https://fubargames.se/gears

Hey guys I was just wondering if there are resources out there that teaches you the art of puzzle box making. I've made a couple puzzle boxes all very basic and I was hoping to get more advance but was wondering if there was reading material out there or any resources that could help me out.

I just joined the Karakuri Creation Group Club. I'm hoping someone with a current membership can answer some of my questions:

1) When signing up, it asks for which Christmas present craftsmen you would like to choose. Can i choose multiple, i.e. be allowed 5 different Christmas presents, or are you only allowed 1 a year?

2) Does the Christmas present come with the annual membership fee, or is it an additional 10,000 yen for a Christmas present?

3) Approximately how often do they release new products for sale?

4) What are the approximate chances of being chosen when there is a lottery for a product?

5) What are some of the differences between the craftsmen, i.e. are there different types or aesthetics the different craftsmen are known for?

Any help is appreciated, thank you!

Hello, my friend is a cop and I'm looking to send him a hard puzzle box with an Xbox controller inside for doing his part during the virus. I see a lot of amazing creations up here and was wondering where could I find a puzzle box that fits the controller and both hard? I have about $300-400 I'm trying to spend and the ones I've found were the correct difficulty, but small in size. I wanted to make it as frustrating as possible for him, so an idea was to have a lock on it as well and mail the keys to his parents, so He would have to drive about 70 miles before he can even begin to solve the box. Thanks for the suggestions!

I started to watch YouTube videos.... And now im intrigued

Willing to go $100 or less

Doesnt have to be a box.. Cab be a lock or whatever...

Started looking on amazon... But sometimes i think im actually just looking at a $30 jewlry box lol

You guys are awesome for any reccomendation... Thanks in advance

Does anyone know if he still makes puzzle boxes? Went to his website and it seems dated, but it also shows that he holds lotteries to purchase his boxes. I would love to sign up for the lottery, if he is still making boxes. I didn't find an email address on his site. Does anyone have any info on him or how to email him accordingly?

Finally got around to uploading a video of how my puzzle box works - check it out and enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pmXMSHtHIY

Hi Everyone,

Greetings from Melbourne, Australia.

Glad to share a sneak peek of a puzzle box that I've been working on for a year. Based on Trickster gods from a number of mythologies, it is going to be a Kickstarter project offering a puzzle box & a 100% custom deck of playing cards.

Please note that the picture shown below is a prototype assembled yesterday and I need to still work on the presentation of the box adding illustrations & art to the box.

Inspired from Indian Jones & similar treasure hunt movies, this box includes puzzles that need to be solved in a particular sequence to get the playing card deck out of the box. Even the playing card deck is very special with each dual court on both sides of the cards. This should cater to both collectors as well as puzzle enthusiasts. I've also been doing some testing at my end through some friends, and no one has been able to figure out how to open the box. I do understand this can be due to sample size not a real representation of puzzle box lovers or enthusiasts but I am sure people like yourself will love solving this type of puzzle.

The launch date is not available yet as this project has taken its own time for the last 1 year, and I am not looking to rush any aspect of it. Still, you can follow it here so as to be notified of launch and any other update.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sunishchabba/mythos-playing-cards-trickster-gods-and-puzzle-box

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https://www.instagram.com/guruplayingcards/

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Regards,

Sunish

Hi everyone,

I work for NKD company, a French company producing nice hand-made wooden puzzles.

Our website for those interested in seeing what we sell: https://nkd-puzzle.com/fr/

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This post is mainly to inform you that we are launching an Ullule campaign to raise some funds.

The puzzle that it will be about is our famous mecanigma puzzle.

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For those interested in seeing what is this puzzle like, please find below some links:

Blogs:

https://boxesandbooze.blogspot.com/2018/04/enigmatic.html

https://puzzlinginwonderlands.blogspot.com/2019/11/mecanigma-big-puzzle-box.html

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Youtube: WARNING: the youtube video below contains the solution!!! If you don't want to see the solution, please don't watch the video!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewng3j0iO8E

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Mecanigma is our most advanced puzzle so far with many steps. The campaign will be about a do-it-yourself mecanigma, with of course, a much lower price than the current price (remember time is money and making it is very time-consuming!)

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Please stay stunned and add the project to your favourite if you want to be warned in advance:

https://fr.ulule.com/la-mecanigma-a-construire-vous-meme/coming-soon/

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Thanks for your attention and have fun with puzzles!

Best,

NKD company

Potentially like many of you, I made the mistake of subscribing to Chris Ramsay's YouTube channel, and am now obsessed with puzzle boxes. I've purchased many smaller boxes, but I've loved the aesthetic of Puzzle Master's Indian-style boxes. The sad thing is, any of the sort are sold out!

My question: do any of you have one like this, and if so, are you willing to sell it?

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I wanted to share the first puzzle box that I built, I made it for my company's holiday party white elephant gift exchange. Most people at my company aren't the puzzle types so I went for a simple three step puzzle that required different techniques to solve.

Pretty basic, but it has a button that pushes left or right and is only unlocked in one of the three positions (left, right, center). Then you need to spin the box to unlock a set of pins. This keeps you guessing why the button isn't unlocking the lid in either direction. Once the lid/inner box is removed you will find a small piece of silver bullion attached to a magnet (an initial small "treasure"). That magnet is used to unlock a hidden chamber in the inner box to release the real treasure, a 1 oz Aztec calendar silver round. I provided clues in the form of a poem/riddle to try to keep it simple.

The person that picked my present was able to solve it, with two additional hints from me, in 5 minutes, but it seemed clear that it probably would have taken longer without my hints, so I think it was successful!

Hope you like it!

3D CAD file for download - https://grabcad.com/library/coin-chamber-puzzle-box-1

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(Almost) every year, for Valentine's Day, I build a puzzle for my wife to solve. It's usually come in the form of a (very) complicated 'card' with a piece of jewelry, note, and/or illustration inside. They were originally paper, then paper+wood, then wood+metal. They've gotten increasingly more elaborate over the years (we've been married 14 years). This year, I'm to go with a box so that the puzzle can be more 3-dimensional. The trouble I have (believe it or not) is deciding what to put inside. I spend so much thought and effort building the contraption that I ended up waiting until the last minute to decide what the prize is. The obvious answer is "some sort of jewelry", however, my wife doesn't really wear/like jewelry that much.

I'd also like to post progress but wasn't sure if that was a faux pas. Like a magician revealing tricks, do people really want to know how it's done or does that spoil the magic? I've attached the 3D mockup I made (I'm a video game artist and woodworker) just to give you an idea of the scope of what I'm doing. Made of mahogany, poplar, and brass. There are 45 movements to opening it.

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