nstarr 9
All Five
Wayne Daniel created this magical nesting of the five Platonic solids, a tour de force whose outer icosahedron contained a dodecahedron then a cube, none tetrahedra and four octahedra, all without empty spaces. It garnered attention in the New York Times of May 10, 2005: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C06E7DA1230F933A25756C0A9639C8B63 (Decades earlier, Dale Seymour had issued a cardboard model of the five nested Platonic solids, in a different order of nesting.) Both an assemb...
301.00
5 bids
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hamseng 15
DE DOE DEC KA , LARGE
IPP BOUND, GET ONE BEFORE THEY DO4 PIECE CO ORDINATE MOTION MOVEMENT4 WOOD PATTERNFREE POST AND NO PAYPAL FEES
90.00
5 bids
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DerekBosch 162
Double Puzzle Box
This was Hiroyuki Oka's Karakuri Christmas present in 2010.Comes with original box. As described it is two puzzle boxes in one.I'm selling these puzzles to fund future puzzle-making equipment, and of course to buy morepuzzles :)buyer is responsible for money transfer fees (ie 3.5% for paypal), packing and shipping expenses...
105.00
7 bids
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hamseng 15
DE DOE DEC KA , SMALL
IPP BOUND, GET ONE BEFORE THEY DO4 PIECE CO ORDINATE MOTION MOVEMENT4 WOOD PATTERNFREE POST AND NO PAYPAL FEES
89.00
9 bids
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nstarr 9
Caged Coin
Figure out how to remove the coin from the wood structure. (Coin was issued in 2012, honoring Acadia.) Solution included. This was my IPP32 exchange gift. It attracted more compliments (including purchase requests) than any of my prior exchange gifts.
32.00
3 bids
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jchiou 51
Topless Box - Eric Fuller
Instructions included upon request. From the official description by Eric Fuller:Several years ago Robert Yarger and I threw around the idea of collaborating on a massive project. We both were interested in making a complex Apothecary style box with many drawers and a sequential discovery style solution. He threw out a crazy idea - why don't we get a bunch of other puzzlemakers to chip in, and have each drawer unique? Having been in the military I knew what that meant (massive disorganization) ...
425.00
29 bids
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jfreedman 51
Keepers Key Safe Deluxe
Randal Gatewood's Keepers Key Deluxe 30 or more moves to gain entry to the two compartments.
210.00
3 bids
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nstarr 9
22 IPP26 assorted puzzles
A set of 22 of the 100 or so IPP26 Exchange puzzles, including a classic Coffin puzzle and others by well known designers.
Exchanger Puzzle title
Becker, Joe
Bosstonean Cube
Dawir, René
Boston Tea Party
Finn, Bob A.
Knockout - Coffin #211
Fisher, Ginda
Tricky Trivet
Fuller, Eric
Cheers
Grebnev, Kirill
Step
Grol, Rik van
Bin Laden
Hajek, Peter
Evict the Poltergeist
Hegge, Rob
The 1773 Tees Puzzle
Hoppe, Walt
Fourtress
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245.00
3 bids
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nstarr 9
Splitting Headache
Bill Cutler's surprisingly tricky assembly puzzle. 9 pieces make a cube with checkerboard pattern.
18.00
1 bid
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nstarr 9
Bird's Nest Puzzle
This is Nancy Alliegro's IPP27 exchange puzzle, designed by Vladimir Krasnoukov and James Dalgety. Figure out how to remove the bird from its nest!
42.00
9 bids
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nstarr 9
Sam Loyd 15/14 cracked?!
A sliding tile version of Loyd's famous 15 puzzle. William Strijbos' IPP 28 (Prague) exchange gift. A peculiar solution to an impossible puzzle.
10.00
1 bid
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BruceWhitehill 33
String Puzzle by Markus Götz for IPP 31
This String Puzzle by Markus Götz was a gift for attendees at IPP 31, Comes in a small plastic bag. Also thrown in is an untitled string puzzle with 2.25" diameter wood rings (light and dark) tied together with blue and gold string (see photo). I ship internationally. All payments from outside the U.S.A. should be paid in euro to the PayPal address shown in the invoice (if your currency is not euro, it will be converted automatically). NOTE TO AMERICAN BUYERS only: Please pay in dollars to this...
3.00
1 bid
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Martnal 1
wood sculpture puzzle
This item is a wood sculpture puzzle, approx size 21.5 x 7.5 x 7.5
cm. Wood unknown, blond in colour. There are six large, carefully
shaped inserts of the same wood. They must be removed and inserted
sequentially. Not a difficult puzzle, but an interesting and intriguing display item.
20.00
1 bid
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nstarr 9
Oskar's Paperclips
See http://www.cubicdissection.com/html/purchase/discont/paperclips.html for details.
This 2008 instance of Oskar's work was fabricated by master craftsman Lee Krasnow. Perhaps a gift at a Gathering for Gardner. From Karsnow and James R. Youngblood Sr.
50.00
1 bid
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BruceWhitehill 33
The Vanishing Leprechaun
New, uncut, still in plastic. Arrange the 3 sections one way and you see 15 leprechauns; arrange them another way and there are only 14. Who's missing and how. 7" x 3" cardboard puzzle, 1968.I ship internationally. All payments from outside the U.S.A. should be paid in euro to the PayPal address shown in the invoice. NOTE TO AMERICAN BUYERS only: Please pay in dollars to this PayPal address: games@thebiggamehunter.com; if you wish to pay through PayPal with a credit card in the USA, please add 3...
3.00
1 bid
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BruceWhitehill 33
Pencil Puzzlers
Pencil Puzzlers, 1992, Steve Ryan, Sterling; 96 pages, 8.25 x 5.5 inchesAssorted puzzles, lots of illustrations and diagrams. With answers. Lots of line puzzles and maze-style puzzles.I ship internationally. All payments from outside the U.S.A. should be paid in euro to the PayPal address shown in the invoice (if your currency is not euro, it will be converted automatically). NOTE TO AMERICAN BUYERS only: Please pay in dollars to this PayPal address: games@thebiggamehunter.com; if you wish to pa...
2.00
1 bid
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BruceWhitehill 33
The Great T Puzzle
Larabees Best Flour T Puzzle, Kansas City, USA.I ship internationally. All payments from outside the U.S.A. should be paid in euro to the PayPal address shown in the invoice (if your currency is not euro, it will be converted automatically). NOTE TO AMERICAN BUYERS only: Please pay in dollars to this PayPal address: games@thebiggamehunter.com; if you wish to pay through PayPal with a credit card in the USA, please add 3% and contact me for a different email address. Thank you.
7.00
1 bid
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BruceWhitehill 33
National Distillers Square Puzzle
National Distillers Products Corp., NY, NY. 1941. Square Puzzle advertising Eagle Blended Whiskey and Old Overholt. Four heavy cardboard two-sided pieces put together to form a square. Lots of text and illustration of the bottles. Puzzle pieces are very good, with paper missing from the tip of one; the envelope is fair with some minor stains and creases and a slight tear -- see the photos! Really nice advertising piece, liquor theme.I ship internationally. All payments from outside the U.S.A. s...
7.00
1 bid
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BruceWhitehill 33
The Great Nut House (Checkerboard) Puzzle
14-piece checkerboard puzzle, uncut, with a checker board "model" on one part of the folded cardboard (with title, price and instructions on the reverse side) and the punch-out checkerboard pieces on the the other half, I ship internationally. All payments from outside the U.S.A. should be paid in euro to the PayPal address shown in the invoice (if your currency is not euro, it will be converted automatically). NOTE TO AMERICAN BUYERS only: Please pay in dollars to this PayPal address: games@the...
3.00
1 bid
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BruceWhitehill 33
New Departure Puzzle - 1952 General Motors Premium
Standard 9-piece edge-matching puzzle is a 1952 premium for General Motors Corporation's "New Departure" coaster breaks for bicycles. Includes 9 colorful, illustrated cards (mint) and envelope, plus an illustrated folded instruction sheet that promotes the product on the back.I ship internationally. All payments from outside the U.S.A. should be paid in euro to the PayPal address shown in the invoice (if your currency is not euro, it will be converted automatically). NOTE TO AMERICAN BUYERS only...
5.00
1 bid
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