Sequential Movement Boxes

Jean Claude Constantin

LabyBox

IPP 31 Exchange / Berlin

designed by Jean Claude Constantin

made by Jean Claude Constantin

Pantazis Houlis

The Kastellorizo Puzzle

IPP 33 Exchange / Narita, Japan

designed by Pantazis Houlis

made by Pantazis Houlis

Kim Klobucher

All puzzle boxes from Klobucher are composed of small cube units.

The boxes have the shape of a cuboid, whereby the most of them are 3x3 or 4x4 cubes.

As exotic timber is used for the small cube units,

the appearance of the boxes is like patchwork.

At the front and the back of the boxes is either a circle shaped ornament

or a point shaped ornament in the shape of Little Bear/Little Dipper and Great Bear/Big Dipper.

Inside the boxes are pins.

All of his boxes are maze boxes and are built with the same mechanical principle.

The number of moves to open the boxes can be very high,

for example MMMDXLVI needs 3546 moves to open.

Long move sequences, which appear often, alternate again and again with move sequences,

which appear only once. Therefore, it is extremely difficult to open the boxes.

All his puzzle boxes are accompagnied by a small solution sheet.

K-419

needs 419 moves to open the box

quaternary puzzle

designed by Kim Klobucher

made by Kim Klobucher (Kcube Designs)

Ben Krasnow

Sliding Bar Puzzle Box

Limited Edition of 40

designed by Ben Krasnow

Puzzle Design Competition 2006

Allen Rolfs

free the coin

IPP 30 Exchange / Osaka + Hakone

designed by Allen Rolfs

made by Allen Rolfs

Kagan Schaefer

Snake Box

Limited Edition of 75

The Maze Burr

Puzzle Design Competition 2006 (Puzzlers' Award and Grand Prize)

Robert Yarger

Robert Yarger with his wife

holding in his hand a container that holds a queen bee.

Robert Yarger is besides Kagen Schaefer one of the most important

and famous American artists for sequential movement boxes.

Many of his boxes are three-dimensional mazes or sliding puzzles.

His most famous boxes are the Stickman No.3 Puzzle Box and the Stickman No.5 Puzzle Box.

It is striking about Yarger´s boxes that the function mechanism of his boxes

is immediately recognisable. That is because the opening mechanism is not hidden inside the box,

but clearly visible from outside. As the mechanism constitutes the major part of the box,

many of his sequential movement boxes are not perceived as boxes,

but rather as a puzzle or game.

Almost all boxes are without a relationship to a topic.

Only few of the boxes, such as the Grandfather clock puzzlebox

and the Lighthouse Puzzlebox are depictions of images.

Yarger uses exotic timber for the production of his boxes.

All boxes are numbered consecutively and have additionally a second name.

Only 3 to 4 boxes are produces per year in a limited edition,

thereby every box is delivered with an instruction booklet.

Unfortunately the boxes are faster sold than produced.

Stickman #4

2 compartments

Limited Edition of 45

Puzzle Design Competition 2004

made by Robert Yarger / Eric Fuller

Takeapart Box / Borg Box / Stickman #5

Limited Edition of 45

Puzzle Design Competition 2005

Grandfather Clock / Stickman #6

Limited Edition of 28

Stickman Lock Box

Snowflake Ornament Puzzle Box / Stickman #9

Puzzle Design Competition 2006

Stickman Autumn Puzzle Box / Stickman #10

Limited Edition of 30

Stickman Fulcrum Box / Stickman #11

Limited Edition of 35

Stickman Cross Box / Stickman #12

Limited Edition of 30

Puzzle Design Competition 2007

Stickman Chopsticks Box/ Stickman #13

Stickman Tile Box / Stickman #15

2 compartments

Limited Edition of 20

Stickman Chess Box / Stickman #13

Limited Edition of 26

Stickman Domino Box / Stickman #16

Limited Edition of 25

Stickman Try-Knot Box / Stickman #17

Limited Edition of 55

Stickman Sphere Box / Stickman #18

Limited Edition of 31

Puzzle Design Competition 2009

Stickman Illogical Box / Stickman #19

Limited Edition of 24

Stickman #21

Limited Edition of 26

Lighthouse Puzzlebox / Stickman #20

Limited Edition of 28

Puzzle Design Competition 2010

Stickman Gordian Knot Puzzlebox / Stickman #22

Limited Edition of 28

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