Hello

I do agree with your reviews about Moeraki's number 3 and 4. They are amazingly packed, great acrilic box, great presentation as a whole, including PC CdRom version and beads that really shiny and turns very smoothly, it is really a gorgeous puzzle, easy to solve and as you said a bargain considering the quality and the price.

Congratulations on your blog and reviews, they are very organized and well prepared

kind regards
Claudio

Obrigado, Claudio!
Fico feliz por ter gostado

Indeed, these are two great puzzles. Some of the most beautiful in my collection. It's a shame they didn't release the other versions in plastic as well. Maybe in the near future, who knows...

Thanks for your kind words about the blog

Puzzle Regards,
Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

Another Cast Puzzle from Oskar reviewed, the Equa. This was one of the hardest for me. I'm still trying to put it back together. Here's my take on it.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

Today's review is for a Twisty Puzzle, which hasn't happened in a while, the Bandage Cube by Meffert's. I'm sure almost all of you know about it by now, but if you want to read my thoughts on it, click here.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

New review this week. Today, I have posted about a different version of Constantin's Hercules, the C-Box, where you have 5 identical pieces (two C's joined together) and you have to pack them inside the frame. Read my review here and find out which version I liked best.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

New review posted for Sloyd's Tipaton Vodkabox. This is a difficult Puzzle Box with 5 moves featuring a double gravity pin. Intrigued enough? Head over to the blog to read more about it.

Deal of the Week: In collaboration with Sloyd.fi, I have a new feature on the blog where Friday's review will have an exclusive discount for a whole week, on that particular puzzle. All you have to do is mention the name of my blog with your order at Sloyd's, and you get the corresponding discount. The first puzzle featured on the "Deal of the Week" will be the Tipaton Vodkabox, and you'll get a 15% discount until February, the 15th.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

Today I present you another great design by Constantin, the Rad'i. The bicycle-shaped puzzle has a string entangled on its wheels that needs to be removed. It's harder than it looks. Have a look at my review here.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

This is the second "Deal of the Week" in partnership with Sloyd.fi. You can get a 15% discount on the Switch Box puzzle when you mention my blog on your order.

The Switch Box is a variation of the Soma Cube, except with a couple more pieces. The object is to remove one light and one dark piece from the puzzle. When you solve it, disassemble it and remove another light and dark piece, building another cube from the remaining pieces. There are many different puzzles you can create this way. Read my review here.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

Today's review is for a puzzle probably known by many of you already, Rox's Pionir Pyramid, manufactured by MF8. This was her exchange puzzle as last year's IPP in D.C. Click here to read the review.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

Today I'm not advertising a new review, but a milestone instead. As I reach my 300th blog post, I have prepared a top 10 from the last 100. Have a look at the blog and check out which puzzles made it to the top.

Thanks for Reading

Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

New review posted for a Constantin puzzle, this time for the IQ9. The puzzle has nine pieces that need to be packed into the box, except the box has some odd dimensions. This is one hell of a puzzle. Click here to read my thoughts on it.

Deal of the Week at Sloyd.fi: You can get a 15% discount on this puzzle if you mention the name of my blog when you place your order.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

I have posted another review for a Constantin puzzle, the Pack+1. This extremely difficult puzzle has two challenges: the first needs you to pack all the pieces inside a squared box, while the second adds another small piece to the mix. Click here for more info.

Deal of the Week: This week, you can get 15% off when you order the Pack+1 from Sloyd.fi. Just mention the name of my blog when you place your order. You can also combine it with last week's offer (active until March 22nd) for the IQ9, with another 15% discount.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

I just posted a review of the recent Cast Box by Hanayama. This is a very nice puzzle and surprisingly challenging, although it's just a level 2/6. Click here to read the review.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

Just published a new review. Today's puzzle is the Snake Pool. Eleven cubes attached by a string need to be packed inside a frame. It's a nice packing puzzle. Click here for more info.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

I have posted a review for yet another of Vesa Timonen's fiendish puzzles, the High H. It's a simple puzzle, but extremely difficult. The goal is to build the letter H from the provided 5 pieces. Click here to read the review.

Deal of the Week: This week, you can get 15% off when you order the High H from Sloyd. Just mention the name of my blog when you place your order. Offer valid until March 15.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

Today's review is for Constantin's Einer Geht Noch, a very nice packing puzzle with only four pieces. Don't be fooled, four pieces is actually a pretty tough challenge. Click here to read the review.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

Today I reviewed a well known puzzle game, ThinkFun's Rush Hour designed by Nob Yoshigahara. This is one of most popular sliding games ever, and I can see why. It's very addicting. Click here to read my review.

Deal of the Week: This week, you can get 15% off when you order the Rush Hour game from Sloyd. You just need to mention the name of my blog when you place your order. Offer valid until March 22.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

The first review of the week is for a very nice puzzle box found at PuzzleMaster, the Secret Opening Box 2. The difficulty level is low, only 6/10, but still fun to solve and a nice addition to any collection. Read my review here.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

Today, another great Constantin puzzle, the Prison Block. The goal is to be able to free the block from the frame. Nice puzzle with a clever design. Read my review here.

Deal of the Week: This week, you can get 15% off when you order the Prison Block puzzle from Sloyd. You just need to mention the name of my blog when you place your order. Offer valid until March 29.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

Today's review is a return to the Twisty Puzzles, for the Meffert's Wellness Ball. Most of you already know it, but if you don't you can read the review here.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

Today I have posted a review for Constantin's Quattro Formaggi, a four-piece packing puzzle first designed by Stewart Coffin. This is quite challenging to solve. Read my review here.

Deal of the Week: This week, you can get 15% off when you order the Quattro Formaggi puzzle from Sloyd. You just need to mention the name of my blog when you place your order. Offer valid until April 5.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

I just published another review on my blog. I have written about another puzzle from the Paradigm Puzzles series, the Sequencer by William Waite. This is a Packing Puzzle with 12 pieces, and all you need to do is fit them inside the frame. Click here to read the review.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

Today's review is for a puzzle designed by a fellow blogger, Jerry Loo, the Ball in Cylinder No.1. Made from aluminum, the puzzle consists of removing a hidden ball bearing found inside the cylinder. To know more about it, click here.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

As my third review of the week, I wrote about a very nice Burr puzzle, the Satellite (Knobbly Burr) by Dic Sonneveld. Check out its design and review here.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

The last review of the week is for a game from ThinkFun, designed by Nob Yoshigahara, the Subtrax. It's an interesting variation of the classic Peg Solitaire with 40 challenges to solve. Check it out here.

Deal of the Week: This week, you can get 15% off when you order the Subtrax puzzle from Sloyd. You just need to mention the name of my blog when you place your order. Offer valid until April 12.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

My first review of the week is for a nice packing puzzle by Hirokazu Iwasawa, the 3M Puzzle. It has only 3 pieces, and the goal is to pack them inside the provided box and be able to close the lid. Very difficult with a level 9/10. Click here to know more about it.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

I have posted a review for a new slide puzzle, the Tri-Trick. It's not exactly new, since it's just an updated design with more colors, but it's very nice to play with. Have a look here for more info.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

The last post of the week is for a very tough string puzzle, the Quatro, made by Eureka. Quatro is a four ring puzzle with four colored strings attached to each ring. You have to figure out how to separate all four rings. Click here to read the review.

Deal of the Week: This week, you can get 15% off when you order the Quatro puzzle from Sloyd. You just need to mention the name of my blog when you place your order. Offer valid until April 19.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

I have posted a review for an interesting hidden mechanism puzzle, Get Charged by Constantin. The goal is to free a spark plug from its frame. Check it out here.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

I just posted a review for a very original puzzle from J C Constantin, the Double Gear Maze. In this puzzle, you work you way through a double maze as you try to free the two ball bearings. Click here to read the review.

Deal of the Week: This week, you can get 15% off when you order the Double Gear Maze puzzle from Sloyd. You just need to mention the name of my blog when you place your order. Offer valid until April 26.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

A new week, a new Constantin puzzle. This time, a dexterity maze, the Impuls (Inertia). The goal is to free the ball bearing inside the cube. Click here to know more about it.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

Today, I have posted a review for a very nice ThinkFun puzzle game, Tilt by Vesa Timonen and Timo Jokitalo. The goal is to drop the green sliders through the exit hole, while avoiding the blue sliders from dropping as well. Click here to read the review.

Deal of the Week: This week, you can get 15% off when you order the Tilt game from Sloyd. You just need to mention the name of my blog when you place your order. Offer valid until May 3.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

Today I bring you two reviews:

The first is for Oskar's Planets, a fascinating puzzle, but quite hard to solve.
The second is for Constantin's 2 Loops. This one, although classified as a level 8/10 is actually very easy to solve. It's a nice optical illusion, though.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

Today, I have posted a review about a quinary puzzle (5-ary), Die Welle (The Wave) designed by Jean Claude Constantin. Click here to know more about this type of puzzles.

Deal of the Week: This week, you can get 15% off when you order the Die Welle (The Wave) puzzle from Sloyd. You just need to mention the name of my blog when you place your order. Offer valid until May 10.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

Today's review is for a very original Packing puzzle, the Digigrams (Count on Me!). Your task is to place the numbers 0 thru 9, in digital form, into the tray. It's a very difficult puzzle. Click here to read more about it.

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Gabriel

Gabriel, do you have the Puzzling Pentagon from Kadon? I'm planning to order it soon along with some other things, and I thought I might check to see if I could request a review.

Hi Jared,

I don't have that puzzle, but as a Packing puzzle and Kadon fan I can easily recommend any puzzle from them. The hard part for me is choosing...

I have the Trifolia and Cubits from Kadon and they're among my favorite puzzles in my collection. I have previously reviewed them, if you fancy a read

Hi Everybody,

My latest blog review is about a Burr Box, an interesting concept that puts a new twist to the Soma-like puzzles. Click here to read more.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

The last review for this week is for a puzzle game from ThinkFun, the Brick by Brick. It consists of only five pieces, but comes with 60 challenge cards. The goal is to build brick walls with different shapes. Click here to read about it.

Deal of the Week: This week, you can get 15% off when you order the Brick by Brick puzzle from Sloyd. You just need to mention the name of my blog when you place your order. Offer valid until May 17.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

Today, I posted a review for an unusual packing puzzle from Constantin, the Floor. It consists of 7 pentagon-shaped pieces with two layers. The second layer shows three spikes placed in different arrangements in each piece. Take a look at it here.

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Gabriel

Hi Everybody,

This week I complete the Cast Puzzles reviews with the Cast Harmony. The Cast Delta release is fast approaching. The Harmony has a fantastic design, and although it's easy to solve, it's fun to do it. Check it out here.

Deal of the Week: This week's deal will extend until May 31, and you can get 20% off on all Cast Puzzles from Sloyd. Read the details on today's review.

Enjoy the Reading

Gabriel