This awesome sequential discovery puzzle comes from the mind of famed puzzle designer and craftsman Junichi Yananose (Juno).  Its seemingly simple design hides a complex many step discovery journey through a mechanism with multiple interacting parts and creative use of multiple tools that you uncover along the way.  It’s challenging in the best of ways, and is an absolute delight. Juno’s product description: Dial Case is a sequential discovery puzzle that typically requires about 15 move...

For those familiar with Kawashima’s Bars Box puzzles, Asymmetric Cube -5- is more than just another in the series.  Yes, it has the intricate multi-step solution and precision wood craftsmanship that you expect from a Bars Box puzzle, but what makes this one stand out from the rest is alluded to in the product description: “This work starts with the design of the surface but there are mechanisms that betray your expectations.”  I won’t say more lest it be too spoilery.  The puzzle is ...

Diffusion is a 2015 Karakuri Idea Contest winner crafted by Hideaki Kawashima, reflecting his impressive mechanical precision and geometric style.  This extremely hard to find puzzle looks great on a shelf, and the mechanism is clever, approachable, and beautifully executed.  All original packaging included. Karakuri product description: We designed a new structure for this work, to avoid the problem of humidity.The movement is simple, but a lot of time and effort was spent making it. This ...

Karakuri perfection.  The smooth, flowing curves of a trumpet have been masterfully crafted from wood with striking attention to detail.  Its theme is not just decorative but deeply woven into the puzzle’s logic, with a solution that is natural and cohesive.  This beautifully executed masterpiece captures the very spirit of Karakuri craftsmanship: elegant, surprising, and delightfully playful. All original packaging included. Karakuri product description: Trumpet fingering and Karakuri ar...

This may be the most creative and complex creation from one of the world’s foremost puzzle designers and craftsmen, Robert Yarger (“Stickman”).  Only 60 of this massive puzzle were made – this is #40.  Rather than try to generate the words to describe this singular creation, I’ll instead rely on excerpts from the review by Boxes and Booze that captures the puzzle so well: “The Dwemer Construct, aka The Stickman No. 34 Puzzlebox, is an impressive artifact indeed. It appears to be...