Hello,

I've been collecting for about 20 years, but my collection has double in the past year alone. These are the puzzles I keep in display; several others are stored in boxes (mostly duplicates).

I'll let the pictures do the talking, but comments and question are very welcome.

Enjoy,

Skarabajo.

(images 000 to 007)

(images 008 to 015)

(images 016 to 023)

I really like your collection. And I would like to have your V-Cube set

Nice collection! Very neatly organised.

You have some fine puzzles in that collection of yours, for sure! I particularly like the Hello Kitty puzzle

Oh, how I would love to have that Rubik's Hat. Great Collection

Do you by chance have the box or insert or anything like that regarding the Switchback?

Ditto. I would like to have your whole collection...

I'd like the shelves.

Hello,

Thanks for the comments and funny requests (nope, I won't be selling any of these puzzles and particularly not my shelves)

I have the 4" x 4" booklet that came with the puzzle; it has 20 pages so I compressed the PDF a lot (let me know if you need a higher resolution or less compression). Since this puzzle is no longer in production, it should be okay to share the booklet with the puzzle community. This booklet contains copyrighted material by Binary Arts and its use here should qualify as Fair Use or Fair Dealing (for research, study, criticism, review, et cetera).

Skarabajo.

I love how you sort these puzzles in those categories.
Can you give some information about the 'master' Rubik's Snake/Twist?

I wish I had this great of a puzzle collection. Nice job

Yes, it is actually very simple: two Rubik's Snakes. They are not attached, but they interlock to form a bigger "ball" than usual. Sorry to disappoint you, no master snake...

Skarabajo.

Hello,

I've been thinking about updating this topic for a while, but there is always at least one puzzle in the mail. So, even though I have five puzzles on their way, I have taken two pictures of the puzzles I have recently added to my collection. Some are rare, others... not so much. Some are not even twisty per se. Some are duplicates, but as you know, there is always a reason to buy duplicates (e.g., I already had a Rubik's World, but now I have one with the stand). By the way, I haven't finish solving the Rex Cube or the Rubik's Magic: Create the Cube.

Comments and questions are very welcome.

Enjoy,

Skarabajo.

Amazing collection. And those are some nice additions! What is the flat 4x4 panel in front of the spongebob head?

It's called Color Magic Puzzle from The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It's has a nice brushed aluminum frame and semi-transparent plastic sliding pieces in primary colors. Underneath, there is a printing of squares, again, primary colors and the Met logo. The purpose, is to "transform" the primary colors into secondary colors. It is available at the Met store, but I found mine on eBay for a fraction of the price (I don't know if I got lucky or if this is fairly common).

Skarabajo.

Wow! That's beautiful. I may have to pay a visit to the Met just for this

Hello,

Some new puzzles arrived so I took a picture before putting them on the shelf.

Skarabajo.

mostly duplicates........envying......

Hello,

Time for an update. So, here are the puzzles (and relate items) that I have added to my collection in the past seven months.

It took me a little while to find four non-dirty words for the DirtyWord puzzle, just for this picture.

The Rubenking Cube is done with Cubesmith stickers following one of the color versions by Mark Londridge.

The Fabulous Las Vegas dice cube is done with a do-it-yourself kit from magneticcube.com, extremely recommended.

As always, comments and questions are welcome.

Skarabajo.

In your original pictures, what is the puzzle which consists of three discs (6 segments, red, yellow blue) with two silver handles?

By your description, you must be talking about the "Handy" Mad Triad. More info on Jaap's Puzzle Page. Also, here's a nice review by blizzard_kb: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFzWwWdOB3o

Skarabajo.

Wow!

Just echoing what others have said before but..

Nice pictures, nice organisation, nice shelves and nice puzzles too!

Looks like a well loved collection!

Nice collection.

Is the cuboctohedron custom made or one of the vintage ones?


Thak you for sharing.

Dude awesome collection. I like the shelf you display them on. Where did you get it from?

Hello,

Thank you for the comments.

Here are some answers: The cubooctahedron is mass produced, from the eighties. The shelf is actually three Ikea shelves from the Robin collection (now discontinued).

Skarabajo.

Hello,

Some new puzzles arrived so I took a picture before putting them on the shelf. They are: 7-Color Magic Puzzle by Otto Wu (also known as the Massage Ball, this is the "blind" version), K-Ball Duff Beer 2x2x2, Spider-Man sliding puzzle and Pakoválec puzzle.

Skarabajo.