Boxes and Booze 7/29/23 Boxes and Booze 7/29/23

Knight Rider

Any witch or wizard worth their wand and in need of transportation, because they are too young to aparate or too old to bother, knows all that is required is to hail the bus.

Boxes and Booze 9/11/21 Boxes and Booze 9/11/21

Dabbit Invasion!

This story arguably starts back in 1892, in a German satire magazine called Fliegende Blätter (flying leaves / loose sheets), where the first published illustration of these ambiguous animals appeared with the caption “Rabbit and Duck”. Was it a rabbit, or a duck?

Boxes and Booze 6/19/21 Boxes and Booze 6/19/21

One Hand Box

Those who follow the works of Robert Yarger, the brilliant puzzle maker behind the Stickman Puzzle Box Company, know that he likes to create new puzzles and explore different genres. He rarely revisits an idea, and when he applies his focus to a new project it becomes extraordinary.

Boxes and Booze 9/28/20 Boxes and Booze 9/28/20

Euklid for Nick

I'm "mixing it up" here at Boxes and Booze this week, with a surprise "Special Edition" of "Packing and Potions" in honor of that legend of logic, the duke of dissection, the grand poobah of puzzles, his royal highness of hi-jinks, yes, the one and only, Nick Baxter.

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Feed the Monkey

“The higher a monkey climbs, the more you see of his behind.” – General Joseph Stilwell

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Spheres

“I have hardly anything in common with myself and should stand very quietly in a corner, content that I can breathe.” ― Franz Kafka

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Dark Fairy Door

“Come Fairies, take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains like a flame!” - William Butler Yeats

Boxes and Booze 11/30/19 Boxes and Booze 11/30/19

Flatliner Deluxe

Mike Toulouzas, who lives in Greece and occasionally makes some truly beautiful and award winning puzzles, was inspired for this particular piece by another appropriately named packing puzzle, “Stuffing”, by Liu Suzuki.

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Wish Cube

Close your eyes and make a wish. The world could use some good wishes right now, so this pairing seems timely. The “Wish Cube” is the product of two friends, two continents and some time to let the wish grow.

A spirited journey through the world of collectible artisan puzzles