When puzzles were first invented, they were made out of wood, and carpenters used jigsaws to cut the pieces (which explains how they got their name). Perhaps that’s why it feels so good when you put a ...

In the 2025 competition, Tortoise Protocol was runner-up for the Puzzlers’ Award, which is determined by attendees who vote for their favorite. The year before, another of Mr. Yananose’s creature ...

“Not only am I making a puzzle for a customer; it’s also a puzzle for me, trying to make it so it works.” We're sorry, but something went wrong while fetching ...

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There are jigsaw puzzle nights at coffee shops and libraries. Puzzle groups and puzzle games online. Hand-cut wooden puzzles that cost thousands of dollars. And puzzle designs that range from edgy, ...

To jigsaw puzzle collectors, Quincy resident Sandy Miller is a household name. But the artist and designer who owns Earthly Possessions Antiques and Women’s Clothing in Milton had no idea, until ...

After nearly two full days of note taking and digesting advanced research topics, I opted for a slight break for my brain. In a symposium entitled "Design of Mechanical Puzzles," various speakers ...

Max Lamb presents a new body of work at New York’s Salon 94 Gallery (until 21 September 2021): titled ‘Wood, Stone’, this is the third in a series of solo exhibitions exploring ‘a direct, honest, and ...