Boxes and Booze 1/18/25 Boxes and Booze 1/18/25

Dragon Slayer

Luke Waier, a mechanical engineer from Houston, Texas, is the master storyteller behind the sensational new creation Fafnir’s Fortress.

Boxes and Booze 1/11/25 Boxes and Booze 1/11/25

Fly Me to the Moon

Austrian puzzle maker Stephan Baumegger is having a blast. His complex interlocking puzzle designs are celebrated by enthusiasts the world over.

Boxes and Booze 1/4/25 Boxes and Booze 1/4/25

Jailhouse Rock

Let’s start the new year off on a positive note and break someone out of jail!

Boxes and Booze 12/28/24 Boxes and Booze 12/28/24

Chestnuts Roasting

The story unfolds by a cozy fireplace and hearth, complete with a little chimney. The fireplace is empty, as is the mantle. Some preparations are clearly in order to set the scene properly and welcome the Christmas Spirit!

Boxes and Booze 12/21/24 Boxes and Booze 12/21/24

Snake Charmer

According to legend, a vast treasure in gold lies waiting to be discovered, hidden somewhere in the Superstition Mountains of Arizona.

Boxes and Booze 12/14/24 Boxes and Booze 12/14/24

Dying to Meet You

Bram’s Stoker’s classic horror story about the undead ghoul with a serious blood lust, published in 1897, was inspired by a history of Wallachia, a region in what is now modern day Transylvania, and one of its most famous rulers, Vlad the Impaler - better known as Dracula.

Boxes and Booze 12/7/24 Boxes and Booze 12/7/24

Velvet Underground

I’m sharing a wonderful gift with everyone this week, on the heels of the American holiday grounded on giving and gratefulness. The gift is the story of another wonderful puzzle box created by one of the world’s true masters of the art, Perry McDaniel.

Boxes and Booze 11/30/24 Boxes and Booze 11/30/24

Double Feature

Close friends of Doog Menzies, a ship builder, engineer and craftsman, among other things, know Double Trouble is the name of one of his best puzzle boxes.