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Other 3D Put Together puzzles can be described as those puzzles which need to be assembled to make a 3D shape but they are not interlocking.  In other words they do not lock together so that they cannot be picked up as a single shape when completed.  Box packing problems, cube and other assembly puzzles and also some pattern matching puzzles generally come into this category.

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All Five - Wayne Daniel designed 5 platonic solids

All Five - Wayne Daniel designed 5 platonic solids

Designed by Wayne Daniel in 2005 this puzzle includes all five of the Patonic Solids.  When disassembled all pieces are either a Platonic Solid or cna be combined with other pieces for form a Platonic Solid.  When assembled only the Icosahedron on the outside is visible. 
Pieces:  A tiny Octahedron; a Tetrahedron;  a Hexahedron;  a Dodecahedron and finally the Icosahedron on the outside.  In all 37 pieces.  allfivepacksmall.jpg



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The Molecule

The Molecule

The aim is to take the wooden puzzle apart and then rebuild the molecule without looking at the solution (Solution DVD included).
The puzzle consists of 12 hexagonal rods joined by 12 dowels to make this an impressive looking shape.



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The Particle

The Particle

The aim is to take the wooden puzzle apart and then rebuild the particle without looking at the solution (DVD solution included).
The puzzle consists of 20 rhombohedrons joined by 30 pieces of dowel to make an impressive looking sphere with twelve pentagonal sides.



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The Atom

The Atom

The aim is to take the wooden puzzle apart and then rebuild the atom without looking at the solution (DVD solution included).
Puzzle consists of 30 wooden balls connected by 60 short sticks. 



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The Cell

The Cell

The aim is to take the wooden puzzle apart and then rebuild the cell without looking at the solution (DVD solution included).
Puzzle consists of 20 trianglular shaped blocks connected by 30 round sticks. 



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Set of 4 Lab Test puzzles

Set of 4 Lab Test puzzles

The aim is to take each wooden puzzle apart and then rebuild it without looking at the solution (DVD solution for all 4 puzzles included). labparticlesmall.jpg
Buy the set of 4 and SAVE $7.85.

THE PARTICLE
The puzzle consists of 20 rhombohedrons joined by 30 pieces of dowel to make an impressive looking sphere with twelve pentagonal sides.
To the best of our knowledge the inventor of this puzzles was Philipe Dubois.

THE MOLECULE labmoleculesmall.jpg
The puzzle consists of 12 hexagonal rods joined by 12 dowels to make this an impressive looking shape.
Stewart Coffin had original made a puzzle which looks exactly like this;  the big difference being that some of the dowels and rods were fixed together making the puzzle more difficult.  In this puzzle all pieces are free.

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Puzzle consists of 20 trianglular shaped blocks connected by 30 round sticks. 

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Puzzle consists of 30 wooden balls connected by 60 short sticks. 



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Power Point

Power Point

The puzzle is to get the plugs into their correct power points.



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Pyramid

Pyramid

DIFFICULTY RATING 1

The object is to make the tetrahedron from just two pieces.                                                                     



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Soma Cube

Soma Cube

DIFFICULTY RATING 2

The puzzle is to assemble the cube....

There is a sheet supplied with this puzzles which has another 22 shapes for you to try to make using these same seven pieces.

Click here to see the sheet with 22 other shapes to make with these peices.
Click the names to see sample shapes you can make with the Soma Cube pieces.  Shape1   Shape2

Click here for more information about SOMA.

Wikipedia link: Soma Cube



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Make Room - Craftsman

Make Room - Craftsman

DIFFICULTY RATING 8

This puzzle presents four different challenges:
Challenge 1 - Pack all 8 blocks under the closed lid. 30 possible solutions.
Challenge 2 - Make room for all 8 blocks and the gold rod under the closed lid (not in it’s packing position). 4 solutions.
Challenge 3 - Make Room for all 8 blocks and the key (dowel) under the closed lid. Unique solution.
Challenge 4 - Can you remember how the puzzle came packaged with the key in the lid? 3 solutions.

In 1997 Stewart Coffin originally designed  Make Room and allocated it #127 in his numbering system although only one of  these puzzles was made.  At IPP21 in Tokyo in 2001 a larger version of the puzzle #127-A  was given by Jerry Slocum as his exchange gift. That version had 14 separate solutions to fit just nine pieces in the box.

Brian had never made a packing puzzle before....   That all changed after IPP21 when he found himself playing with Jerry's exchange puzzle for many, many hours.  He then got interested in redesigning the puzzle to include a challenge with a unique solution.The puzzle is made with the kind permission of Stewart Coffin.

As well as our Craftsman Range this puzzle is also available in our Standard Range (Click here).

Click here to see the legend of the different timbers used in this puzzle.
Click here to see a photo of the pieces inside the box.
Click here to view this original design by Stewart Coffin. 



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Make Room - Standard

Make Room - Standard

 DIFFICULTY RATING 8

The puzzle is to re-pack all 9 pieces in the box so that all pieces are under the closed lid.  You will need to make room for the key (dowel) to fit.

Mr Puzzle resdesigned Make Room so that this version  has a unique solution.

The puzzle is made with the kind permission of Stewart Coffin.   At IPP21 in Tokyo in 2001 a larger version of the puzzle #127-A  was given by Jerry Slocum as his exchange gift. That version had 14 separate solutions to fit all nine pieces in the box.  Click here to view this original design by Stewart Coffin. 

As well as our Standard Range this puzzle is also available Craftsman Range made using 9 different Australian hardwood timbers.



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Diagra

Diagra

Edward Hordern Puzzle Exchange  - Prague, Czech Republic, August 2008
Presented by Mike Hawthorne.  Made by Václav Obšívac at Vin & Co.  Designed by Václav Obšívac.

Difficulty 5/5
The goal is to make a cube, and the other nine shapes, from the 8 pieces of the puzzle.  The shapes are amazingly complex - even for Vinco!

 



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Ball Room

Ball Room

Difficulty 4/5
There are three challenges to this puzzle. 
1. Pack all four pieces into the base as a cube shape.  There are three solutions to this challenge.
2. Pack three of the four pieces into the base as a tetrahedron (triangular based pyramid).  But which three? That's just part of the challenge. There is only ONE solution to this challenge.
3. Fit all four pieces together to make a 4 x 4 unit square based pyramid pile of ball.  This challenge is done outside the base.  There is only ONE solution to this challenge.


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Triangel AC2

Triangel AC2

Difficulty 5/5

Remove the twelve pieces from the tray and then try to stack them back into the frame again.

 



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Tresorpack 6 - Balls

Tresorpack 6 - Balls

Difficulty 5/5

There are just three different pieces loose inside the wooden cage. They do not come out of the cage but the cage does have openings down each of the four vertical sides.    The puzzle is to assemble them into a tetrahedron inside the cage.



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Tresorpack 6 - Blocks

Tresorpack 6 - Blocks

Difficulty 5/5

There are six different pieces loose inside the wooden cage. They do not come out of the cage but the cage does have openings down each of the four vertical sides.    The puzzle is to assemble them into a square block inside the cage.



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Cube AC

Cube AC

Difficulty 5+/5vincubeacapart.jpg

Yes, Vinco believes this is even outside his rating system.  Harder than his 5 out of 5 puzzles.

There are twelve very odd shaped pieces which make a cube.  Once complete this cube sits on a 45o angle inside the open stand.  An incredibly difficult puzzle to get together.



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Sandwich

Sandwich

Difficulty 5/5

Remove the eight pieces from the Sandwich.  This may prove quite tricky.  Once you do, the real challenge is to get them back inside again.
Entrant IPP Design Competition 2004.

 



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Sputnik

Sputnik

Difficulty 3/5

The puzzle consists of six identical pieces.
Once disassembled you will need to put the pieces back together to make the 
sputnik shape.



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Explosion Cube

Explosion Cube

Difficulty 4/5

Just four pieces to make this cube.  You'll have to get it apart before you can even begin to try to put it together.



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Hexagonal prism tower puzzle

Hexagonal prism tower puzzle

The puzzle is to assemble the 12 pieces, each made from 3 rhombic prisms, into the hexagonal tower.    



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10 piece wooden Honeycomb puzzle

10 piece wooden Honeycomb puzzle

The puzzle is to build the symmetrical honeycomb shape from the 10 pieces each made from hexagonal cylinder pieces of different lengths joined together.



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Prism Cage

Prism Cage

Edward Hordern Puzzle Exchange  - Gold Coast, Australia, August 2007
Presented by Marcel Gillen.  Made by Logika Games Ino Uhl Germany.  Designed by Ingo Uhl & Marcel Gillen.

Build a green cage around the gold prism.  Limited Edition in green and gold for the Australian IPP!

Size: 62mm x 62mm x 42mm



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NZanity

NZanity

Edward Hordern Puzzle Exchange  - Boston, USA, 2006
Presented by Louis Toorenburg.  Made by Louis Toorenburg.  Designed by Louis Toorenburg.

The object of the puzzle is to match colours keeping the NZ in the right perspective on all exterior sides of the cube.



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Saturn Ring

Saturn Ring

DIFFICULTY RATING 8

The puzzle is to assemble the 31 blocks into the planet Saturn with it’s ring.

The puzzle is similar in concept to the Rubik’s Snake but it’s been connected into a complete ring.  The puzzle also has a combination of right angled pieces and some straight through pieces to make it more challenging. 

What a great Christmas present to commemorate the release of the Huygens probe from Cassini on Christmas Day 2004.

 

Click here to go to the NASA Home page of the Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn

The blocks are strung on a closed ring of strong elastic cord so it’s difficult for you to find where the puzzle starts and ends.
The puzzle was designed by and is exclusive to Mr Puzzle
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Click here to see the Saturn Ring apart.

We also have a couple of copies of this puzzle on our Collectibles page as part of "Juegos de Ingenio" magazine plus Mr Puzzle designed Saturn Ring set. Click here.



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Juegos de Ingenio magazine plus Lateral Thinking

Juegos de Ingenio magazine plus Lateral Thinking