Big Ben sequential discovery puzzle

A sequential discovery puzzle designed by John Moores, Junichi Yananose & Brian Young made at Mr Puzzle in 2014 for the IPP14 exchange.

This photo is the actual puzzle we are selling. It was one of the puzzles that was in the Design Competition in 2015. It has no engraving on the bottom of the puzzle.  Entry to the DC is supposed to be anonymous so the engraving was removed.

I’ve given it a thorough going over and I think it must have been the second puzzle sent because I don’t think it’s been played with. Condition is just as it was made.

I’ve included a printed solution and a little card with a copy of how the graphic was originally engraved on the bottom of the puzzle.

Original text from our website way back then below.   And general information about payment and shipping below that.

Original Text from Mr Puzzle website:

Edward Hordern IPP Puzzle Exchange – London, England  August 2014   227 made.

Presented by John Moores (sadly John passed away early in 2015). Made by Mr Puzzle Australia. Designed by John Moores, Junichi Yananose & Brian Young.

Winner: Jury Grand Prize IPP Design Competition 2015

The object of the puzzle is to ultimately find Big Ben (which is this case is actually quite small, otherwise the puzzle would be almost as big as the real Queen Elizabeth Tower). Along the way you will also find a representation of Queen Elizabeth’s crown; no jewels included though! To do this you are only allowed to use tools supplied in the puzzle. There are magnets and springs in the puzzle, but you do not need to hit this puzzle to release any locks.

This puzzle is part of the category of puzzles known as Progressive Move or sometimes called Sequential Discovery.

The puzzle is designed in such a way that each discovery you make entices you further into the puzzles, to discover the next sequence or level, getting steadily more difficult as you go.

The object of the puzzle is to ultimately find Big Ben (which is this case is actually quite small, otherwise the puzzle would be almost as big as the real Queen Elizabeth Tower). Along the way you will also find a representation of Queen Elizabeth’s crown; no jewels included though! To do this you are only allowed to use tools supplied in the puzzle. There are magnets and springs in the puzzle, but you do not need to hit this puzzle to release any locks.

Reassembling the locks in this puzzle and setting the 4 clock faces all back at 9 o’clock is part of the challenge. Its not necessarily just ‘reverse order’ making this part of the puzzle almost as challenging as disassembly. Instructions are included on the solution sheet for this step. But we do consider that using the solution sheet even for reassembly means you’ve given up!

The puzzle is made from Papua New Guinean Rosewood, Western Australian Jarrah and Queensland Silver Ash. There are tools inside the puzzle made from brass and some magnets are included. Size: 220mm high to the tip of the spire. 55mm x 55mm clock face to clock face.

General Information:

This is Brian & Sue Young from Mr Puzzle selling but if you have any questions you can email me separately via our Mr Puzzle email address mrpuzzle@mrpuzzle.com.au

But please don’t email and ask to discontinue the auction. All auctions will run their duration. It’s the fairest course for everyone.

All prices in Australian Dollars (not US Dollars).  We much prefer payment via Wise or other bank transfer. PayPal is also possible.

Invoice after the auction is closed. If you buy more than one item we’re happy to combine ship and quote based on weight.

Cost to ship this puzzle Express:

Australia 20.00  / NZ 43.40 / US/Canada/UK/Asia 59.20 / Europe/Scandinavia 65.30 / Other countries please email for a quote.

Import duties/tariffs are not included in the final price.

The import duty or tariff rate may be different for every country so please check the rate that applies to your own country.

It is usual practice that import duties or tariffs are paid by the buyer at the point of import or delivery in your own country.

USA is the exception. The USA government has mandated that the tariff be paid to them from Australia before we can send the parcel. The tariff percentage may be different depending on where the puzzle was made. For Mr Puzzle puzzles made here in Australia the rate is 10% + Admin fee.