Greg Puzzles Blog

3-Piece Cross Puzzle, from the Greg Puzzles range

Burr Puzzles: What They Are, Where They Came Fr...

Six sticks, five go in, the sixth will not. A guide to what counts as a burr, where it came from, and which one to pick up first.

Burr Puzzles: What They Are, Where They Came Fr...

Six sticks, five go in, the sixth will not. A guide to what counts as a burr, where it came from, and which one to pick up first.

Fish Tank flat tray packing puzzle

Pocket Puzzles: What to Take on a Plane

Small and light is the easy part. The question that decides whether a puzzle works on a plane is what happens when you drop a piece, and on a tray...

Pocket Puzzles: What to Take on a Plane

Small and light is the easy part. The question that decides whether a puzzle works on a plane is what happens when you drop a piece, and on a tray...

MINIMA Slider, our IPP 2026 exchange puzzle

Collectible Puzzles: What IPP Exchange Actually...

Exchange puzzle, world debut, IPP37 award. These phrases turn up on collectible puzzle pages and mostly go unexplained. Here is what each one actually requires, and whether it should change...

Collectible Puzzles: What IPP Exchange Actually...

Exchange puzzle, world debut, IPP37 award. These phrases turn up on collectible puzzle pages and mostly go unexplained. Here is what each one actually requires, and whether it should change...

Which Mechanical Puzzle Should You Buy First?

Which Mechanical Puzzle Should You Buy First?

Everyone answers this with a difficulty rating, which is the one thing that will not help you. What decides whether you finish your first puzzle is whether it asks the...

Which Mechanical Puzzle Should You Buy First?

Everyone answers this with a difficulty rating, which is the one thing that will not help you. What decides whether you finish your first puzzle is whether it asks the...

3D-Printed vs Wooden Puzzles: An Honest Comparison

3D-Printed vs Wooden Puzzles: An Honest Comparison

Wood feels great. That is not in dispute and we will not pretend otherwise. The interesting question is why so many of the best new designs arrive in plastic anyway,...

3D-Printed vs Wooden Puzzles: An Honest Comparison

Wood feels great. That is not in dispute and we will not pretend otherwise. The interesting question is why so many of the best new designs arrive in plastic anyway,...

Grip 4L interlocking puzzle by Lucie Pauwels

Lucie Pauwels: Hard, Never Hostile

Some designers set out to defeat you. Lucie Pauwels does not. Her puzzles are genuinely hard, and at no point do they hide anything, punish you, or make you feel...

Lucie Pauwels: Hard, Never Hostile

Some designers set out to defeat you. Lucie Pauwels does not. Her puzzles are genuinely hard, and at no point do they hide anything, punish you, or make you feel...