{"title":"Collectible Puzzles","description":"\u003cp\u003eMost mechanical puzzles are anonymous. These are not. Every puzzle in this collection has a documented history - an IPP exchange, a design award, a world debut, or a vote by the people who solve more puzzles than anyone else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe International Puzzle Party is an invitation-only annual gathering where collectors exchange brand-new designs that have never been produced before. An exchange puzzle is, by definition, something almost nobody owns. Several of them are here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe pedigree\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/he\/products\/minima-slider\"\u003eMINIMA Slider\u003c\/a\u003e by \u003ca href=\"\/he\/collections\/frederic-boucher\"\u003eFrederic Boucher\u003c\/a\u003e had its world debut at Greg Puzzles and was Greg's exchange puzzle at the 2026 Assisi IPP. \u003ca href=\"\/he\/products\/microma\"\u003eMicroma\u003c\/a\u003e was Andreas Roever's exchange puzzle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/he\/products\/identical-twins\"\u003eIdentical Twins\u003c\/a\u003e by \u003ca href=\"\/he\/collections\/osanori-yamamoto\"\u003eOsanori Yamamoto\u003c\/a\u003e won a puzzlers' award at IPP37 and sits in the Mechanical Puzzle Discord's top three Osanori designs. \u003ca href=\"\/he\/products\/lucida\"\u003eLucida\u003c\/a\u003e was voted number one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/he\/products\/three-piece-block-puzzle\"\u003eThree-Piece Block\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"\/he\/products\/6-piece-star-puzzle\"\u003e6-Piece Star\u003c\/a\u003e come from \u003ca href=\"\/he\/collections\/stewart-coffin\"\u003eStewart Coffin\u003c\/a\u003e, the most influential designer the field has produced. \u003ca href=\"\/he\/products\/shrinking-soma\"\u003eShrinking Soma\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/he\/products\/bonbon-puzzle\"\u003eBonBon\u003c\/a\u003e are the expert-level designs their makers are known for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBest for\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollectors who track designers rather than shapes. Puzzlers who already own the classics and want something with provenance. Anyone buying a gift for a serious solver who appears to own everything already.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat is an IPP exchange puzzle?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe International Puzzle Party is an annual invitation-only gathering of puzzle collectors and designers. Participants bring a brand-new puzzle of their own to exchange with the others, so exchange puzzles start life in very small numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDoes 3D printing make a puzzle less collectible?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt changes what you are collecting. You are buying the design and its history rather than a handmade wooden object. The advantage is that designs which only ever existed in runs of a hundred are actually available to solve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWho is Stewart Coffin?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most influential mechanical puzzle designer of the last fifty years, known for geometric assembly puzzles built from very few pieces. Most modern designers cite him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAre these harder than the rest of the shop?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMostly yes. Award-winning designs tend to be award-winning because they are elegant and difficult at the same time. Three-Piece Block is the friendliest entry here.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"6-piece-star-puzzle","title":"פאזל כוכב 6 חלקים | חידת הכוכב","description":"\u003cp style=\";text-align: right; direction: rtl;\"\u003eפאזל הכוכב בן 6 החלקים היה אחד הפאזלים הראשונים שפתרתי אי פעם.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\";text-align: right; direction: rtl;\"\u003eאני זוכר שפירקתי את הפאזל הזה בפעם הראשונה - איזו הפתעה זו הייתה!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\";text-align: right; direction: rtl;\"\u003eלהרכיב את זה מחדש זה האתגר האמיתי\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\";text-align: right; direction: rtl;\" class=\"\" data-end=\"381\" data-start=\"360\"\u003e🛡️ תשלום מאובטח\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\";text-align: right; direction: rtl;\" class=\"\" data-end=\"405\" data-start=\"385\"\u003e🌍 משלוחים לישראל עם מעקב\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\";text-align: right; direction: rtl;\" class=\"\" data-end=\"447\" data-start=\"409\"\u003e✏️ עוצב על ידי ממציאים ברמה עולמית\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\";text-align: right; 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Rotations required.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShips disassembled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTop 3 Osanori puzzles by the Mechanical Puzzle Discord. 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Rotations required.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShips disassembled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVoted #1 Osanori by the Mechanical Puzzle Discord. 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Your goal: pack all of the pieces into the box. Rotations are allowed. Do not disassemble the pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest for:\u003c\/strong\u003e MINIMA puzzle lovers, and as a gift for clever people who assume they will crack it in five minutes. It is waaay harder than it looks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy We Carry It\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMicroma was Andreas Röver's exchange puzzle at the 2026 International Puzzle Party in Assisi - an international gathering of a closed circle of puzzle collectors, where brand-new puzzles are introduced and exchanged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI solved it there, and I immediately knew I wanted to share this design with you all. \u003ca href=\"\/he\/collections\/frederic-boucher\"\u003eFrederic Boucher\u003c\/a\u003e's MINIMA series has inspired a whole wave of designers, and this could be one of the most brilliant MINIMA-inspired designs out there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Rules\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePack every piece into the box. 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