Up for auction is A Drive Down Lombard Street by Brian Young. Presented as an exchange puzzle for IPP 29 in San Francisco. See Brian's webpage for more detailed information about this puzzle. It is a sequential movement sliding block puzzle that can only be manipulated by using gravity, a very clever design and fun puzzle to solve. https://www.mrpuzzle.com.au/a-drive-down-lombard-street-dexterity-slide-puzzle/Note: There is a noticeable scratch on the back side of the puzzle, see photo for deta...

Juno (Junichi Yananose) - Tornado Burr (made by Eric Fuller, 2010) pieces rotate in concert by fours on two axes to 'open' the puzzle for disassembly.  as far as burrs go, this one's a bit of a mindbender.  i think Tornado Burr and Helix The Burr would get along famously. designed by Juno in 2007.  made from Honduras mahogany. original description: https://archive.cubicdissection.com/html/tornado.html number released: 25 Brian Young (Mr. Puzzle) made the original versi...

Goh Pit Khiam sent me this design and I really liked it. It's a tricky packing puzzle that uses a new type of motion. With five identical pieces (but different wood types) and an acrylic cover, it's a lot of fun to play with and figure out. Moderately difficult, you can feel comfortable handing this off to a non-puzzling friend. Fit is very good, should not have any issues with humidity changes.Note:  This copy has an acrylic floating bottom panel for display in the solved state, which is diff...

Tenchi is a brilliant anti-gravity packing puzzle named after a Japanese word that translates to both "Sky" and "Land," the goal is to pack the pieces into the frame so that the puzzle can be lifted and rotated without any part falling out.There are over four thousand possible assemblies, but only one unique assembly locks the pieces. While challenging, Tenchi is not impossible; analysis and experimentation provide enough insight that you may find the solution using critical thought.We used nine...

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 quickly 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.Note: There is some light scratching from use on the inside of the cage, as well as scratches on the exterior. See photos for detail. ***********...

As explained in the IPP21 souvenir booklet, Minoru Abe is the "No. 1 sliding block puzzle creator in Japan."  SOLO ANOTHER was made in a limited quantity by Abe for the 21st International Puzzle Party, held in Tokyo in 2001, 25 years ago.  It was used by Koji Hirotsu for his exchange puzzle that year.  Of the 80-or-so Minoru Abe puzzles that have been offered over the years on the CubicDissection Marketplace and Puzzle Paradise, I believe that this one has only been offered once before. Thi...

Mongolian Zandraa Tumen-Ulzii burst into the international puzzle scene in the early 2000's.  His puzzle museum in Ulaan Baatar was commemorated a few years ago by the Mongolian government with a set of postage stamps!  His puzzles possess a unique flavor not seen in typical western or eastern puzzles.  "Dragon Puzzle With Washington Monument" was Zandraa's design, creation, and exchange puzzle at IPP32, the 32nd International Puzzle Party held in Washington DC in 2012.  It is ...

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...

This is a very rare Kamei Egg. Whilst the solution is the same the construction methodology for these was very different and their size and weight gar greater than current models.The model is P-10-2 made of Rosewood and was crafted in December of 1987, weighs 700g. Heavy!Works as intended. Comes with original box and instructions (inside).

The Mechanical Puzzle 130 magazine covers a wide range of mechanical puzzles with both color and black & white photos throughout. It was published in 2006 and it looks like they interviewed various puzzle designers to get some background on their puzzle designs. There are some fun stories in here, mostly in Japanese although there is some English text.I included photos of pages covering Oskar’s puzzles and Karakuri. There is a lot more, including coverage of Hanayama, Rubik’s and variants, a...

Pin, Pebble, Perfection.Demonstrably Distinguished Design!Three Ps and three Ds from PD puzzles~This puzzle is, without a doubt, the most magical puzzle I have ever had the pleasure to solve.I think that the creator may, in fact, be an actual sorcerer. The story that comes with the Pin in the Pebble claims that a Merlin-type wizard created this item, as a test to find the true king, not unlike the Sword in the Stone, but I'm referring to Lewis Evans himself: He clearly has access to the dark art...

Selling my Sun Dial puzzle by Jesse Born. Serial number is 44/400 and I was the first owner. Puzzle comes with original certificate.Puzzle is in good condition, but not flawless unfortunately. Part of the top ring broke in half. Damage was repaired with glue, but will remain a weak point of the puzzle. Damage is visible in the last photo. Puzzle was tested after repairs and is fully functional.Puzzle is a bit too tight for my liking, but it was like that since I received it so should be acceptab...

"Jerrymander" comes from the diabolical mind of the great puzzle designer Bill Cutler, and was used as Bill's exchange puzzle at IPP32 held in Washington DC in 2012.  The puzzle tray was beautifully laser cut and engraved by popular and prolific puzzle craftsperson Walt Hoppe (Laser Perfect), and the pieces were precisely laser cut by Pavel Curtis of Pavel's Puzzles.  The object of the puzzle is to rearrange the pieces of the four different colors (representing four political parties: Democrat...

LIBERTY CUBES is a cleverly designed puzzle by Kate Jones of Kadon Enterprises, prolific manufacturer of games and puzzles, used by Kate as her exchange puzzle at IPP32 held in Washington DC in 2012.  The challenges of LIBERTY CUBES is to arrange the 7 cubes in a tower such that the word L-I-B-E-R-T-Y is spelled on each side.  Once this is done, a "tangram surprise" may be discovered!LIBERTY CUBES comes as received at IPP23 in its original cloth bag, complete with instructions.  It does not ...

Apple Tree designed by Benjamin Heidt and produced by Pelikan Puzzles.The puzzle is crafted from acacia, American walnut, and Padauk wood, designed to resemble a tree with apples. It is classified as a Level 8 - Demanding difficulty puzzle. The goal is to take apart the pieces and then reassemble them to have the same number of apples on each side.

Kevin Sadler wrote about it: “There will be 2 versions of Zack Die Krone by Stephan Baumegger, both are absolutely beautiful. This fabulous puzzle is not for the faint-hearted. When I first picked it up, I thought it was a 6 piece burr in a frame and expected a huge struggle as a result. When I had a closer look I was relieved to see that it is “just” a mere 3 piece burr within a cage that has a big hole in the top. How hard could it be? OMG, it is a serious challenge! There are a fe...

Chariot is a fun exchange puzzle from Yoshiyuki Kotani at IPP Tokyo in 2025. Your goal is to remove the rings and then put them back on. It includes instructions and a tool which can be used for solving it if needed.Shipping costs to be calculated at auction end