2011 Rochester Puzzle Picnic (Part 4)
Updated: 2011-08-30 22:30:00
: skip to main skip to sidebar Brian's Damn Puzzle Blog A chronicle of my descent into the realm of the . puzzle-obsessed August 30, 2011 2011 Rochester Puzzle Picnic Part 4 The puzzling continued throughout the day on Saturday , here you can see Jeff working on one of Ken's cube puzzles . To his right was the complete set of Hanayama puzzles that I brought . That's enough to keep someone busy for quite a while The next puzzle I tried was Turtles Heart designed , made , and exchanged by Yoshiyuki Kotani . It is a cute little puzzle that looks like a turtle , and the goal is to remove the cute turtle's legs . But to do this , you need to first remove his heart Despite being a bit morbid , it was actually a good puzzle Diagonally opposite legs are connected e.g . front left with back right
: Articles Comments The Wholesale Puzzles Blog Your place to bring yourself up to date on Wholesale Puzzles news , enjoy an occasional jigsaw puzzle review , and link into valuable jigsaw puzzle . resources Home Customer Feedback Wysocki Puzzle Forum Jigsaw Puzzle Strategy The Wholesale Puzzles Blog Artists Artist Spotlight : Robert Lyn Nelson Artist Spotlight : Robert Lyn Nelson August 30th , 2011 Add a Comment Known for his amazing work in the world of marine art , Robert Lyn Nelson is considered a pioneer of oceanic art . He is very well known for his work as an artist and has created many beautiful works that stand in famous galleries and private showcases across the country . Nelson’s style of art is a highly surreal but still very realistic approach to the oceanic . world Nelson was
: skip to main skip to sidebar Brian's Damn Puzzle Blog A chronicle of my descent into the realm of the . puzzle-obsessed August 29, 2011 2011 Rochester Puzzle Picnic Part 3 Even after a fairly late night puzzling , I couldn't help but wake up at 8:00 with more puzzles on the brain . Jeff had gone out and grabbed some fresh bagels , which were quite tasty We sat around for a bit in his screened-in patio while munching on . bagels After breakfast , Jeff gave us a tour of his shop , which had progressed nicely since I had seen it last year . You can see the pipes for his cyclonic dust collection system running along the ceiling . Pretty cool Now if only he'd start making some puzzles In the morning we unpacked the many puzzles that folks brought . In this photo you can see Brett and Jeff
: skip to main skip to sidebar Brian's Damn Puzzle Blog A chronicle of my descent into the realm of the . puzzle-obsessed August 24, 2011 2011 Rochester Puzzle Picnic Part 1 Two weeks after the International Puzzle Party , Jeff Aurand hosted the second annual Rochester Puzzle Picnic You may think that it's odd that it is so close to the IPP , but that was by design : the idea is to give everybody a chance to get together after the IPP and share the puzzles they got . This is also a good chance for folks who didn't make it to see some of the new puzzles that were released at the . IPP I headed up on Friday , and made it there after a fairly grueling 8 hour drive . There was a vehicle on fire that blocked the highway for a bit , which is why it took longer than usual When I got there , only
Articles Comments The Wholesale Puzzles Blog Your place to bring yourself up to date on Wholesale Puzzles news , enjoy an occasional jigsaw puzzle review , and link into valuable jigsaw puzzle . resources Home Customer Feedback Wysocki Puzzle Forum Jigsaw Puzzle Strategy The Wholesale Puzzles Blog Artists News Announcements Four New Wysocki Puzzles In Stock Four New Wysocki Puzzles In Stock August 23rd , 2011 Add a Comment Charles Wysocki has now released four brand new jigsaw puzzles to add to our already overwhelming Charles Wysocki jigsaw puzzle collection You can save big and get your hands on these four new puzzles right here at Wholesale Puzzles . Check out all of our Charles Wysocki jigsaw puzzles today and save Mable the Stowaway This is a fun little puzzle from Wysocki , though we
: skip to main skip to sidebar Brian's Damn Puzzle Blog A chronicle of my descent into the realm of the . puzzle-obsessed August 23, 2011 2011 Puzzle Design Competition Part 4 This is the fourth and last post in my series reviewing the puzzles in the 2011 Puzzle Design Competition Snake Cube by Hideaki Kawashima This is another 2010 Karakuri Club Christmas Present that I already own . Check out the full review here I really enjoyed it I thought this one would win something , since it has a nice movement with an interesting pattern , but I guess there were a bunch of other good puzzles this year , too Spin by Tom Lee I unfortunately didn't have time to attempt this one . Like I've mentioned before , I'm not particularly good at string disentanglements , and it looked like this one would
: skip to main skip to sidebar Brian's Damn Puzzle Blog A chronicle of my descent into the realm of the . puzzle-obsessed August 19, 2011 2011 Puzzle Design Competition Part 3 This is part three in my series of posts reviewing the puzzles in the 2011 Puzzle Design Competition Ice-9 by David Pitcher This twisty puzzle has an unusual shape , and can be turned on six different axes : the three axes going through the four-sided vertexes can be turned in increments of 90 degrees , and the three axes going through the diamond-shaped faces can be turned 180 degrees . I fiddled with this one a bit just to see how it turned , but I didn't spend any time trying to solve . it Kernel by Sam Cornwell The goal of this puzzle is to take it apart and re-assemble it . Unfortunately , I didn't get a chance
: skip to main skip to sidebar Brian's Damn Puzzle Blog A chronicle of my descent into the realm of the . puzzle-obsessed August 18, 2011 2011 Puzzle Design Competition Part 2 This is part two in my series of posts reviewing the puzzles in the 2011 Puzzle Design Competition Daedalus by Gregory Benedetti The goal of this puzzle is to take apart and re-assemble the cube . This process is made quite difficult by pins on the pieces that slide along corresponding grooves . That would be difficult enough , but there are also rotational moves This is a very nicely crafted puzzle , I really liked the choice of wood . used I found this one to be way too difficult , it was really hard to tell what was going on since I found the puzzle in a partially solved state . It was hard to tell what was
: skip to main skip to sidebar Brian's Damn Puzzle Blog A chronicle of my descent into the realm of the . puzzle-obsessed August 12, 2011 Berlin Puzzle Party On Sunday was the actual puzzle party where buying and selling of puzzles occurs . I was looking forward to seeing what puzzles would be for sale , I had my eye on a few from the puzzle exchange , but you never know what you'll find . As soon as 9:00AM hit , folks went rushing into the room to try to snap up puzzles before they sell . out Since there wasn't a particular puzzle that I was after that I thought was going to sell out , I first did a quick sweep of the room to check for anything particularly rare that I was looking for . Any interesting puzzle boxes , for example . There was one table that was selling a bunch of Karakuri
: skip to main skip to sidebar Brian's Damn Puzzle Blog A chronicle of my descent into the realm of the . puzzle-obsessed August 11, 2011 Berlin Puzzle Exchange Day Saturday was the day of the Puzzle Exchange For those of you not familiar with the International Puzzle Party , the puzzle exchange is where each participant brings many copies of a single puzzle to exchange with other participants in the exchange . Folks register for this in advance so everyone knows how many puzzles to have made and to bring . The puzzles need to be new i.e . not available before the exchange so it is a great chance to add a bunch of new items to your . collection I wasn't exchanging this year since my collecting is more focused on boxes , and very few boxes are available in the exchange . However , each
: skip to main skip to sidebar Brian's Damn Puzzle Blog A chronicle of my descent into the realm of the . puzzle-obsessed August 10, 2011 Berlin Tour and Founder's Reception The following morning Friday I had signed up for the guided tour of Berlin . Since the rest of the weekend is packed with puzzling , this was the only day I really got to see the city . Lots of other folks were on the tour as well , including Dick Hess , Brian Young , and Trevor . Wood It was great seeing the sights of Berlin , particularly in the company of other puzzle people , since I do enjoy talking about puzzles . We started out on a bus tour that took us by a number of sights including the Berlin Cathedral right and some remains of the Berlin . wall I was surprised by how thin the wall was Not much more than six