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Pack all 12 penta-bishops into the Aztec Diamond tray. Penta-Bishops - what are they? You may be familiar with pentominoes - these are the 5-square polyominoes that are connected perpendicularly. There are 12 of them. PolyKings are…
While wandering through medieval cities and inspecting the architecture, the metagrobologist David Singmaster noticed an interesting pattern on some of the metal bars that fortified the windows. They were woven together in a seemingly…
cross·roads /ˈkrôsˌrōdz/ noun an intersection of two or more roads. a point at which a crucial decision must be made that will have far-reaching consequences. Objective Fit the 5 pieces into the tray. There is a lid on the tray which…
What would an interlocking puzzle look like for 2d beings? This is the end result of my exploration of that question. The goal is to pack the 4 pieces into the box so that no part is sticking out. It's easy to put the pieces together when…
Get the marble to the end of the maze and back out again. There are 3 sliding plates that must slide back and forth to allow the marble to get through. Print Instructions Print each of the 3 sliding maze plates. I recommend printing them…
Recently I made a puzzle where the goal was to suspend pieces in a square frame so they don't fall out. This was inspired by a puzzle called “Puzzling Pot Stand” by Pentangle. Even though the pieces are half the size of the frame, they…
The triskeles symbol of three human legs dates back to ancient Greece. It is a symbol of motion, strength, and progress, all characteristics that you will need to solve this puzzle. The goal of the puzzle is to completely remove the…
A meteorite crashed to Earth carrying what looks to be alien micro-organisms. You are the head research scientist tasked to study these creatures. Your absent-minded lab assistant put the containment device in a centrifuge, and the…
This is based on a puzzle patented in 1906 . I had to modify it a little bit from the diagrams to get it to work, but I think I kept the spirt of the puzzle. Puzzle Master also sells a version of the Dorstrom Hub puzzle here. There's a…
This is in the style of “Zoo Burrs” , which are traditional burr puzzles with something special inside, like an animal-shaped piece. These are typically done with 18 piece burrs, but I wanted to try one with a traditional 6-piece burr…
The 3 triangles are linked like Borromean rings - meaning that if you were to remove any triangle, the other 2 would fall apart. This is a quick, easy print-in-place. It prints in the solved state. Goal of the puzzle is to mix it up and…
This is Sam Loyd's Yankee Cartridge Box. It was patented in 1871 . The goal is to free the penny that's inside. This is a slight variation because I think there is an error in the diagram, but it still keeps with the spirt of the puzzle.…
Buzzy the Bumblebee was flying from flower to flower, happily drinking nectar, when he got tangled up in one of the flowers! Buzzy did not want to harm the flower, so he tried to carefully get himself unstuck. He spun round and round and…
A while back, I found a neat Redline-Glico advertising puzzle (another variation can be found here ). The goal is to navigate a ring into its home location. The design comes from an 1892 patent where you must put a ring through the bull's…
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