Comments for Collecting Mechanical Puzzles

Comment on Crossbox by Vaclav Obsivac (aka Vinco) by Mark

Mark — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:42:52 +0000

So, now that Flattrick beats Explosion Cube, how does Crossbox compare with Flattrick? Which one do you like more?

Mark

Comment on Lolly Box by Eric Fuller & Alfons Eyckmans by admin

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:44:48 +0000

Hi Sandy,

I’m not Eric, just a fan of his work. You can reach Eric here:
https://www.cubicdissection.com/

Comment on Lolly Box by Eric Fuller & Alfons Eyckmans by Sandy Friedman

Sandy Friedman — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:19:30 +0000

Hi Eric,
I lost your phone number thus this email. We have run out of 5 in 1 puzzles. If you have anymore please stop by. Thanks

Sandy Friedman
Accipiter
2046 Clark Ave
Raleigh, NC

Comment on Kuku from Sonicwarp by Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:19:58 +0000

Okay, I actually had to send an e-mail to SonicWarp about this because I believed it was defective. My puzzle has no give to it whatsoever. Feels like the segments are literally welded shut from the inside. No matter how I push, there’s not a single once of movement for any of the segments.

I asked SonicWarp if the puzzle was defective and they said based on my description, I have the “hard version” which involves a completely different approach to open.

Evidently the “hard versions” are also rare items, as all of the Kukus produced today are “easy versions” – and they said they would gladly replace mine for an easy version if I wanted. This implies that there is no such “upgrade” procedure that takes it from easy to hard.

Upon my request, they sent me a solution as well and, while I won’t spoil it here, I will say that it’s not only confusing, but it’s a bit ridiculous (not to mention it hasn’t worked for me yet).

Once I finally get this thing open, I’ll comment again. If anyone has a hard version (no give whatsoever on the segments) and was able to open it, please send me an e-mail at: kevin (at) ddrseattle (dot) com

Thanks.

Comment on Kuku from Sonicwarp by Todd

Todd — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:36:36 +0000

Thank you! I was on the right track, but this one is built very tight. Might never get it open… got to keep washing my hands to keep it from getting too slippery to hold!

Comment on Kuku from Sonicwarp by admin

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:44:17 +0000

Hi Todd, e-mail has been sent

Comment on All Hail The King by Marcel Gillen by admin

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:39:35 +0000

Hi Jeff,

You are right, I just checked the website and it’s gone. It was still there quite a while after I purchased it. So either they has recently sold out or forgot to update the website after my purchase.

Comment on Kuku from Sonicwarp by Todd

Todd — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:13:14 +0000

I don’t know what version I got, but the seams are extreemly tight all around. I can get the inner pieces to stop moving, but nothing seems to release. Mind tossing me an email hint as well? I don’t want to bang on it too hard, cause while closed it’s at least pretty to look at

Comment on All Hail The King by Marcel Gillen by Jeff Chiou

Jeff Chiou — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:39:35 +0000

It seems like Oy Sloyd Ab no longer carries “All Hail the Queen.” You had good luck finding the puzzle!

Comment on Kuku from Sonicwarp by Carlos

Carlos — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:36:42 +0000

I agree, its not as hard as they announce, took me less than two hours to open, they should all be sent as the “hard” version. But anyway seems the hard part is the web contest.
Is it just a matter of adding an extra piece to make it hard????????
Does anyone know about some other puzzles like this at the same price range???? isis and ramisis seem are a bit steep for my budget……