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Wavelinks
Back in 2018 Rod Bogart’s Wavelinks puzzle was a popular entry in the annual Nob Yoshigahara Puzzle Design Competition– it was one of the 10 most popular puzzles among the assembled puzzlers. There was...
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King’s Day 2023
A few of us have been making the annual trip across the channel to Wil’s legendary King’s Day Puzzle Parties for a while now, and now that we seem to be past all the international lock-downs, Steve,...
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Karakuri Packing
A couple of weeks ago I went away on holiday for a week and took a couple of puzzles along to play with – one of them was Karakuri Packing from Mine’s recent release – and boy was I chuffed with that...
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Shutout
A mate of mine managed to procure a copy of Shutout from Osanori Yamamoto for me recently and I think it’s excellent and deserves to be shouted about. The design is that pure and simple that it seems...
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Coin Wallet
When Mine showed us pictures of Coin Wallet a few months ago, I thought it looked really interesting… knowing it was designed by Koichi Miura, I set my expectations high and made sure that I joined the...
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MPP IIIIL
Yup, I’m butchering my Roman Numerals once again, which can only mean one thing: another excellent day’s puzzling with my mates from all over the place. I collected Louis and Mieke from the airport on...
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The Bandit
MW Puzzles, aka Matt and Chris launched pre-orders for their latest puzzle a couple of months ago – I dutifully tossed my coins in the ring and waited patiently… and then at our last MPP the lads...
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Bruns Cluster Puzzle
This one intrigued me, and as I like to support Engineer Bruns directly, I ordered a copy off his website soon after it appeared. There’d already been some talk about it on discord, so I knew that I’d...
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Green 13
Another smashing tray-packer from Yuu Asaka!This one arrived a few months ago and I’m only just getting to blog about it now – but it’s that good that I feel folks should be given a nudge toward it –...
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MPP IIIL
There’s always an MPP on the weekend before Wimbledon starts, just in case Dick’s in town. It turns out he is, and he duly arrives in Brum at a sensible time on the Friday morning. We spend the morning...
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Stella
When I spotted pics of Stella on Facebook, I immediately followed the links to the new Demonticon website - the family resemblance to Ziggy was obvious, and it had been posted by Radek, so it could...
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The Lost Vault of Jesse James
I held back when this puzzle was first announced as it seemed pretty steep for a 3D printed puzzle box… sure it was designed by Jesse, and I’ve always loved his puzzles, but this one was going to be 3D...
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Dial Case
Juno’s sequential discovery puzzles are legendary – so much so that recent releases have pretty much sold out instantly – sometimes leaving some long-term supporters and collectors disappointed. As a...
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Cogas
I spotted Cogas on Discord a little while back and some folks said some good things about it, and it looked cute, but for some reason I didn’t feel I had to get a copy. That changed significantly for...
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Brian’s Big Baffling Bolt
Several moons back Brian asked if a couple of us would mind playtesting part of a puzzle he was developing – OF COURSE, we’d love to – and a little package with an oversized brass bolt duly appeared in...
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IPP40 (part 1)
FridayWe fly into Ben Gurion airport where a wall of heat greets us as we get off the plane, and it feels good. Customs and immigration turn out to be a breeze, although it takes an hour for our...
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IPP40 (part 2)
Tuesday is exchange day: I grab a quick breakfast with Sabine, Stefan and Zack before retrieving the heavy suitcase of puzzles and dragging it downstairs where Louis and I build an impressive pyramid...
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MPP XXXXVIII
(Yes, I know that’s not a real Roman Numeral…try and keep up!) MPP XXXXVIII was another rather select affair – a few of the usual suspects weren’t able to make this one and I ended up in the decidedly...
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Simple Lock 1
Simple by name… simple by nature? Most definitely not!I missed out on the first release of this puzzle a while back, but on Louis’ most excellent recommendation, I joined the waiting list and managed...
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NPP 2023
Frank and I almost share a birthday, and that’s a good enough excuse for a puzzle party, every year. There’s some debate over when the first Northern Puzzle Party was, since Frank and I didn’t know...
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