Calibron 12: Theodore Edison's 1933 Packing Puzzle
The history and challenge behind Calibron 12, the 1933 rectangle-packing puzzle designed by Theodore Miller Edison.
Phil Janelle |
Puzzles & Games Blog
Calibron 12: Theodore Edison's 1933 Packing Puzzle
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7 Cognitive Benefits of Wooden Brain Teasers (Caregiver-Friendly Guide)
What the research suggests about wooden brain teasers and cognitive engagement. How to choose one without overpromising. Honest, cited, and screen-free.
Phil Janelle |
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Tower of Hanoi: How a 140-Year-Old Wooden Puzzle Trains Problem-Solving
The Tower of Hanoi has been training mathematicians, programmers, and puzzle lovers since 1883. How it sharpens problem-solving, where it shows up in computer science classrooms, and which version is...
Phil Janelle |
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The Ultimate Guide to Puzzles for Dementia Patients: What Actually Helps
A caregiver's guide to choosing puzzles for dementia patients by stage, with evidence-cited recommendations from the Alzheimer's Association, NIH, and Mayo Clinic. Tactile wooden options handmade in our Hudson, Florida...
Phil Janelle |
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Best Father's Day Gifts for Dad 2026 — Wooden Puzzles & Brain Teasers Handmade in Florida
Find wooden puzzle gifts for Dad by personality, from family games and hard brain teasers to whiskey, cigar, beer, wine, and personalized keepsakes.
Phil Janelle |
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Best Gifts for Puzzle Lovers Beyond Jigsaws
The best gift for a puzzle lover who already has jigsaws is a different kind of hands-on challenge. Instead of giving another flat picture puzzle, choose a wooden brain teaser,...
Peter Janelle |
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What Is the Best Gift Card Puzzle Box or Money Puzzle Box?
Find the best gift card puzzle box or money puzzle box for cash, graduations, birthdays, holidays, and keepsake-style gift reveals.
Phil Janelle |
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What Is a Packing Puzzle? Best Wooden Packing Puzzles for Adults
Learn what packing puzzles are, why adults enjoy them, and how to choose the right wooden packing puzzle for gifts, display, or serious solving.
Phil Janelle |
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How to Choose the Right Puzzle Difficulty Level
Choosing the right puzzle difficulty is the difference between a gift that gets used and one that gets set aside. This guide helps you match the challenge level to the...
Phil Janelle |
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What Are the Top 7 Christmas Puzzle Gifts for 2025?
Top 7 Christmas Puzzle Gifts for 2025: What Should You Buy? If you are shopping for Christmas puzzle gifts and feeling a little overwhelmed, you are not alone. Rather than...
Phil Janelle |
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Why Board Games Are Trending (and the Favorites I Recommend)
I spend my days in our Florida woodshop making puzzles and board games with my family. Every holiday season I watch the same pattern: interest spikes, game nights return, and...
Phil Janelle |
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Puzzler's Lexicon: A-Z Guide to Puzzle Terms & Types
A plain-English A-Z glossary of puzzle terms, puzzle types, and solving language for wooden puzzles, brain teasers, puzzle boxes, and games.
Phil Janelle |
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What Was the Love Island Puzzle? Tower of Hanoi Explained
The tower puzzle viewers saw during Love Island’s “mega duel” in season finale is the classic Tower of Hanoi, a three-peg, disk-moving brain teaser. Below, we explain what it is, how...
Phil Janelle |
