Karakuri Creation Group

[KB64]

Had my eye on the Karakuri cake boxes for a while - expect many of you have too.

So rather pleased to see Puzzlebox world offering 25% off any/all of the 4 - if you know the special code that is!

They do a facebook page (not that I am a member - hate it! - but you can view the page without being a member, as below) and on there they sometimes show discount codes.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/wwwPuzzle ... 2297531901

Dont know how long the offer is, or their stock levels, but I have just ordered all 4 with standard international shipping to the UK for a total of $165 - thats £103 all in for us in the UK.

Wanted to share the good news.

[03SVTCobra]

I need to check out some of these puzzle boxes. They look very interesting.

[Paradox]

Here's another topic to discuss another of the big names in the puzzle world; the Karakuri Creation Group.

I think that they make some of the most beautifully made wooden puzzles, and it would be great to see what everyone else thinks.

Here are some examples from my collection;


Karakuri Cube 1 by Puzzleparadox, on Flickr


Karakuri Cube 2 by Puzzleparadox, on Flickr


Karakuri Cube 3 by Puzzleparadox, on Flickr


Karakuri Cube 4 by Puzzleparadox, on Flickr

So what Karakuri items do you own?

What items do you see yourself buying in the future?

And what items are on your 'wish I could afford it' list?

[TheJuggler]

Well, I currently own the following:

KW-7, RL, Hideaki Kawashima
KW-6, Snake Cube, Hideaki Kawashima
TJ-17, The Magig Hat, Shiro Tajima
KS-1, Cheese Cake, Karakuri Creation Group
KS-2, Fruit Cake, Karakuri Creation Group
KS-3, Chocolate Cake, Karakuri Creation Group
KS-4, Marble Cake, Karakuri Creation Group

[sjmh]

I just received my #2 and #4 of the Karakuri Cubes.

While I enjoyed #4 - part of the puzzle was a bit loose, which helped make the puzzle a bit easier than I would have liked, but a very clever opening nonetheless.

#2 was a bit tighter, which made the solution much harder to find as nothing was just going to pop open.

Both of them are beautifully made. I'd like to buy #1 and #3 - but my birthday is coming up soon and I've placed them on my wishlist and nudged my girlfriend to go look at it. Hopefully I'll have some interesting puzzles soon!

[TALES26275]

The boxes i own:

Not that hard but where fun to play and have

Some fo these boxes can be found here: http://www.karakuri.gr.jp/creation/smal ... ll-box.htm