After nearly two full days of note taking and digesting advanced research topics, I opted for a slight break for my brain. In a symposium entitled "Design of Mechanical Puzzles," various speakers ...

There's something fascinating about the mechanical puzzles faced by action heroes and explorers in novels and movies. Pull the right stone and the ancient tomb opens, make a wrong step and gruesome ...

If you enjoy a challenge or know someone who delights in solving complicated puzzles you may be interested in the Quzmolv a new mechanical puzzle ball comprising of eight pieces precision machined ...

We love a good puzzle game here at Digital Trends, but we’ve not seen one like Codex Silenda before. An immensely intricate wooden puzzle book, Codex Silenda features five unique mechanical puzzles ...

Craig Thibideau is well known for his wizardry with veneer and has won multiple awards in the prestigious Veneer Tech Craftsman’s Challenge. But what fewer people know is he is also a master of ...

Meet the Millers, George and Roxanne, proprietors of the world’s largest collection of mechanical puzzles: physical objects that a puzzler holds and manipulates while seeking a solution. In total, the ...

Whitney came up with the puzzle book hybrid idea for his senior thesis research project at Iowa State University and has turned his inspired idea into an intriguing Kickstarter project that has ...

Stewart Coffin clears a space on his dining room table and sets down a small rectangular wooden tray. Beside it he lays four wooden tiles, two triangles and two trapezoids. The object of the puzzle is ...

Are they puzzles? Models? Toys? Sculptures? Yes. Yes they are. They are all of those things. I’m talking about the wooden puzzles sold by Ugears, and I am absolutely in love with them. I find myself ...

Meet the Millers, George and Roxanne, proprietors of the world’s largest collection of mechanical puzzles: physical objects that a puzzler holds and manipulates while seeking a solution. In total, the ...