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X-Cage by Frederic Boucher
Description from Cubicdissection Website by Eric Fuller:X Cage is a brilliant new design that will surely drive you mad. Five simple pieces fit into an attractive cage through the opening in the acrylic. The solver quicky realizes that there simply isn't enough room to accomplish this...to find the solution you'll have to make a discovery!Construction of this puzzle is outstanding, with a very precise fit.Winner to pay shipping price. Shipping can range from 20 USD using National Post to 45 USD ...
USD 222.00
1 bid
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Type L - CS-2-2
This is a very old and rare box from
Karakuri. This is a 2003 remake of Akio Kamei's 2002 Christmas Gift, but now
there is nice Yosegi Pattern on both top and bottom panels. This pattern
is very beautiful and mesmerizing.This is a
tricky little box that may leave several avid puzzlers into serious
existential crisis :) . Jokes apart, this one is one of those that may
take either 5 minutes or several days to solve.These boxes were the inspiration for many kar...
USD 280.00
1 bid
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Vertical Bars Box 1 by Hideaki Kawashima
Selling this to fund some expensive puzzle purchases in this month.This is the first in a brand new Bars Box series by Hideaki Kawashima. The trick is completely new and very interesting.Comes with original box, papers and solution video.Buyer to pay shipping fees calculated after the auction. Can combine multiple winnings.
USD 415.00
2 bids
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Poseidon's Vault by Elamite
Poseidon's Vault by Elamite. Can you open the box? Interesting and tricky puzzle.A little about myself and the puzzles. I am a solver / collector. I try to collect various types of puzzles from various designers / makers. I rotate new ones in to the collection and like to pass along puzzles to others. All the puzzles I sell are solved at least once by me. My home is smoke free and pet free. I keep the humidity where the puzzles are between 40-50% with the average being approximately 48%.Buyer wi...
USD 55.00
17 bids
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Bara Bara Box - Philoshopher by Osamu Kasho
Selling this to fund some expensive puzzle purchases in this month.This is a sequel to the very famous Bara Bara box with a snowman. This one has a few additional steps. This is one of my favorite box from Kasho.Comes with original box, papers and solution video.Buyer to pay shipping fees calculated after the auction. Can combine multiple winnings.
USD 392.77
6 bids
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Alpacka 2 by Alexander Magyarics
Description from Wood Wonders:Here is the follow up to Alpacka #1. I think this one is even more of a
challenge than the first Alpacka. Like the #1, this one has 6 similar
pieces with the handle in a different location on each piece. Instead of
"C" shaped pieces, these are "L" shaped. Just get all 6 pieces into
the box with the handles protruding from the top of the boxThis is the padauk and wenge versionBuyer to pay shipping fees calculated after the auction. Can combine multiple win...
USD 95.00
3 bids
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New Secret Box Ⅱ-1 M-39-1 by Akio Kamei
This is a very rare and old box by Akio Kamei. This "New Secret Box" series was the inspiration for the current NSB puzzles, but as far as I can see, this particular design has not been recreated yet. This is unique from other vast majority of karakuri boxes that I have solved as well. This is a must have for collectors.Takes 18 moves to open the box.Comes with original box and solution sheet.Buyer to pay shipping fees calculated after the auction. Can combine multiple winnings.
USD 350.00
1 bid
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New Secret Box Ⅲ M-40 by Akio Kamei
This is a very rare and old box by Akio Kamei. This "New Secret Box" series was the inspiration for the current NSB puzzles and this one is a direct inspiration for NSB4. This original version is made from just wood and the outer panels are made from very rich and dark Rosewood.Comes in original box and solution sheet. Please handle this box with more care than the current NSB :)Buyer to pay shipping fees calculated after the auction. Can combine multiple winnings.
USD 350.00
1 bid
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Gyro Box by Shou Sugimoto
This is a very unique design by Shou Sugimoto. The puzzle needs some getting used to but once mastered, is a very neat party trick! The name and the box design are hints to the solution.Comes in original box with papers and solution video link.Buyer to pay shipping fees calculated after the auction. Can combine multiple winnings.
USD 415.00
7 bids
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Apple Pie - Granny's Tea Box #8 by Kel Snake
This is number 8 in the series of 10 Tea Box retrofit designs.The solve requires a lot of logical deduction and once you open the box, you get to see the amazing internal design of the puzzle made with exotic wood. the outer box is a retrofit Tea Box to give that vintage look.A bit of the description from Kel:The puzzle box carries out an Apple theme, and what is more American then Apple Pie?Tiny port windows allow you to peer inside to keep track of your progress, but no access. There is a co...
USD 350.00
1 bid
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The Hermit Crab Box - TJ-7 - Shiro Tajima
This is the original large Hermit Crab Box designed and crafted by Shiro Tajima in 2004While the first step might be a little tricky to find, after that, it is more of an engineering marvel than a puzzle.Winner to pay shipping price. Shipping can range from 20 USD using National Post to 45 USD using UPS/Fedex based on region.I accept PayPal and Wise payment methods.Can club multiple winnings to save on shipping!
USD 250.00
1 bid
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Inelegant So-Ma, Fake and Snakes by Haym Hirsh
Bought the whole inelegant set and had these ones already, thus selling it starting at a lower than retail price.The concept is very simple, modified soma pieces with voxel of size AxBxC. Haym has many versions based on this principal. Goal is always the same - arrange the pieces to form a cube.Inelegant So-MaNot the same as the Inelegant Soma. This So-Ma may have you thinking that you just missed something.Inelegant Fakea simple 7 piece puzzle, but is it?Inelegant SnakesUsing six of the "offset...
USD 125.00
1 bid
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Somama by Haym Hirsh with a stand
Description from Wood wonders:The master of the Soma variation has been
at it again! This time Haym has made a sort of a hybrid between Somaa
and Jitter Soma. This is a really nice design and it has been added to
my "Classic and Popular Puzzles" page. That means more are coming.
Here is how Haym described it on Facebook several days ago "Somama
is a Soma Cube where the dimensions of some of the pieces have been
stretched a little bit in various places. They still look normal and
as...
USD 130.00
11 bids
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4 printed puzzles by Operating Machinery
5 Printed puzzles from various designers printed in excellent quality from Tom's Printed puzzle shop - operatingmachineryThe lot includes the Snack trio from Frederic Boucher. The goal is same - pack all pieces inside the box.td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}SukiyakiTaiyakiTakoyakitd {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}Union Square by Rod Bogert - An interlocking Burr shaped as a cube in cube in cube design.NOS 1 from Gregory Benedetti - First ...
USD 40.00
1 bid
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Napack by Yavuz Demirhan
Very interesting packing puzzle with multiple openings and identical pieces.. Napack would give you enough challenge in order to fall in love with Yavuz's packing puzzles.Buyer to pay shipping fees calculated after the auction. Can combine multiple winnings.
USD 45.00
1 bid
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Hat Trick by Laszlo Molnar
This is a very simple looking puzzle that would leave you puzzling. Very nice aha moment. Crafted beautifully with extremely curly Maple and Macacauba pieces by Brian from Wood Wonders.Comes disassembled in original boxBuyer to pay shipping fees calculated after the auction. Can combine multiple winnings.
USD 125.00
16 bids
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Caged Polycubes by John Rausch Oddball #2
The puzzle is a set similar to the Penultimate Burr with multiple problems to be solved. The set consists of a 4×4×4 cage with a 2×2 opening on each face and 14 non-planar penta/tetracubes. The objective is to fill the cage with four of the pentacubes and three tetracubes to complete a 4×4 cube. A jig is provided for testing possible solutions outside the cage, as well as a box which doubles as a display plinth for the solved puzzle. This is a difficult puzzle, with two assemblies having a u...
USD 151.00
19 bids
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Roots and Branches
This is one of my favorite TIC designed by Peter Dahlsen and crafted beautifully by Brian from Wood Wonders. This TIC has got some really sneaky moves that may leave you falling in love with this one.td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}Will come in an unsolved configuration.Buyer to pay shipping fees calculated after the auction. Can combine multiple winnings.
USD 149.00
11 bids
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Cover Up by George Sicherman
Description from wood wonders:George Sicherman is great at coming up with these little easy to make
and fun to play with challenges. Similar to his "Hide The Gold", the
idea here is to hide the "T" shaped piece with the other four pieces.
Except this time you may use the surface that it sits on. I have seen a
few of my testers solve this very quickly but then were unable to do so
just a day later. Just lucky perhaps? More of these are coming, check
back in a few days.Buyer to pay shi...
USD 55.00
10 bids
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Hexagonal Puzzle Box by Cimplex
Hexagonal Puzzle Box by Cimplex. Open the hexagonal box.A little about myself and the puzzles. I am a solver / collector. I try to collect various types of puzzles from various designers / makers. I rotate new ones in to the collection and like to pass along puzzles to others. All the puzzles I sell are solved at least once by me. My home is smoke free and pet free. I keep the humidity where the puzzles are between 40-50% with the average being approximately 48%.Buyer will pay shipping and will ...
USD 37.00
14 bids
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