"Pole Dancer" is one of Derek Bosch's "helical burr" puzzle designs, 3-D printed by Steve Nicholls, and exchanged by Steve during the IPP35 Puzzle Exchange at the Ottawa International Puzzle Party in 2015.  The object of the puzzle is to rotate and slide the two helical pieces from off the white pole, and then place them back on the pole, using a series of rotating and sliding movements.  The latter task is VERY tricky!  The puzzle is as it was received at IPP35 in 2015 in Ottawa.  I will pr...

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...

This is a 14-Piece checkerboard puzzle, likely from the 1930's, produced by the D&S Novelty Company of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.  The pieces are to be punched out of a sturdy cardboard folder, and each square is 7/16 x 7/16 inches (10 x 10 mm).  The puzzles are intact and in NEAR MINT condition.  THE WINNING BIDDER WILL RECEIVE TWO COPIES OF THE PUZZLE --- one to keep intact for collecting purposes, and one with which to play.  Both puzzles come with their original glassine envelopes!  The ...

French antique puzzles from the 1850-1930 time frame are famed for the beautiful illustrations on their cardboard box covers.  "Jeu des Manifestants" ("The Game of the Protesters") is none other than the famous 8 Queens Puzzle in a slight disguise.  The object of the puzzle is to arrange the eight heavy cardboard pieces into a square array so that none of the eight red spots share a common line, horizontally, vertically, diagonally.  This is equivalent to placing 8 queens on a chessboard so t...

“Lyrical Loop Puzzle”   This puzzle is an exchange puzzle by William Waite for the International Puzzle Party 37 held in Paris, France 2017   Objective: Fit the pieces together to make a continuous circular loop.   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 $ 21.00 to Belgium, Denmark (excl. Far...

 “Slidy 7.a.1”   This is a sliding puzzle with 7 sliding game pieces and a curve in one corner. The curve has 2 functions. First, 1 game piece will have to be parked in the curve to be able to slide the other pieces and secondly, the pieces can rotate 90 degrees relative to each other through the curve.    Objective: Rotate all the pieces 90 degrees and rearrange them from 1 to 7 in the length of the puzzle. See attached drawings.   Packaging: Plastic b...

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...

Letter Box is a very tricky packing puzzle. The 1x2 unit opening restricts the nine identical pieces which fill the 3x3x3 box. With multiple rotations and more than 50 steps, discovering the solution will keep you occupied for some time. This is an excellent design well-suited for the solver seeking a true challenge. We constructed Letter Box from some of our finest wood stock. The solid walnut box shows excellent striping and deep color. Each of the nine pieces was milled from solid stock ou...

“Sliding Maze”   This puzzle is an exchange puzzle by Kirill Grebnev for the International Puzzle Party 37 held in Paris, France 2017   Objective: Slide the yellow square from the bottom right position (start position) to the bottom left position (goal)   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 $ 21.00 to Belgium, Denmark...

“Dondrian Square”   This puzzle is an exchange puzzle by Stan Isaacs for the International Puzzle Party 37 held in Paris, France 2017   Objective: Place all seven pieces into the square frame.   Background: See attached photo   Packaging: Paper envelopePreliminary 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 Is...

“Spir ala rips”   This puzzle is an exchange puzzle by Tomas Lindén for the International Puzzle Party 37 held in Paris, France 2017   Objective: Put the two pieces together flat on the table, so that the resulting shape can be dissected in two identical shapes. Rotations and reflections are allowed.   Packaging: Zip lock bagPreliminary estimate of shipping costs from the Netherlands.   Netherlands: from 0 - 10 kg approx $ 12.00   Europ...

“Eye Fill Burr”   This puzzle is an exchange puzzle by Steve Nicholls for the International Puzzle Party 37 held in Paris, France 2017   Objective: Swap out one piece of the iris and fill the eye with the pupil.   Packaging: Plastic boxPreliminary 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), Germ...

“La Luna”   This puzzle is an exchange puzzle by Allan Stein for the International Puzzle Party 37 held in Paris, France 2017   Objective: Free the 20 Cent coin.   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 $ 21.00 to Belgium, Denmark (excl. Faroe Islands and Greenland), Germany, France, (incl. Corsica and Monaco), Italy (excl. San Marino...

“Find my Hole”   This puzzle is an exchange puzzle by Roxanne Wong for the International Puzzle Party 34 held in Londen, UK 2014   Goal: Remove and replace ball bearing.   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 $ 21.00 to Belgium, Denmark (excl. Faroe Islands and Greenland), Germany, France, (incl. Corsica and Monaco), I...

“Ze Genie Bottle”   This puzzle is an exchange puzzle by Stephen Chin for the International Puzzle Party 37 held in Paris, France 2017   Objective: Open the genie bottle and get your reward.   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 $ 21.00 to Belgium, Denmark (excl. Faroe Islands and Greenland), Germany, France, (incl. C...

“Simplography”   This puzzle is an exchange puzzle by Péter Gál for the International Puzzle Party 37 held in Paris, France 2017   Objective: Put the six pieces on the board! At the side of the grid numbers indicate how many times a certain color can occur in the given tow or column. 20 challenges with unique solution from easy  to very hard.   Background: See attached photo   Packaging: Cardboard boxPreliminary estimate of shipping costs f...

“Sorter”   This puzzle is an exchange puzzle by Serhiy Grabarchuk for the International Puzzle Party 34 held in Londen, UK 2014   Goal: Slide tiles orthogonally to match shapes.   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 $ 21.00 to Belgium, Denmark (excl. Faroe Islands and Greenland), Germany, France, (incl. Corsica and M...

“Naked Secret Box “RED””   This puzzle is an exchange puzzle by Meiko Kimura for the International Puzzle Party 34 held in Londen, UK 2014   Goal: Open the box and disassemble   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 $ 21.00 to Belgium, Denmark (excl. Faroe Islands and Greenland), Germany, France, (incl. Corsica an...

“Cross Bones”   This puzzle is an exchange puzzle by Frank Potts for the International Puzzle Party 34 held in Londen, UK 2014   Goal: Disassemble and reassemble   Packaging: Plastic boxPreliminary 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 (ex...

“Equilateral Triangle Puzzle ET-321”   This puzzle is an exchange puzzle by Naoaki Takashima for the International Puzzle Party 34 held in Londen, UK 2014   Challenges: Using alle leven pieces. 1: Make one equilateral triangle. 2: Make two equilateral triangles of the same size. 3: Make three equilateral triangles of the same size.   Packaging: Zip lock bag and paper envelopePreliminary estimate of shipping costs from the Netherlands.   Netherl...