Monday, November 30, 2009

The Math Book by Clifford Pickover

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Good news. Hooray! "The Math Book" is finally restocked at Amazon, after the 1st printing sold out in Sept! The gossip is that th...
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

World's Hardest Game

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http://www.addictinggames.com/theworldshardestgame.html We've heard the term 'hardest puzzle in the world' too many times to cou...
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Chess with Cubes

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The good people at Chessboss.com have come up with another version of chess. Since it involves Rubik's Cubes, we are naturally intrigued...
Sunday, November 22, 2009

Games Magazine

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The February issue is now on sale. Pieces of Art: Cutting Edge Jigsaws features the amazing puzzles of Liberty Puzzles and Artifact Puzzles...
Friday, November 20, 2009

Nutcase: Oskar van Deventer

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http://www.eureka-puzzle.eu/eureka/index.php?/Cast-Puzzles/Game-Rank-6/Cast-Nutcase.html Another gem from the smartest man in the world: Osk...
Thursday, November 19, 2009

Octiles - Great Game

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Dale Walton invented this terrific game. I'm wondering now what happened to my copy. Probably buried under puzzles. Get the wooden vers...
Wednesday, November 18, 2009

New York Puzzle Party

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The annual New York Puzzle Party will take place Saturday February 13, 2010. This is the day before the New York International Toy Fair. Ma...
Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Rubik in the Classroom New York Times

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Read more: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/16/learning-math-from-the-rubiks-cube/?scp=1&sq=rubik&st=cse This Mechanical Pu...
Monday, November 16, 2009

Rubik's Hat or Rubik's Rabbit

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This puzzle is very rare. Twist the layers around, hold it up to a light to see all the rabbits. This past weekend, I had the opportunity t...
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Rubik's Cube Championship

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This Mechanical Puzzle Correspondent LOVES Rubik's Cube. However, there are so many championship tournaments which include silly events ...
Sunday, November 8, 2009

Dogic

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5 years ago the only way to obtain a Dogic was to hope that somebody put one up for auction on Ebay. The typical price: $400. A couple of y...
Friday, November 6, 2009

Games Magazine

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http://gamesmagazine-online.com/ Christmas & Chanukah are right around the corner. Get 2 subscriptions: one as a gift and the other for...
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Thursday, November 5, 2009

Book Review: Einstein's Riddle by Jeremy Stangroom

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www.bloomsbury.com Jeremy Stangroom has done a nice job of compiling classic brain teasers into one slim volume. Perfect for youngsters who...
Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Kuku is now available!

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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Shady Puzzles

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In the above image, a completed Shady Puzzle. They go by other names. The people at shadypuzzle.com have put together a nice userface for f...
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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Probability Puzzle from Martin Gardner

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Mr. Jones has a bunch of daughters. If you pick 2 of them randomly, there's a 50% chance that both will be blue eyed. How many daughte...
Wednesday, October 28, 2009

DISQUALIFIIED!!

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Yesterday this Mechanical Puzzle Correspondent received a phone call from a political pollster about the New York City race for Mayor. (Yes...
Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Tucker Jones Tavern Puzzles

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The good folks at Tucker Jones - Donna & Dennis Sucilsky are running a contest. "What is it?" Contest #1 Send us an email with...
Monday, October 26, 2009

Brain String

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www.brainstring.com My friend Nancy in Canada is a big fan of entanglements. Brain String is interesting. You move the pegs and watch the in...
Saturday, October 24, 2009

The Puzzle King

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http://betsycarter.net/ Betsy Carter has written a novel about her great uncle Simon Phelps who was hailed by Time Magazine as The Puzzle Ki...
Friday, October 23, 2009

Puzzles in the News

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Geek's puzzling present for traveling pal's nups http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/geek_puzzling_present_for_traveling_EEjIXg1wf...
Thursday, October 22, 2009

Martin Gardner!!!!

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/science/20tier.html Every 2 years there is a Gathering For Gardner. It's a convention that brings toge...
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

The Microxylometagrabologist

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Allan Boardman is the world's greatest Microxylometagrabologist. He specializes in making the tiniest interlocking puzzles. Check out th...
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Saturday, October 17, 2009

Master Pyramorphinx

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I've had my eye on getting this puzzle for more than 15 years. Finally, it is made available at Mefferts.com It's challenging! Howev...
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Disco Ball

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Who needs a disco ball when you can illuminate your party with the new Rubik's TouchCube? Very cool. But essentially the same puzzle. S...
Monday, October 12, 2009

Rubik's TouchCube

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Just got my new electronic Rubik's TouchCube. It's completely electronic and has a terrific glow. Since it's still daytime &...
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Friday, October 9, 2009

Double Trouble

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Double Trouble - by the legendary Larry Nichols - who invented the first 2x2x2 Rubik's Cube. The Grabarchuk Framily is hosting this lit...
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Thursday, October 8, 2009

Turbo Mind Twister

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The Turbo Mind Twister is essentially the same puzzle as Saturn. (See the previous post.) It's made by out friends at FoxMind. We wrot...
Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Saturn Puzzle

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The Saturn Puzzle consists of 8 sliding tiles - tricky. A must for the sequential movement fan! http://www.magnif.com/2350.htm
Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Wriggle Puzzles for iphone

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http://www.clickmazes.com/tjwrig/ixjwrig.htm#iphone http://www.clickmazes.com/wriggle/ixwriggle.htm You can play some wriggle puzzles on th...
Monday, October 5, 2009

Hyper Frame

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Hyper Frame puzzles are very similar to Lab Mice Puzzles. They're fun & addictive. Just remember to eat & sleep. http://www.sho...
Saturday, October 3, 2009

Pentominioes

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If you're a fan of pentominoes (I'm not), check out this online magazine that's devoted to them. Produced by Rodolfo Kurchan ht...
Thursday, September 24, 2009

Panex Puzzle

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The Panex Puzzle sells for a lot of money anytime it's listed on ebay. However, you can play it for free here: http://www.cheesygames.co...
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Magical Gear Puzzles

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Doug Engel has quietly designed some of the coolest, most challenging puzzles in the last 10 years. If you're a sequential movement fan...
Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Dexterity Puzzle

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Great time-waster. Click on the red square and move it immediately to the bottom - don't go over the edge. The object is to keep the r...
Monday, September 21, 2009

Ark of the Covenant Box

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The Ark of the Covenant is a 25 move to open puzzle box. Ark of the Covenant is constructed with Walnut and is 24k gold leafed. To make a pu...
Friday, September 18, 2009

ReVoMaze & Games Magazine

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Look for the November issue of Games Magazine. There is a 2-page review about the puzzle. You can buy the ReVoMaze here: http://www.thinkgee...
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Thursday, September 17, 2009

Think Fun Discount

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Think Fun has a nice set of puzzles for kids in grades 3-8. Makes a good gift for kids. Buy one for your neighborhood school. http://www.th...
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Kuku puzzle

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Andrew Reeves invented the Isis puzzle a couple of years ago. At the New York International Toy Fair - February 2009 - I had the opportunit...
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

All Five Puzzle

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Wayne Daniel designed this incredible puzzle. Each of these 5 puzzles rests inside a larger puzzle - like the Russian dolls within dolls. ...
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Monday, September 14, 2009

Planets Puzzle

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Another gem from the mind of Oskar van Deventer. Check out http://recenttoys.com/ By the way, if you're interested in joining the Oskar...
Friday, September 11, 2009

Puzzle Auction

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http://www.puzzleparadise.ca/ John Devost is running a puzzle auction. Great opportunity to add to your collection! The puzzle above was d...
Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Rubik's Cube Math Program Back To School Special

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https://stuff.youcandothecube.com/Shopping%20Cart.aspx Seems like only the shopping cart link works. Nevertheless, we are always pleased to...
Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Zoki: Edge Matching puzzle

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This Mechanical Puzzle correspondent had the good fortune of spending an afternoon with the inventor of Zoki, Zoran Pavlovic. Zoki can be pl...
Friday, September 4, 2009

Artifact Jigsaw Puzzles

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www.artifactpuzzles.com Laser cut jigsaw puzzles. They're having a 25% discount sale! Use coupon Code: INITIATE Expires: 9/11/2009 This...
Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Slide Bar Puzzle

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Mike Henkes created this terrific online puzzle. The 2 rectangular white pieces are fixed and cannot be slid. You must transfer the yellow ...
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Monday, August 31, 2009

Bram's Cube

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I had the good fortune to play with Bram's Cube at the International Puzzle Party 29 in San Francisco last month. Great mechanism. Very ...

YOT PUZZLES

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YOT & YOT II are both great puzzles. Indestructible too. (I have the first YOT II ever sold.) www.yot.com
Friday, August 28, 2009

Nob Yoshigahara Puzzle Design Competition

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Katsuhiko Okamoto has created another masterpiece in the 'custom twisty puzzle' tradition. It will supposedly be commercially availa...
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Lab Mice Puzzles - In Italian

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Lab Mice Puzzles - now available in Italy! This humble Mechanical Puzzle Correspondent for Games Magazine is now an International Author. Te...