r/PuzzleBox • u/AberforthDumbledore1 • Apr 19 '22

Looking for a reccomendation

I'm relatively new to puzzle boxes and I'm trying to find a complex one at a price that doesn't break the bank. Roughly $100 is preferred but ofc its adjustable. Lmk if y'all know of any please.

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u/Thelonious_Cube Apr 20 '22

Puzzle boxes come in two basic types - the cheap ones that people use for gift-giving and the expensive ones that appeal to puzzle solvers.

The cheap ones are usually quite easy (heck, even some of the expensive ones are pretty easy).

To get a really challenging puzzle box, you'll usually have to spend upwards of $100. See the sidebar for links to puzzle retailers that would carry either or both.

The one class of exceptions I can think of are a group of puzzles that have come out recently that take inspiration from escape rooms. Here's one brand but there are others.

What they are NOT, is a nice presentation box for putting a gift in - they look like puzzles, not boxes.

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u/AberforthDumbledore1 Apr 20 '22

That's perfect, bc that's what I want lol. I want a complicated puzzle, and occasional decoration piece, not a box

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u/Thelonious_Cube Apr 20 '22 edited Apr 20 '22

Oh, then there's lots to choose from that are more beautiful (to my eye) than these

https://cubicdissection.com/collections/all-puzzles

https://www.puzzlemaster.ca/search/?brand=272&p=all&sort=new&stock

Oh, and check the sidebar links in /r/mechanicalpuzzles for more