Essential Puzzles

[Piker B]

Hello,

As a new puzzle collector (very new in fact), the scope of what is available is overwhelming. So I am reaching out to those that are far more experienced. What would you say are the" essential" (or core) puzzles for a good collection? I'm looking for the puzzles that either best represent a category of puzzle and / or the ones that best represents a certain designer.

And for fun, while you're at it, what would be the one puzzle you could not pass up if: #1 it was actually for sale, and #2 money was no object?

I hope this will become a decent discussion as it is fun to see what different people value / love in a puzzle.

Thanks all

[CptBlood]

Hello Piker B,

I am also new to the puzzle world ^^

I like the Pyro Fire Puzzle (~180£).
It is a great puzzle and looks really nice

And the Hanayama Cast Marble puzzle (15$).

Regrads
Cpt.Blood

[prodigy]

Puzzle you could not pass up: Popplock T1 (Rainer Popp)

I am a metal puzzle collector and this is my list (maybe I have missed some great designers):

Popplock T2 (Rainer Popp)
Revomaze Handmade (Chris Pitt)
Ramisi5 (Andrew Reeves / Chris Pitt)
Angel Box (William Strijbos)
Zen (Charles O. Perry)
Alles Roger (Roger D)
The Pawn (Marcel Gillen)
Double Semi-Maze (R.D. Rose)
DanLock (Dan Feldman)
Open Lock (Gary Foshee)
AlCyl (Hirokazu Iwasawa)
Cast Enigma (Nob Yoshigahara)
Cast Chain (Oskar van Deventer)
One-Wa-Sure (Rocky Chiaro)
Swing Lock (Splinter Spierenburgh)
Haleslock 1 (Shane Hales)