Sunday, 25 May 2025

I Finally Get One Of My Holy Grail Puzzles

The Gordian Knot puzzle box
Everyone loves a Stickman puzzle box and I do have a few. Ever since I saw the original Gordian Knot by Robert Yarger on Allard's blog and on his shelves, I have lusted after one but it has either not been available or when it did go up for auction, rapidly went beyond my ability to pay. I never thought I would be able to own a copy until the amazing Lewis Evans decided to work with Robert to recreate a new batch (with some slight improvements) and cast them from resin and metal. As soon as this went up for sale I put a deposit down immediately and it has just arrived at PuzzleMad HQ. Mrs S doesn't seem as impressed as me but I can't put it down!

The other Grail puzzle from Stickman was the Borg Box which I did manage to obtain as a 3D printed creation in 2014 and have enjoyed playing with every few years:

Borg box - it's not pretty but it's a fabulous puzzle
Now all I need is for someone to get me a copy of Brian Young's Whilemina Wombat - I have wanted one of them ever since playing with a copy at an MPP many years ago but the prices have been astronomical!