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Nob Yoshigahara Puzzle Design Competition

Announcing the 2020 Competition

The Nob Yoshigahara Puzzle Design Competition was established in 2001 to promote and recognize innovative new designs of mechanical puzzles. The twentieth annual competition begins this year; due to postponement of IPP40, juding will be done privately in the fall.

Summary Information

Rules: Eligibility and Form of Entry

Rules: Judging and Awards

Schedule

The 2019 Competition Results

61 puzzles entered; the 2019 Competition Entries page includes images, and descriptions.

Judging at IPP39 in Kanazawa, Japan, August 2019

The Puzzlers' Award selected by IPP attendees; all other prizes selected by Judging Committee.

Puzzlers' Award
Jury 1st Prize

4L Basket
Koichi Miura

Jury Grand Prize

Slammed Car
Juniche Yananose

Jury 1st Prize

Mondrian Blocks
Laszlo Mero, Gergely Kapolnas, Imre Kokenyesi

HoKey CoKey Lock
Ali Morris

Jury Honorable Mention

Mazeburr L
Diniar Namdarian

Rotor
Kyoo Wong

Top 10 Vote Getters

The following designs were in the top-10 in voting for the Puzzlers' Award,
but were not otherwise recognized with a formal Jury prize.

Double Cube - Akira Nishihara
Hat Trick - Laszlo Molnar
Peamaru - Volker Latussek
Slider - Vesa Timonen
Spheres - Stephan Baumegger
Tetra Spinner - Yasuhiro Hashimoto and MINE
Wave 5 - Yuu Asaka

New: Archive Search!
2018 Competition Results and Entry List 2017 Competition Results and Entry List 2016 Competition Results and Entry List 2015 Competition Results and Entry List 2014 Competition Results and Entry List 2013 Competition Results and Entry List 2012 Competition Results and Entry List 2011 Competition Results and Entry List 2010 Competition Results and Entry List	2009 Competition Results and Entry List 2008 Competition Results and Entry List 2007 Competition Results and Entry List 2006 Competition Results and Entry List 2005 Competition Results and Entry List 2004 Competition Results and Entry List 2003 Competition Results and Entry List 2002 Competition Results and Entry List 2001 Competition Results and Entry List

2019 Design Competition
Trophy

by Yavuz Demirhan

made by Tom Lensch

Award Pins

Puzzlers' Award and
Grand Prize

First Prize and
Honorable Mention