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Mr Puzzle - We know puzzles!
Brian always
keeps puzzle #1 in each series in his own collection. Right is a
photo of his Limited Edition and Craftsman Range puzzle display
cabinet in his puzzle room. Click the year
to see Limited Edition puzzles from 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Mr Puzzle began
creating Limited Edition puzzles in 1993 as a way of adding puzzles
not generally or commercially available to his own puzzle collection
and this remain one of the main drivers for choosing which puzzles
to make each year. Puzzles are
chosen for either historical significance and aesthetic value,
not necessarily degree of difficulty. Even though
they are works of art in their own right they are definitely
working puzzles. An additional puzzle element is often added
which makes the puzzle unique and usually increases the level
of difficulty. They are made to a larger scale than usual so
you can display your pieces of puzzle art. We use only
Australasian timbers; they are often quite rare species with
the wood no longer available in commercial quantities but we're
able to source enough to make a small number of puzzles. Mr Puzzle began
making only six of each puzzle in 1993. Over the years the number
in each LE release has increased and due to demand we will make
30 of each in 2004. Only 30 will EVER be made and no additional
puzzles from previous limited editions have ever or will ever
be made. There are not even any formal drawings of these puzzles
available. Mr Puzzle always keeps one of them for himself (the
picture left is of his LE display in his puzzle room) and will
only sell the other 29. There has on rare occasions been a Designer's
Copy of the puzzle made as well. The puzzles
are individually numbered and signed by Brian and come complete
with a certificate of authenticity, and most are presented in
a protective cotton drawstring bag (except where the puzzle is
very large like 2001 Lost Day). Although we
provide professionally printed solutions with all other puzzles
we do not usually do so for Limited Edition items. However, we
are always willing to provide whatever assistance you require
to solve your puzzle - anything from handy hints to hand drawings
and sometimes photos are available upon request. We currently
have puzzles from the December 2007 Limited Edition series for
sale. Click
here
for details. We also have a few puzzles from previous years. It is rare
that a previous Limited Edition puzzle is offered for resale.
The couple of times we've seen this have been over the past few
years on eBay. The puzzles have always sold quickly and they
have always shown a substantial increase in value from than thier
original price. If you're interested in one you could set up
an eBay search for "Mr Puzzle" and see what comes up.
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