order.
This very beautifully made puzzle box is in the shape of a house. There are 12 well disguised moves to open this puzzle box. It was only after 1870 that Mr Ohkawa started to develop more complex "tricks" to open the boxes; the first Himitsu-Bako made in Hakone. Himitsu-Bako means Secret Box in Japanese and these boxes are commonly known as a "Personal Secret Box".
These boxes are sourced directly from Japan. They intricately designed and handmade by Japanese Craftsmen; a very high quality work of art. Packaged in a lovely gift box with a brochure explaining the history of Himitsu-Bako. A solution is provided.
Size of base 150mm x 77mm Height: 105mm Space inside: 84mm x 46mm and the height at the apex of the roof is 67mm
Pieces show pictures of a Great White, Hammerhead, Leopard and Sand Tiger sharks on a brilliant blue and green sea background.
Printed on the back there are interesting facts about sharks in general as well as a fun trivia question for added interest. Very educational.
The object of the puzzle is to unscramble the 9 nine square pieces by perfectly matching the pictures on the square's edges, forming a large square. The puzzle is solved only when all seams of the puzzle match.
The pieces are a thick cardboard with the picture overlaid.The packaging is a heavy vinyl bag with a self-sealing plastic zipper. There are 3 holes along the left hand size for convenient storage in a notebook as well as a hole at the top for hanging.
Edward Hordern IPP Puzzle Exchange - Prague, Czech Republic, August 2008 Presented by Frank Potts. Made by Brian Young @ Mr Puzzle Australia. Designed by Frank Potts.
Status: 30th March 2013. Only 20 left. Once sold we won't make this puzzle again.
The object of the puzzle is to disassemble the burr and then reassemble. It's a level 9,3 burr but the challenge may not just be about the number of moves to disassemble the burr.
Edward Hordern IPP Puzzle Exchange - San Francisco, USA, August 2009 Presented by Brian Young. Made by Brian Young @ Mr Puzzle Australia. Designed by Brian Young.
This sliding block puzzle is very different to others. Firstly, you cannot touch the tiles that you must slide because they are behind perspex. You must use dexterity to do this. Generally more than one block at a time will be moving which means you must think many moves ahead. Secondly, you use the blocks that you are sliding to deliver the ball bearing from top to bottom of the puzzle. This is like a maze because at the same time you are sliding the blocks you are forming the maze-like track that the ball bearing must take to arrive at the bottom. Most of the pieces are different; that is the tracks in each tile that carry the ball bearing are different.
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