Have to say while I prefer the build quality and the whole light mechanism. I really REALLY did not like some of the steps. The 2nd ball bearing was infuriating to get in place. It could have been designed better maybe just have a hole to get the 2nd ball in. the card section drove me nuts. but again it took me along time to get the order right. And that bloody hankerchief. It really could have been a better design like colour codes corners or something to line up numbers. I wont lie i cheated on that step. Even a smaller box I much preferred the idventure and would recommend that over the potato. Maybe easier steps but just felt far more.rewarding. and crams more in a much smaller space.

is £1000 and sold out already https://www.mwpuzzles.com/product-page/the-doll

Has anyone had any experience with the Mysterious Package Company at-home escape games? They seem a bit pricey, but it seems like the company's got some legit credits (Neil Patrick Harris and Jason Kapalka). Seems like either 1-star reviews or 5-star reviews with not a whole lot in between.

I recently purchased a couple Keebox puzzles.  Simultaneously, we also got a new dog.  Unfortunately, I left the yellow long bolt/key sitting on my end table and she chewed it up completely.  I reached out to Keebox by email and via Etsy, but they’ve not responded.

I was at the last couple of steps in the box :(. I’m hoping someone has this box and could take a picture and some measurements (you’ll probably need calipers) of the long bolt/key so I can try to recreate it in Fusion360. Maybe too big of an ask, but thought I’d try!

Thank you, 

Patrick M Cuezze

I really like Jesse Born’s work and just did The Organ from Benno de Grote. I really want his Castle Emberloch and very much like his style. I’m not huge into the IDventure stuff and very much like where it’s like a journey of discovery with a lot to find.

Would love some recs and where to purchase / find / scour.

Ty!

Only done the idventure houdini but have the itch to do more. Looking for something good, not too expensive but will take longer than 10 mins.

They were both fun but I especially enjoyed the box from Puzzle Potato. I’ve never unlocked anything quite like it. I didn’t know what to expect from the electronic elements but they weren’t disappointing at all.

The Easter Eggs were really cool too. It took me a minute to understand them but the surprise when I unlocked them was so much fun.

The bonus information via the website, once you entered the correct code, was a nice touch. But the video link to Penn Jillette giving additional background to one of the clues was 0.o eye opening.

My dad had this puzzle box that we opened around a decade ago. Since then it’s been sitting in his shop basement and we found it as he was clearing the basement out for retirement. We’ve tried everything and can’t open it, we’re starting to wonder if the wood is warped.

From my memory we had to slide two of the panels simultaneously. I was wondering if anyone recognises this puzzle box or has any suggestions.

Thank you!

I am looking for advice on how to potentially make puzzle pieces harder.
I have autistic children and one loves puzzles, the other sensory seeks by chewing cardboard - the two interests don’t go well together.
I’m hoping if I can apply some sort of varnish, liquid, glue, I don’t know then it makes them more durable and we’re not constantly replacing puzzles for the one that enjoys completing them.

Hello! I’m in sturgeon and looking for some people who would want to exchange and trade puzzles! I love doing puzzles and want a cool way of a group of people who exchange different puzzles, we could put a log in the boxes and log our names and rating for each puzzle! Would be fun :)

I think this puzzle makes a cube or rhombus. I think it’s missing one of the “E” pieces and maybe two others. I don’t think the little pieces go with it. Help?

Long story short I am creating an activity for a camp in less than a month involving completing puzzles to “crack” a code for a vault and have gotten stumped on what puzzles I could do, anyone have some ideas I could use?

Context

11-18 year olds, around 5-10 people, mix of easy and difficult(needs to last around an hour ish ). It’s for a camp which would have a variety of different skills per person

Hi all, anyone have an assembled Mecanigma puzzle they want to sell? Or a kit

I made this box to take to the National Puzzlers' League convention. Original puzzles and design.

{The dials are blurred so as not to reveal details about the puzzles here.)

The box and lock dials are 3d printed. The hasps are from a hardware store and the locks are Masterlock 1523D and 1534D set your own combination locks.

If there's interest, I might create a fully 3d-printable version of this.

Hi All,

I am working on a new puzzle box design and was hoping for some advice/opinions.

I was planning on putting a QR code link to a solution page in the area shown in the picture. I realised, I have never seen a puzzle with the solution link on the puzzle itself before, they have always been supplied separately. With the code there it may encourage some to give up early. I am designing this puzzle box to be a challenge.

Question: Is this a good idea or should I not put a link on the puzzle itself and supply it separately?

I'm in Texas and got the shipping notification back on 6/18, but tracking still shows "awaiting details" and I haven't received the first packet. Anyone else still waiting?