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Tight Test — designed and exchanged by long-time Exchange participant Dor Tietz, manufactured by Gaya Games; fit the 8 pairs of pegs into the 4x4 board in a checkered pattern,such that all of the connecting strings are taught.
Mischief — designed, exchanged, and manufactured by perennial Exchange participant and puzzle manufacturer Jerry Loo; a folding puzzle handkerchief.
Outnumbered — designed, exchanged, and manufactured by New Zealand puzzle shop owner and annual Exchange participant Louis Toorenburg; 40 challenges to place the 16 magnetic tiles on the 4x4 grid such that none of the numbers or colors touch the same numbers or colors.
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Decodable Coasters — designed by the enigmatic Roy Leban
and genius and perennial Exchange participant Wei-Hwa Huang, exchanged,
and manufactured by Wei-Hwa; stack the cork coasters in order to reveal a
3-word phrase.
Wicked Windows — designed, exchanged, and manufactured by long-time Puzzle Party attendee Andy Manvell; assemble the 12 mahogany pieces to form a cube.
Photo 2 Row 1:
B. Dorstron Puzzle 2018 — based on a U.S. 1906 patent, exchanged by prominent Exchange participant Allard Walker, and manufactured by the prolific Robrecht Louage; remove and then replace the ring from/across the center of the spoked disks.
THE San Diego Puzzle — based on two separate antique puzzles, exchanged by 9-time Exchange participant Michael Tanoff, and manufactured by Creative Crafthouse; assemble the 5 maple pieces to form the letter "S"; assemble the 6 walnut pieces to form the letter "D".
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Black and White Anti-Slide — designed by the prolific puzzle designer Volker Latussek, exchanged by Stefan Garcia, and produced by prominent puzzle manufacturer Rombol; several anti-slide packing puzzles.
Turn Over mini IPP version — designed by Fujio Adachi, exchanged by annual Exchange participant Tsugumitsu Noji, and manufactured by long-time puzzle purveyor Naoyki Iwase (Osho); 5 challenges to turn over all of the pieces through a combination of sliding and "flying."
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Two + One — a posthumous exchange from long-time Exchange participant Abel Garcia, designed by the prolific puzzle designer Volker Latussek, and manufactured by popular Exchange puzzle maker Vinco Obsivac; goal is to pack the pieces such that the cube and bi-cube touch, and then repack the pieces such that the cube and bi-cube DON'T touch .
Ring Bracelet — designed and exchanged by the famous Oskar and manufactured by i.materialise; scramble, wear as a bracelet, and then reassemble back into a ring.
38 = 12 — designed, exchanged,
and manufactured by popular annual Exchange participant Kate Jones (Kadon Enterprises); cover the characters SANDIEGO2018 with the 12 pentominoes — one pentomino per character — with a perimeter of 38 units.
Plumber's Nightmare — designed, exchanged, and manufactured
by the late great long-time Exchange participant Lambert Bright; free the entangled plumber from the pipes.
Note that all puzzles come as received at IPP38 with original packaging and information. Some of the puzzles come with solutions. For those that don't, I'm happy to email specific solutions from the IPP38 book to the successful bidder.