• NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sept. 26, 2010): The Best Things in Life...

    Updated: 2010-09-26 05:40:00
    : . . Blaine's Puzzle Blog Weekly discussion on the NPR puzzler , Sudoku variations and . more Saturday , September 25, 2010 NPR Sunday Puzzle Sept . 26, 2010 The Best Things in Life . NPR Sunday Puzzle Sept . 26, 2010 The Best Things in Life . Q : Take the phrase patron saint , remove a letter , then rearrange the letters to create a new , familiar two-word phrase that names something important in life . Hint : The first word has three letters , the second word has . seven The list of anagrams I came up with spanned 4 pages . How come one of the words in the phrase wasn't in the list Posted by Blaine at 9:40 PM Labels : anagrams npr 7 comments : Blaine said . Here's my standard reminder . don't post the answer or any outright spoilers before the deadline of Thursday at 3pm ET . If you

  • Christmas Jigsaw Puzzles at Wholesale Chess

    Updated: 2010-09-22 09:00:28
    You may think it’s too early to be spreading the word about our 2010 line of  Christmas Jigsaw Puzzles, but we’ve already hadg a lot of phone calls regarding our new holiday jigsaw puzzles, so here goes! Our new line of Christmas puzzles includes nearly 100 different titles from a vast number of different puzzle [...]

  • Zig Zag Knot

    Updated: 2010-09-21 03:01:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Brian's Damn Puzzle Blog A chronicle of my descent into the realm of the . puzzle-obsessed September 20, 2010 Zig Zag Knot When I was at the Rochester Puzzle Picnic , Tanya Thompson of ThinkFun was kind enough to give me a copy of one of their newest puzzles : Zig-Zag Knot Thanks Tanya This puzzle is following on the success of Gordian's Knot after Gordian's Knot showed that a difficult burr could indeed be successful . Designed by Ronald Kint-Bruynseels , nbsp Zig-Zag Knot is a unique variation on the classic board burr . Rather than having flat pieces like a board burr , the pieces are shaped like Z's with the ends bent . This complicates the interactions between the pieces , since the shapes tend to interfere with each . other It took me about 20 minutes

  • NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sept. 19, 2010): International Trade

    Updated: 2010-09-19 10:56:27
    : . Blaine's Puzzle Blog Weekly discussion on the NPR puzzler , Sudoku variations and . more Saturday , September 18, 2010 NPR Sunday Puzzle Sept . 19, 2010 International Trade NPR Sunday Puzzle Sept . 19, 2010 International Trade Q : Name five countries whose names are five letters long . Using the middle letter of each country's name , spell the five-letter name of a sixth . country I didn't find this difficult and I can form the names of 6 different countries . How about you Posted by Blaine at 8:19 PM Labels : lists npr patterns 4 comments : Blaine said . Here's my standard reminder . don't post the answer or any outright spoilers before the deadline of Thursday at 3pm ET . If you know the answer , click the link and submit it to NPR , but don't give it away here . Thank you . Sat Sep

  • Free Printable Puzzles updated Sat Sep 18 2010 1:02 pm CDT

    Updated: 2010-09-18 20:02:03
    Log In Sign Up SquidLinks What's Squidoo SquidU SquidBlogs Top Lenses Connect Facebook Twitter Gmail Go Create Your Own Lens Go Squidoo Close Free Printable Puzzles loading 0 RSS Ranked 2,492 in Entertainment 66,358 overall Free Printable Puzzles Brain Teasing Free Printable Puzzles This lens is all about puzzles . Puzzles to hassle your brain , to stretch , strain , even totally . befuddle They're a a great way work your brain out when you've nothing else to do but more than that , puzzles really do keep your brain active and being able to think in a puzzle solving mode is very beneficial for just about any . career In this lens I've put down a few sample puzzles from my collection and added some gret I think articles on the different types of puzzle there are . You'll also find RSS fed

  • Thomas Kinkade Jigsaw Puzzles

    Updated: 2010-09-15 09:00:42
    Thomas Kinkade Fan?  Love putting together jigsaw puzzles?  Boy have we got a treat for you!  Introducing the extended Wholesale Puzzles collection of Thomas Kinkade Jigsaw Puzzles! Thomas Kinkade the Artist It’s easier than ever to see that Thomas Kinkade is America’s artist of choice. Over the last few years, Kinkade has been the recipient [...]

  • Cast H&H

    Updated: 2010-09-14 22:58:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Brian's Damn Puzzle Blog A chronicle of my descent into the realm of the . puzzle-obsessed September 14, 2010 Cast H Well , it has been quite a while since I've written about Hanayama's Cast Puzzle series This series of puzzles was actually what ignited my interest in puzzling , and I've blogged quite a bit about it . I mentioned this to Teddy Sakamoto of Hanayama during the Founder's Reception at IPP 30, and he was kind enough to give me a copy of one of their latest puzzles : Cast H H . Thanks Teddy Unlike most of the puzzles I got at IPP , I actually tried this one right away . I was quite eager to see what it was like , and how long it would take me to solve it . Would it take minutes or hours This puzzle was designed by Oskar van Deventer , and like many

  • Autumn Jigsaw Puzzles Celebration

    Updated: 2010-09-13 21:49:37
    It’s that time of year!  Time to kick off the Wholesale Puzzles countdown to the first day of Autumn on September 23rd.  As part of our celebration, we’re putting a lot of our Autumn Jigsaw Puzzles on sale through Sept 23. This year our selection of fall related puzzles includes a wider variety of artists, [...]

  • Sushi Puzzle Box

    Updated: 2010-09-13 20:02:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Brian's Damn Puzzle Blog A chronicle of my descent into the realm of the . puzzle-obsessed September 13, 2010 Sushi Puzzle Box During our recent trip to the International Puzzle Party in Japan , my fabulous girlfriend , Kellian , nbsp was kind enough to purchase a puzzle box for me . She had been exploring the Hakone area while I was puzzling , and she came across a nice hotel that also happened to sell some Karakuri Creation Group boxes . I was quite thrilled that she selected a box my one of my favorite craftsmen , Hiroshi Iwahara I didn't try to solve it while we were in Japan , as was the case with most of the puzzles I got while we were there . When we got home , this was one of the first ones I tried It is beautifully finished and has a great appearance

  • NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sept. 12, 2010): Compound Word Puzzle

    Updated: 2010-09-12 14:27:44
    : . Blaine's Puzzle Blog Weekly discussion on the NPR puzzler , Sudoku variations and . more Saturday , September 11, 2010 NPR Sunday Puzzle Sept . 12, 2010 Compound Word Puzzle NPR Sunday Puzzle Sept . 12, 2010 Compound Word Puzzle Q : Think of a common compound word in which each half starts with the letter C . Change both Cs to Bs , and you'll get the names of two related objects . What objects are they Well ladies and gentlemen , girls and boys , I don't have a good clue at all , so you are on your own to figure this out . Posted by Blaine at 11:10 PM Labels : npr patterns 3 comments : Blaine said . Here's my standard reminder . don't post the answer or any outright spoilers before the deadline of Thursday at 3pm ET . If you know the answer , click the link and submit it to NPR , but

  • Mochalov Cube and Lennox Burr

    Updated: 2010-09-10 02:04:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Brian's Damn Puzzle Blog A chronicle of my descent into the realm of the . puzzle-obsessed September 9, 2010 Mochalov Cube and Lennox Burr I borrowed a number of puzzles from John Devost a while ago , and for some reason I hadn't written about them yet , so it is about time Mochalov Cube is an interesting interlocking puzzle that was designed by Leonid Mochalov and made by the Pelikan workshop . It has quite an unusual shape , and leaves you wondering how it might work . This copy is very nicely crafted , with a smooth finish and a perfect . fit Getting it apart isn't too tricky , but it may take a few minutes . It actually disassembles into 18 pieces , though 12 of them are identical and it is easy to tell where they go . The core of it is made up of 6

  • NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sept. 5, 2010): B C D E G P T V Z

    Updated: 2010-09-09 03:57:26
    : . Blaine's Puzzle Blog Weekly discussion on the NPR puzzler , Sudoku variations and . more Saturday , September 04, 2010 NPR Sunday Puzzle Sept . 5, 2010 B C D E G P T V Z NPR Sunday Puzzle Sept . 5, 2010 B C D E G P T V Z Q : What is the longest common word in which all the letters rhyme with E Has anyone discovered a word longer than 8 letters Posted by Blaine at 10:51 PM Labels : npr patterns 43 comments : Blaine said . Here's my standard reminder . don't post the answer or any outright spoilers before the deadline of Thursday at 3pm ET . If you know the answer , click the link and submit it to NPR , but don't give it away here . Thank you . Sat Sep 04, 10:52:00 PM PDT Doctechnical said . Biggest I get is eight letters long . Sun Sep 05, 12:18:00 AM PDT h3rbivor3 said . I've found

  • CMC Puzzles

    Updated: 2010-09-09 00:30:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Brian's Damn Puzzle Blog A chronicle of my descent into the realm of the . puzzle-obsessed September 8, 2010 CMC Puzzles The last group of puzzles that Jeff loaned to me were a series of puzzles made by CMC Puzzles in Germany . Jeff had written about each of them on his website , so I was interested in trying them out to see how I liked them . nbsp Note that all the photos are taken by . Jeff They are all fairly inexpenve , ranging from 10 to 20 euros , which is a great price range . Here's a direct link to the section ef the CMC website that contains this category of puzzles . They are under the Technikspiele . category This first one is Beziehungskiste , which is falsely attributed to Stewart Coffin on CMC's website . I believe that this mechanism was

  • Nostalgic Jigsaw Puzzles

    Updated: 2010-09-08 08:00:10
    Feeling like you could use a break from the world and all its modern advances? Take a trip back to earlier times with the Wholesale Puzzles collection of nostalgic jigsaw puzzles. You can start with a fresh sip from a cold glass of Coca-Cola with our full line of vintage Coca Cola puzzles form popular [...]

  • Gold Coast Parking Meter

    Updated: 2010-09-08 00:30:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Brian's Damn Puzzle Blog A chronicle of my descent into the realm of the . puzzle-obsessed September 7, 2010 Gold Coast Parking Meter Another puzzle that I borrowed from Jeff of MagicPuzzle.org was the Gold Coast Parking Meter by Brian Young . nbsp I was pretty close to buying this one at IPP , but managed to restrain myself and didn't end up purchasing it . I was quite happy that I was able to get the chance to give it a try Here's Jeff's photo of it , and you can read his blog entry here It is still for sale on Brian Young's website Mr . Puzzle where you can read quite a bit about it . The goal is to get the coin to drop into the meter and reassemble the puzzle with the coin . inside It was Brian Young's exchange puzzle for the 2007 International Puzzle

  • Dovetail Jewel Box and Banded Dovetails

    Updated: 2010-09-03 16:59:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Brian's Damn Puzzle Blog A chronicle of my descent into the realm of the . puzzle-obsessed September 3, 2010 Dovetail Jewel Box and Banded Dovetails The two puzzles that I borrowed from Jeff that stumped me for the longest were Sandfield's Dovetail Jewel Box and Sandfield's Banded Dovetails . Sandfield's Dovetail Jewel Box was designed by Robert Sandfield and made by Perry McDaniel . As far as I know , it is the last of the exchange puzzles made by Perry for the Sandfield brothers , and it is a doozy Check out Jeff's site for his post about this . puzzle As you can see from this lovely photo by Jeff , it comes with a key , and has a keyhole on the front . There is a dovetail on the front as well , which is persistant theme both Robert and Norman Sandfield's

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