The Inelegant series of puzzles is a fairly unusual assembly or packing puzzle. The goal is to simply assemble the pieces into a cube. But each puzzle in the series delights in messing with the underlying design of the pieces. They started with the Inelegant Soma where the pieces were based on the Soma Cube design, but the voxels were stretched from being cubes into rectangular voxels that got glued into the Soma pieces we know and love. However this "distortion" results in forming a cube that a...

The Inelegant series of puzzles is a fairly unusual assembly or packing puzzle. The goal is to simply assemble the pieces into a cube. But each puzzle in the series delights in messing with the underlying design of the pieces. They started with the Inelegant Soma where the pieces were based on the Soma Cube design, but the voxels were stretched from being cubes into rectangular voxels that got glued into the Soma pieces we know and love. However this "distortion" results in forming a cube that a...

The Inelegant series of puzzles is a fairly unusual assembly or packing puzzle. The goal is to simply assemble the pieces into a cube. But each puzzle in the series delights in messing with the underlying design of the pieces. They started with the Inelegant Soma where the pieces were based on the Soma Cube design, but the voxels were stretched from being cubes into rectangular voxels that got glued into the Soma pieces we know and love. However this "distortion" results in forming a cube that a...

Description:Lot of 10 nice packing puzzles. I will ship them solved as it's less easy and less safe to have to wrap the pieces outside of their boxe.Payment : PayPal (F&F preferred or fees to be paid by buyer). Wait until the auction is finished so that I let you know the paypal address to pay to.Please don’t pay directly after you win the auction. Let’s first discuss your preferred delivery requirements and adjust the total amount accordingly.Feel free to ask questions you might have.

It looks like it should be a burr. In fact it’s an unusual packing puzzle.Designed and made by Takeyuki Endo.  He made the puzzle in 2010 as his exchange puzzle for IPP30.Goal: Pack the 6 pieces inside the cross shaped cage.  One piece is still outside the cage as it’s presented.Size: The cage is 70 x 70 x 70mmMaterial: The cage is lacquered woods. The pieces are plain wood. Condition:  The puzzle is made by Takeyuki Endo himself. There’s a couple of small marks that seems to b...

Parcel Post is an 18 piece packing puzzle.This micro packing puzzle is an antique design. It was beautifully crafted by Allan Boardman as his exchange puzzle at IPP22 in Antwerpen. The joinery is amazing. Take a close look at where the corners of the box meet and you’ll see what I mean.The lid of the box is inlaid with IPP22. Goal:  Pack all 18 pieces exactly into the lid of the box. Size: Box 45mm x 32mm x 19mm (photo with Rubik cube for size only)Materials:  Box-American Black Wal...

This is an 11 piece Paracelsus puzzle making a cuboid shape.  The puzzles are a cast series by Steve Johnson in USA.Each Paracelsus Puzzle instance is unique. No solution or packaging is involved.Goal:  Pack the 11 pieces into a cuboid shape on the tray.Size: Tray space about 55x55mm  Outer edge of tray 85x85mmMaterials:  The pieces are Cast Silicon Bronze. The tray is lacquered wood. The pieces are separately bubble wrapped for transport. I took them out and assembled the puzzle s...

A metal puzzle designed by Robert Rose and made by Bits and Pieces. The puzzle has eight pieces and each piece has 3 magnets in it. Goal: Assemble the 8 pieces into a cube.One corner has a groove taken out of it that can be used to stand the puzzle on its edge.  It will stand there.Size: Final cube is 45x45x45mmMaterials: Anodised Aluminium with magnetsCondition: Reasonable.  The pieces look a bit roughly made and some magnets are not sitting perfectly flush. The plating is not perfect either...

"Time chief" (5 cubes Instant Insanity puzzle) by Hanayama Toys known "Cast Puzzle" Series. 5cubes and clear case included.This is discontinued item so to get it is difficult even in Japan. Size approx: 7x7x7cm  (Sphere part. exclude Mickey and Minnie's ears)Material: PlasticDesigned by: Nob Yoshigahara.Condition: New old stock------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ship from Tokyo, Japan. (So my English is very poor, sorry)*It cos...

The 8 Triangles Puzzle, IPP 16, 1996, exchange puzzle Dimensions ~ 130mm x 130mm x 10mmThe puzzle is located in the United Kingdom.Payments can be made through PayPal (Friends & Family preferred).Buyer to pay shipping, calculated after auction.

Pack 4 shirts into both sides of trayArrow design won 1st IPP design competition '01Dimensions ~ 180mm x 150mm x 20mmThe puzzle is located in the United Kingdom.Payments can be made through PayPal (Friends & Family preferred), or bank transferBuyer to pay shipping, calculated after auction.

Waltz is a 2 piece packer that Osanori came up with after a fan dared him to make such a puzzle that wasn't a trivial solve.While Waltz is not a difficult solve, it puts up enough of a fight on working the pieces into the box that solvers will still have a feeling of satisfaction once they fit everything into the box. I had a lot of fun just repeating the enjoyable tactile pleasure of leading the pair through their dance.I'm now letting it go since the solve has been memorized too well for me to...

Dr. Volker Latussek70 mm x 70 mm x 65 mmMaterial: Acacia, PadaukShipping to be paid by Buyer.Please contact if you require further information.

Description:Designed by Simon Nightingale 19 years ago. The object of the puzzle is to slip the block completely inside the box.It requires several steps. It will not arrive in the solved state!Payment : PayPal (F&F preferred or fees to be paid by buyer). Wait until the auction is finished so that I let you know the paypal address to pay to.Please don’t pay directly after you win the auction. Let’s first discuss your preferred delivery requirements and adjust the total amount accordingly.Fee...

Does anyone remembers Oskar's Matchboxes? The solver had 5 matchboxes with a square shell and a box attached to it at different spots from piece to piece, and then they had to be put them together so all 5 boxes would fit inside another matchbox. It was a very interesting puzzle with 4 cavities to store small items inside and people had fun finding multiple ways to put the boxes together. It was fairly popular and not the only one of it's type! Matchbox Play Six by Olexandre Kapkan upped the cou...

Frederic Boucher has a long history of coming up with wild puzzles, but he doesn't like to craft more than a handful of copies before moving on to the next design. Which is why I'm so appreciative of Pelikan for stepping in to make more copies of LOL for everyone to try!LOL is a packing puzzle where the solver needs to fit all of the pieces into a 4x5 space with only a 1x2 opening to fit the pieces inside. It's obvious that rotations will be required since there are pieces that wouldn't otherwis...