The last days were pretty busy at work, but I found some time to start with the birthday present Katamino from last weekend.

The first Katamino solutions for Penta 3 and Penta 4 [pdf format 280kb] I solved very quickly if I may say so, although it costs me still a lot of time to pick the correct Pentaminos (puzzle pieces are called Pentaminos) before starting to solve each puzzle.

At this moment looking for the right Pentaminos cost me more time than solving each [Read More...]

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Last weekend I received a birthday present although my birthday was already two weeks ago.

The present is a wooden puzzle called Katamino Luxe. It consist of 12 different shapes of wood which are also made of different kinds of wood and therefore different colors. They are called Pentaminos.

The puzzle is solid and looks very nice, this puzzle will last forever (which I can not say for my Sudoku Cube). The are you can use to play on the board game can be made bigger while you get from one level (called pentas) to [Read More...]

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Puzzle Floor™ is a premium quality hardwood floor which creates a special environment in every room you want and for sure it will surprise your visitors.

The solid hardwood flooring components really are as they appear, pre-finished, precision fit jigsaw puzzle pieces.

According to Puzzle Floor™, the two individual patterns interlock quickly and easily to create a floor that’s durable, easy to care for and fun and are available in 13 colors.

More information about Puzzle Floor™ is available on the Puzzle Floor™ website Update : Website does not longer exist.

Update :  Make your own wooden jigsaw floor : [Read More...]

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This weekend I received an article from a Dutch newspaper about a new puzzle called Kaleidoscope Classic.

It’s a variant of Tangram and a jigsaw puzzle, developed by an Australian and Dutch professor. All you’ve got is a square chess board and 18 pieces of different size and shape.

You have to form different shapes with the puzzle pieces like a flower or a dog. With the puzzle also a book is included which explains how to play the game and also gives you tips and tricks.

You can play Kaleidoscope Classic alone but also with two or three persons. It will be on the Dutch market from the beginning of June and will cost around 25 Euro’s. More information can be found on The Kaleidoscope Classic website.

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“Sin and Vengeance” is a book written by CJ West and offers you more than a normal book. Within the text two messages are hidden and the first person to decipher them will earn up to $ 1000.

You can follow the treasure hunt via on the 22 West Books Web site. You must find subtle clues in the book that leads you to the starting place of each message. Then, you’ll have to experiment to find the right interval between the letters of the message, bypassing most of the letters that make up [Read More...]

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After the film release there is also the release of the Da Vinci Code Light Puzzle for your mobile phone published by Blaze Interactive and they will bring us four The Da Vinci Code mobile games before the year’s out.

The first puzzle is called The Da Vinci Code: Light Puzzle. The objective of the Da Vinci Code: Light Puzzle is to direct beams of light into their respective colored crystals by moving mirrors around the Rosslyn Chapel to reflect the light where it is needed to go.

The first few levels are very easy if I [Read More...]

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After Brainfood which offers “Puzzles For the Brain To Gnaw On” we now have something else also about food called The Unit Diet and is invented by Helen Thomas, which she claims, could rival Weight Watchers and Slimming World.

In an article in the icNorthWales she explains how the diet works. The diet allows women 8-10 units a day and men 12-15, depending on how much weight there is to lose.

And if you just as I wondered why this article is called “Jigsaw solves the dieting puzzle than [Read More...]

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