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Mr Puzzle - We've got puzzles! Current Category More than seventy years later, Hanayama continues to make board games, puzzles and bingo games as well as this wonderful range of cast metal puzzles that are guaranteed to be the life of the party at family gatherings for people of all ages. Not only was this range of cast puzzles chosen for our website because because of the attention to detail in manufacture but also because Hanayama suitably acknowledges and credits the inventors of these ingenious puzzles. These are original metal puzzles made with the permission of the inventors not unauthorised copies. These cast metal puzzles are divided into six levels of difficulty; but don't think you'll start with the most difficult. Even level 4 metal puzzles like Baroq have taken experienced puzzlers hours to master. Take on the level 6 Elk, Nutcase and others at your peril. NEWS FLASH Hanayama have just released their wonderful Marine themed series of puzzles in this large format. As usual the precision with which the pieces have been made is remarkable. Previously only available in smaller keychain format Hanayama have excelled with this series of puzzles showcasing these intriguing designs in very high quality brightly chromed pieces in Gold and Silver finishes. A piece in each puzzle has a cast loop at the top, so by putting them on a chain you can make and unusual and very attractive pendant. Read more details about the Hanayama cast puzzle philosophy here.... We've been supplying printed solutions with our Hanayama puzzles since February 2006. Not offered as standard by other sellers. Difficulty Level 5 ««««« Can you separate the 'Adam' and 'Eve' loops from the heart? The puzzle was invented in 1991 by the Japanese master metal smith Akio Yamamoto. Makes a great Valentine's Gift, Engagement Gift or Wedding Present. Price:
Difficulty Level 4 «««« The puzzle is to separate the two pieces fashioned after the image of intertwining Bach melodies. At first glance this puzzle may seem similar to the interloced nail puzzles.... Beware, it's nothing like it. With this puzzle almost every surface of each of the two pieces needs to touch every surface of the other piece to get them apart. Quite some manouvering involved. A personal favourite of Mr Puzzle's. The puzzle was invented by the Japanese master metal smith Akio Yamamoto in 2003. He says he took his inspiration for this puzzle from a Bach melody. He describes the puzzle as two pieces that elegantly release from each other after the dynamic buildup to an inspirational finale. The puzzle comes with a cast loop at the top of one of the pieces so by putting it on a chain you can make it into an attractive pendant. Price:
Difficulty Level 6 «««««« Can you separate the three links of the chain and then get it back together again? Price:
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This puzzle, utilising pieces resembling equipment used in the sport of cricket, can be traced back to a puzzle patented in England back in 1898. The world's only remaining original version of this puzzle is part of the personal collection of James Dalgety in England. James lent a hand to Nob Yoshigahara back in 2002 to create this cast version. The key word is "gates". Price:
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Difficulty Level 6 «««««« This puzzle is based on a rare puzzle first seen in Brian in the 19th century. The key work here is "antlers". Can you free the antlers.... and then put them back together again? Price:
Difficulty Level 6 «««««« The three pieces of this puzzle just slide apart, you don't need to force them. Can you work out the twisting movement required to achieve this and to then get them back together again? Considered without doubt amongst the most difficult of all the cast puzzles in this series by Nob Yoshigahara... high praise indeed from the most prolific inventor of puzzles ever! The original version of this puzzle was patented in 1975 in USA to inventor Eldon Vaughn and when he found it Nob thought it could not be done. Price:
NEW RELEASE 2008 The object of this brilliant cast metal puzzle is to take the two interlocked loops apart and take them out of the surrounding planet like structure, then get the puzzle back together again. The puzzle was designed for Hanayama by Oskar van Deventner of The Netherlands and released in 2008. Price:
Difficulty Level 5 ««««« This puzzle is based on a rare puzzles 19th century British puzzle. The key of the puzzle is decisively navigating its labyrinth, in which exists one point of weakness for you to break through. For the indecisive part of you! Price:
NEW RELEASE 2008 Can you take it apart? Can you assemble it again? Getting the two parts of the loop back together again will be much trickier than you might think. Price:
The object is to separate the two parts - N E W S. Nob Yoshigahara (1936 - 2004) came up with the idea for this puzzle when he was 19 years old while strolling home in the snow one day. Unfortunately saying anything here about it's construction would give away how to solve it. We certainly can't dapppoint the fans that have come to expect frustratingly difficult puzzles from Nob. Besides, Nob always loved the fans who refused to take any hint the most! The level of difficulty is very high because it's very difficult to work out the solution to the puzzle. Once done the puzzle is not difficult to memorise. The key word in "needle". Price:
Difficulty Level 6 «««««« There are two goals to the Cast Nutcase created by the Dutch puzzle inventor, Oskar van Deventner. 1. Remove the small nut by disassembling the Cast Nutcase. 2. Cast puzzle enthusiasts (some call them nutcases) can enjoy trying to change the wording on the bolt from "nut-case" to "case-nut".
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Difficulty Level 6 «««««« True bonds has always been hard to form, but once formed such bonds are eternal and hard to break. Price:
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The five separate rings can be taken apart and put back together again to form a very large ring. This version of the puzzle ring has been modified from José Grant's original to make it even more difficult. José Grant has been making some of the most innovative and beautiful, not to mention difficult, puzzle rings the the world from his workshop in Connecticut for almost 60 years; yes, he's now in his late 90's. Price:
Difficulty Level 5 ««««« Can you separate the five pieces of the 3D jigsaw and then get them back together again? Once really mastered this puzzle will also make a great paperweight, conversation piece, and something to just fiddle around with unconciously. Price:
NEW RELEASE 2008 Can you take the three pieces of the puzzle apart? Can you get the puzzle back together again? There are three interwoven pieces to the puzzle. Can you separate each piece of the puzzle? The puzzle was invented in 2008 by the Japanese master puzzle designer Akio Yamamoto. Price:
Choose any 12 of the Hanayama cast metal puzzles from our range and get a huge $26.50 discount; that's more than $2.20 off each puzzle. Tick 12 boxes out of the 25 in any combination you want to make up your discounted set. Yes, the choice of what's in the set is yours! These cast metal puzzles are divided into six levels of difficulty; but don't think you'll start with the most difficult. Even level 4 metal puzzles like Baroq have taken experienced puzzlers hours to master. Take on the level 6 Elk, Nutcase and others at your peril. Click here for a page with more detailed information on each individual puzzle to help you make up your mind. Price:
Choose any 6 of the Hanayama cast metal puzzles from our range and get $9.55 discount; that's more than $1.50 off each puzzle. Tick 6 boxes out of the 25 in any combination you want to make up your discounted set. Yes, the choice of what's in the set is yours! These cast metal puzzles are divided into six levels of difficulty; but don't think you'll start with the most difficult. Even level 4 metal puzzles like Radix have taken experienced puzzlers hours to master. Take on the level 6 NEWS, Enigma and others at your peril. Click here for a page with more detailed information on each individual puzzle to help you make up your mind. Price:
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The full Marine Series of puzzles. Just released in this large form by Hanayama in 2008. Price:
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