Twelve Straight/Twisted
| DESIGNER: | Yukio Hirose |
| MATERIAL: | Black Limba/ Paduak/ Granadillo |
| RELEASE DATE: | 3.3.2020 |
| EDITION: | 82 Copies Released |
| SIZE: | 2 3/4" |
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Twelve Straight / Twisted is an incredibly difficult and satisfying interlocking puzzle. There are a staggering 10,800 possible solutions, but only four are capable of being assembled due to the tricky joinery. Pieces are milled from solid stock with great precision. 82 total copies in made for sale, each signed and dated. 15 copies in Dark Black Limba, 7 copies in Light Black Limba, 5 copies in Mixed Black Limba, 30 copies in Paduak, and 25 copies in Granadillo were made for this release. This puzzle is shipped assembled. Precision wood puzzles can be damaged by environmental changes. Please read the Caring for Wood Puzzles guide to ensure proper fit and operation. |
Twelve Straight/Twisted
Fun and really addictive. I really appreciate the concept of twelve straight/twisted puzzle and this is a good challenge to rebuild.
i have an unofficial 'architectural' category in my collection, which began with a version of this puzzle that Eric made in 2008. if a puzzle has some element that i want to replicate on a large scale as part of a building--though i have yet to actually do this--, then it's an architectural puzzle. puzzleboxes that look like houses are *not* part of this category. it's a detail thing.
i love the joinery and precision of this puzzle so much that i couldn't resist the rerelease. then i came back for another, because the proportions of the puzzle suggested an interesting construct, which is an artsy-nerdy-pretentious way of saying i wanted to link all three puzzles together with the original in the middle. when i went down into the Puzzle Stacks to retrieve the original, and saw that it was smaller than the current version...well, In for a penny, sorta thing...had to get a third one. it was an Artistic Imperative. which is how i'll try to explain it to my wife if [when] she finds out i've bought more than one of these.
