Dodecahedron was number 7 in Robert Rose's MBP series (Mental Block Puzzles) It was made in very limited numbers and most of the original puzzles were acquired by collectors at IPP 23 in Chicago in 2003.It is an edge matching puzzle and the goal is to attach the 12 steel pentagons to the aluminium core which has a magnet attached to each face. One of the faces on the dodecahedral core has the name of the puzzle "DDH3 MBP7" engraved upon it.I have removed 3 or 4 pieces but have not been brave eno...

This is a beautifully made and presented metal puzzle designed by Bernd Liebert.  The aluminium alloy silver and gold blocks are connected by springs and a range of target shapes are possible. I believe this puzzle is out of production but full details and specification can be found at http://beyond123.com/pa/metal-cube.htmlThe puzzle comes complete, with stand, packaging, booklet and is in perfect condition. It also includes a very neat hand drawn solution diagram by Laurie. The solid alumi...

Corner Cube is a great 3D Packing puzzle that can't be solved by Burr Tools, but can you solve it?Gorgeous Tigerwood and Curly Maple.Combined shipping available. 

ODD Puzzle designed by Hirokazu Iwasawa (Iwahiro), produced by PhilosThe ODD Puzzle won the Puzzle of the Year Award (Puzzlers' Award and Jury Grand Prize) at the IPP28 Puzzle Design Competition in 2008.  The object is to pack three pieces inside the box.  This is a nice version of the puzzles with solid, and hefty, pieces.  This puzzle was still among the Top 10 in a recent poll for 3D restricted entry packing puzzles on the Mechanical Puzzles Discord group.From the description at CD: "The O...

The "BonBon" packing puzzle by Frederic Boucher is just a ton of fun. The set of five tetrominos must be fully inserted in the rectangular box, and there is only one very specific way to do it. The solution requires well over a dozen correct moves, including rotations. The box itself is very unusual, with cutouts in the top and sides. The acrylic top is held in place with a tricky set of shoulders resulting in a great fit which retains a solid exterior presentation. BonBon is constructed w...

Two packing puzzles in one by the great Japanese puzzle designer Iwahiro (Hirokazo Iwasawa).  This was Iwahiro's exchange puzzle at IPP32, held in Washington DC in 2012.  The first goal is to pack the 10 cubes in the accompanying box so that no piece can slide in any direction; the second goal is to pack 8 cubes in the box so that no piece can slide in any direction.  The cubes are made from beautiful walnut, and the box is made from MDF. I will provide a copy of the solution from the IPP32 e...

Extremely challenging 12-piece assembly puzzle which forms a very elegant structure when complete.  This devilish puzzle was designed by Koji Kitajima and used by Koji as his exchange puzzle at the 21st International Puzzle party (IPP21) held in Tokyo in 2001.  The goal of the puzzle is to arrange and stack the twelve pieces (second photo) on the base so as to form the elegant "stepped" or "staired" structure shown in the first photo.  The solution is unique.  The puzzle was ma...

The goal is to all three shaped pieces in with the confines of the tray. Comes with original instructions.Made in 2013.This puzzle is rated as "difficult".

Tube It In is a classic Assembly Puzzle by Wil Strijbos. The solution involves packing small rectangular pieces inside each other - an original and fun idea that remains unique. Wil's original design in metal used different wall thicknesses...our laborious redesign with uniform thickness is proprietary to Cubicdissection. Tube It In is moderately tricky, with many collectors reporting multiple solves just for the fun of it. Tube It In's construction is painstaking. Each piece is strengthened ...

Pack Six was designed by Eric Fuller back in 2003. This six-piece Packing Puzzle is deceptively tricky...it looks easy. Yet when most try to solve it, they are engaged quite a bit longer than expected. Just when you think you have it assembled that last block is in the wrong place. Piece analysis only gets you so far, making Pack Six an enjoyable challenge for both experienced and newer collectors. Customer Gaetan Gouge discovered an additional challenge for this puzzle: figure out how to mak...

Designed by Osanori Yamamoto and made by Pelikan. Eight different tetra cubes pack into the tube but you need to get them past the single block fixed at the lip of the tube.  Pause for thought!

Boats and Boats 2 - Alfons Eyckmans, produced by NothingYetDesignsThere are two challenges in this 2D packing puzzle: 1) to pack the small boats into the frame (plus a unique boat piece), and 2) to pack the large boats into the frame (plus a different unique boat piece).  I solve one of these fairly quickly, but the other challenge embarrassingly took me hours.Laser cut acrylic frame with laser cut wood pieces.  The puzzle is in great condition but there is some light wear from play (fingerpri...

Fit the five pieces in the frame.

Hello,i want to sell this challenging packing puzzle which was designed by Dr. Volker Latussek and crafted by Pelikan.Ther puzzle is in perfect condition. If you really want to have a challenge then this puzzle is for you!Shipping can be combined if you are winning more than one of my auctions. The shipping costs will be calculated after the auction. The buyer has to pay the shipping costs but of course no PayPal fees. :)Please contact me if you have any questions about shipping.

6 Key Mine was number 9 in Robert Rose's MBP series (Mental Block Puzzles) and was a First Prize winner in the 2003 Design Competition.This is a Bits and Pieces replica, which comes complete with original packaging and instructions.  This is a good reproduction of the original design and is also highly sought after now that it is out of production. Jerry Loo did I nice review of this version : http://smallpuzzlecollection.blogspot.com/2011/08/six-key-mine.html******************************This...

Designed by Wil Strijbos, this is the 2016 iteration by Eric which does not have the retaining magnets.  Read Eric's comments at Tube It In (2016) - Cubic Dissection – Cubicdissection

Brand New In BoxFrans designed the Japanese Wood Joint Burr in 1999 for the London IPP. Originally crafted in very small quantities by Wayne Daniel, Frans considers it one of his nicest designs. As he still receives requests for the puzzle we decided to make a small batch. I'm glad that we did! This burr is uniquely tricky in both concept and operation.Japanese Wood Joint Burr is precisely crafted from Ash and Shedua. The fit and function are exact. This puzzle turned out very well and is repres...

The goal of Fano Blocks is to pack seven pairs of identical rectangular pieces flush into the box. These aren't just any pieces, however! They possess unique properties: any two distinct blocks share precisely one edge length in common and any set of two specific edge lengths are held by two identical blocks. The resulting number of edge-matching combinations creates a complicated problem. Finding even one of the eight possible solutions is an accomplishment. Named after the Fano plane (the s...

Tube It In is a classic Assembly Puzzle by Wil Strijbos. The solution involves packing small rectangular pieces inside each other - an original and fun idea that remains unique. Wil's original design in metal used different wall thicknesses...our laborious redesign with uniform thickness is proprietary to Cubicdissection. Tube It In is moderately tricky, with many collectors reporting multiple solves just for the fun of it. Tube It In's construction is painstaking. Each piece is strengthened ...

The Large Reversible Maze by Ohno is an interesting three-dimensional maze puzzle. The goal is to maneuver the shuttle piece from outside the puzzle to its final resting place in the middle square. Doing so is far trickier than you might imagine...typical of Ohno's designs, there are many twists, turns, and surprising moves. This is our second production run of this puzzle. Creation requires a combination of both laser cutting and traditional woodwork techniques. The end result is a beautiful...