Boxes and Booze 10/5/24 Boxes and Booze 10/5/24

Military Brass

Who Dares Wins is a British television show named after the SAS (Special Air Squadron) motto. It is also now a collaborative puzzle lock box from a bunch of brilliant Dare Devils....

Boxes and Booze 9/28/24 Boxes and Booze 9/28/24

Batter Up

There is a controversial Indian folk tale from 1899 that has been beloved by generations of children around the world.

Boxes and Booze 9/21/24 Boxes and Booze 9/21/24

There and Back Again

I’m celebrating Hobbit Day with the perfect puzzle. Hobbits are well known to prize their pantries, which are full of palatable provisions and delectable vittles. Surely a Hobbit would absolutely love a puzzle box shaped like a petit four cake, as long as he didn’t attempt to eat it for elevenses.

Boxes and Booze 9/14/24 Boxes and Booze 9/14/24

Golden Ticket

I recently received a mysterious package. The return label identified the sender as “The Source”. I suspect it may have come from the CIA, as the address listed Arlington, Virginia. It was also not addressed to me, but rather one “WSW” ...

Boxes and Booze 9/7/24 Boxes and Booze 9/7/24

Cover to Cover

September 6 was National Read a Book Day, which is celebrated like a National Holiday at Boxes and Booze headquarters. This is because at B&B we love books as much as we love boxes. And booze.

Boxes and Booze 8/31/24 Boxes and Booze 8/31/24

He Who Hesitates

Kyle Chester and his Grandfather Steven have produced another beautiful puzzle box in their English workshop, but I’ve been hesitating to talk about it. I've been stalling, resistant, unwilling, and ... reluctant.

Boxes and Booze 8/24/24 Boxes and Booze 8/24/24

Ménage à Trois

Joe Turner is getting frisky. The newest numerical addition to his ever expanding “free the coin” series of puzzles showcases his development as a woodworker and puzzlemaker over the many years that he has been honing these skills.

Boxes and Booze 8/17/24 Boxes and Booze 8/17/24

Closed Circle

Dee Dixon's latest foray into the circular format, which began with the Bad Moon rising, and came full circle with the uplifting Uplift, has got some dizzying antics sure to give you Vertigo.

Boxes and Booze 8/10/24 Boxes and Booze 8/10/24

One Thing or an Otter

Otters are “semi-aquatic” mammals who live on coastlines, riverbank, lakes and oceans, eating fish and being generally playful and cute. They are also somewhat notorious for the lovely scent they deposit along their territorial habitats.

Boxes and Booze 8/3/24 Boxes and Booze 8/3/24

Hip Hip Hooray

There’s always cause for celebration when Janichi “Juno” Yananose announces a new puzzle box or sequential discovery design.

A spirited journey through the world of collectible artisan puzzles