Boxes and Booze 6/18/22 Boxes and Booze 6/18/22

The Cat’s Meow

Cats are full of personality, so naturally any decent cat puzzle ought to be as well.

Boxes and Booze 6/11/22 Boxes and Booze 6/11/22

Index Case

An index case, also referred to as “patient zero”, is the first documented patient in a disease epidemic within a population, or the first documented patient included in an epidemiological study.

Boxes and Booze 6/4/22 Boxes and Booze 6/4/22

Old Blue Eyes

Madagascar is a small island about two hundred and fifty miles off the east coast of Africa, where you’ll find the only natural habitat of the lemur in the world.

Boxes and Booze 5/28/22 Boxes and Booze 5/28/22

King of Hearts

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves

Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;

Boxes and Booze 5/21/22 Boxes and Booze 5/21/22

Ice Capades

It’s getting hot here in Houston Texas, so let’s crank the AC and head to the local ice house for a few cold drinks.

Boxes and Booze 5/14/22 Boxes and Booze 5/14/22

Into the Vortex

The vortex theory [of the atom] is only a dream. Itself unproven, it can prove nothing, and any speculations founded upon it are mere dreams about dreams. - Lord Kelvin

Boxes and Booze 5/7/22 Boxes and Booze 5/7/22

Idea Men

The “gissha”, or “goshoguruma”, was a Japanese Ox drawn carriage use to transport aristocracy in the Heian period (794-1185).

Boxes and Booze 4/30/22 Boxes and Booze 4/30/22

Dutch Treat

Dutch puzzle designer Benno Baatsen (nom de puzzle de Grote) is pretty pleased with his newest creation, a nod to his homeland and a combination of many of his favorite puzzle styles.

Boxes and Booze 4/23/22 Boxes and Booze 4/23/22

Boxes and Books

In celebration of World Book Day (April 23), I had the inspired idea to pick up a book. OK, I know what you’re thinking …

Boxes and Booze 4/16/22 Boxes and Booze 4/16/22

Ze Tomago

There are a few well known makers who have eggcelled at [making eggs] but none are quite so prolific as Australian dentist Stephen Chin, who has made, shall we say, an eggcess of egg puzzles over the years.

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