On the fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me,
4 Mr. Fok's
3 Da Yan's
2 Brian Young's
And Stickman in a pine tree.
I met Mr. Fok way way way back in 2009. Ok, not so far back in terms of real years, but in puzzle years it's an awful lot. My very first time to meet him Smaz, Luckystar, and I went on a factory trip. I never said, but I think enough time has gone past now that I can say the visit was with Mr. Fok (Mf8) and that the puzzle was the crazy 4x4x4. Wow do I feel better now that that secret is off my chest.
Mr. Fok is another of those gentle quiet men that I like so much. He's incredibly bright and very hard working. He'll join us for dinner and a short puzzling time, but then he's right back to the warehouse designing and building and doing what ever else it is he does. I'd love to show you a photo of him, but we have all sworn upon the threat of never getting another puzzle again that we will never show his face.
Instead, I'll give you two of the early puzzles that he is responsible for designing. See, there was a time when Mf8 didn't exist...and Ultraman did! Fun little puzzles that are a 2x2x2. If you can find one, I would say grab it just for a piece of Mf8 history.
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