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1st December 2007 December 2007 Limited Edition puzzles released. Click here for details.   Puzzles make Perfect Presents. The time to think Christmas is now and we've got lots of new stock. Click here for some ideas.A massive 130+ different PUZZLES have been added to our site since Christmas 2006. For a photo index of them all click here. 15th November 2007 NEW PAGE: Limited Stocks.... once they're gone they're gone! These puzzles won't be available for us to stock in the future. Click here for details. Puzzles added to our Collectibles page including an old RJ puzzle called Double Six, the Arjeu burr called Snowflake and more... These puzzles not even available on eBay. Click here for details. Latest Hanayama - QUARTET. Limited Stocks. Click here for details. 11th November 2007 New shipment just arrived from Vinco. Six new puzzles. Two from this year's International Puzzle Party. Many of his most popular puzzles back in stock. Click here for details. New metal disentanglement puzzle from Puzzlemakers International. "Fish on a Hook" great Christmas gift for the fisherman in your family. Click here for details. Buy a set of Mr Puzzle rope puzzles or burr puzzles and save. Mr Puzzle puzzles just added to our new Discounted Sets page. Click here for detais. 7th October 2007 Amazing wind spinner optical illusion. Click here for details. New stocks Robin Turner puzzle sculptures from the Remarkable Rocks collection. Ayers Rock, Devil's Marbles & Pinnacles. Click here for details. Latest from Think Fun - Pete's Pike. Click here for details. 1st October 2007 Just back in stock - Beer can holder puzzle. Great for all those guys who are hard to buy presents for. Click here for details. 28th September 2007 Featuring a wonderful artist - Kathy Bass - working in pewter making small interlocking animal puzzles. Click here for details. To save you money we often bundle puzzles together in sets. Now we've created a special category just for Discounted Sets. Click here for details. 16th September 2007 New from Think Fun - Treasure Quest. Click here for details. Wildwave. An interesting new disentanglement puzzle. Click here for details. 2 great puzzle books..... not even on Amazon. Click here for details. 15th September 2007 IPP was held on the Gold Coast in Australia in 2007 and Brian made no less than 6 of this year's exchange puzzles, designing 2 of them himself. We have stock of 11 of this year's exchange puzzles and still have 7 of the 8 different puzzles available from previous years 1999-2006 so there's a wealth of new and unique designs. Click here for details. IPP Exchange puzzles must meet strict criteria covering 1. innovative design 2. well made 3. well presented and 4. fun to solve. Puzzles must not be commercially available prior to presentation at the Exchange event. This year's was held on 11th August 2007. View some pictures from the last IPP held on the Gold Coast in Australia in August 2007 at http://www.mrpuzzle.com.au/webcontent123.htm. There are also links to pictures from other International Puzzle Parties on this page. Also from Mr Puzzle's Craftsman Range of puzzles we have a new burr and new stock of previously out of stock puzzles: NEW PUZZLE Wausau '83 - 14 piece rectilinear burr. Click here for detail page. NEW STOCK - Boston Tea Chest - unique solution burr with difficult lock Click here for detail page. - Pandora's Box - 12 moves to remove burr from enclosed box Click here for detail page. 8th July 2007 A new interlocking puzzle. If you can't get it together you can always use it as a trivet. Click here for details. 24th June 2007 The LATEST Rubik's Brainracker puzzle. A twisting-turning puzzle with 3 levels of challenge! Click here for details. Four new metal disentanglement puzzles. Antique look on decorative stand. Click here for details. 3rd June 2007 New ThinkFun puzzles! Famous for the best seller Rush Hour, ThinkFun are constantly bringing out new and innovative puzzles. See the latest additions to the range including two NEW games "Hot Spot" and "Cover Your Tracks". Click here for details. Three new solid wooden jigsaw puzzles. Make the octopus while learning to count. Put the animals on Noah's Ark while learning the alphabet. Click here for details. 12th May 2007 Back in stock; Interlocking Wine Bottle and interlocking Wine Glass puzzles in the Beer & Wine Theme section; also a new 3D interlocking Cocktail Shaker puzzle. Click here for details. PuzzleArt! A new 3D interlocking bust of a lady. Click here for details. 12th May 2007 Rubik's Revolution is here.... and we've got stock of the original 3x3 cube as well. Click here for details. The perfect gift for your Executive... high quality stainless steel puzzles that will look great on any desk! Click here for details. 14th April 2007 We've just added a some interesting wooden interlocking puzzles from teak wood. Click here for details. Also a couple of bright and cheerful geometric wooden trucks for kids Click here for details. 24th March 2007 Lots more stock has arrived from this year's Sydney Gift Fair.... Great new Art works in jigsaw puzzles from Plato Puzzles. Click here for details. Some very difficult Rubik's puzzles. Click here for details. Da Vinci Codebreaker puzzle. Click here for details. Also a very high quality puzzle money box - great gift idea. Click here for details. 17th March 2007 We found lots of new puzzles at this year's Sydney Gift Fair. Many puzzles for children (that will also be enjoyed by "big kids") Click here for details. Also a fun puzzling photo frame - great gift idea. Click here for details. New Categories added to help you navigate our site: Smart Games - An exciting range of brainteasing logic puzzles. Smart Games offers high quality, award winning educational toys & games. Click here Buki Toys - A wonderful range of maze books for young kids. Click here Games - We do stock a couple of puzzles that can also be played as a multi-player game. Click here $30.01-$40 - Click here $40.01-$50 - Click here 4th March 2007 New range of wire puzzles A$8.95 each. Click here for details of under $10 puzzles. Or buy full set of 12 for the price of 10 and get TWO FREE. Click here for details 9th February 2007 Another new puzzle from Vinco. Click here for details. 1st February 2007 Favourite Vinco puzzles back in stock - Kiss, Cube AC & Tresorpak 6 Click here for details. 13th January 2007 New Category - Puzzle Makers. 4 Metal Designer Brainteasers. Yin & Yang, Lucky Clover, Free the Key & Lunatic Lock. Click here for details. More collectibles puzzles listed. Crystal Lines Cryptic Series puzzles. Click here for details. Commemorative Edition Sam Loyd puzzles - Get Off The Earth. Click here for details. 3rd January 2007 Difficult Hanayama NEWS puzzle back in stock. Click here for details. 15th December 2006 The very popular Don't Break the Bottle Corkscrew Edition is now back in stock. Click here for details. 12th December 2006 Hanayama have just released this Special Edition version of their brand new puzzle called NUT CASE. Click here for details. Not available from any other website outside Japan that we know of. 8th December 2006 Giving a voucher or money for Christmas. Why not add some fun and make them work for it with this wooden puzzler.... Click here for details. Other suggested novelty puzzles for Christmas: Puzzle wine bottle, glass, beer mug or beer bottle Click here for details. Puzzle beer can or wine bottle holder Click here for details. Puzzle money box Click here for details. Puzzle necklaces Click here for details. And see all our very hardest puzzles at Click here for details. 1st December 2006 LIMITED EDITION 2006 Just Released Three very talented and well known designers. Goh Pit Khiam. Dic Sonneveld. Jürg von Kanel. Three very unusual burr puzzles. Click here for details. The Christmas present that serious puzzlers buy for themselves! 29th November 2006 Want to make your own puzzles? Step by step instructions to make 18 different puzzles in this new book. Click here for details. New stocks of Vinco wooden puzzles just arrived including two new puzzles. Click here for details. Just in time for you to do all your Christmas shopping online. 12th November 2006 Great new Wine & Beer Themed puzzles. Click here for details. Beer bottle (known downunder as a stubby) interlocking puzzle. Aussie Beer & Aussie Wine puzzles that really work! Yes, modified by Mr Puzzle so the only way to get the beer or wine out is to do the puzzle. Also, Lunatic Lock. One of the best puzzle padlocks out there. Click here. And, NZanity. Unique design from New Zealand by Louis Toorenburg. Click here. 22nd October 2006 Christmas Gift Ideas summary and 2006 Limited Edition update. Click here for details. 19th October 2006 Interlocking Wine Bottle, Wine Glass & Beer Mug. A Host thank-you, Son's 21st, Dad's birthday, Grandfather's Christmas... these puzzles work for them all. Click here for details. 12th October 2006 Buy 10 Hanayamas for the price of 9. One FREE plus advantage of combined shipping. Click here for details of this and other Hanayama puzzles. Great idea! Get Christmas presents for 10 of your friends & relatives in one go. 17th September 2006 Three wonderful new Hanayama cast metal puzzles. Click here for details of this and other Hanayama puzzles. 16th September 2006 Just received new stock of Don't Break the Bottle wine holder puzzles. Click here for details of this and other wine related them puzzles including puzzling corkscrews. 14th September 2006 More puzzle necklaces in stock - Fully working, very difficult, interlocking burrs. Click here for detail page. 7th September 2006 Click here to see photos from this years International Puzzle Party held in Boston August 2006 and from the Grand Opening of the Slocum Collection Room at the Lilly Library, Indiana University. Rush Hour puzzle cards back in stock Click here for detail page. 25th August 2006 Very sorry, but currently we do not have stock of cards for Rush Hour. We expect them to be back in stock mid September. 12th August 2006 We've just returned from our trip to this year's International Puzzle Party and we've got some great new puzzles. Mr Puzzle Australia puzzles - Boston Tea Chest - Standard Range, IPP26 Exchange puzzle. Unique solution six 'T' piece burr with lock Click here for detail page. - Boston Tea Chest - Craftsman Range unique solution burr with difficult lock Click here for detail page. - Wausau '82 - 13 piece rectilinear burr. Click here for detail page. - Eureka - Very difficult checkerboard and cube puzzle designed by John Kirkman. 2006 IPP Design Competition entrant. Click here for detail page. Other Puzzles & Books - Four-Tress - Another great new design by Goh Pit-Khiam. 11 moves to remove the four pieces from inside the flat enclosed box. Can you get them back in again? Click here for detail page. - Puzzle Necklaces - Fully working, very difficult, interlocking burrs. Click here for detail page. - The 15 Puzzle book - The story of the puzzle that started the craze of 1880 and how America's greatest puzzle designer, Sam Loyd, fooled everyone for 115 years! Click here for detail page. 19th July 2006 We'll have some great new designs in both Mr Puzzle Standard Range (click here) and Mr Puzzle Craftsman range (click here) when we get be back from holidays 14th August 2006 so make sure you check back with us then. And don't forget we'll have three more Limited Edition (click here) puzzles to release on 1st December. 11th June 2006 The Tangram Book.... Written by Jerry Slocum. 192 full colour glossy pages First published in 2004 The story of the Chinese Puzzle with over 2000 puzzles to solve. Click here for more information. 10th June 2006 Kaleidoscope Classic Shape your imagination! Puzzle has 18 different pieces. Game for 2 or 3 players also included. $44.95 includes full colour book with more than 101 challenges and much more.... Click here for more information. And lots more puzzles added to the "Other Puzzles" page. Click here for details. Last Count over different 200 puzzles on this site. 204 actually! To help find your way around we've added these new categories: Browse our Gallery of Puzzles $10 and under -->>NEW<<-- Browse our Gallery of Puzzles $30 and under -->>NEW<<-- Browse our Gallery of all Metal Disentanglement Puzzles -->>NEW<<-- Browse our Gallery of all Other Disentanglement Puzzles -->>NEW<<-- Browse our Gallery of all Take Apart Puzzles -->>NEW<<-- Browse our Gallery of Puzzle Books -->>NEW<<-- 6th May 2006 At last - a very high level burr at the right price - just $19.95. Right up there with the most difficult puzzles in our web store. Click here to see it and other Think Fun puzzles. If you're looking for jigsaw puzzles and you're looking for very hard puzzles then check out the new stock of 1000 piece Photomosaics. Thousands of miniature photographs combine to make one awsome picture. Click here to see six different puzzles in the range including two different Simpsons puzzles. 17th April 2006 Two new categories: Australiana - Need a present to take with you overseas? Need to cheer up a homesick Aussie mate? Our new Australiana category should provide a suitable gift. Click here for details. Collectibles - Brian also collects puzzles. Sometimes he even collects puzzle he already has. These are his doubles. You could find anything in this caregory. Click here for details. 9th April 2006 An oldie but a goodie.... the Horseshoe Puzzle. We've always had it as a keyring but so many people have requested it we thought we had better stock this larger version as well. Click here for details. 8th April 2006 Hope you like our change of colour scheme ..... You'll see links in bright green, visited and active links in pale yellow. 2nd April 2006 So many puzzles on our website... how to make it easier for people to find the exact one they want? Our best effort to try to solve this problem is to add more categories. Check out some of the new ones. The links below will take you directly to them. Very Difficult Puzzles Only our hard puzzles listed here $20 and under Budget puzzles including a few very hard ones as well Interlocking Burrs Only wooden burr puzzles listed here Other Interlocking They interlock but are not burrs including puzzleArt Sequential Move Includes solitaire and Rush Hour but we have others We've also moved a couple of our most requested Craftsman into major categories of their own. Hanayama Original and ingenious cast metal puzzles from Japan Vin Co Interesting and very unusual designs from Czech Republic and we'll have even more categories soon..... 11th March 2006 There's been a lot happening on our site lately. Here's a summary of the latest news since Christmas. Click here for details. 5th March 2006 Even more new designs just arrived from Vinco.... and his hardest puzzle to date. Click here for details. 18th February 2006 Great dinner party gift. The Uncorker puzzling corkscrew. Click here for details. 16th February 2006 Levitron. The amazing anti-gravity top. A very Puzzling Thing. Click here for details. 12th February 2006 Four wonderful new Hanayama cast puzzle designs. Click here for details. 5th February 2006 Exciting new designs just arrived from Vinco.... stocks limited. Click here for details. 31st January 2006 More PuzzleArt by Robin Turner. Beautiful Australian woods showcased in puzzles that are also sculptures. Click here for details. 29th January 2006 RENOVATOR'S REVENGE Nail disentanglement puzzles - still a favourite ü From the originator of nail puzzles on a wooden stand ü Three puzzles in one at a discounted price For each puzzle the object is to separate the nails. This puzzle incorporates our three DIFFERENT nail puzzles. Click here for details. 9th January 2006 Mr Puzzle Australia GIFT VOUCHERS -->>Not sure which puzzle to choose? -->>Will they like to have an easy or a hard puzzle? -->>Do they already have this puzzle? Send by Mail or Electronic. Choose from AUD30.00, AUD60.00 or AUD100.00 Click here for details. NEWS FLASH From 9th January 2006 ALL OUR HANAYAMA TAKE-APART PUZZLES COME WITH A PRINTED SOLUTION. Not offered as standard by other sellers. Click here to see our range. 9th December 2005 Still time to ship before Christmas. All international order going via Priority AIRMail. Click here for shipping details. Mobs of time for shipping within Australia. 1st December 2005 -->> JUST RELEASED <<--2005 Limited Edition puzzles & more new puzzles Full details of Limited Edition puzzles at http://www.mrpuzzle.com.au/category67_1.htm NEW Groovy Cubes available in Standard http://www.mrpuzzle.com.au/prod452.htm and Craftsman ranges http://www.mrpuzzle.com.au/prod453.htm 19th November 2005 2005 Limited Edition puzzles on track for release 1st December 2005 A little hint at http://www.mrpuzzle.com.au/category67_1.htm 6th October 2005 PUZZLES MAKE PERFECT PRESENTS.... Start thinking about Christmas now!   VERY Difficult puzzles page Are the people you're buying puzzles for always able to do them? Want to find something to really stump them this time? Click here to see a gallery of only our most difficult puzzles. TWO New Craftsman We've selected the five hardest and most ingenious cast puzzles from Hanayama. Click here to see them. Family Games Inc of Canada make a wonderful range of wooden puzzles; many of them also have other functional uses like a Wine Caddy or a Money Box.  Crafted with attention to detail they will make Christmas Gifts you'll be very proud to give. Click here to see the range. 21st September 2005 NEW Category - Other Puzzles. The puzzles in this category are not from known craftsmen but are challenging puzzles of very good quality. Although they are 'mass produced' we've chosen to stock them for these reasons and also the fact they do not infringe any copyright that we know of. Trick Opening Lock (totally new mechanism like no other indian lock) & three new rope puzzles. Click here to see the puzzles in this category. 9th September 2005 Mr Puzzle has just returned from another fabulous International Puzzle Party (IPP25) held in Helsinki, Finland. Click here to see photos. NEW puzzles Released at IPP in July 2005 DIAGONAL TWINS Click here to go to detail puzzle page. AROUND THE BEND Click here to go to detail puzzle page. CROWN OF THORNS Click here to go to detail puzzle page. Never bought a puzzle before? Need Help? Click here for some TIPS. 12th July 2005 MR PUZZLE Craftsman Range puzzles back in stock DECEMBURR - DIFFICULTY RATING 9 Click here to go to detail puzzle page. There is an interesting sequence of 13 forward and backward moves required to disassemble this puzzle... Yes, that’s 13 moves to get the first piece out and that’s not the trickiest part of the puzzle. MAKE ROOM - DIFFICULTY RATING 8 Click here to go to detail puzzle page. 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. INSOMA - DIFFICULTY RATING 7 Click here to go to detail puzzle page. Two of the most popular puzzles ever made and sold in the world have been used to make this unique puzzle. The puzzle is to assemble both the Soma Cube and the six piece diagonal burr at the same time. 18th June 2005 New theme for Tangram Jigsaws BLUE OPAL PUZZLES Blue Opal brings together two ancient puzzles, the jigsaw puzzle and the tangram puzzle, to create the ultimate puzzle. Are they Jigsaws or are they Tangrams? No, they are both! First put the jigsaw pieces together to make the tangram pieces. Then we challenge you to make the square and other tangram shapes on the sheet provided. See the new Safari theme - Click here. 8th May 2005 New Aussie Craftsmen BLUE OPAL PUZZLES Blue Opal brings together two ancient puzzles, the jigsaw puzzle and the tangram puzzle, to create the ultimate puzzle. Are they Jigsaws or are they Tangrams? No, they are both! First put the jigsaw pieces together to make the tangram pieces. Then we challenge you to make the square and other tangram shapes on the sheet provided. See the two different themed puzzles - Click here. PLATO PUZZLES Plato Puzzles is a specialist creator of jigsaw puzzles based in Sydney. They are dedicated to providing a high quality product that reflects the best of Australian artistic character and present a worthy challenge on the jigsaw board. It's about the Art! These jigsaw puzzles present the vibrant and inspirational modern Australian art style. See the full range of 9 different jigsaw puzzles - Click here. 26th April 2005 ***NEWS UPDATE - Aussie Stuff*** Yes, Grahame & Carol are still enjoying their retirement but it seems there's another generation to take over. Their son, also called Grahame has decided to turn his hand to making puzzles in the footsteps of his father. The first of his puzzles has just arrived. The recent birth of his own first born son Taron did delay the arrival of the puzzles by a few weeks but the wait has been well worth it. Stocks are still limited but to see what we've got click here. 2nd April 2005 SNODGER PUZZLE GREETING CARDS The perfect way to say Happy Birthday, Get Well, A Word of Thanks. There's six different cards in the series with either word or maths puzzles on the front. Click Here to go to detail page. NEW Puzzle Galleries As we grow and get more and more puzzles, and more and more pages on our site, it gets more difficult to find what you're looking for. To help we've introduced two new pages: Click here to go to Gallery of Puzlzes by Price Click here to go to Gallery of Puzzles by Difficulty Rating (go straight to the bottom of the page if you're looking for really difficult puzzles) 31st March 2005 LIMITED EDITION NEWS The Hidden Secrets of Hep puzzle from our Limited Edition series is now sold out but we still have a few Helix The Burr and Three Way Slider puzzles available. Click Here to go to detail page.. 5th March 2005 Coming of Age Mk II - Standard Range. Now back in stock. Click Here to go to detail page.. 31st January 2005 Brian's been busy making Limited Edition (is still busy making Limited Edition.... and will be busy making Limited Edition for the next couple of months...) so no time to bring on new Mr Puzzle's puzzles. So you're not left struggling to find new puzzles we've stocked up on new things from other quality craftsman: New puzzles from Robin Turner. See two more Whitchetty Grubbs and lots from the Remarkable Rocks collection. Click here. Two new puzzles now available from Václav Obšívac puzzles. Click here to go to a listing of Václav's puzzles. A great gift idea for the puzzler who has everything. A puzzle alarm clock. Click here. NEW GIFT WRAPPING SERVICE Save time and money to ship your gift to someone else. Let us do it for you. We'll gift wrap it and send it directly to them. Click here for details. 20th January 2005 PayPal is now available in Australian Dollars. 8th January 2005 Happy New Year! New stocks of Václav Obšívac puzzles just arrived from the Czech Republic. Click here to go to a listing of Václav's puzzles. 2nd December 2004 At this point we have very few puzzles left in this Limited Edition series. We have less than six of each puzzle still available and that's less than 48 hours after release. (Click here to review each puzzle and go to deposit page). 30th November 2004 NEW LIMITED EDITION PUZZLES JUST RELEASED Although not all 30 of each puzzle have as yet been completed you are invited to reserve your 2004 Limited Edition puzzles by placing a deposit via our web site (Click here to review each puzzle and go to deposit page). To find The Hidden Secrets Of Hep you'll need to solve the puzzle box Bill Cutler considers Helix The Burr has the most interesting disassembly sequence he's ever created Three Way Slider works in 3 directions at once allowing multiple moves to simultaneously disassemble the other 6 high level burrs on the ends 20th November 2004 A NEW CRAFTSMAN We've expanded the section which previously showcased other Aussie Craftspeople to include a friend from the Czech Republic. Václav is a fine woodworker and has invented many puzzles. We now have 10 different puzzles in stock. Click here to go to a listing of Václav's puzzles. 3rd September 2004 NEW puzzles in Other Aussies... SCRAMBLED SQUARES Great aussie graphics on these fun but difficult puzzles. Choose from Aussie Animals, or Tropical Fish or Sharks Back in Stock We now have stock of each of the different Australian maps offered by Wooden Crafts of Sydney. Click here to see them. 24th August 2004 Mr Puzzle has just returned from attending the International Puzzle Party (IPP24) in Tokyo, Japan. Click here to see photos. NEW puzzles Released August 2004 DECEMBURR Available in Standard Range or in Craftsman Range There is an interesting sequence of 13 forward and backward moves required to disassemble this puzzle... Yes, that’s 13 moves to get the first piece out and that’s not the trickiest part of the puzzle. Once completely apart, there are 5485 false solutions, meaning the puzzle looks like it should go together but you can’t get the last piece in. Only the specific sequence of 13 moves will allow you to insert the last piece and solve this puzzle. Goh Pit Khiam invented this twelve piece puzzle in December 1999 without the use of a computer. Note: We’ve given the puzzle a rating 9 out of 10 because it’s sold assembled. To solve the puzzle from a disassembled state without clues it could definitely be worthy of a rating 10! TWISTED'S SISTER Available in Craftsman Range. Another completely new design by Brian Young. Entrant IPP Design Competition 2004 The puzzle is to separate the two nails. Presented on a Torii Gate stand in keeping with the theme of this year's International Puzzle Party held in Tokyo, Japan. The nails are Gold plated. ANOTHER NAILBITER - Letter Rack Available in Craftsman Range. For each puzzle the object is to separate the nails. This puzzle incorporates our four DIFFERENT nail puzzles all either exclusive designs or modified from original by Mr Puzzle. The base is fashioned so there is a 20mm opening in which to stand letters or brochures. It's made from North Queensland Rose Alder. The nails are plated in Gold. 18th August 2003 COMING OF AGE MKII Craftsman Range back in stock! 19 directional moves to remove the first piece from an 18 piece burr! As well as our Craftsman Range this puzzle is also available in a selection of Australian hardwoods in our Standard Range. In 1953 Willem L van der Poel, a leading Dutch computer scientist, set out to design a puzzle with as many interlocking pieces as possible and came up with an 18 piece burr that took 4 moves to get the second last piece in and 3 more for the last piece. In 1997 Mr Puzzle changed the burr to create a puzzle with 5 moves to get the last piece in. In 1999 he came up with this version which takes 19 moves to get the first piece out! And it doesn't finish there.... After you get the first piece out there is still 5 more moves to get the second piece out, you will then be able to easily remove the next two pieces, but watch out for the 5th. HINT... Beware when trying to remove the 5th piece - it will take you a further 9 moves - and remember no force or rotational moves are necessary to solve this puzzle. Yes, it's so difficult you now get the puzzle assembled. This puzzle was designed by Brian (alias Mr Puzzle) without the use of a computer. 1st June 2004 Aussie Stuff have decided to retire so whatever puzzles we have in stock is all there will ever be. Bad news for all those lovers of their puzzles but good news for Grahame and Carol Cuthbert from Aussie Stuff. Our thanks to them for providing so many beautifully crafted puzzles to us over the years and best wishes for a great time in retirement. We still have quite a number of Aussie Stuff puzzles in stock but remember, once sold they will never be made again. Click here to go to the OTHER AUSSIES category. 23rd May 2004 NEW puzzles: MAKE ROOM Available in Standard Range or in Craftsman Range made using 9 different Australian hardwood timbers. 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 Craftsman Range 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. INSOMA Available only in Craftsman Range . Your choice of three different Australian Timbers. The puzzle is to assemble both the Soma Cube and the six piece diagonal burr at the same time. To do this you will need to find just one of the 240 different assemblies of the Soma Cube. Why? In this puzzle the Soma Cube has a unique solution. One piece of Soma Cube is attached to one of each of the pieces of the diagonal burr. When you assemble the burr you will need to assemble the Soma Cube inside it at the same time. Don’t forget you also need to fit the loose seventh piece of the Soma Cube in as well..... The concept of putting the two puzzles together came to Brian after seeing a puzzle by Phillipe Dubois made with a loose cube assembly inside 1st May 2004 Our web site software has been updated so you'll now find three different payment tabs. We have always accepted major credit cards and since last September we've taken PayPal. We've now added Bank Transfer as a payment option and updated the PayPal option to have it's own button. For more information please click here.   21st March 2004 New - Text only SITE MAP http://www.mrpuzzle.com.au/webcontent86.htm This is currently a 'work in progress' but what's there can be used. Our site's becoming very large so hopefully this helps with a quick overview and links to get around. 12th December 2003 LIMITED EDITION 2003 ALL puzzles have now been sold. 4th December 2003 LIMITED EDITION 2003 A Cube With A Secret - ALL SOLD Criss-Cross - ALL SOLD. 18 Piece II - Just ONE puzzle available. Click here to pay deposit and reserve it now. 2nd December 2003 LIMITED EDITION 2003 Almost all puzzles sold in the first days after release. A Cube With A Secret - ALL SOLD Criss-Cross - Just two puzzles still available. 18 Piece II - Just three puzzles still available. Click here to pay deposit and reserve yours now. 30th November 2003 LIMITED EDITION 2003 Three new puzzles. Only 24 of each will ever be made. Click here to pay deposit and reserve yours now. 17th November 2003 SATURN RING - Designed by Mr Puzzle. The puzzle is to assemble the 31 blocks into the planet Saturn with it’s ring. Click here to go directly to puzzle page. 9th November 2003 New puzzles from Robin Turner. See another one in the Remarkable Rocks collection - Click here for The Pinnacle. 26th September 2003 New puzzles from AUSSIE STUFF for young kids - Click here to see the cute wombat jigsaw. 13th September 2003 We now accept payment by PayPal. Please use the "Send a Money Order" tab in the Payment Details section of the checkout. 24th August 2003 Mr Puzzle has just returned from attending the International Puzzle Party (IPP23) in Chicago, USA. Click here to see photos. SEARious Burr Click here to go directly to product page. Brian designed a brand new puzzle this year as his IPP Exchange Puzzle. He modelled a 13 piece interlocking burr after Chicago's most famous building, the Sears Tower. To increase the difficulty of the puzzle Brian then incorporated a secret lock which must be release before you can remove the first piece of the puzzle. This lock will take 13 moves to release. New Disentanglement Puzzle TRAFFIC LIGHTS - Difficulty Rating 5 Click here to go directly to product page. We've incorporated 2 puzzles in 1 with this puzzle. First, remove the rope from the piece of wood to release the long bar. Second, use the long bar and rope as the Buttonhole Puzzle. 5th June 2003 Different Whitchetty Grubbs just arrived from Robin. Click here to go directly to Robin's special PuzzleArt. 12th April 2003 Another Australian craftsman added - Robin Turner. Robin Turner has been the creator of these sculptural puzzles since he started working with wood in 1975. Inspired by natural forms in this timeless land we call Australia such as The Olgas, Ayers Rock and other Remarkable Rocks, robin started collecting timbers from all over Australia 28 years ago and through its colour, grain and character the wood tells Robin what it want to become. Working from his studio in Aldinga, South Australia, he reflects all the ethics he lives by in his work - recycling, renewable community and above all quality. Click here to go directly to Robin's special PuzzleArt. 21st March 2003 New category of puzzles added - Designs EXCLUSIVE to Mr Puzzle. Over the years Brian has designed a number of puzzles which are quite different to anything you will have seen elsewhere. Although some have been released as Limited Edition items which have since sold out, a number of others are part of our ongoing Standard and Craftsman ranges. We've grouped them together in their own category as well to help make it easier for you to find puzzles which you will not be able to get anywhere else. Click here for a quick look at the Gallery of Designs EXCLUSIVE to Mr Puzzle. 18th March 2003 COMING OF AGE MKII Standard Range back in stock! DIFFICULTY RATING 10 19 directional moves to remove the first piece from an 18 piece burr! As well as our Standard Range this puzzle is also available in a selection of Australian hardwoods in our Craftsman Range. In 1953 Willem L van der Poel, a leading Dutch computer scientist, set out to design a puzzle with as many interlocking pieces as possible and came up with an 18 piece burr that took 4 moves to get the second last piece in and 3 more for the last piece. In 1997 Mr Puzzle changed the burr to create a puzzle with 5 moves to get the last piece in. In 1999 he came up with this version which takes 19 moves to get the first piece out! And it doesn't finish there.... After you get the first piece out there is still 5 more moves to get the second piece out, you will then be able to easily remove the next two pieces, but watch out for the 5th. HINT... Beware when trying to remove the 5th piece - it will take you a further 9 moves - and remember no force or rotational moves are necessary to solve this puzzle. Yes, it's so difficult you now get the puzzle assembled. This puzzle was designed by Brian (alias Mr Puzzle) without the use of a computer. 17th March 2003 ALL 2002 LIMITED EDITION SOLD OUT. More coming later in 2003. Click here to be added to our mailing list.   23rd February 2003 New Australian Craftsman. Neil Scott - Alkoomi Pots Neil Scott crafts individual pottery pieces at Alkoomi Pots in Brisbane, Queensland. We have only four pieces of his work available for sale at present. Once sold these pieces will not be repeated with the same artwork and we are at this stage unsure of when we may be able to secure additional pieces in the range. AUSSIE STUFF for young kids. Here's some well crafted fun puzzles suitable for very young children.   18th February 2003 New links directly to puzzles by puzzle type. Click on the work Gallery to go to the page you want: Browse our Gallery of Disentanglement Puzzles Browse our Gallery of Interlocking Puzzles Browse our Gallery of Put Together (not interlocking) Puzzles Browse our Gallery of Sequential Move Puzzles Browse our Gallery of Maze Puzzles We've still got the original links you may have bookmarked as well: Browse our Gallery of ALL Puzzles Browse our TEXT ONLY version Gallery of Puzzles Patience is a Virtue back in stock. In addition to fitting the pieces back into the rectangular frame there are 100 other shapes on the accompanying sheet to make with them. Designed in 1899 by Richard Moller, working for A.J.Richter & Co. the Kobold puzzle was one of 36 different Anchor Puzzles manufactured between 1891 & 1964. The height of their popularity was during WW1 when they were manufactured for troops in Germany and ironically under licence by British Lotts Brick Co. for the English troops as well. The pieces were made of a mixture of Kaolin clay from Bavaria which Richter had purchased the patent for in 1882 and originally used to manufacture Anchor Stone building blocks. 11th February 2003 New craftsman in "Other Aussie" category. AUSSIE STUFF Aussie Stuff puzzles are hand crafted with the utmost care, using quality plantation timbers and A1 grade marine plywood, coloured by non toxic stains; all materials grown in and puzzles made in Australia. The puzzles use the forms of Australian animals in the pieces. They are available in a choice of bright colours or natural shades. The Blitz We again have stocks of this puzzle in the three different timber configurations. 1. Queensland Silver Ash 2. Half/Half Queensland Silver Ash & Queensland Blackbean 3. Queensland Blackbean. 9th February 2003 Ned Kelly - ALL SOLD Another of the three puzzles in this year's Limited Edition release is already sold out. JUST TWO Russian 13 puzzles left. 8th February 2003 IPP Puzzles Each year in August Brian releases a completely new design to exchange with other collectors at the Edward Hordern Puzzle Exchange. Click here to see additional puzzles made for sale on this web site. PANDORA'S BOX Standard Range back in stock! DIFFICULTY RATING 7 The puzzle is to remove the four pieces from inside the box. Tadao Muroi (since deceased) designed this framed burr in Japan in the early 1990s and it is with the kind permission of his son we are allowed to make this puzzle.. The puzzle requires twelve sliding moves to remove the pieces from inside the box. The real puzzle may turn out to be how to get them back inside the box again using these 12 moves, although there are other combinations. http://www.mrpuzzle.com.au/prod37.htm This puzzle is still available in our CRAFTSMAN RANGE. http://www.mrpuzzle.com.au/prod70.htm 11th December 2002 New AIRMAIL option You can choose to have your puzzle order rushed to you with our new AIRMAIL option. Click here to see the details. 8th December 2002 Puzzler's Cage - ALL SOLD One of the three puzzles in this year's Limited Edition release is already sold out. 1st December 2002 10th Anniversary Limited Edition puzzles released. Ned Kelly Over 100 years after he was hanged the mystery of Australia’s most infamous bushranger Ned Kelly still remains unsolved. Find Ned Kelly’s skull; it’s true whereabouts remains a mystery to this day. To celebrate our 10th Anniversary Limited Edition range Brian has created a completely unique design which recalls the history of Ned Kelly. To do the puzzle you will have to follow the history of the Kelly gang's last stand. To assist we will tell the story of Ned Kelly's Last Stand on the Limited Edition certificate you will receive with the puzzle. You will need to solve ten different puzzles to discover the tools incorporated in the puzzle. You will require these tools along the way to complete the puzzle. The puzzle will also be quite a challenge to reassemble becasue every piece in the puzzle is different and interlocking. Ned is presented in Queensland Blackbean. Queensland Blackbean grows throughout eastern Australia and is also known as Moreton Bay Bean or Moreton Bay Chestnut. Puzzlers Cage The puzzle is to assemble/disassemble the 24 piece interlocking burr. This burr is extemely interlocking; it even interlocks around the ends of some of the pieces which is very unusual. Junichi Yananose designed this burr in 1999 without the use of a computer and in his own words describes it as "a crazy difficult burr puzzle". This puzzle has been so rarely made that even Junichi does not own a copy of this puzzle, although he has already reserved one from this Limited Edition releases. Puzzler's Cage is presented in Queensland Maple (which like many native Australian timbers is not really from the maple family). Also known as Maple Silkwood this timber is from the Rutaceae family. Russian 13 Make the 3x3 interlocking cube. The puzzle again comes from the book by russian author Leonid Mochalov called "400 Tricks and Games". Mr Puzzle himself found this puzzle quite tricky to put together; you can make it more difficult by not taking any hints from the photo of the assembled puzzle. From our own computer analysis there are six different solutions; see if you can find them all. The puzzle is crafted from Australian Blackwood, also known as Black Wattle. October 2002 We've added another Product Category to present puzzles from Other Aussies - other Australian craftsmen producing high quality puzzles. KIM ANDERSON SMALL MAZE A classic maze.... get the silver ball from the starting rectangle on the left to the finishing rectangle on the right. Crafted from Tasmanian Sassafrass. This same maze is also available also in a medium version. MEDIUM MAZE A classic maze.... get the silver ball from the starting rectangle on the left to the finishing rectangle on the right. Crafted from Tasmanian Sassafrass. This same maze is also available also in a small version. DOUBLE SIDED MEDIUM MAZE A double sided maze.... both sides are connected by four separate holes. Get the silver ball from the starting rectangle on the left to the finishing rectangle on the right. To do this you will have to use both side of the maze. Crafted from Tasmanian Sassafrass. LARGE MAZE Kim's largest and most complicated maze.... get the silver ball from the starting block on the left to the finishing block on the right. Crafted from Tasmanian Blackheart Sassafrass WOODEN CRAFTS OF SYDNEY NATIVE AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS & STATES <Get both layers of the Australian Map back together... don't forget Tasmania! Layer one is 17 Australian animals and layer two is 7 Australian states. The animals are made from plantation grown Australian timbers set in a craftwood base. The timbers include: Hoop Pine, Queensland Walnut, Red Cedar, Silky Oak, Jarrah, Eucalypt Oak, Blue Gum, Turpentine, Victorian Ash, Spotted Gum, Maple and Cheerywood. NATIVE AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS - MIXED TIMBERS The puzzle is to get the 17 Australian animals back inside the map of Australia. The animals are made from plantation grown Australian timbers set in a craftwood base. The timbers include: Hoop Pine, Queensland Walnut, Red Cedar, Silky Oak, Jarrah, Eucalypt Oak, Blue Gum, Turpentine, Victorian Ash, Spotted Gum, Maple and Cheerywood. NATIVE AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS - PLAIN The puzzle is to get the 17 Australian animals back inside the map of Australia. New puzzle in our Craftsman Range BENT AGAIN The puzzle is to remove the nails from their stand then separate the two nails. The nails are gold plated and the wooden base is made from Rose Alder with a groove cut to stand your business cards or notes in. This puzzle is also available in our standard range. Standard Range version of The Blitz is now back in stock. The Blitz DIFFICULTY RATING 6 The puzzle is to assemble the six pieces into this unique shape. This burr has a locking mechanism unlike any other that we know of. It was designed in 1999 by Brian and is covered by Australian Design Registration No 142132. This puzzle is EXCLUSIVE to Mr Puzzle Australia.This burr has a locking mechanism unlike any other that we know of. There are only two identifcal pieces out of the six that make up this puzzle. Although symmetrical this puzzle is difficult to visualise because the shape is offset from centre. Once you get it together you will also notice that the way it locks itself together is unique. September 2002 $$$$$$  Introduction of automatic currency conversion on each product page. Note: Prices on this site are charged in Australian dollars. Click here for more details about how Currency Exchange Rates work. New puzzles from Internatinal Puzzle Party Exchange now available in Craftsman Range LT lateral thinking n. Method of solving problems other than conventional logic DIFFICULTY RATING 7 Brian designed this puzzle to be presented as his Exchange Gift at the International Puzzle Party in Antwerpen, Belgium in August 2002. Use all seven pieces to make the letter L Use all seven pieces to make the letter T The real challenge is to use all seven pieces to make the letters L and T at the same time. Manufactured from Queensland Silky Oak (not a real Oak.... it's actually an Australian native from the Grevillea family which grows in rainforest areas (any many backyards) in southern Queensland; also known as Lacewood outside Australia). Covered by Australian Design Registration No 149028. JUST A LITTLE PACKING PROBLEM #1 DIFFICULTY RATING 6 Researched by Stewart T. Coffin, one of the most prolific puzzle inventors ever, for his book "The Puzzling World of Polyhedral Dissections" - this is just one of the variations of the "Patio Block" puzzle using a series of 1x2x2 dimensioned blocks joined in groups of 2 to form a 4x4x4 cube. Manufactured in Tasmanian Oak (no, not a real Oak.... it's actually an Australian native Eycalyptus tree from the temperate forests of Tasmania. May2002 New puzzles now available in Craftsman Range MEGA SIX DIFFICULTY RATING 9 Bill Cutler first used a computer program to analyse six piece burrs in 1974 but it took until 1990 to analyse all possible six piece burr combinations. Mega Six is the result of that search for the maximum number of moves for a six piece burr with a unique solution. This does not mean it has a unique assembly, due to the number of internal voids. In theory the pieces should fit together in 20 different ways however, the reality is that you can physically only put the puzzle together in one of the 20 assemblies. Not only OUR hardest six piece burr but THE hardest six piece burr! As well as our Standard Range this puzzle is also available in a selection of Australian hardwoods in our Craftsman Range. Covered by Australian Design Registration Application No 498/2002. December 2001 New Limited Edition set released (These puzzles sold out. Link to information page http://www.mrpuzzle.com.au/webcontent62.htm) LOST DAY Occassional Table   This very special piece of puzzle furniture consists of eight different notchable six piece burrs. The puzzle is presented as an occasional table but may be purchased with or without the 500mm round glass top (with polished edge). The puzzle occassional table is available crafted from Western Australian Jarrah and is shipped completed WITH 500mm round polished edge glass top. Puzzle size: 300mm x 300mm x 500mm. This puzzle comes packaged disassembled. Because of it's size and shape it's subject to high risk of breakage if sent assembled. TLN    The puzzle is to assemble to 12 piece burr representing the letters T L & N on three sides. Hurry LAST ONE LEFT.... This puzzle will NEVER be made again! This puzzle is crafted from the very dense and heavy timber called Cooktown Ironwood which is grown only across the very north of Australia in a thin band from Cooktown to Darwin. Size: 150mm x 150mm x 150mm. Limited Edition numbers available: 21 Packaged ASSEMBLED although we can send disassembled if requested. RUSSIAN 11 The puzzle is to assemble the 11 piece burr. This puzzle is crafted from Satin Sycamore grown in North Queensland. Packaged ASSEMBLED although we can send disassembled if requested. September 2001 New puzzle now available in Craftsman Range THE COLLECTIVE DIFFICULTY RATING 10 A unique framed burr design invented by and exclusive to MR PUZZLE. The puzzle is to take The Collective apart. Unlike normal framed burrs the five piece burr encased in the twenty-four piece frame work as one in this puzzle. After you get the puzzle apart will you be able to assimilate the pieces again into one unit? The 5 piece burr at the centre of the puzzle is crafted from Queensland Silver Ash. The frame consists of 24 individual interlocked pieces and is currently available crafted from either 1. Queensland Blackbean or 2. Western Australian. 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