2014 Puzzle Design Competition Entries

2014 Puzzle Design Competition

Entries

The Design Competition Guide (photos, instructions, and relevant notes) is available here.

The following is a summary of the 63 entries in the 2014 competition (click on images for larger photos). All designs are copyrighted and are the intellectual property of the designer. All rights are reserved.

All-Edges Coverage Designer: Iwahiro (Hirokazu Iwasawa) Goal: Cover the all edges of the hexagon with the band so that the all six holes are screened off from both sides. Materials: Acrylic board, nonwoven fabric Classification: 1.2. 3-D Assembly Notes: No undue force is required.
Animal Cube (Goat, Cabbage and Wolf) Designer: Evgeniy Grigoriev Goal: This is a Rubik's Cube with thematic restricted movement: A face with goat cannot go past the face with cabbage A face with a wolf cannot go past a face with a goat Materials: 3D-printed plastic Classification: 5.4. Rotational Purchase: Order DIY kit from Shapeways, or contact designer by to buy an assembled and painted puzzle.
Art Nouveau Designer: William Waite Goal: Pack all six pieces into the tray. Materials: Various solid woods Classification: 1.1. 2-D assembly puzzle Purchase: Available at www.puzzlemist.com.
BQTTLE Designer: Sándor Bozóki Goal: The cap must not be unscrewed. Remove the chain from the ring. Loop back the chain on the ring The cap must not be unscrewed. Materials: Glass, metal, rubber Classification: 4.3. Disentanglement string puzzle Purchase: Contact the designer by .
Brush Up -- Brush Off Designer:Art Tyst Goal: Disassemble, reassemble Materials: Wood, plastic, metal, bristles Classification: 3.2 Interlocking Purchase: Limited edition, no longer available.
Caramel Box Designer: Yasuhiro Hashimoto, MINE (Mineyuki Uyematsu) Goal: Pack the three teak pieces into the box. Pack the three reddish brown (pao rosa) pieces into the box. Materials: Steel, Wood (teak, pao rosa) Classification: 1.2. 3-Dimensional assembly Purchase: Available ONLY in Japan at PUZZLE of MINE * WEB-SHOP. Cost: 6,000¥.
Cassette Designer: JinHoo Ahn Goal: Take the four pieces apart, and restore the original shape. Materials: Aluminium Classification: 4.4. Disentanglement
Cast U&U Designer: Kyoo Wong Goal: Separate the two U-shaped bolts. Materials: Metal Classification: 4.1. Disentanglement
Claws of Satan Designer: MINE (Mineyuki Uyematsu) Goal: Disassemble the three pieces from the plate. Flip the board, then re-assemble the three pieces inside of the plate. Materials: Steel Classification: 3.6. Miscellanrous Interlocking
Complementary P-arity Designer: Namick Salakhov Goal: Disassemble. Reassemble to restore the given shape. Materials: Vinyl Classification: 5.6. Miscellaneous sequential movement Purchase: Contact the designer by .
Conjuring Conundrum Designer: Louis Coolen, Allard Walker Goal: Open the briefcase. Then assemble the pieces found inside to form a magic-themed image. Materials: 3D printing, metal wand, acrylic pieces Classification: 2.1. Trick Opening; OPN-BOX and 1.1. 2-D Assembly; ASS-STRA
Copy Device Designer: Hiroshi Yamamoto Goal: Arrange the three pieces in the tray to make two green areas that are identical. Materials: Acrylic Classification: 1.1. Silhouette Purchase: Contact the designer by .
Coronation Cube Designer: Richard Gain Goal: Assemble the seven different pieces to form a 5 x 5 x 5 cube. Materials: 3D printed PLA Classification: 3.2. Interlocking solid Purchase: Puzzles can be 3D printed by request. Price £30 + P&P.
Cross Links Designer: Mike Toulouzas Goal: Disassemble; reassemble. Materials: Wood: cocobolo, paela, ebony, mahogany Classification: 3.2. Trick Opening; OPN Purchase: Visit www.puzzzlevision.com, or contact the designer by . 11 puzzles are made for now and are to be sold at IPP.
Cubic Dress Designer: Yasuhiro Hashimoto Goal: Wrap a cube with the looped cloth. (Fasten it with a clip so as not to come off.) Materials: Cotton ,wood (teak), alminum Classification: 1.2. 3-Dimensional assembly
Day and Night Designer: Dimitar Vakarelov Goal: Interchange the rings. Materials: Wood, plastic, and perlon rope Classification: 4.3. String Disentanglement Purchase: Contact the designer by ; price: $20; several hand made puzzles
Diagonal Slit Folding Paper #1 Designer: Tsugumitsu Noji Goal: Fold the paper to separately make two different patterns: IPP/34 LON/DON Materials: Paper Classification: 9. Paper folding
Digi Fork-Lock Designer: Namick Salakhov Goal: Free the slider, and then re-lock it completely. Materials: Vinyl Classification: 5.6. Miscellaneous Sequential Movement Purchase: Contact the designer by .
Don't Shout Box Designer: Phil Tomlinson Goal: Open the box: eight moves. Materials: Wood: walnut, maple, sapele, etc., satin pre-cat lacquer Classification: 2.1. Trick or secret opening puzzle Purchase: Contact the designer by .
Dubio 64A Designer: Lucie Pauwels Goal: Make a 4x4x4 cube using all the pieces. Make 2 cubes using all the pieces. Materials: Wood Classification: 1.2. Put-together Purchase: A smaller version will be available for sale, via , or visit designer's blog.
Ei Ei Ei Designer: Albert Gübeli Goal: Place the four pieces into the tray so that all twelve outside faces of the rhombic dodecahedron (egg) are the same color. Materials: 3d print, colored by the inventor Classification: 1.2. 3-D Assembly; ASS-POLY Purchase: Available at www.albinegri.ch; price $80.
The Fairy's Door Puzzle Box Designer: Mike Toulouzas Goal: Open the box; close the box. Materials: Wood: mahogany, oak, maple, katalox Classification: 2.1. Opening puzzle; OPN Purchase: Visit www.puzzzlevision.com, or contact the designer by .
Five Worms Designer: Frederic Boucher Goal: Arrange the five worm-like pieces (light wood) so that all the green and red pieces (felt) form a second layer and fit within the delimitation of the worms. After you successfully solved the puzzle, you will discover what happened with the worms! Materials: Wood, felt Classification: 1.2. Put-together Purchase: Contact the designer by .
Football Match Designer: Diniar Namdarian Goal: Move the football from the right to left goal (without leaving the second layer). Materials: Acryl Classification: 5.3. Sliding Piece Purchase: Contact the designer by ; price: 25€.
4 in 1 Designer: Victor Lam, Kazakh Wong Goal: Assemble any four parts into the big mouth. Materials: Acrylic Classification: 1.1. Put-together Purchase: Contact the designer by ; price: $20.
42 Designer: Yael Friedman Goal: Disassemble, and reassemble the 42-piece ring. Materials: Nylon Classification: 3.1. Interlocking
Frustrating Mosaic Designer: Anthony Steed Goal: Assemble the dodecahedron without opening the box. Materials: Laser-cut acrylic, 3D printed PLA, magnets, wood Classification: 6.4. Miscellaneous dexterity
The Golden Ratio Box Designer: Peter Wiltshire Goal: Open the secret compartments. Materials: Roasted birds eye maple, padauk, curly maple, and aluminum Classification: 2.1. Trick or secret opening box Notes: No banging or hitting required.
Grant's Tomb Designer: Kim Klobucher Goal: Remove the sarcophagus from the glass enclosed tomb and then free Grant from the sarcophagus. Materials: Assorted hardwoods, brass inlay, glass slide cover Classification: 2.1. Puzzle Box. Purchase: Puzzle may be purchased at Kcubedesigns.com; price: $540.
Infinity Designer: Kirill Grebnev Goal: Remove the rope loop. Materials: Wood, nylon Classification: 4.3. String Disentanglement; TNG Purchase: Visit Grebnev's Puzzles.
Ladybird Designer: Robrecht Louage Goal: Remove the coin. Materials: Trespa, acryl, pins Classification: 5.6. Sequential Movement Purchase: Contact the designer by .
Ms. Pack-Man Designer: Chris Enright Goal: Fit the five pieces flat within the tray. Materials: Acrylic, PC/ABS Classification: 1.1. 2D Put Together - Packing - Dissimilar Pieces
Naked Secret Box "BLUE" Designer: Akio Yamamoto Goal: Open the box, and take all pieces apart. Materials: Acrylic board Classification: 2.1. Take-Apart / OPN-BOX Purchase: Manufactured version is available at Puzzle Shop TORITO, Japan.
NumLock Designer: Goh Pit Khiam Goal: Remove the pieces from the cage, and reassemble. Materials: Wood: cherry, canarywood and East Indian rosewood Classification: 3.6. Miscellaneous Interlocking Solid Notes: The front panel can be removed to quickly reset the puzzle.
One Flower Designer: Osanori Yamamoto Goal: Assemble two pieces at center of the frame. Materials: Wood Classification: 1.2. Interlocking Purchase: Contact the designer by .
Ooban Designer: Kohno Ichiro (Kichiro) Goal: Place the three broken oval coins (all parts) into the pipe with both lids. Materials: Plywood, paper pipe Classification: 1.3. Miscellaneous Put-together Notes: This puzzle is influenced by Iwahiro's Mmmm puzzle. Purchase: Contact the designer by ; price: $40.
Paper Clip Designer: Dmitry Pevnitskiy, Kirill Grebnev Goal: Remove the chain from paper clip. Materials: bronze, wood Classification: 4.3. String disentanglement Purchase: Contact the designer by .
Pent-cil Box Designer: Jerry Loo Goal: Pack all the 12 pentominoes and the pencil fully into the box. Materials: Wood: wenge cherry Classification: 3.2. Interlocking solid Purchase: Contact the designer by .
Perplexing Pyramid Designer: Simon Bexfield Goal: Make a regular tetrahedron from the two hinged plates. Materials: Nylon Classification: 1.2. 3-D Assembly, 9. Folding; FOL/INT Purchase: Contact the designer by ; price £20.
Pillow Packing Designer: Bram Cohen Goal: Pack the six pieces into the box. Materials: Nylon, plastic, rubber Classification: 1.2. 3-D Assembly
Pirate's Wallet Puzzlebox Designer: Robert Yarger Goal: Open box to discover two secret compartments. Materials: Wood: ambrosia maple, yellowheart, redheart Classification: 2.2. Take Apart Purchase: Visit Stickmanpuzzlebox.com.
Power Tower Designer: Goh Pit Khiam, Jack Krijnen Goal: Disassemble and assemble. Materials: Wood: bubinga, hornbeam Classification: 3.4. Interlocking
RingInt Designer: Yael Friedman Goal: Disassemble and reassemble the ring. Materials: ABS plastic Classification: 3.1. Interlocking
Rollin', Rollin' Designer: Sam Cornwell Goal: Slide the block from one end to the other, rolling the cylinders out of the way as you go. Materials: Soft oak,hardboard, and found dowel Classification: 5.3. 2-D Sliding Pieces
Safari Clues Cube Designer: Steve Winter Goal: The ultimate challenge is to assemble the six pieces into a cube. There are 40 simpler challenges, each described on a card by illustrating the set of aminal figures to create on the outer surfaces. Materials: Plastic Classification: 3.2. Interlocking Solid Notes: There are pegs and slots on the surfaces of the pieces which controls part movements and adds another level of interlocking to this cube puzzle. Purchase: Available at designer's Shapeways shop, or contact the designer by .
7-4-2 Designer: Lucie Pauwels Goal: Make two crosses with the seven pieces. Materials: Acrylic Classification: 1.1. Put-together Purchase: Available for sale by , or on designer's blog.
Simpleda Designer: Ede Gergényi, Péter Gál Goal: Remove the string and put it back. Materials: Wood, rope Classification: 4.3. Disentanglement with string
Six Cube Designer: Evgeniy Grigoriev Goal: Rubik's Cube mod appears like a six-piece burr. Materials: 3D-printed plastic Classification: 5.4. Rotational Purchase: Order DIY kit from Shapeways, or contact designer by to buy an assembled and painted puzzle.
Six Locks: Two Keys Designer: Simon Nightingale Goal: Open the box using the two keys. For safe keeping the keys are stored inside the locked box! Materials: Corion, acrylic, and metal Classification: 2.1. Trick Opening; OPN Notes: No force is required.
Six Ring Circus Designer: Eric Harshbarger Goal: Interlock the six rings to create a sphere. Materials: ABS Plastic Classification: 1.2. Assembly/Put Together Notes: Note that each ring is flexible and may be flexed open, but no permanent deformation of the rings is required to solve the puzzle.
The 69 Puzzle Designer: George Miller Goal: Twist and fold the 12 triangles into a cube so that the numbers outside the cube add up to 69. Materials: ABS, vinyl Classification: 9. Folding Puzzle
Skewered Cubes Designer: Tom Lensch Goal: Insert the two cubes, separated by a spacer, into a box with a lid. Materials: Wood: walnut Classification: 1.3. Miscellenous Put-Together Notes: The box bottom, top and spacer all have pins that fit into holes in the cubes. Purchase: Contact the designer by ; the cost is $125 plus S&H.
Slidoku Designer: Simon Nightingale Goal: Move the 64 pieces and the eight small trays so that each row and column contains the numbers 1 to 9, including the numbers on the bottom of the large tray. Some pieces indicate their correct position within the small tray. Materials: Wood Classification: 5.3. Sliding block puzzle; SEQ Purchase: Contact Tom Lensch by .
Space Axis Designer: Osanori Yamamoto Goal: Assemble the three pieces. Materials: Wood Classification: 3.2. Interlocking
Sunleaf Designer: Gondos Gábor Goal: Place all the puzzle pieces into the frame.There are multiple solutions. Materials: Plywood: beech, birch, poplar,meranti Classification: 1.1. Put-together (jigsaw) Notes: The sides of all pieces are complex curves, and the challenge is to recognize the possible of matching pieces. Purchase: Contact the designer by , or visit www.gondosdesign.hu.
Symptomino Designer: Péter Gál Goal: Create a symmetric polyomino using: Two pieces Three pieces All four pieces Materials: walnut wood Classification: 1.3. Silhouette puzzle Notes: This is the only set of four different pentominoes which has only one solution with 2, 3 and 4 pieces.
Tel Arad Designer: Yael Meron Goal: Stack the squares, one inside the other, in three layers. Materials: Delrin plastic, cotton thread Classification: 1.2. 3D assembly Notes: You may slide the threads along an edge, but not around a corner of the squares.
Tetra-Pack Designer: Ton Brouwer Goal: Remove the cube from the tetrahedron and try to put it back in again. Materials: Wood: padouk and ash Classification: 1.1. 3-Dimensional assembly
Thor´s Hammer Designer: Stephan Baumegger Goal: Disassemble and reassemble. Materials: Wood: maple, walnut, and leather Classification: 3.1. Interlocking figural solid Purchase: Contact the designer by , or at designer's Facebook page. Price €85.
3 Celestial Stars Designer: Stewart Coffin, George Bell, Stephen Chin Goal: Dissassemble the three first stellations of the rhombic dodecahedron. Materials: Wood Classification: 3.2. Geometric objects
3 Pentagons Designer: Koshi Arai Goal: Make a symmetric flat shape. There are three solutions. Materials: Wood Classification: 1.1. Put together Purchase: Contact the designer by .
Trinity Designer: Mike Toulouzas Goal: Disassemble. Reassemble. Materials: Wood: rosewood, bubinga Classification: 3.1. Interlocking figural solid Purchase: Visit www.puzzzlevision.com, or contact the designer by .
Two Dogs Designer: Diniar Namdarian Goal: Exchange the positions of the two dogs. Materials: Acryl Classification: 5.3. Sliding Piece Purchase: Contact the designer by ; price: 13€.
Whitebox Designer: Volker Latussek Goal: Find the way through the box. Materials: Polyamide and stainless steel Classification: 5.5. Maze/Sequential Movement Purchase: Contact the designer by .