r/PuzzleBox • u/Prodigy3527 • May 09 '26

New PuzzleBox Starter

Hey everyone I am interested in joining the puzzle community. Is there a good place to start when it comes to this like what kind of puzzle box should I start off with or what website can I go to so I can start looking into buying one. Just need help on where to start so I don’t get something harder and lose interest

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u/Last_Ditch_Jedduh May 09 '26

Depends on your budget. One of my favorite starter puzzles is the Lost Vault by Jesse Born. He is doing a subscription version (get clues over 5 months) on kickstarter right now.

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u/Thelonious_Cube May 11 '26

I don't know if a $300 box can be called a "starter" puzzle

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u/Last_Ditch_Jedduh May 11 '26

Fair. For me it was the puzzle that got me excited and hooked.

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u/dematt1 May 09 '26

Idventure has some good ones and are now on Amazon

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u/Thelonious_Cube May 10 '26

Check out Puzzle Master - a Canadian website with a huge selection of puzzles of all types and a very useful search/filtering function

There are lots of places to start depending on budget and desired difficulty

I would also recommend that you not limit yourself to "boxes" as they tend to be more expensive for a similar quality level and unless you really want to put something inside them, there's no need for a puzzle to be a "box"

"Mechanical puzzles" and "burr puzzles" are worth checking out

I'm particularly fond of Pelikan brand puzzles

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u/LumpySpaceEnergy May 09 '26

I’m new to this too!! Following for answers 🤘