A steampunk-themed and roughly cubic puzzle box, designed by Christophe Laronde [aka NeoKid] of NKD Puzzle. Here's NKD's listing of this puzzle.And here is a review from Boxes and Booze.~A complex-looking, intricate journey.15 moves to open, 10 of which are sequential and 5 of which are using 5 dials to set a 5-part combination, which must be devised/intuited by the solver.NKD rates the difficulty as 3/5, and I more or less agree. Although, as the assembler, I had intimate knowledge of the mecha...

"This is a sequential discovery puzzle box. It contains no magnets or hidden mazes"Simply open the box.Comes complete with original instructions and in the black material bag. An exchange puzzle from IPP27

Open the box.An exchange puzzle from ipp 28

Description from Mr Puzzle"We often associate Puzzle Boxes where the object is to slide the side panels in a specific order to open the box with the country of Japan. But now there’s a Chinese Puzzle Box that includes a totally different and ingenious take on a similar strategy at a very affordable price.This is a very, very complex puzzle both to make and to solve for such a good price.The puzzles are manufactured in China by Zoyo for the designer.As is our normal practice with puzzles we do ...

Blah Box is the result of the accumulation of ideas I had while trying to design a simple mechanism for the box containing the DDD Burr Puzzle. I wanted to make a simple trick opening mechanism for DDD, but in the end, discarded the idea because it would overly increase the price of the puzzle. I came out of the design session with some solid ideas, which, when combined, turned into a rather interesting box on their own. I was feeling rather "Blah" about my failure with DDD and decided to name t...

This second release of Lift Box incorporates a couple of design improvements over the last version. Customer reviews of the previous release describe the box well:"Removing the lid of the Lift Box is easy, but this does not allow to access the inside of the box and here the actual solve starts. The box has an unusual mechanism, and first time I have seen one like that. There are some carefully hidden hints in the design that give you a rough idea what may be required, but actually finding the mo...

Confetti Box was designed to cap off 2019, a great year which saw us make more puzzle boxes than we ever have before. It's festive, it's surprising, it's abrupt! This box went through several prototypes and redesigns, and I'm quite happy with the final result. The operation is a new concept for me and I'm eager to see how much of a challenge it proves to be.************************************************************For multiple items, combined shipping is available. Simply message me once you a...

Beautiful and unusual Karakuri puzzle box from 2015 by Tatsuo Miyamoto of the Karakuri Creation Group.  I will borrow Tyler Barret's description of this puzzle box, from the 2015 "Best Puzzles of the Year" booklet: "This lovely puzzle is unique in the Japanese secret box world. Its opening sequence is unlike any other box that I know. The craftsmanship is excellent and the aesthetics are fantastic with the curved ends."I've had six years of enjoyment fr...

Detective Box by Joe GuariniIt’s hard to categorize this puzzle box / sequential discovery / escape game by Joe Guarini.  But it’s beautifully made, and is a multi-step puzzle with some very unique tools/steps.  My partner and I play many “home escape games,” and the Detective Box was definitely amenable to a team solve.  The use of electronic components allowed some steps that were unlike anything we’ve seen in other puzzles/games.  Please see the great review from fivesi...

Piano Box by Jean Claude ConstantinSequential discovery puzzle box from Constantin.  Several steps to open, with tools.  I thought this was one of the more fun SD puzzle boxes from Constantin, and the piano theme looks great.This box has been solved quite a few times, as I enjoyed the solve and we also liked sharing this one with guests.  It’s in great condition though… there are no major scuffs or marks to the wood.  The metal pins/screws show a little wear from use but no scratche...

The Castle by Joshua Hoogerwerf (aka PrintedTech)Sequential discovery puzzle box requiring about 15 steps, with tools, to get into the secret compartment and find the “prize.”  This puzzle has the most steps compared to the other SD puzzles that I’ve listed this time.  It wasn’t overly difficult though… it’s suggested to take 35-45 minutes to solve, and that’s about right.  I thought the solve was fun with diverse steps, nothing too blind, and a bunch of tools/pieces that p...

Brass Treasure Chest from Rocky Chiaro (Bits and Pieces)Small puzzle box designed by Rocky Chiaro.  This is a nice reproduction from Bits and Pieces, apparently the only puzzle box they’ve ever made in metal (https://seekingariadnesthreaddotcom.wordpress.com/2014/08/09/brass-treasure-chest-rocky-chiaros-puzzling-endeavour/).I’m selling a few of these older, discontinued metal Bits and Pieces take apart or sequential discovery puzzles.  Although most of these puzzles are not too diffic...

The first sequential discovery burr by JunoThis six-piece burr shaped puzzle happens to have a small cavity or compartment and it requires sequential discovery movements to access the cavity using tools that belong to the puzzle itself.Is this a burr puzzle?Yes, look at the shape. It is obvious.Is this a puzzle box?Yes, because it has a compartment to keep something internally.Is this a sequential discovery puzzle?Yes, the puzzle requires tools to go onto the next step and eventually reach th...

The original visitor Q puzzle by Frederic Boucher which inspired the ResQ by cubicdissectionMore than 30 moves are needed to solve that difficult sequential discovery-sliding-interlocking puzzleHere is what fivesinatras tells about it:https://www.google.fr/amp/s/fivesinatras.com/2020/11/24/visitor-q/amp/

Vicious Cicrle was the exchange puzzle of Tatiana Matveeva at IPP22 in Belgium, 2002.The goal of this puzzle is to open the box. it is a vicious circle because:To open the box, you need to know its secret ... To see its secret, you need to open the box.This is a hard puzzle with an invisible locking mechanism.It does provides enough tactile feedback to understand what may be going on inside. The top lid was loose, it is glued back in place. After the repair the box was opened and closed withou...

Chain of fools is a puzzle box from Fraser Edmond (songbird puzzles)The goal to to open the box, very simple but clever design. Shipping calculated at auction end based on location Any 

Very nice sequential discovery type coin/token release box from Fraser Edmond (songbird puzzles).The compartment is only big enough for the token that you need to free. Shipping calculated at auction end based on location Any 

Mark on tail, please see photo. Doesn’t affect solveDescription from pluredro:Find treats in the stomach of the chubby crocodile! We have produced a total of five kinds of stomach contents of this wild reptile and hid one or two of them in his belly.The puzzle is a bit tricky to categorize but since it has an internal cavity, we can at least call it a puzzle box. Juno's initial idea of the puzzle was a burr or kumiki and its motif was a tortoise, and realizing it was a bit too skinny, he decid...

Description from CubicDissection:Blah Box is the result of the accumulation of ideas I had while trying to design a simple mechanism for the box containing the DDD Burr Puzzle. I wanted to make a simple trick opening mechanism for DDD, but in the end, discarded the idea because it would overly increase the price of the puzzle. I did come out of the design session with some solid ideas, which, when combined, turned into a rather interesting box on their own. I was feeling rather "Blah" about my f...

The BlindBox sliding puzzle box is 3D printed by Diniar Namdarian and ships disassembled. It comes with extra slider pieces for additional challenges. In all, there are 15 possible assemblies and combinations for which to set up the box. Which allows for a lot of play time. The design is a rather simplistic idea. Although, as you work through the challenges it becomes more or less difficult. There’s no rhyme or reason. Even the initial challenge of assembling the box is a puzzle in and of itse...