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Trouble with a Pencil (IPP27) by Kathleen Malcolmson

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Item Location: United States

$21.00

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Trouble with a Pencil (IPP27) by Kathleen Malcolmson

Box, lid, 5 pieces, ball, pencil. Two challenges - pack the box with 5 pieces + ball; next pack the box with the pencil in the hole and the ball and all 5 pieces inside. Excellent and rarely seen puzzle adapted from Serhiy Grabarchuk's original design and nicely crafted by Kathleen Malcolmson in 2007.

Caution: this puzzle may cause ... trouble.

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Trouble with a Pencil (IPP27) by Kathleen Malcolmson

metagrobology 171

$21.00

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(1995) Boxed Box by Bill Cutler / Jerry McFarland

Twist Box P-57 by Akio Kamei (Karakuri)

Penta in a Box by MINE/Lensch

Euklid by Latussek / Pelikan