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Loki

“Because,” said Thor, “when something goes wrong, the first thing I always think is, it is Loki’s fault. It saves a lot of time.” ― Neil Gaiman, Norse Mythology

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Box of the Celts

How do you fit all the “Gauls, Celtiberians, Gallaecians, Galatians, Britons, Gaels and their offshoots” (Wikipedia) into a little box? That stunt would take some gall, I imagine.

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The Tippenary Mystery Tour

Goodbye, Piccadilly, Farewell, Leicester Square! It's a long long way to Tipperary, But my heart's right there. – Jack Judge and Harry Williams, 1912

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Ripple Box

Poiesis - "the activity in which a person brings something into being that did not exist before.”

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Abraham’s Well

Beersheba, in the Ottoman Empire at the time, was the site of a pivotal battle in World War I.

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one, two, TREE

I’m celebrating the season this year with a perfect puzzle box from Japanese Karakuri Group artist Yasuaki Kikuchi.

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Domino Box (Stickman 16)

From the Latin dominus, “master of the house”, we have the English word for an ancient game of tiles that was invented in China sometime in the twelfth century.

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Bassackwards Box

Abraham Lincoln might have appreciated the newest creation from Ryan Hughbanks, his finest effort to date and one of the most enjoyable puzzle boxes of the year, in my humble opinion.

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Thor’s Hammer

It was a weapon fit for a god, a hammer that would never fail to strike as hard as required no matter the target, that would never miss if thrown and always return to the hand if desired.

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Honeycomb Maze Box

Kagen Sound has always had a love of mazes since his childhood, when he would hand draw them for fun and friends to attempt.

A spirited journey through the world of collectible artisan puzzles