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Copyright 2023 Creative Crafthouse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDog, Turtle, and Balloon versions of this puzzle are available under separate listings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaterials: Wood","brand":"Creative Crafthouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51660193628344,"sku":"MMASliding","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/1125\/5480\/files\/mma-challenge-sliding-puzzle-help-the-fighter-emerge-victorious-creative-crafthouse-716093.jpg?v=1762098624"},{"product_id":"scramble-74b-wood-word-search-puzzle","title":"Word Scramble 74B Wood Puzzle | Word Search Brain Teaser","description":"Four wheels with 7 letters rotating on a common shaft.  Elements of Scrabble , Word Search and Crossword puzzles combined into a fun, entertaining, and educational physical puzzle.  There are 142 challenges to try and solve.  Solutions are provided.\u003cbr\u003eChallenges:\u003cbr\u003e1)  Identify the 7 letter word on each individual wheel.  You have 4 words to find, 1 on each wheel\u003cbr\u003eFor the next challenges you will be concerned with only the columns of 4 letters.  Read the letters from outer wheel to inner wheel and try to find words.\u003cbr\u003e2)  Align the wheels such that exactly two four-letter words appear in the columns at the same time.  There are 94 such pairs of words to find. For example: PARE and MISS will appear with at the same time with the appropriate orientation of the wheels.\u003cbr\u003e3) Align the wheels such that exactly 3 four-letter words appear at the same time.   30 solutions.\u003cbr\u003e4) Align the wheels such that exactly  4 four-letter words appear at the same time.  12 solutions.\u003cbr\u003e5) Align the wheels such that there are 5 four-letter words appearing at the same time. 2 solutions\u003cbr\u003e6) Align the wheels such that all 7 columns contain a word at the same time!  There is only one solution.\u003cbr\u003eAll words must be valid words as identified in the Scrabble Dictionary available on-line.  No proper names or abbreviations are allowed.\u003cbr\u003eMeasures 4.1”  diameter so that it fits the palm of the hand nicely as you attempt to solve.  The wheels are precision laser cut and etched and sturdily mounted on a strong center core.  Beautiful to look at and to hold.  Quality construction with the ¼” thick base either alder or cherry and alternating wheels from 1\/8” thick  maple and alder.\u003cbr\u003eComputer analysis to develop and identify the letter solutions by Mateuz Pelechaty of Poland.\u003cbr\u003eCopyright 2019 Creative Crafthouse.  Made in our Hudson, Florida woodshop\u003cbr\u003eThere is another model of the same type puzzle under a different listing.  Model 74A.    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Copyright 2023 Creative Crafthouse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBalloon, Cat, and Turtle versions of this puzzle are available under separate listings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaterials: Wood","brand":"Creative Crafthouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51660199493816,"sku":"DogEscape","price":22.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/1125\/5480\/files\/great-dog-escape-wooden-sliding-brain-teaser-puzzle-163036.jpg?v=1762099123"},{"product_id":"shut-the-box-large-9x9-wooden-family-game","title":"Shut the Box 9x9 | Personalized Wooden Family Dice Game","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShut the Box 9x9 Large\u003c\/strong\u003e is a handcrafted wooden dice game. Originated in 14th-century England, played by sailors on the old wooden ships. 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Copyright 2023 Creative Crafthouse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDog, Cat, and Balloon versions of this puzzle are available under separate listings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaterials: Wood","brand":"Creative Crafthouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51660199624888,"sku":"TrutleEscape","price":22.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/1125\/5480\/files\/great-turtle-escape-wooden-sliding-pieces-brain-teaser-puzzle-654616.jpg?v=1762099335"},{"product_id":"hexagon-10-wooden-puzzle-ages-10-and-up","title":"Hexagon 10 Wood Puzzle | 10 Piece Wooden Brain Teaser","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHexagon 10\u003c\/strong\u003e is a handcrafted wooden packing puzzle for kids ages 8 and up, designed by Dave Janelle, founder of Creative Crafthouse. Its ten pieces, each a different combination of small hexagons, fit together inside a hexagon-shaped frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt arrives already solved, so you can see the finished shape, then take it apart and rebuild it. There are twenty solutions in all: one to start and nineteen more to find, three of them shown on the included solution sheet. Each piece is laser cut and engraved from quarter-inch alder, so the markings will not wear off and the grain differs piece to piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: about 6 by 7 inches, 0.5 inch thick.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAges 8 and up. 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Handcrafted wood frame with\u003cbr\u003ecover and laser engraved wood pieces.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach puzzle comes with 4 Castles- C;  4 Bishops- B;  and 4 Knights- K\u003cbr\u003eThere is a playing board with starting positions for each piece lasered into the base.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the starting positions lasered into the base of the board, use standard chess moves to position the pieces such that each symbol occupies one full row. That is, all the knights on one row, all the Castles on another row, and all the Bishops on a row.  There are 6 challenges defined by the row order of the Knights, Bishops, and Castles. Can you solve them all?  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo are fairly easy.  Two are moderately difficult and two and are quite difficult so there is something for everyone here.  You do not need to be a chess player to play try to solve this puzzle, you simply need to know the direction that each of the 3 pieces can move.   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A circle packing is an arrangement of circles inside a given boundary such that no two overlap and some (or all) of them are mutually tangent. The math and geometry needed to make this particular challenging puzzle was obtained from www.packomania.com by Prof. Eckard Specht of Germany. \u003cbr\u003eThere is extensive information on Circle Packing which you can find via an internet search on the subject.\u003cbr\u003eThe puzzle comes with base and cover and was made in Hudson, FL, USA using both laser and conventional woodworking techniques. It measures approx. 9” x 7.5”. 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It took Gym about an hour and a half to solve this one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe puzzle dates from 1914. We saw a picture of the original puzzle in Jerry Slocums \"Puzzles Old and New\" from 1987 and I just loved the look and the concept. This is all hardwood construction and the patterns are all deeply laser engraved. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIts a beautiful puzzle to look at and should last forever:) Comes with base and cover so you can keep all the pieces protected and even pickup a game later on where you left off. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe also laser engraved the starting position of the puzzle into the cover so that you can put it back to the original starting orientation any time you want to start over. 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Balls used are standard BB’s and we provide a small bag of about a dozen so you can have extras on hand.\u003cbr\u003eArtwork by Alexandra Plummer and made in our Hudson Florida shop. \u003cbr\u003ePlease view the video for more details.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_Vzk-C8aTXo\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_Vzk-C8aTXo\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\u003c\/a\u003e","brand":"Creative Crafthouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680621564088,"sku":"CatMaze","price":38.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/1125\/5480\/files\/feed-the-cat-maze-puzzle-beautiful-and-sneaky-hard-creative-crafthouse-928921.jpg?v=1762101427"},{"product_id":"scramble-74a-wooden-word-search-brain-teaser","title":"Word Wheel Scramble 74A Brain Teaser |  Word Search Puzzle","description":"Four wheels with 7 letters rotating on a common shaft.  Elements of Scrabble , Word Search and Crossword puzzles combined into a fun, entertaining, and educational physical puzzle.  There are 33 challenges to try and solve.  Solutions are provided.\u003cbr\u003eChallenges:\u003cbr\u003e1) Identify the 7 letter word on each individual wheel.  You have 4 words to find, 1 on each wheel\u003cbr\u003eFor the next challenges you will be concerned with only the columns of 4 letters.  Read the letters from outer wheel to inner wheel and try to find words.\u003cbr\u003e2)  Align the wheels such that exactly two four-letter words appear in the columns at the same time.  There are 20 such pairs of words to find. For example: LOST and LINE will appear with at the same time with the appropriate orientation of the wheels.\u003cbr\u003e3) Align the wheels such that exactly 3 four-letter words appear at the same time.   5 solutions.\u003cbr\u003e4) Align the wheels such that exactly  4 four-letter words appear at the same time.  2 solutions.\u003cbr\u003e5) Align the wheels such that there are 5 four-letter words appearing at the same time. 1 solution\u003cbr\u003e6) Align the wheels such that all 7 columns contain a word at the same time!  There is only one solution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll words must be valid words as identified in the Scrabble Dictionary available on-line.  No proper names or abbreviations are allowed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeasures 4.1”  diameter so that it fits the palm of the hand nicely as you attempt to solve.  The wheels are precision laser cut and etched and sturdily mounted on a strong center core.  Beautiful to look at and to hold.  Quality construction with the ¼” thick base either alder or cherry and alternating wheels from 1\/8” thick  maple and alder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComputer analysis to develop and identify the letter solutions by Mateuz Pelechaty of Poland.\u003cbr\u003eCopyright 2019 Creative Crafthouse.  Made in our Hudson, Florida woodshop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eView a video of the puzzle at: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/86G6NXKbOUg\"\u003ehttps:\/\/youtu.be\/86G6NXKbOUg\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote the video shows both models 74A and 74B.  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They seem to be hopelessly locked together... but of course it can be done. A fun string puzzle that is quite easy when you know what to do, but few find the solution quickly. Woods used are 1\/4\" thick hardwood nicely finished. Model shown is mahogany, but we may vary woods that could include walnut, maple, oak, cherry, or ash. Pieces measure about 3 3\/4\" x 1 5\/8\" and the wood balls are about 1\" diameter. We make a few other models of this same puzzle where the wood blocks are in other shapes; one is wine and cheese; another has a cat and dog. These are available on separate listings. We can also do specials for larger orders where we make custom shapes of the blocks to fit the theme of your event or company promotion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo view a video on the puzzle please cut and paste this link:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iVGIgWtP1mc\"\u003ehttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iVGIgWtP1mc\u003c\/a\u003e","brand":"Creative Crafthouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680622219448,"sku":"DT","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/1125\/5480\/files\/double-trouble-string-puzzle-fun-brain-teaser-for-ages-8-and-up-string-puzzle-wood-puzzle-creative-crafthouse-815977.jpg?v=1762101564"},{"product_id":"half-hour-wood-puzzle","title":"Half Hour Cube | Stewart Coffin 1975 Wooden 3x3x3 Puzzle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHalf Hour Cube\u003c\/strong\u003e is a handcrafted wooden 3x3x3 cube brain teaser designed by Stewart Coffin in 1975. 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Solution included.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes attractive base and cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngrave a name, message, or company logo (up to 45 characters).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrowse more designs in the \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/stewart-coffin-puzzles\"\u003eStewart Coffin puzzles\u003c\/a\u003e collection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eHandcrafted by Creative Crafthouse in Hudson, Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Creative Crafthouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51660216369336,"sku":"HalfHour","price":20.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/1125\/5480\/files\/half-hour-wood-puzzle-963694.jpg?v=1762101654"},{"product_id":"tower-of-hanoi-puzzle-9-rings","title":"Tower of Hanoi Wood Puzzle | 9 Ring Classic Brain Teaser","description":"A challenging and beautiful puzzle devised in 1883 originally called Tower of Brahma and later Tower of Hanoi.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCan you move the tower to one of the other 2 pegs without ever placing a larger ring over a smaller ring? 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