Other People’s Puzzles

Posted on October 25, 2018November 17, 2018 by John Partridge

Now and then I come across a puzzle which I find deeply satisfying in its balance of complexity and attractiveness. If it’s not too daunting an undertaking I’ll create a CAD design with the aim of 3D printing it. I get a lot of enjoyment from the reverse-engineering process and the insight it gives me into the designer’s mind. As I blogged about in my “Some Fun DIY Puzzles” post, I modeled Dic Sonneveld’s “4 […]

Some Fun DIY Puzzles

Posted on October 25, 2017July 17, 2018 by John Partridge

I was wandering around the web recently, looking at various websites devoted to puzzle collections, puzzle designs, puzzle math, etc., and found several that were simple enough for me to fabricate myself. The first one I’ll talk about is the “Blossom” puzzle by Bernhard Wiezorke and here’s a link to a description of it on John Rausch’s amazing website: http://www.puzzleworld.org/puzzleworld/puz/blossom.htm. As John put it, “Unbelievably, the four ‘L’ shaped pieces hold together after the last piece […]