On November the 23rd, a new puzzle was built, which could change many things, not only those related on puzzles!

1. Number of parts used: it can be divided by a prime number and the square of another number.
2. Is it a twisty puzzle: Even I don't know!!!
3. It is an idea where many others had miserably failed in the past.




Pantazis

Somewhere around 100 pieces, is a cuboid, never been made (I think. Nothing shows up in search), and only 1 person knows what it is.

AND It's my first cuboid.

By that, do you mean just you, or 1 person other than you?

Alex

Me and someone else.

They're getting suspicious....

I gave away this hint elsewhere, but I might as well add it here. Pentagrammic Dipyramid

A puzzle that is a combination of a very common puzzle and a very sought after puzzle will be revealed within the week.

Hint: The Lepricon takes a one way trip down down the rainbow to the jackpot.

A journey to the center of the framework of Venus.

Ancient creatures run amok, then taking interest in being soothing? Perhaps a little bit off the top then they will be a little bit more so.

Huh?

I am almost done with the $0.50 puzzle. It's turning okay. I just need to wet-sand the innards.

-π (Eitan)

"Ancient Creatures"=it is a puzzle that is made from the same base as the one in this clue part
"Run Amok"=the puzzle is unwieldy and a bit ugly
"Taking interest in"=that bit means nothing. It just made the clue flow a bit
"being soothing"=can't say too much except that it refers to the shape
"Perhaps a little off the top"=I should have said "perhaps a little off the sides" because it refers to what you would have to do to the puzzle in clue part 1 in order to be able to make this puzzle
"then they will be a bit more so"=agin, just o make the clue flow...
All shall (hopefully) be revealed before the second week of April

i recognize those balls! They come from the Pionir box! Aren't you supposed to be building puzzles instead of breaking them?

i dont think you can talk about that after eve

Hint....GOOOOOOAAAALLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Glaucus has been cut:
Now he is no longer self
Anemoi appears.

Two hints (for separate puzzles):
- It looks like one puzzle but will bear a name similar to an other one...
- It's been done before, but not quite this small... Just waiting for the stickers on this one.

Regarding the November 23rd 2009 puzzle I mentioned before:
(super solid prototype is on the making within this week!)

(1) It has X1 plastic parts.
(2) It has a total of X2 rubber parts (there are three colors).
(3) It has X3 metal parts.
(4) Each metal part is made out of X4 sub-parts.

The following equation is true:

(X1-X3)^2 = (X4)^2 * (X2/2)


And I repeat, it has NOTHING to do with umbrellas!!!
I am not putting a video of this on YouTube, as strangely,
one of my recently uploaded "private" videos had 20 hits
*before* I actually watched it myself! LOL

And since it is April Fools, it does not mean I am saying the
truth anyway, does it?




Pantazis


PS. Do not blame me for the secrecy, but trust me, even if it
takes two years for this to appear, I will quote this post and
show you the relevance with the formula! And you definitely
won't be disappointed by this unique puzzle!

turning an original into a cube

It's not an idea (any more), but I suppose this thread can be used to give hints of secret prototypes as well.

It looks like a puzzle previously built before (under two different names) but it turns a bit differently. And it's a logical extension of one of my other puzzles... It just needs some dye and stickers. But that's not really a hint, is it?

I thought about a 3x3x3 + "Pull and turn" with a twist but it might not hold together and just fall apart.

Flat, similar to 2 different puzzles.

-UC

First didn't I have the core.
Now am I out of 3x3 stickers.

this is the "core" for my next puzzle

Helicopter + 2x2

About time that was made

I just shipped two puzzles, one to Japan and the other to the US of A.
What have I been up to?

An Elemental related to a high tech Tin Man from the Wizard of Oz.

Dave

P.S. Yes, one more cat for Rox to have to keep in the bag

Rox is going to kill all these cat's she has in her bag if they don't get let out soon.

I wish I wish I wish I made puzzles so I could join you in this game. Sadly, I just see puzzles and keep cat's in bags

A shy bump,


A tribute to frank, just the overweight version.

Last night (20 of May), I created a cube, which is so impressive, that I decided
to baptise it as "Houlis-Cube". Its symmetric properties, are second to none to
any other design that exists today. Another reason it is called like that, is because
it has an "X" shape on the side, which is the Greek phonetic equivalent of "H".
(My surname in Greek is written as "Χούλης", and the puzzle "Χούλης-Κύβος").

Some of you may realise the magnitude of this new puzzle, some may not.
In any case, it will cause some serious tremors to the puzzle world and beyond!!!

July is coming, PAJUPUMA is coming! LOL




Pantazis

bbbbbbZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzz

That's coming.

And for the rest of you don't bother asking him what he's going on about. I listened to it the other night and still haven't got a clue. Mostly because I don't think he has all his grey matter anymore. I think he's spent too much time around too many plastic bits-they send off fumes when you cut into them and I am sure it has affected him now.

Damn right!

And by the way, bbbbbbZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzz to you too! LOL




Pantazis

I officially hate this thread.

To reinforce the momentum, I have decided before I leave overseas,
to build the unprecedented "Colossus"! (that gives me twelve days!)

Colossus in fact, is the symbol of Rhodes, the island where I completed
my high school and part of my primary school (Kastellorizo island is too
small and did not have a high school at that time!).

Here is a photo of the Colossus (which was destroyed after a terrible earthquake)



The symmetry of the "Colossus" puzzle has never been *and* will never be surpassed!
(that is, taking into account logical, mathematical, and realistic limitations
which will be explained in two months). And I can assure you all, I ain't bluffing!

So... can you already feel the earthquake tremors made by the arrival of Colossus?




Pantazis


PS. Yes, Colossus will well surpass the symmetric properties of the Houlis-Cube,
pushing this world's symmetries to its very limits!

Yes, I did mean 90 mm; 90 cm would be ridiculous!

Anyway, I've been away from twisty puzzles for a while, but I've started casting pieces again.

And adding on to this, July is going to be the best month ever. Also, I'll be in florida, checking twisty puzzles EVERY DAY!

doesn't a sphere already have infinite symmetry?

@kastellorizo will it be mass produced

Assuming we are talking about a mathematical puzzle, not a marble,
the symmetry is finite. And it makes more sense to assume that a puzzle
is related to polyhedra, which is why spherical puzzles have a represetnative
from those.

But I like your thinking. In that sense, a puzzle like the Kabalabda (ball inside
a ball) may be considered as of infinite symmetry. But then, it will be more
of a dexterity matching puzzle, something which is not what I am doing.




Hey... something not even known yet, cannot be mass produced!

ok ok just kidding, the plan is to indeed flood the market,
but it won't be easy, as it is extremely expensive to make!
(the prototypes had cost a few thousand dollars already!)




Pantazis

That's even better.The only thing I hate more than a puzzle that is known of, but not yet made(like the ones on Oskar's shapeways page), is a puzzle that is produced, but in very limited numbers.Also, telling from what you just posted and what you have posted before, I'm thinking it might be made of several materials(that's not a question just an observation and I don't expect you to respond).

Those little drink umbrellas is one of the materials!

Well... someone may assume that those materials mentioned above,
are more related to helping me get ideas (together with the appropriate
cocktail), rather than being building materials. (note here, I prefer fruit juices,
and no alcohol!).



Back to topic: For puzzles to be mass produced, they first need to be prototyped
which is very expensive. After that, many factors will decide whether it is worth
for a puzzle to be prepared for the mass market. Some puzzles may have high
prices, but we should be thankful for that, as otherwise, they wouldn't be available
at all! Non-mass production is not the designer's fault. It is because of no demand.
(now with marketing, this can change, but it also costs a lot!).


Pantazis

Yeah I know its not the designers fault.There are just so many good puzzle I just wish they were all mass produced

Colossus puzzle has been finished in a record time!

Right now, I am exhausted physically and mentally, with bruised fingers
full of cuts, and a very sore back.

But I just could not hold my excitement to build it. Now I can travel in
a couple of weeks and enjoy my holidays without worrying about preparing
anything else. And the hint:

The Colossus puzzle was made out of EXACTLY 600 parts.

Now I got to go, I badly need some sleep!!!


Pantazis

Finally I can post in this topic because i've just got the idea of the century that will be a major topic in the forum if it will get done.

-Hint #1 It's a higher order version of a mod
-Hint #2 It's made out of a higher order version of a mass produced puzzle for which the mod has already been made.
-Hint #3 MMB
-Hint #4 The higher order version of this puzzle has not been mass produced

Please do not say if you find the answer, PM me and I will tell you if you're right. Good luck though

Greg

BTW: Its higher order version of MOD but it's not a MOD considering I remade it on AutoCAD

here is a hint for a puzzle that is allready finished, but I can't show it right now.

It is currently located in my teacher's room at school.
And it is most likely getting the higest grade.

@kastellorizo WOW 600 parts .That must be impossible to lubricate .At first I thought it might Oskar's big boulder(351 pieces), but even that doesn't have enough pieces to fit your description.

12 Golden Triangles and 6 Golden Rectangles.
3-Layer version of a mass-produced puzzle.

It's a simple yet epic mechanism that enables you to make have-to-be-pillowed cubes unpillowed!

Unpillowed and proportional?