Roger

Face-(Gesicht)-by-Roger

Craftsman: Roger
Designer: Roger

Update Aug 19 2010
Thanks to Wil Strijbos I now know the goal of this puzzle!
The goal is frankly quite simple, however getting there is not =)

Goal: Getting the ball from one eye to the other…and back again.

When I first started to fiddle around with this puzzle, the ball was in it’s left socket, and getting it to the right was no problem. The tricky part is getting it back to the left one. There are basically two obstacles to overcome to get the ball to the left eye, and I’m still stuck at the last one. I don’t know if I’m to tired or what, but I might need some assistance on the last hurdle.

This Roger puzzle has me really puzzled! I have no idea what the goal is here… You have this aluminum block which makes out a face (gesicht), and several square holes on it’s sides. There is one metal ball inside, and you have a “stick” ? with rounded edges (one bigger then the other). It seems like the goal of this would be to get the ball out of one of the eyes. All other holes are too small to get the ball out.

There are paths within which directly connects to the holes, and the only obstruction is a couple of “compressed” pieces if foam. (It’s really hard to explain but I will put up more pictures soon) You can poke the ball past each piece of foam with some force. (There is no damage to the puzzle, foam nor ball by doing this). So if the goal is to get the ball out through the eye it’s easy as pie!?

And why does the sticks ends has different sizes? There got to be more to this puzzle then meets the eye!

If you can confirm or dismiss my theory on the goal on this puzzle please contact me and let me know.

Here are 3 pictures of the foam, excuses the poor color balance.

Plug-(Stecker)-by-Roger

Craftsman: Roger
Designer: Roger

This one of my recently acquired “Roger” puzzle. This thing is big 26cm / 10 inches long, (about the same size of the Garden Hose (Gartenschlauch) more on that in a later post)  It would actually fit in a regular industrial socket of some sort. The wires at the back is the real thing to. One possible solution (last resort) to this puzzle would be to plug it in. (Joke! please do not kill yourself hahaha).

CloseUp Plug

The goal of this puzzle is at the moment unknown (for me), as with all of Roger’s puzzles they come with no instructions, and hence a part of the puzzle is to figure out the goal.

I do believe that goal is tho remove one of the copper connectors, since one can be turned fairly freely, while the other do not (probably held by one of two screws).
The plug itself is a solid metal block with only two screws in it.

CloseUp Plug2

The wires at the end can be removed, while the red protective sleeve can not. I have found that there seems to be some mechanism, one can “tinger” with, at the base inside the sleeve (did that make any sense?) using one (or more) of the of the cords.

CloseUp Cord

It’s my understanding that this and the “garden hose” are one of the most difficult ones.

A quite extensive catalog of Roger puzzles can be found at Rob’s Puzzle Page.

Tap-by-Roger

Craftsman: Roger
Designer: Roger

Here is another puzzle I have not opened yet. The Tap, or also known as “Wasserhahn”. One can hear a ball bearing inside, and the “hot” and “cold” water screws can be turned so they move up and down (block or unblock the little ball inside).

R2D2-by-Roger

Craftsman: Roger
Designer: Roger

Not solved this one either… the goal (I assume) is to get the smaller ball bearing past the 2 big ones. NOT as easy as it sounds.

Key-&-Lock-by-Roger

Craftsman: Roger
Designer: Roger

“Key and Lock” also known as “Schluessel” is one of Roger’s puzzles that I managed to open so far. The goal is to get the key out of the lock. Once solved just enter the key and turn it to lock again. Not too difficult but smart.

Propeller-by-Roger

Craftsman: Roger
Designer: Roger

One can hear something moving inside, and the propeller only moves slightly to the left and right, or “R <-> D” as seen in the picture.

I managed to solve this puzzle once now, but are having problems repeating it.

However if you wish to know what I found out, you can check the spoiler below. It will first give a description about what it is about to spoil, and then you need to click again to actually find out.

Show spoiler (it’s not the solution and never will be) »