A spirited journey through the world of collectible artisan puzzles
Pairing craft cocktails with crafty puzzles
Transformation
Dod Yn Ol At Fy Nghoed (Welsh phrase - “To return to a balanced state of mind”; literally, “to return to my trees”)
Good AdVice
“It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues” - Abraham Lincoln
Cheap Goods
“The North American word schlock”, according to Vocabulary.com, “comes from the Yiddish word shlak, … "junk," or from the German Schlacke, "dregs," "slag," or "refuse."” It’s crap.
Menace II Society
Hot off the heels of Dee Dixon’s recently acclaimed sequential discovery puzzle box world dominating angry robot comes another menacing mystery.
Shark Bait
Nothing gets the heart pounding, the people running, and the imagination spiraling quite like the sight of a dorsal fin gliding its way along the waves.
Free at Last
Notes from a conversation with Joseph Turner about his Free Me coin release series
Let the Good Times Roll
Pair O’ Dice is much more than meets the eye, packed with surprises, clever mechanisms, and plenty of steps needed to find the treasures hidden inside.
Bring Me Dead Flowers
Thomas Cummings, a puzzle box maker from Georgia, has shown his own support in his own way, by creating a puzzle box to raise and continue awareness of the Ukrainian’s plight and struggle throughout their history.
Jolly Good Felloe
Ship steerage is a rather complex affair which occurs largely behind the scenes of the impressive wheel we associate with a ship’s helm.