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Identify 12-piece wooden puzzle with two colors
I bought this puzzle (without box, dismantled, no idea how it was before) and I can’t figure out how it should look like. There are 12 wood pieces (6 black / 6 white) which are roughly 5 x 1 x 1. They ...
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Need help identifying a puzzle with a series of rings
Any help identifying this puzzle would be greatly appreciated. My wife's grandfather got this puzzle from a relative, we are looking for any information possible.
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Wooden puzzle with multiple balls on strings attached to a central hook, from which metal arms connect top and bottom
I bought this puzzle few years ago at a market. I couldn't solve it since. I started to think it was wrongly assembled, therefore can not be solved. Tried to find the solution on the internet/YouTube ...
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Six-piece mechanical puzzle with multiply-pointed pieces which fit into a concave polyhedron
I need help identifying this mechanical puzzle that consists of 6 pieces (see image) which I have to fit together into a sort of concave polyhedron.
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What is that colorful plate puzzle?
There was this colorful puzzle I remember playing with almost 8 years ago. It was consisted of a number of different colored plates (green, purple, blue), that, connected to each other by hinges, can ...
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Identifying a wooden puzzle box
In a flashback sequence in the film Tomb Raider (2018), Lara is seen trying to solve a wooden puzzle box:
It is reminiscent of the Karakuri group's "small box" puzzles, but I was not able ...
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Identifying the wooden puzzle-box featured in Tomb Raider
In the film Tomb Raider (2018) there is a wooden puzzle-box with rotating sections. Once the correct sequence of moves is performed, a drawer pops out. See here:
Upon seeing it she says:
Karakuri. ...
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What is this puzzle with identical wooden pieces?
I received a bag of wooden pieces, but cannot figure out what the puzzle is supposed to be. I've tried several burr options and several Alketruse puzzles, but cannot find the correct configuration. ...
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What is the name & solution for this 33-piece 3D wooden puzzle?
I purchased this 3D wooden puzzle and wasn't provided with the instructions to reassemble it. I can't seem to find any information about it other than the source I bought it from.
It has 33 pieces
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What is the name of this mechanical puzzle with two G-like hooks interlocked?
I don't know the name of this puzzle. See the photo below. I've already searched for G puzzle and Hook puzzle.
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Is this wire puzzle correctly assembled?
I was given this puzzle some years ago and have never found the solution. Recently I picked it up again and have been trying for days to solve it.
I presume that the goal is to remove the ring on the ...
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Metal entanglement puzzle with an S-shaped piece, chain, and rings
I lost the instructions and I’ve spent hours trying to identify it on the internet with no luck. It’s 3 rings with a metal chain with one removable ring. I’m stumped.
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I need help with a 12 piece wooden puzzle
12 pieces. See picture. Can’t find any solutions online.
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What is this wooden puzzle called?
What is this wooden puzzle called, and how do I solve it?
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Mechanical puzzle ID: Ring, barbell, and four-holed panel
Hello everybody,
Has anyone ever seen something like this? I don’t even know what I should do with the puzzle...
Any suggestion or help is welcome!
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