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...

This puzzle is a exchange puzzle by Naoaki Takashima for the International Puzzle Party 25 held in Helsinki, Finland 2005   Goal and the story of the puzzle: Quite recently, almost the end of this May [2005], Mr. Mitsuhiro Odawara hit upon the idea of  a put-together puzzle with pieces combining “a half cube prism” and “a half cube tile” shown in the figures below.   Then, he found it is a very nice puzzle after his evaluation with his hand-made set of puzz...

We received several requests to remake this classic design by Stewart Coffin, featured as design number 185 in the Ap-Art book and challenged by the author to "Try your luck on this one - or test your patience!" As a follow up to the previous Blind Slot Machine release in 2005, this edition features a clear acrylic window to view your progress during the solve and a removable top panel which will turn the puzzle into a "Blind Slot Machine" which significantly increases the difficulty.  Constru...

Hello,i want to sell this 2D packer "Ten Irregular Heptiamonds" designed by Bill Cutler and crafted by Walt Hoppe.The goal of the puzzle is to pack all the pieces into the tray including that little tiny extra piece. This is the IPP39 Kanzawa 2019 Exhangce Puzzle by Bill CutlerShipping 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...

This puzzle is a exchange puzzle by Christopher Morgan for the International Puzzle Party 31 held in Berlin, Germany 2011   Objective: Place all nine magnets in the nine holes so they stay in place.   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. Corsic...