{"title":"Sequential Discovery Puzzles","description":"\u003cp\u003eA sequential discovery puzzle does not hand you everything at the start. You get a closed object and one thing that moves. Working that out gives you a tool, the tool opens the next step, and the next step gives you something else. The puzzle teaches you how to solve it while you solve it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the most story-like family in mechanical puzzling. A burr asks you to hold geometry in your head. A sequential discovery puzzle asks you to pay attention, try things, and notice when something has changed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/he\/products\/burr-bot-sequential-discovery-puzzle\"\u003eBurr Bot\u003c\/a\u003e by \u003ca href=\"\/he\/collections\/andrew-crowell\"\u003eAndrew Crowell\u003c\/a\u003e is the one to begin with. It is a burr and a discovery puzzle in the same cube: the sticks you can see are only the opening move, and the robot has swallowed something you need to get back out. It took a Jury Honorable Mention at the 2021 Nob Yoshigahara Puzzle Design Competition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBest for\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollectors who already own burrs and packing puzzles and want something that unfolds instead of resolving in one move. Escape room regulars who like the feeling of finding a key. Engineers who want to reverse engineer a mechanism they cannot see.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is a sequential discovery puzzle?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA puzzle solved in stages, where each stage reveals a tool or a piece of information you need for the next one. Nothing comes in the box to help you. Everything you need is hidden in the puzzle itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow is it different from a puzzle box?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA puzzle box is usually one sequence of moves that opens a lid. A sequential discovery puzzle gives you physical tools along the way and often has several distinct stages, each with its own idea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow hard are they?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarder than a burr of the same size, and longer. Most solvers spend one to four hours on their first sequential discovery puzzle, usually across more than one sitting. Getting stuck and coming back later is part of how they are designed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDo they ship assembled?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. A sequential discovery puzzle arrives closed, exactly as it should be, so the first discovery is yours to make.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"burr-bot-sequential-discovery-puzzle","title":"Burr Bot | Sequential Discovery Puzzle","description":"\u003cp\u003eBurr Bot has swallowed something he should not have. Your job is to get it out of him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGoal: work through the robot's interlocking shell, find the tools hidden along the way, and free what is stuck inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo force or external tools are allowed or needed to solve it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is Andrew Crowell's first hybrid of a burr and a sequential discovery puzzle, and it took a Jury Honorable Mention at the 2021 Nob Yoshigahara Puzzle Design Competition. The burr sticks you can see are only the opening move. After that it becomes a chain of small discoveries, each one handing you what you need for the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRODUCED IN LIMITED BATCHES.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's special about Burr Bot?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA burr and a sequential discovery puzzle in the same cube\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery tool you need is hidden inside the puzzle itself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJury Honorable Mention, 2021 Nob Yoshigahara Puzzle Design Competition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResets without reversing every step, so it is ready for the next person\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBest for: collectors who know Andrew Crowell from his TIC series and want his discovery work, and experienced solvers who like a puzzle that keeps opening up instead of ending at one answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited to 2 per customer.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned by \u003ca href=\"\/he\/collections\/andrew-crowell\"\u003eAndrew Crowell\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greg Puzzles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51517373481127,"sku":"GP-BURRBOT","price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/2827\/1783\/files\/burr_bot___sequential_discovery_puzzle_marble.png?v=1792040341"}],"url":"https:\/\/gregpuzzles.com\/he\/collections\/sequential-discovery-puzzles.oembed","provider":"Greg Puzzles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}