This puzzle is a exchange puzzle by Naoaki Takashima for the International Puzzle Party 28 held in Prague, Czech Republic 2008   Objective / Description: Arrange the four L-shaped pieces (two pentominoes and two tetrominoes) to fotm two 9-ominoes, one in each colour, with have identical or mirror-image shapes. There are two solutions.   Packaging: Cardboard boxPreliminary estimate of shipping costs from the Netherlands.   Netherlands: from 0 - 10 kg, approx $ 12.0...

This puzzle is a exchange puzzle by Pavel Curtis for the International Puzzle Party 31 held in Berlin, Germany 2011   Objective / Description: Find the secret answer.   See Picture   Packaging: Cardboard boxPreliminary estimate of shipping costs from the Netherlands.   Netherlands: from 0 - 10 kg, approx $ 12.00   Europe 1: from 0 - 2 kg, approx $ 23.00 to Belgium, Denmark (excl. Faroe Islands and Greenland), Germany, France, (incl. Corsica and Mona...

This puzzle is a exchange puzzle by Theo Geerinck for the International Puzzle Party 31 held in Berlin, Germany 2011   Objective / Description: Assemble a borromean construction with the three wooden “rings” provided.   Background: The coat of arms of the Borromeo family is three rings mutually interlocking, but no pair of rings is linked. A bended ring is the building block of this put-together puzzle.   Packaging: Zip lock bagPreliminary estimate of shipping...

This puzzle is a exchange puzzle by Peter Hajek for the International Puzzle Party 31 held in Berlin, Germany 2011   Objective / Description: Assemble different shapes and see attached photo   Packaging: Zip lock bagPreliminary estimate of shipping costs from the Netherlands.   Netherlands: from 0 - 10 kg, approx $ 12.00   Europe 1: from 0 - 2 kg, approx $ 23.00 to Belgium, Denmark (excl. Faroe Islands and Greenland), Germany, France, (incl. Corsica and M...

This puzzle is a exchange puzzle by Rosemary Howbrigg for the International Puzzle Party 31 held in Berlin, Germany 2011   Objective / Description: Placet he 5 identical pentominoes in the tray.   Background: See attached photo.   Packaging: Cardboard boxPreliminary estimate of shipping costs from the Netherlands.   Netherlands: from 0 - 10 kg, approx $ 12.00   Europe 1: from 0 - 2 kg, approx $ 23.00 to Belgium, Denmark (excl. Faroe Islands and G...

“Outcast Puzzle” This puzzle is a exchange puzzle by Walt Hoppe for the International Puzzle Party 28 held in Prague, Czech Republic 2008 Goal: Place all of the pieces into the parallelogram portion of the tray.   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 $ 23.00 to Belgium, Denmark (excl. Faroe Islands and Greenland), Germany, Fra...

“Snakes in a Plane”   This puzzle is a exchange puzzle by Dave Rossetti for the International Puzzle Party 28 held in Prague, Czech Republic 2008   Goal: Remove the red snake from the plane.   About the puzzle:  See attached photo   Packaging: Zip lock bagPreliminary estimate of shipping costs from the Netherlands.   Netherlands: from 0 - 10 kg, approx $ 12.00   Europe 1: from 0 - 2 kg, approx $ 23.00 to Belgium, Denmark (excl. Faroe Isl...

This puzzle is a exchange puzzle by Irina Novichkova for the International Puzzle Party 25 held in Helsinki, Finland 2005   Objective / Description: 1. Make a cube using 8 elements 2. Pack 8 elements in a form of a cross, so that the height of the cross is equal to the edge size of the cube.   Packaging: Zip lock bagPreliminary estimate of shipping costs from the Netherlands.   Netherlands: from 0 - 10 kg, approx $ 12.00   Europe 1: from 0 - 2 kg, ap...

This puzzle is a exchange puzzle by Allan J. Boardman for the International Puzzle Party 28 held in Prague, Czech Republic 2008   Goal: Disassemble the six subassemblies and then reassmble them.   Description: Pocoloco is a geometric solid, with a cubic center cavity, made of eighteen right angle prisms glued together to create six identical sub-assemblies of three prisms each. These six sub-assemblies, being held together by friction, are assembled to form a symmetric...

This puzzle is a exchange puzzle by René Dawir for the International Puzzle Party 25 held in Helsinki, Finland 2005   Objectives: 1. Assemble a 5x3x3 block, so that the Finnish Flag can be seen on one side (15 solutions) 2.Assemble a 5x3x3 block, so that the Finnish Flag can be seen on 2 adjacent sides (1 solu- tion) 3. Assemble a 5x3x3 block, so that the Finnish Flag can be seen on 4 sides (2 solutions)   Packaging: Plastic boxPreliminary estimate of shipping co...

This is a really nice puzzle box by Benno De Grote.  I haven't solved it but maybe you can.

This puzzle is a exchange puzzle by Jan L. Grashuis for the International Puzzle Party 25 held in Helsinki, Finland 2005   Objective / Description See attached photo   Packaging: Zip lock bagPreliminary estimate of shipping costs from the Netherlands.   Netherlands: from 0 - 10 kg, approx $ 12.00   Europe 1: from 0 - 2 kg, approx $ 23.00 to Belgium, Denmark (excl. Faroe Islands and Greenland), Germany, France, (incl. Corsica and Monaco), Italy (excl. Sa...

Absolutely stunning Sequential Discovery puzzle from Dee.  The mitered corners are strengthened using angled keys with contrasting wood.  Canary wood and purple heart make this quite the show piece.Shipping to be calculated at end of auction - Combined shipping is available.

Another beautifully themed puzzle from Kakuda.   What Kakuda has to say about it:This work was designed as a Christmas present for 2021.This is a kangaroo with an imposing appearance.If you carelessly touch it, it will fight back.I named this work after the striking lyrics of a song.However, I didn't know boxing kangaroos were well known.(Song "I'll Have To Dance With Cassie")Shipping calculated after auction - Combined shipping available.

Para Box, designed by Nob Yoshigahara, made by HikimiA Melting Block variant.  Clean, heavy wood puzzle.  Not as difficult as other melting block challenges but it's still a nice piece.  My notes say it was called "Para Box" but I don't know where I found that.  Original instruction sheet included.-----Buyer is responsible for shipping which should be less than $10 for most small puzzles (within USA, first-class).  Priority mail (and heavier puzzles) might be $2 to $5 more.  I charge only...

C-It by Haym Hirsh. Acrylic restricted 2d packing 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 will pay shipping and will...

I'm selling one of my favourite packers: Euklid for Kids. There's only 3 pieces to pack in the box, but don't be fooled by the piece count. It is not an easy puzzle.Dr. Volker Latussek wrote about it: “I was very pleased to receive the Puzzlers' Award and Jury 1st Prize at the Nob Yoshigahara Puzzle Design Competition 2020. EUKLID FOR KIDS with its simple box and only three simple blocks was meant to have an unconventional solution. As children do, the interplay between the blocks and...

Back by popular demand, 4L is one of our favorite designs. This diabolical packing puzzle seems simple, yet the solution is anything but - 4L is FAR trickier than it looks. The goal is to pack the four L-shaped pieces into a very simple box. There are two different types of L pieces (fat and thin) and several possible configurations. The solution is creative and devious and earned Mr. Hashimoto an honorable mention at IPP 2015.************************************************************For multi...

Dovetail Burr is our follow-up to the Japanese Wood Joint puzzle we released last month. Both are part of the series that Frans designed nearly 20 years ago. Inspired by traditional Japanese woodworking joinery techniques, Dovetail Burr was Frans's IPP 20 Exchange puzzle.Dovetail Burr remains an utterly unique interlocking board burr concept despite its age. The presence of matched dovetail joints forces each pair of pieces on a given axis to interact with the other. This innovation creates a di...

 AKA RHOMBIC DODECAHEDRON OF THE 2ND KINDTHIS IS THE BEGINING PUZZLE IF YOU WANT TO COLLECT THE GOLDEN RHOMBIC POLYHEDRASTHE BILINSKI 12 FACES, THE ICOSAHEDRON 20F, THE TRIACONTAHEDRON 30F AND THE HEXECONTAHEDRON 60 FTHIS WAS  MY EXCHANGE PUZZLE A FEW YEARS AGO VARIOUS EXOTIC WOODS USEDI WILL COMBINE POSTAGE WITH OTHER PURCHASES