Send Your First Secret Message With Enigma II
Set up an Enigma II, encode MEET ME, then decode it back. Includes a checked six-letter example, worksheet and troubleshooting.
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Puzzles & Games Blog
Send Your First Secret Message With Enigma II
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How to Play Shut the Box 1-12: A Worked Round
Follow a complete practice round on our 1-12 board, check when one die is used, and try the optional multiplication rules.
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Two-Player Wooden Strategy Games: Which Should You Give?
Compare Nine Men's Morris, Morabaraba, Four Field Kono and Five Field Kono by their actual moves, capture rules and gift fit.
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How to Care for Wooden Puzzles and Games
Practical care for the puzzles you already own: dry cleaning, spills, tight pieces, storage, and when to ask us for help.
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Christmas Gifts for Kids Who Like Puzzles: 9 Wooden Picks by Age, 6 to 12
Nine wooden puzzles, puzzle boxes and family games for kids 6 to 12, sorted by age and difficulty, with how to choose one a kid will finish and the Christmas...
Phil Janelle |
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Hanukkah Brain Teaser Gifts for 2026: 8 Wooden Puzzles and Games, One for Each Night
Hanukkah 2026 starts Friday, December 4. Here are the order-by dates, then eight wooden brain teasers, puzzle boxes and a family dice game, with what each one asks of the...
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Our Favorite Gifts for Grandpa This Year: Puzzles and Games
Eight wooden games and puzzles we would give a grandpa this year, sorted by the kind of grandpa he is, with engraving and Christmas order-by dates.
Phil Janelle |
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Stocking Stuffers for Men: 10 Wooden Puzzles and Magic Tricks He'll Pass Around
Ten small wooden coin puzzles, magic tricks and one dice game that fit a stocking, start fast on Christmas morning and get passed around the room, with engraving and holiday...
Phil Janelle |
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White Elephant Gift Ideas Worth Fighting Over: 7 Wooden Picks, Most Under $25
Seven small wooden games, puzzles and tricks that get passed around and stolen at a white elephant swap, six of them under $25, with the common rules, a few house...
Phil Janelle |
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Unique Gifts for Men Who Have Everything: 10 Wooden Picks for 2026
Ten unique gifts for men who have everything, from Creative Crafthouse: Enigma cipher machines for the code breaker, the Safecracker 50 for the man who does the number puzzle every...
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Wooden Games for Christmas: Give Everything Needed to Play
Give a wooden game that can come out of the wrapping and onto the table. Pack pennies with Original Penny Drop or Penny Drop Travel, a deck of cards with...
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Choosing a Wooden Activity for Someone With Memory Loss
Compare movement, reading, loose parts and setup before choosing a wooden activity for someone with memory loss. See three exact formats.
Phil Janelle |
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Sequential Discovery Puzzles: What to Look For
Understand tool-finding discovery puzzles, research a maker-rated starting point, and distinguish them from secret-opening boxes.
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