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| s****7 48 | USD 15.00 | 06/18/2022 03:16:15 |
“Kieppi”
This
puzzle is a exchange puzzle by Mikko Kiviharju for the International Puzzle Party
25 held in Helsinki, Finland 2005.
Objective / Description:
Separate the string with the wooden rings from the wire.
About the puzzle:
The word “kieppi” is Finnish meaning a coil or a tangled loop. It also contains the word IPP, if you read it backwards (Finnish is a very IPP-friendly language).
I was trying to make a version of the
“Figure Eight” by Stewart Coffin, which at the same time, looking almost
identical to the original puzzle, would still have a known solution.
The puzzle has metal loops welded into
the frame, making it more “topological”. One is allowed to use force (insofar
as not to permanently change the form of the puzzle), but it
Packaging: Zip lock
bag
Preliminary estimate of shipping costs from the Netherlands.
Netherlands: from 0 - 10 kg approx $ 12.00
Europe 1: from 0 - 2 kg approx $ 21.00 to Belgium, Denmark (excl. Faroe Islands and Greenland), Germany, France, (incl. Corsica and Monaco), Italy (excl. San Marino and Vatican City), Luxembourg, Austria, Spain (incl. Balearic Islands, excl. Canary Islands), Sweden.
Europe 2: from 0 - 2 kg approx. $ 27.00 to all other countries in Europe (excl. Russia).
ROW (rest of the world): from 0 - 2 kg approx. $ 37.00 – to all other countries (incl. Russia).
The final shipping cost will be determined when the item is closed.
And if more items are sold to the same address, the average shipping cost per item will be lower.