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The following buttons below link to the same puzzles as from those above, except that the puzzles are now grouped according to their status catagories .

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The Great Pagoda (51 pcs)
Although the outside features are similar to 'Papachuck' (54 pcs) from the Pentangle 'chuck' series of England, the assembly principle is quite different . Other websites call it 'The Japanese Crystal' and 'The Death Star'
(51pc and 99pc versions).

Dovetail Burr
Designed by Frans de Vreugd (Netherlands) . According to the description from Puzzle World , "This puzzle is based on the Six-Board Burr by Junichi Yananose. The dovetails reduce the number of possible moves dramatically. The solution is a unique level six (six moves to remove the first piece)" .
The first 120 copies of the Doveltail burr from Frans de Vreugd were made by Bernhard Schweitzer -- a German puzzle collector/craftsman for more than ten years, with membership in the IPP (International Puzzle Party), a private, informal organization whose main objective is to promote and recognize innovative new designs of mechanical puzzles from around the world -- for his exchange puzzle ( made from Maple + Padauk wood) .
The model pictured above -- copied and fabricated from the original version by anonymous craftsmen -- was purchased from Bits & Pieces online catalog .

Lucky Star
An interlock coordinate-motion puzzle ( all the pieces move equally at the same time ) designed by Philippe Dubois who uses it as his logo.

Backlogged
Designed by Jean-Claude Constantin .
Also known as Weaver's Dilemma elsewhere in Puzzleland !

Lighthouse
This puzzle, and the Cannon, were made with expert metal craftsmanship . I don't know who designed it, but it was made by SEQUENCE in TAI PAI, TAIWAN .

Cannon
Designed by Doug Haigh .

Money Lock Bank
This is a very well-crafted puzzle ! A one-of-a-kind gem extraordinaire that comes along every once in a great while that doesn't seem to make much of a
' Here-I-am ! ' recognition . However, those collectors who take special interest in these kinds of puzzles - as I do - can readily perceive the value of such a prized addition . . . and the genius behind it .

12 pieces

Yin and Yang
This Chinese symbol is "sometimes called Tai-Chi symbol. The Tai-Chi is from I-Ching. The I-Ching is the greatest foundation of Chinese philosophy. It�s development is from the natural phenomena of our universe."
Yin (Moon -- dark area) -- Yang (sun - light area) . Check out this webpage for a more detailed explanation .

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Lucky Clover

4 identical pieces

Oskar's Cubes

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Sandy's Rubik's-type Puzzle Collection Chris's Puzzleboxes (IPP member) ~Juozas's Rubik's Collection~ Eric's Collection (450+) Juno's World . . . . . great animations and Flash movies. . . . . Puzzle Locks My Puzzle CGN Puzzles Martin H.Watson Peter Knoppers Collection Isacisco's French Connection John's Kumiki Burr Collection Matti Linkola from Finland (600+) Fellow New Englander Rob Stegmann's Collection (2800+) . . . . . introducing a cleverly inovative 'ring menu' . . . . . . . . . . which can also be seen on My Creations web page. . . . . Erich's 2D Jigsaw Puzzles ( 122 items as of 12/28/06 ) Enygmo ( 400+ items as of 02/06/07 )

Great for displaying your prize puzzles in their special cabinets . . . . . and a plethora of many other uses as well

�Puzzle solving is an art and a science, which involves the organization of patience and
perserverence, within the framework of simplistic logic influences,
~ with a dab of intuitiveness and a slice of luck ~
for the purpose of effecting and augmenting creativity within an expressive matrix of
imagination and three-dimensional spatial stimuli .�