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ONLINE PUZZLE SELLERS/PUZZLE SHOPS
Puzzle Shops:
Kyoto: - Junk
Kato
Puzzle
shops in London Frequently
I print out maps and various info for visitors to London so that they
can find the best (only?) puzzle shops in London. This information is
now here. It includes addresses, URLs to location maps, my comments on
their stock, opening hours and details of the nearest underground
station. Link
repaired!
:
Maxton's
Art Gallery- Attractive original
geometric metal puzzles sculptures with varying degrees of difficulty.
The Conundrum: Colorful 12 piece desktop metal sculpture with a hidden
secret! Brass, copper, aluminum, steel, stainless steel plus .....
GarE Maxton =============================>
:
http://www.cubicdissection.com/
"These pages contain
pictures of my private puzzle  collection.
All puzzles were either purchased on the Internet or made by me in my
workshop. In the links
section you will find links to the commercial pages that sell many of
these puzzles. If you have any questions regarding my collection, just
send me an Email and I'll give you whatever information I can! Eric
Fuller." Puzzle for Sale Page -See
Stickman
-" Even after accomplishing the proper tile position, there is a final,
tricky move that will leave many baffled."
Pacific
Puzzleworks: Welcome to Pacific
Puzzleworks! My name is Lee Krasnow, and this website is all about one
of my favorite topics: three dimensional interlocking puzzles. From the
beginning of my interest in these puzzles I have felt the urge to
expose more people to this fascinating subject. I hope that the
information provided here will spark interest in others. I hope too
that I am able to explain some of the more confusing aspects of these
puzzles to people who would otherwise remain baffled. Some puzzles are
for sale.
Davans
Puzzle Makers out of Western Massachusetts;
some
original puzzles for sale such as Arabesque entered in IPP 03 contest. New!
Puzzle Rojo to the left.
NEWPuzzle
will be played...Many (mainly
put-together and interlocking) puzzles are shown on this site. My PC is
working to solve newly received puzzles using a set of special programs
developed by myself. I have solved almost puzzles presented here with
solutions (that may be wrong). However, many solutions are not shown on
this site.
Binary
Arts/Think Fun: Bill
Ritchie/Steve Wagner puzzles Binary Arts has been developing wonderful,
challenging puzzles, toys, and games since 1985 - Now called Think Fun.
Puzzle
Craft by Stewart Coffin:
1992 Version is available for download in .pdf format: 3.4 M
For educational and personal use only.
Puzzle
Wood - I`m preparing to put my
complete collection on the following website:
www.puzzlewood.de( round about 2000 different wooden interlocking and
packing puzzles) I`ll add the history or information about the
design-proptotyp-production of some puzzles if I know it...... Bernhard
Schweitzer New! In German
Gemani
Games and Puzzles:
We're all personally interested about what we do and make here at
Gemani and particularly passionate about puzzles.
http://www.gemanigames.com/html/puzzles.html New!
Puzzles
Downunder
P.O. Box 279
North Richmond
NSW 2754
Australia 0411 092 143 www.puzzlesdownunder.com.au
Contact: Greg New!
The
Nemmelgeb Murr Import Shop:
Wooden puzzles based on polyforms and articles about them. Announcing
New Secret Opening Boxes William Waite has designed some secret opening
boxes which are currently under development.
http://www.nemmelgebmurr.com/ $$
M
 Akio
Kamei has taken the beautiful and traditional Japanese
secret boxes to a new and higher
level. His original and ingenious designs often require the solver to
use the principles of physics to open them. $$
M R
http://www.karakuri.gr.jp/index.html#door
Just to get into Kamei's site, you must get past the secret door.
One of my favorite puzzle boxes; the coffee cup- See left,
click cup
"Especially
wooden interlocking puzzles and traditional secret boxes which included
a puzzle element, were supported by the public. There is no place in
the world like Hakone as a puzzle-producing district. Karakuri
Creation Group is a group of
craftsmen who are creating more interesting and high quality "Trick"
things by developing these traditional techniques and historical
property. We can create new products with your help. Please let us know
your good suggestions."(ALSO SEE KAMEI ABOVE) $$
M R
http://www.karakuri.gr.jp/creation/
 Kathleen
Malcolmson Cleverwood.com
Mechanical Puzzles, Puzzle Boxes, Wooden Neckties, and many other
clever and ingenious small objects are featured at this site. We have
the largest selection of puzzle boxes available anywhere on earth - and
more are on the way! $$
One can buy Japanese
puzzles boxes from this site. See box at right.
Kate
Jones, Kadon
Enterprises, Inc.
The largest collection of polyform and combinatorial puzzle sets on the
Internet, including online play of several puzzles.$$
M
Rick
Irby Wire disentanglement
puzzles handmade of heavy duty chromed steel to challenge and entertain
even the most discriminating puzzlers. http://www.jps.net/puzzles $$
M
Tricycle Puzzle
from
Rick Irby - See left
Puzzle-Shop:
Puzzle-Shop Zehlendorf 4a 18276 Kuhs Germany Fax 0049-3843-215545
HendrikHaak@t-online.de $$
NEW!
March 2001
German puzzle shop sells puzzles in the following categories: * Puzzles
like Rubiks Cube * Wooden Puzzles * Ringwire Puzzles * Take apart
Puzzles $$
The
Puzzle & Craft Factory URL: www.puzzle-factory.com
. Description: Mechanical
Puzzles & Brain Teasers for all ages and skill levels
Variantes
- Puzzle and Game Shop. Paris, France $$
==> NEW!
SPEEL
& LEER:
Oude Langendijk 3 - 2611 GK Delft - Tel. (015) 215 78 30 - Fax (015)
284 07 97 $$ M
 Knox
Wooden Toys, Puzzles & Games
- In German and English - Knox Enterprises concentrates on woodwork.
The business was set up in 2001.We aim to make products that appeal to
people, look pretty, feel nice, last and function well.All the products
are made to the highest standards.
Crazy Swiss Cube
 All Jigsaw Puzzles
- The UK's Leading Online Jigsaw Puzzle Store -
Has
3D wooden models- see left.
URL - http://www.alljigsawpuzzles.co.uk/ New!
Bits
and Pieces: Here you can find a
large selection of styles from 3-D puzzles to mechanical puzzles to
original puzzles not available anywhere else! Click here to look
through our online catalog. http://www.bitsandpieces.com/$$
HAPPY
PUZZLE COMPANY A unique
collection of mind-bending puzzles and challenges
http://www.happypuzzle.co.uk/ $$
Livewire
Puzzles At Livewire Puzzles we
have been making and selling puzzles since 1979. We are a home-based
business located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. We specialize in the
production and sales of wire disentanglement puzzles $$
http://www.puzzles.ca/
MR.
PUZZLE "Mr Puzzle's Puzzles are
manufactured by Brian Young (alias Mr Puzzle) at Tamborine (it's small
so don't worry if you can't find it on the map.... it's near Brisbane)
in the south east corner of Queensland in Australia" .Sells burrs, wood
puzzles and more$$ M
http://www.jigsawgallery.com,
Jigsaw Gallery, Jigsaw
Puzzles
and Games Shipped Worldwide
PUZZLETTS
Creative Puzzles of the World. Book- Book "Puzzles Old & New"
Unlocling the world of puzzles and brain teasers,
http://www.puzzletts.com/ $$
M
PENTANGLE:
Ideal as gifts, educational aids, promotional items, for enthusiasts,
or just for fun. The current range is proudly hand-crafted by ourselves
at our Hampshire premises in the south of England, where quality and
value for money (both in workmanship and content) take a high
priority.http://www.pentangle-puzzles.co.uk/index.htm $$
M
"Interlocking
Puzzles LLC has been designing,
manufacturing, and retailing puzzles since 1982. These elegant
mechanical puzzles are made with precision from domestic or exotic
hardwoods. Some of our puzzles are difficult to take apart, and all are
a challenge to put together." http://www.interlockingpuzzles.com/
$$
Puzzleman.com
"You are entering the wonderful world of real 3D Puzzles!
This site
represents the work and art of the independent designer and inventor
Viktor Genel. Most of his creations are Real Three Dimensional
Puzzles." $$
M
LOGIKA
- Building game Numbers labyrinth Pentomino Reservat Magic string games
Prismentwist Triadenfun Tower building game -sells games-out of Germany
$$
http://www.uhlgmbh.de/english/eindex.htm
PUZZLECRAFT
- " This is a website for those who enjoy puzzles. Here you'll find
puzzles, problems and solutions ranging from simple to extremely
difficult, handcrafted originals to commercial puzzles plus a wide
selection of fine puzzle books. "$$
 http://www.knowltonmosaics.com
Ken Knowlton
Sandlotscience.com/
Interactive Optical Illusions, Games, Science Projects, Fun Puzzles,
Distortions, Links, Games, Java, Original Art $$
Highly Recommended for
those interested in illusions and impossible objects.
 Archimede's
Lab You will find:
paradoxical puzzles, mechanical puzzles, optical illusions,
mathemagical cards, puzzles to solve, etc...Gianni Sarcone and Marie
Waeber
http://www.archimedes-lab.org
$$
R
The site has been recently redesigned. It offers on-line puzzles to
play, as well as, puzzles for sale. Check out the puzzle of the week
and win prizes. New book DAZZLING
OPTICAL ILLUSIONS listed
in book section.
http://www.mefferts-puzzles.com//
Meffert's Puzzles"This page represents the hub point for the newest and
most exciting venture to the Internet by a puzzle manufacturer. The aim
of this web site is to inform, advertise and retail our products to the
large on-line audience. We also cover related issues such as solutions
to our puzzles, games to play with your friends and even a bit of
mathematics!" $$
M
YOSEGI-ZAIKU
This web site is to introduce traditional Japanese handicrafts to the
people outside Japan, to induce more attention to the following
handicrafts, and to diffuse more traditional Japanese handicrafts
around the world. $$ M
Rubiks.com
"This site (www.rubiks.com) is the redesigned Official Rubik's Web
Site. It aims to help you find out about Rubik's games and puzzles, and
even play some of them on-line. In addition it shows you where you can
buy Rubik's products. " $$
M R
==> NEW!
Feb. 2001
Pentaplex.com
- the home of seriously perplexing products - Penrose Puzzles
$$
M ==> NEW!
Feb. 2001
John
Rausch www.johnraush.com
Puzzles.... Contains a directory of collectors and puzzle designers and
much more. To learn more about puzzles this is the place to start; it
is one of the most comprehensive puzzle sites on the net. R
$$
OrangeOrange.com:
weird and wonderful things Music . Puzzles . Cartoon What You Want .
Good Quotes $$
NEW!
March
2001
Oldpuzzles.com:
- Old
Jigsaw Puzzles $$
http://www.a1puzzles.com
A1 Puzzles - Interactive
Crosswords, Jigsaw Puzzles and Trivia
Puzzles
Frequently I print out maps and various info for visitors to
London so
that they can find the best (only?) puzzle shops in London. He seems to
have taken down the London page(London shops found at top mirror link),
but there is other puzzle stuff. Martin H. Watson,
http://members.tripod.com/~martnal/london.html
 Mathematical LEGO® Sculptures
- Page
of Mathmatical Sculptures made of Legos including Mobius Strip and
Bour's Surface (see left) by Andrew Lipson. No affliation to Lego
Company.
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Shufflebrain:
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Original web games by Scott Kim
Nick
Baxter Sliding Block Puzzles
for on-line play M R
SLIDING BLOCK PUZZLE SOLVER--
Any sliding block puzzle can be designed and solved by this program. -
FREE DOWNLOAD Software program from Taniguchi's Programs
http://www1.usen.ne.jp/~yuki-ta/index_e.html
Matemagia.com
- In Spanish: you will encounter many types of puzzles, tests of
intelligence, math problems...Mostly created in flash.
Puzzles.com:
This site is about Tricky and Clever Puzzles, Baffling and Perplexing
Illusions, Unbelievable and Incredible Tricks, Fascinating and
Cognitive Toys, and many-many other Puzzle related things, and
everything around all these great Funny, Entertaining, Intellectual,
and Educational Things.
www.otuzoyun.com:
A puzzle site in Turkish consisting an optimization puzzle contest,
puzzle solving tactics and a daily puzzle news section.
Java and Puzzle World
by Hirofumi Fujiwara Once you have enjoyed this Puzzle World, you have
a duty to introduce this Homepage to your friends. Thanks from Japan.
http://www.pro.or.jp/~fuji/java/index-eng.html
R Visit Hobbit's Room - Puzzles
for your Palm Pilot. "We won "cool prize" in Java|Palm Programming
Contest on Aug 6. "
NEWPuzzle
will be played...Many (mainly
put-together and interlocking) puzzles are shown on this site. My PC is
working to solve newly received puzzles using a set of special programs
developed by myself. I have solved almost puzzles presented here with
solutions (that may be wrong). However, many solutions are not shown on
this site.
Number Line:
"Number Line was invented in Japan. At first it may seem difficult, but
don't worry. I am going to give you many tips to help you enjoy it on
this web site soon. How to Play Rules Connect dots with vertical /
holizontal line and make one loop...." by Hirofumi Fujiwara (Japan)
http://www.pro.or.jp/~fuji/java/index-eng.html
Games by Rodolfo Valeiras:
These games are offered "gratuitamente" and are downloadable programs:
juego del 15(game 15), de Sam Loyd, JOP-1, inspired by Rubic's Cube -
also many pages of games,
problems and puzzles including solution
to Nob's No Off sliding block puzzle
(scroll down past the spanish links to see Nob's solution)
Puzzler
- A collection of sequential movement puzzles
Ê Download version 2.03 NEW: The Pocket PC port of Puzzler is
ready! Well, after months and months of work, I've finally finished the
next version of Puzzler!Ê The upgrade is free for registered
users, any registered user who would like a new registration key,
please email me.Ê Thank you to all the beta testers who
pointed out bugs left and right!Ê Due to the number of
puzzles I am sure there are still some issues, be sure to let me know
if you notice anything.
http://www.mud.ca/puzzler/puzzler.html
R
Download this nifty
program!
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Juegos
de Ingenio: Ivan Skvarca, In
Spanish
Chris
Maslanka: is not 34 and is
single. He was born in Nightingale Lane, Clapham, London and is of
Polish extraction. He lives noisily but nearly containedly in a South
Oxfordshire village with a watergun and 22 salad boxes. Mensa (of which
he is not a member) have described him as 'a modern day Lewis Carroll'.
Media psychologist Dr Aric Sigman has described his puzzles as 'the
intelligence tests of the future'. http://www.puzzlemaster.co.uk/
Puzzle Books, Puzzle Panel Sydney Mind Olympics
Martin H. Watson's Puzzles Homepage
- "Hello, this is my (very rough and ready) new Puzzles page. The old
puzzles homepage is still here until the decorators finish the new
place and move everything back in. Existing links to my old page will
bring you here, temporarily. The new thing here is the opportunity to
join my new mailing list for serious collectors of mechanical puzzles."
Good
links page with UK web/non-web
puzzle suppliers info.
http://www.martin-brockmann.de/
WŠhlen Sie aus den folgenden Puzzle-Gattungen aus, aber nur
die schwarz geschriebenen Gattungen sind mit Puzzles meiner Sammlung
hinterlegt R
Franco
Rocco is an architect, a
designer and a sculptor. In his initial works on architectural design,
restoration projects and interior design he defined his original
approach to the aesthetic of form, which he later defined as "La Via
Geometrica". This approach, which recovers rules and methods of
classical art, consists in the use of precise, mutually and modularly
harmonic geometric proportions in the creation of his works.
http://www.francorocco.com/Index1.htm R
Mathematical
card tricks
- Martin Gardner's 1956 classic Mathematics, Magic and Mystery (Dover)
was the first book targeted at a mathematical audience to gather in one
place some of the great mathematics-based card (and other magic)
tricks: http://www.ams.org/new-in-math/cover/mulcahy1.html: R
Puzzles:
In French. Qui dit récréations
mathématiques pense inévitablement
casse-tête et puzzles à manipuler. Ce site
n'aborde, à quelques exceptions près, que les
dérivés logiques, mathématisables de
ces jeux. NEW!
http://www.fatrazie.com/
James
Dalgety This Puzzle
Museum is mainly about what have
been variously called Practical Puzzles, Real Puzzles, "Chinese
Puzzles", or Mechanical Puzzles. R
Puzzle Museum contains an interesting section with extensive text on
puzzle classifications and definitions. There is a section dedicated to
Berrocal puzzles as well.
Directory of Mechanical Puzzle
Collectors This page lists links
of collectors and shops that sell puzzles. The page is a joint project
of Jerry Slocum, David Joyner and Mario Velucchi
http://anduin.eldar.org/~problemi/joyner/slocum.html
Rob's Puzzle Pages Archive
/ Puzzel Pagina's Archief This page contains all kinds of links related
to puzzle pages and is continuously extended. Unfortunately I do not
have the time to check the links constantly, so some of them may no
longer exist.
http://wwwtg.mp.tudelft.nl/~rob/puzzle_page.html
Burr Puzzles Site:
A Burr Puzzle consists of at least three rods intersecting each other
at right angles. The most famous and well known type is the six piece
burr where three sets of two rods intersect each other.
Matti's
puzzle page - You can see about
600 puzzles from my collection. On this first page I want to tell that
the 8. FPP will be in 26.05. 2001 in Helsinki. If you want to see what
puzzles look like, visit the exhibition pages.
A
Puzzlebox Page" This site is
dedicated to the unique craftsmanship of Puzzle boxes. Traditional
puzzleboxes use hidden sliding panels that are moved sequentially in
order to solve the puzzle and open the box. Others can use variations
of panels, pins and/or magnets"
 NOBNET
"Dear puzzle people Mar-21-1996 This is NOB in Tokyo. I am going to
open my home page "NOBNET" through Internet this April. I will write on
puzzles in this column. My studio is located at the heart of Tokyo,
IIDABASHI, and NOBNET will be made in this studio, the crossroad of
world puzzle information..http://www02.so-net.ne.jp/~nobnet
Join NOBNET Today!
JOHN FINCH'S PAGES
- Puzzle Box Index
http://www.theladz.demon.co.uk/home/puzzle-box-main-page.htm
Trevor
Wood: INDIVIDUALLY
HAND CRAFTED WOODEN MECHANICAL PUZZLES FOR THE DISCERNING COLLECTOR,
WELCOME To my gallery of wooden mechanical puzzles $(Wish List Only)
M
JON'S
PUZZLE BOXES & KNIVES
Lots of puzzle boxes
Cube Lovers archives
(Martin Schˆnert homepage)" I am also interested in Rubik's
Cube, and related puzzles. I have converted the Cube
Lovers archives to HTML (all
1947 articles between July 1980 and June 1996, the index is 205k)."
http://www.math.rwth-aachen.de/~Martin.Schoenert/Cube-
Exploring Math Through Puzzles
Now You Can Do More Than Just Solve Them--You Can Make Them! Author Wei
Zhang makes mathematics concepts tangible and intriguing with puzzles
that can be made from commonly-available materials.
http://www.keypress.com/product_info/puz_exp.html $$
M
John
Rausch www.johnraush.com
Puzzles.... Contains a directory of collectors and puzzle designers and
much more. To learn more about puzzles this is the place to start; it
is one of the most comprehensive puzzle sites on the net.
Puzzle
Craft by Stewart Coffin:
1992 Version is available for download in .pdf format: 3.4 M
Barry.R.Clarke
: Thank you for visiting my puzzles site. The puzzles on view here are
entirely my own invention and have been selected from my column in The
Daily Telegraph (UK) M
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