Heart by Tim Alkema. Printed in 3D PLA by Rex Rossano Perez. Fun burr puzzle.A little about myself and the puzzles. I am a solver / collector. I try to collect various types of puzzles from various designers / makers. I rotate new ones in to the collection and like to pass along puzzles to others. All the puzzles I sell are solved at least once by me. My home is smoke free and pet free. I keep the humidity where the puzzles are between 40-50% with the average being approximately 48%.Buyer will p...

A wooden box with a restricted opening on top and six pieces in 2 different sizes. Can you put all pieces into the box? This puzzle was invented by Dr. Volker Latussek (Germany) and was planned as IPP-40 exchange puzzle for Jerusalem. Made by Yavuz Demirhan.

This puzzle was invented by Ferdinand Lammertink from the Netherland. There is a box with space of 2x4x5 and 11 pieces with multiple cubes but only one cube with two pieces. There are 16 possibilities to pack all pieces in the box so the 2-cube-piece is every time in another position inside the boy.

Dice Cube LogsMake a die out of 9 3x1 sticks containing pips.  Fun little puzzle that took me longer than I thought it would to solve.  Nice, logical progression after thinking about the sticks for a bit.  I'm not sure who made this copy, but the version from Creative Crafthouse is sold out.-----Buyer is responsible for shipping which should be less than $10 for small puzzles (within USA, first-class).  Priority mail (and heavier puzzles) might be $3 to $6 more.  I charge only exact shippin...

Houses and Factories, designed by Dick Hess, produced by Bits and PiecesGoal of this puzzle is to pack the two houses and three factories into the square frame.  It's a nice looking metal puzzle and a fair challenge.  The puzzle was an entry in the 2004 Design Competition and also an exchange gift at IPP24.  A brief review can be found:http://mechanical-puzzles.blogspot.com/2010/05/puzzles-at-museum-of-science.htmlPuzzle will come with its original solution sheet.-----Buyer is responsible for...

This puzzle is a exchange puzzle by Peter Knoppers for the International Puzzle Party 37 held in Paris, France 2017   Objective: Fill the 6 pieces into each outline.   More instructions: see attachments.   Packaging: Zip lock bagPreliminary estimate of shipping costs from the Netherlands.   Netherlands: from 0 - 10 kg, approx $ 12.00   Europe 1: from 0 - 2 kg, approx $ 23.00 to Belgium, Denmark (excl. Faroe Islands and Greenland), Germany, Fran...

This puzzle is a exchange puzzle by Jerry Loo for the International Puzzle Party 34 held in London, England 2014   Goal: Place the 3 Heptominoes fully flat into the tray.   Packaging: Zip lock bagPreliminary estimate of shipping costs from the Netherlands.   Netherlands: from 0 - 10 kg, approx $ 12.00   Europe 1: from 0 - 2 kg, approx $ 23.00 to Belgium, Denmark (excl. Faroe Islands and Greenland), Germany, France, (incl. Corsica and Monaco), Italy (ex...

This puzzle is a exchange puzzle by Nigel Croot for the International Puzzle Party 37 held in Paris, France 2017   Objective: 1 – Any 2 of the hexacubes can form a symmetric polycube (unique solutions) 2 – You can also make a solid box (2x3x4) out of them with a unique solution.   Packaging: Nylon bagPreliminary estimate of shipping costs from the Netherlands.   Netherlands: from 0 - 10 kg, approx $ 12.00   Europe 1: from 0 - 2 kg, approx $ 23...

This puzzle is a exchange puzzle by Grant Smith for the International Puzzle Party 31 held in Berlin, Germany 2011   Objectives: Place the P’s and the L’s in the frame so that only “IPP31” is visible when completed.   Packaging: Zip lock bagPreliminary estimate of shipping costs from the Netherlands.   Netherlands: from 0 - 10 kg, approx $ 12.00   Europe 1: from 0 - 2 kg, approx $ 23.00 to Belgium, Denmark (excl. Faroe Islands and Greenland), G...

This puzzle is a exchange puzzle by Rikishi Yamada (Lixy) for the International Puzzle Party 31 held in Berlin, Germany 2011   Objectives: Make a loop road around each pond.   Packaging: Plastic boxPreliminary estimate of shipping costs from the Netherlands.   Netherlands: from 0 - 10 kg, approx $ 12.00   Europe 1: from 0 - 2 kg, approx $ 23.00 to Belgium, Denmark (excl. Faroe Islands and Greenland), Germany, France, (incl. Corsica and Monaco), Italy (...

This puzzle is a exchange puzzle by Bernhard Schweitzer for the International Puzzle Party 28 held in Prague, Czech Republic 2008   Goal: Use the 3 identical pieces to construct the shape of a six piece burr.   About the puzzle: Osanori Yamamoto is a well known Japanese puzzle disigner of mostly packing promlems or interlocking cubes; in the last years he designed some very interesting pyramids and some burrs all composed of 3 pieces; I have to thank him for the kin...

This puzzle is a exchange puzzle by Marcel Gillen for the International Puzzle Party 31 held in Berlin, Germany 2011   Objective: Take the puzzle apart/put it together.   Background: 1 – Fit the 9 bears in a Berliner (=frame) 2 – Fit the 9 bears and the extra piece in a Berliner (=frame)   Background: A “Bar” is German for bear as in cuddly (or not so cuddly) bear, the pronunciation is roughly the the same fot both words. In German you pronounce...

This puzzle is a exchange puzzle by Walt Hope for the International Puzzle Party 31 held in Berlin, Germany 2011   Objectives: Pack all 5 identical pieces flat onto the bottom layer of the tray.   Background: See attached background description.   Packaging: Zip lock bagPreliminary estimate of shipping costs from the Netherlands.   Netherlands: from 0 - 10 kg, approx $ 12.00   Europe 1: from 0 - 2 kg, approx $ 23.00 to Belgium, Denmark (excl. ...

This puzzle is a exchange puzzle by Dinar Namdarian for the International Puzzle Party 31 held in Berlin, Germany 2011   Objectives: Stack up the five disks in such a way that the silhouette of a pigeon becomes visible.   Pieces: The puzzle consists of 5 disk. Each puzzle disk shows the silhoutte of an abject.   Packaging: Zip lock bagPreliminary estimate of shipping costs from the Netherlands.   Netherlands: from 0 - 10 kg, approx $ 12.00   E...

This puzzle is a exchange puzzle by Dave Rossetti for the International Puzzle Party 31 held in Berlin, Germany 2011   Objectives: Fit the four pieces into the tray to make a light-dark pattern, and a shape, with two-fold  symmetry.   Background: This Steward Coffin design is puzzle #256.   Packaging: Zip lock bagPreliminary estimate of shipping costs from the Netherlands.   Netherlands: from 0 - 10 kg, approx $ 12.00   Europe 1: from 0 - 2 ...

This puzzle is a exchange puzzle by Tania Gillen for the International Puzzle Party 34 held in London, England 2014   Goal: Make an equilateral triangle using 10 pieces.   Packaging: Plastic boxPreliminary estimate of shipping costs from the Netherlands.   Netherlands: from 0 - 10 kg, approx $ 12.00   Europe 1: from 0 - 2 kg, approx $ 23.00 to Belgium, Denmark (excl. Faroe Islands and Greenland), Germany, France, (incl. Corsica and Monaco), Italy (exc...

This puzzle is a exchange puzzle by Kate Jones for the International Puzzle Party 28 held in Prague, Czech Republic 2008 Goal:Assemble the 36 tiles in 6 x 6 arrays so that all of the following conditions occur:1    Each horizontal column and each vertical row contanis six different letters.2    The two colors ara checkerboarded.3    At least eighteen 2 x 3 rectangles contain all 6 letters.      What is the most number of 2 x 3’s with all 6 letters.       (Note: 40...

This puzzle is a exchange puzzle by Vladimir Krasnoukhov for the International Puzzle Party 28 held in Prague, Czech Republic 2008   Goal: Add one more piece (the cross) int the tray with 11 pieces already there. The pieces can be turned and flipped over but cannot overlap.   Notes: The puzzle conststs of a rectangular frame and a 12-piece set of flattened pentominoes. Different from the classic pentominoes which consist of squares, the elements of this puzzle...

This puzzle is a exchange puzzle by Duncan Ramsay for the International Puzzle Party 28 held in Prague, Czech Republic 2008   Goal: Fit the pieces into parallelogram   Packaging: Plastic boxPreliminary estimate of shipping costs from the Netherlands.   Netherlands: from 0 - 10 kg, approx $ 12.00   Europe 1: from 0 - 2 kg, approx $ 23.00 to Belgium, Denmark (excl. Faroe Islands and Greenland), Germany, France, (incl. Corsica and Monaco), Italy (excl. Sa...

This puzzle is a exchange puzzle by Yee Dian Lee for the International Puzzle Party 25 held in Helsinki, Finland 2005   Objective / Description: SQUARE FEAT, which is an extension of an old puzzle, consists of 4 challenges:   1. Use only the first 4 pieces to make a square. 2. Add piece 5 and use all 5 pieces to make a bigger square. 3. Add piece 6 and use all 6 pieces to make an even bigger square. 4. Finally, add piece 7 and use all 7 pieces to make an even...