This is a gem of a puzzle!I bought this direct from Dee at Dedwood in 2023 upon it's release, and this is my FAVOURITE of all of Dee's puzzles i've solved. I feel like the mystery and aha's involved are incredible. The wood is stunning in person, and the central mechanic that Dee used still impresses me to this day. I haven't seen anything like it in a puzzle. It's a fresh and creative mechanism and sets it apart from all of Dee's other puzzles making it truly special.And the final step's rewar...

⟬ Juno Fortnight ⟭——[ puzzles designed by Junichi Yananose ]——24. Windmill Burr #2 (2018) from Juno's description: An interlocking puzzle designed by Junichi Yananose (Juno) in 2012. He decided to put a cube inside the puzzle in 2017 to give more contrast with the colour of the timber. Disassembling the puzzle may not be too difficult since the pieces will eventually come apart by the number of attempts. However, it is diabolically difficult to find a un...

⟬ Juno Fortnight ⟭——[ puzzles designed by Junichi Yananose ]——22. Tangled Clip Burr (2018) from Juno's description: This is a twelve-piece board burr puzzle that requires 15 moves to take the first piece apart from the assembled shape. The shape of the puzzle pieces looks like a paper clip and the pieces are quite tangled together when it is assembled. The difficulty of the puzzle is extreme, even harder than its relative 3D Shuriken. made from...

⟬ Juno Fortnight ⟭——[ puzzles designed by Junichi Yananose ]——17. Pisa #2 + Cubin Burr (2017) from Juno's description: Juno designed Pisa in 1994 and it won a prize at Hikimi Puzzle Competition held in Japan. The eight pieces of Pisa have a through hole on the cube and this construction makes the puzzle relatively easy and gives multiple solutions. He decided to use blind holes for Pisa #2 and chose an elegant selection of the eight pieces among 16 possibilities...

⟬ Juno Fortnight ⟭——[ puzzles designed by Junichi Yananose ]——13. Meanders Box (172-step version) (2019) from Juno's description: This is Juno’s seventh secret puzzle box product. One day, he realized that he has never designed burr puzzles or puzzle boxes that require more than 100 steps to remove the first piece. OK, let’s do it, he thought, and started designing the puzzle box. Although he doesn’t know much about traditional Japanese puzzle boxes, he at...

⟬ Juno Fortnight ⟭——[ puzzles designed by Junichi Yananose ]——11. Keep I On The Burr (2014) made by Brian Young, presented at the Edward Hordern IPP Puzzle Exchange in London, England, August 2014. from Sue Young's description: The shape of the final solution is in the name ‘Keep I in the Burr’ and you do really have to keep an eye on those pieces. There are at least 12 moves before the pieces of the puzzle literally just fall apar...

⟬ Juno Fortnight ⟭——[ puzzles designed by Junichi Yananose ]——08. Crooked 6 Piece Burr (original version) (2021) from Juno's description: Juno designed this puzzle 30 years ago but he never opened the original design to the public. It only appeared on a Japanese puzzle journal. He also put the design of its coordinated motion version on his old web page. The latter design was produced in a very small quantity by a handful makers as well as by Juno himself, who ...

⟬ Juno Fortnight ⟭——[ puzzles designed by Junichi Yananose ]——07. Coin Case (2020) from Juno's description: This is the simplest puzzle box Juno has ever designed. The number of steps is also small, and it is an easy puzzle. Some of our customers might solve the puzzle within a minute but if you cannot find out the trick, it can take a lot longer. Since Juno designed many complex, difficult puzzles, he thought it will be good to occasionally release easier p...

⟬ Juno Fortnight ⟭——[ puzzles designed by Junichi Yananose ]——06. Card Case (2022) from Juno's description: This puzzle can be classified as a hidden maze-type puzzle box, but as you play with it, you will be able to partially see the hidden paths and reach the goal if you persevere in your efforts. As you begin to play, you will notice that there is more than one challenge to the puzzle. One of them is a bit more subtle: removing the red-colored slider ...

⟬ Juno Fortnight ⟭——[ puzzles designed by Junichi Yananose ]——05. Beauy Kruse (2021) from Juno's description: Thanks to the white colored end blocks, the orientation of the pieces is restricted and it gives a unique level 10-2 solution to the puzzle. Although, it might sound easier considering the numbers of moves to assemble/disassemble the puzzle, it is quite challenging and we are unsure how many burr lovers can actually solve the puzzle witho...

⟬ Juno Fortnight ⟭——[ puzzles designed by Junichi Yananose ]——04. Aussie Crystal (2017) from Juno's description: An interlocking puzzle designed by Junichi Yananose (Juno) in 2013. The assembled shape of the puzzle is the same as a traditional 9 piece burr puzzle commonly known as Japanese Crystal or Great Pagoda. Juno's version consists of six complex and unusual shaped pieces and it has a level 6 unique solution. The puzzl...

⟬ Juno Fortnight ⟭——[ puzzles designed by Junichi Yananose ]——02. A Mazing Burr (2017) from Juno's description: A Mazing Burr is as funny and weird as his previously designed puzzles. There are mazes on the puzzle pieces and pins travel in those grooved mazes. There are many dead ends and ironically, the dead end shape of the groove does not always mean dead end of the puzzle. The puzzle requires multiple coordinated motion for assembling and disassembli...

⟬ Juno Fortnight ⟭——[ puzzles designed by Junichi Yananose ]——01. 3D Shuriken (2018) from Juno's description: This is a very difficult interlocking burr puzzle that requires 9 moves to take the first piece apart from the assembled shape. 9 moves may not sound so complex and difficult because there are so many high level puzzles nowadays, like Meanders Box, yet finding the only one solution among 297 assemblies is quite challenging. You won't struggle so...