I have this one permanently in my testing bag for those times when I want to feel like a complete idiot. Who knows, one of these days I may just solve it!
A video of it I have made.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Calibron 12
I'm defeated! Holy Cow this was one tough mother. I took this along for a normal in-between testing puzzle and wanted to pull my hair out. But at the same time, I simply love it. The idea is so simple. Calibron 12 is a puzzle consisting of 12 pieces. Just pack the pieces in the tray. How hard can that be right? (
Déjà vu I hear you say?)
So when you get the puzzle it looks something like this. Not solved, one piece over in the side. Loads of extra space for that last little bit to go in. I mean, I'm no mathematician, but just by looking I can see that there is enough room if I just shift a piece or two around...or is there? Since I have yet to solve it I can't be sure. It might be a plot by the folks over at CreativeCrafthouse to drive me totally round the bend.
I have this one permanently in my testing bag for those times when I want to feel like a complete idiot. Who knows, one of these days I may just solve it!
A video of it I have made.
I have this one permanently in my testing bag for those times when I want to feel like a complete idiot. Who knows, one of these days I may just solve it!
A video of it I have made.
Friday, August 3, 2012
Mr. Sphere
This puzzle comes to me from HKNowstore. All I know about it is that it was invented in Japan and is supposedly not copied from any other puzzle. Or is it? I'm not being generous here. This puzzle was designed independently without having seen any other puzzles similar to it. Ok. That's happened before. I'll take that.
So what does this puzzle do? It rotates. It moves around and you need to line up the colors. Three to be exact, red, white, and blue. (Great colors don't you think!) There are 5 red tiles, 5 blue tiles, and 10 white tiles. Each tile rotates around a central black stationary section and it reminds me a lot of a soccer ball.
Now what do I really think? I think it is a Thomas Ball in disguise. It's a lot smaller than the Thomas Ball and fits rather nicely in my hand.
When playing, you do need to be careful that it's lined up perfectly or the tiles ride over the black bits. But even when this happens, it is an easy fix. If you missed out on the Thomas Ball craze in the 90's, now is your chance to get one. Why not! Video here.
So what does this puzzle do? It rotates. It moves around and you need to line up the colors. Three to be exact, red, white, and blue. (Great colors don't you think!) There are 5 red tiles, 5 blue tiles, and 10 white tiles. Each tile rotates around a central black stationary section and it reminds me a lot of a soccer ball.
Now what do I really think? I think it is a Thomas Ball in disguise. It's a lot smaller than the Thomas Ball and fits rather nicely in my hand.
When playing, you do need to be careful that it's lined up perfectly or the tiles ride over the black bits. But even when this happens, it is an easy fix. If you missed out on the Thomas Ball craze in the 90's, now is your chance to get one. Why not! Video here.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Lumber jack
A while back I placed an order for a number of puzzles from creative Crafthouse. Today's puzzle was one of that order. I enjoyed this one quite a lot.
This one is called Lumber Jack. It has only 18 pieces and the object is to stack the logs. Kind of reminds me of the Lincoln logs I played with as a child. (yes, I'm a girl and I had Lincoln logs. I had a Tonka dump truck to so what of it :) )
18 pieces isn't that many, so what's the catch? Well, there are 4 different types of logs here. They range from having no grooves cut out to having three grooves cut out. The piece count is 1=0, 5=1, 7=2, and 4=3. 18 pieces. The base is grooved to get you started, and there is a nice cap that holds all the pieces in place. This one only has 2 colors to it. 4 red pieces and the rest are brown. No hints given away by color patterns here.
Now as you might know, I work on these things while examining the afternoons away. I have to say it was either a really long day for me, or this was one tough puzzle. It took me all afternoon to solve it! I haven't had that happen in a long time. Mostly because I make sure the puzzles I choose to spend my testing time with are some that can be solved quickly.
A fun puzzle? With that time involved? Yep. You bet.
This one is called Lumber Jack. It has only 18 pieces and the object is to stack the logs. Kind of reminds me of the Lincoln logs I played with as a child. (yes, I'm a girl and I had Lincoln logs. I had a Tonka dump truck to so what of it :) )
18 pieces isn't that many, so what's the catch? Well, there are 4 different types of logs here. They range from having no grooves cut out to having three grooves cut out. The piece count is 1=0, 5=1, 7=2, and 4=3. 18 pieces. The base is grooved to get you started, and there is a nice cap that holds all the pieces in place. This one only has 2 colors to it. 4 red pieces and the rest are brown. No hints given away by color patterns here.
Now as you might know, I work on these things while examining the afternoons away. I have to say it was either a really long day for me, or this was one tough puzzle. It took me all afternoon to solve it! I haven't had that happen in a long time. Mostly because I make sure the puzzles I choose to spend my testing time with are some that can be solved quickly.
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