We were surprised when JinHoo contacted us with his latest design, Taco Cube. JinHoo is a very successful puzzle designer with multiple creations manufactured by the esteemed Hanayama company. He honored us by choosing Cubicdissection to craft his latest puzzle from wood!Taco Cube is a tricky and fun assembly. This interlocking puzzle is made from two identical frame parts combined with two sets of identical pieces. While not overly difficult, the solution is exciting and satisfying.This batch o...

The "New Departure Puzzle" is an extremely colorful puzzle used to advertise New Departure bicycle coaster brakes, a General Motors Corporation product.  This EDGE MATCHING PUZZLE is from 1953, 70 YEARS OLD!  According the the instructions, the card is to be cut along the white lines into nine squares, and the cards rearranged into a 3x3 square so that the colors match at each set of common edges.  This advertising puzzle is in nearly pristine condition and displays very colorfully.The "New D...

The Vess Mystery Puzzle is a 9-piece edge-matching puzzle, advertising Vess Billion Bubble Beverages, from the Whistle & Vess Beverages company in St. Louis Missouri.  The puzzle is pre-zip code, making it 60+ years old!  As seen in the photo, the nine square cards are completely unseparated and in mint condition, and the envelopes are in excellent condition, as well.  THE WINNING BIDDER WILL RECEIVE TWO COPIES OF THE PUZZLE --- one to keep intact for collecting purposes, and one with which t...

2LIT is a fresh packing puzzle concept by Kris Antibus and Matthew Hochberg. The goal is to fit five pieces into a rather unique box. The opening to the box is a sliding panel with a notch, and a block fixed on the inside. The movement of this panel creates a changing state which significantly complicates the solving process. With no external tools allowed or required, you'll have to summon all your creativity to defeat this clever opponent!We manufactured 2LIT with a Maple top and bottom combin...

25 Exchanges Puzzles from the final International Puzzle party of the last millennium!  I have provided brief descriptions of each puzzle, BELOW, grouped by photos 2 - 6.  I am DELIGHTED to answer more specific questions about any of the puzzles.  Note that all would be graded (A) CollectorNo cosmetic issues(1) Perfect functionSome of the puzzles come with solutions.  For those that don't, I'm happy to email specific solutions from the IPP19 Exchange Booklet to the successful bidder.  Of co...

Three very different International Puzzle Party exchange puzzles, all designed by famous designers.Micro Stripe 66 --- Designed by the prolific Hiroshi Yamamoto, produced by Lixy Yamada and Koichi Utsumi, exchanged by Joe Becker.  Goal is to pack the tray with the 12 double-sided (light and dark woods) pieced to show six alternating (dark and light) stripes.  The solution is unique.Flip It on Hoppers Board --- Designed by the great Nob Yoshigahara, produced by Woodpecker Hikimi, exchanged by N...

EVERYONE knows the 5-piece square puzzle.  Well, here is a British dime store (twopenny-halfpenny store?) version from the '50's or '60's (no later than 1965), "Five Block Puzzle," one of dozens of novelty items produced by the E&S Novelty Company.  There is something appealing about the "kitchyness" of the presentation of the puzzle; collectible much more for the packaging and presentation as opposed to the puzzle.  If you want a 50+ year old example of how a classic puzzle made it into popu...

Selling my copy of Six Doors! This was a really fun one and very addicting to resolve! Six Doors by Yavuz Demirhan is a variation on the classic six-piece burr shape. The added rings around the endgrain resemble a stile and rail door once the puzzle is assembled. Each ring complicates the movement of the pieces to reach a formidable but approachable level 14 solution.Yavuz had originally released this design in 2012, and since then has optimized the puzzle to increase the level from 12 to 14 mo...

In 2022, Doug Menzies [aka 'Doog' of 'Doogaloo Games'], created only ten copies of what he entitled 'The Maths Box'This is copy #7 of that oh-so-limited run. The mixture of wood and metal looks incredible.The puzzler must find the dial for the combination lock, as well as determining the combination itself, via a number of mathematical riddles.(Doog previously created the 'Precision Box' and 'The Red-Herring Box'. The RHB is one of a kind and is currently on a world tour from puzzler to puzzler...

This five piece puzzle has a tricky level 4.10 solution with some very unusual movements.  For more info see:https://cubicdissection.com/collections/discontinued-work/products/copy-of-matador

Tamago Dexterity Eggs - 6 puzzles (levels 1 through 5, plus the "original" style level 4 egg), made by Kendama These dexterity puzzles are very challenging!!  This lot includes the complete set of all 6 eggs: levels 1 through 5, as well as the "old version" of level 4, which I believe is no longer available for sale.  Puzzlab recently had some of the "new" eggs available again, so I was able to make another complete set.  Please note that puzzlab sold the "old" level 4 for $54, but it is no...

This lot includes 6 unopened, carded Binary Arts puzzles: Port to Port, 4 Piece Jigsaw, The Fifth Chair, Pack It In, Lift Off, and Tricky Fit (Four T's).  All are sealed in excellent condition on their original backing card.  The condition of the cards is excellent, except for a larger scuff on Tricky Fit (probably from a price tag) and a slight crease on the bottom left of the card for Port to Port.-----Buyer is responsible for shipping which should be less than $10-12 for small puzzles (with...

This lot includes two interlocking wood puzzles.  The first is "Giant Hidden Passage" from the Mandalay Box Company (now Siam Mandalay).  I assume this is a 27-piece burr.  Not very difficult, but the novelty here is that it's big!!  Fun display piece.  Includes original box.The other puzzle is from a company called "Falex", or maybe that's the name of the puzzle.  But it's a 36-piece interlocking puzzle.  Includes original box, although the box is quite beat up.-----Buyer is responsible ...

BioTic is a BEAST! 28 total moves and nine rotations are required to solve it.  Please specify if you would like me to send the puzzle unassembled.For more info see:https://cubicdissection.com/collections/discontinued-work/products/biotic-interlocking-cube

Five is the magic number! This "Turning Interlocking Cube" has a level five solution, with five rotations and five different wood types.  Please specify if you would like me to send the puzzle unassembled.For more info see:https://cubicdissection.com/collections/discontinued-work/products/pentic-interlocking-cube

Tube in Cube, designed by Volker Latussek, made by PelikanGoal of this wonderful puzzle is to pack the pieces into the box.  I found this unique design very challenging.  Puzzle comes in its original box.  A review of Tube in Cube can be found here: http://www.puzzlemad.co.uk/2023/02/something-for-everyone-from-pelikan.html-----Buyer is responsible for shipping which should be less than $10-12 for small puzzles (within USA, first-class).  Priority mail (and heavier items, such as the glass ...

Bill's Ball bearing burr is one of my all-time favorite interlocking puzzles. The normal six-piece assembly is further complicated by the addition of two stainless ball bearings which must be placed in the correct location before assembly. The bearings are then released once the puzzle is assembled, and the solver must figure out how to maneuver them in order to disassemble the puzzle. A very unique concept and a must-have for your collection!Fit and finish is excellent with this puzzle, which w...

"Very special, very difficult and one of a kind. That’s ‘PARANUT’. Just as the Brazil nut is hard, the ‘PARANUT’ is even harder. Task is simple, just dissasemble the puzzle into 5 parts and then put it together. Sounds easy, right? Trust me, it’s not. .It’s made precisely and carefully with a rough look..It’s made of upcycled old steel parts in ‘natural’ surface, puzzle can black your finger little bit, it belongs to the game..One piece made only. If you have puzzle SHOK, yo...

Corky (or Uncorker), designed by Gary FosheeProduced by Bits & Pieces (2005).Photo shows the assembled corkscrew, but the goal is to start with it disassembled (two parts) and figure out how to put it back together to make the wine opener.  Hence, I will ship it in the unsolved, disassembled state.  It's a nice looking metal puzzle, with minor wear and tarnish consistent with its age.  Main body still looks clean and shiny.  The tarnish on the corkscrew has been polished to restore most of t...

Set of "food" packing glass puzzles, all originals from Toyo Glass.  I believe most if not all are designed by Nob Yoshigahara.  The set includes Broad Beans, Plums, Peanuts, Pineapple (Pineapple Delight), Corn (A-Maize-ing), and Rice Crackers.  For me, these puzzles ranged from relatively easy to tremendously difficult.  I needed a couple hints (i.e. the correct position for a piece or two) for a few of these puzzles (corn and pineapple, especially!).Original boxes are included for all puz...