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Stream of Consciousness

We are celebrating our collective love of the TV with a limited series on the B&B Network. Tune in!

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Pearls of Wisdom

Fans of Brian Young know of his occasional “limited edition” puzzles, which he has released in small numbers since practically the start if his business.

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Good NEWS

A northwesterly wind is blowing in from the southeast, near Sharpsburg, Georgia, where corporate executive Mat Nedeljko and his wife Sherri run their family business making heirloom quality wood puzzles, mosaics, marquetry and scroll work.

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Beauty Mark

Here at Boxes and Booze, we love books. Someday, when I need to give up drinking entirely (is that possible?), I might change the theme here to Boxes and Books, in fact. It has a nice ring to it, don’t you think?

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Does Not Compute

We are returning to the French Alps to brush up on some basic arithmetic this week, where our host Doug “Doog” Menzies has written a puzzling equation to ponder.

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The Devil’s Advocate

There’s a chill in the air and the dark creeps in a little sooner, a little longer, stretching the shadows and turning all things spooky.

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Feeling Dizzy

I continue to be impressed and inspired by the big ideas from QuizBrix, and thrilled with their wonderfully fun creations which are made completely out of Lego bricks.

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Out of this World

“We come in peace” or “Take me to your leader”? Which side of the alien invasion theory are you on? You’d better decide quickly, because TETRA has arrived and you’ll need a plan!

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Mona Lisa Smile

Incisors, canines, premolars or molars, pick your favorite out of thirty two choices.

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Duality

Kyle Chester’s original puzzle box from his fledgling company, Perpetually Perplexing Puzzles, the Dual Dial.

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Adventure on the High Seas

“De Vliegende Hollander” is a myth, a legend, a ghost story from the seventeenth century era when the Dutch East India Company controlled commerce on the seven seas.

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Animal Cruelty

The story begins in 1975, when the Japanese amusement ride company TOGO released Mogura Taij (Mole Buster), a franticly fun mole smashing game invented by Kazuo Yamada.

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Putting It In Writing

It should come as no surprise that I am particularly fond of “meta” objects, which embrace this world I dwell in each week – puzzle boxes that are themselves about writing, or stories, or, of course, spirits

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Triple Play

It’s always exciting to welcome new designers here, and it’s high time for another such introduction.

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Rising Above

Dee Dixon is on a roll. Or at least, his newest puzzle box is, if placed on end at the top of a slope.

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Knight Rider

Any witch or wizard worth their wand and in need of transportation, because they are too young to aparate or too old to bother, knows all that is required is to hail the bus.

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What about BOB?

Kagen Sound is trying something new. The American master of finely crafted secret opening boxes is incorporating electronics now, but at least in this case, the batteries are included.

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Keeping Cool

The record heat wave we are experiencing in Texas has a lot of folks reaching for an ice cold refreshment. I reached for an entire refrigerator and freezer unit.

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Dialed In

Something special typically surfaces around this time of year, out of the cold winter weather experienced in the southern hemisphere, on the other side of the world from my spot on earth.

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Haute Springs

Japan has a wealth of natural wonders, not least of which are the famed hot springs (onsen) found in mountainous regions which are caused by geothermal volcanic activity.

A spirited journey through the world of collectible artisan puzzles