In this episode of Puzzle Time,
we have three brand new puzzle boxes from Jean Claude Constantin.
Find out more about them in this episode of Puzzle Time.
Welcome to Episode 109 of Puzzle Time.
We are talking today about a whole bunch of Jean Claude Constantin puzzles.
Before we get into that though, want to talk about our Kickstarter.
Say thank you to everybody who was involved in the Kickstarter.
If you missed the Kickstarter, go to Indiegogo.
We have a campaign going there with the same three puzzles.
You can pick 'em up on Indiegogo.com. And yeah.
If you want to be involved in that, in that campaign.
Let's jump into our first Jean Claude Constantin puzzle. Linnea,
which one do you wanna start with?
Let's do this one.
That ones the one that interested me the most when these ones came in. Yeah.
So today we have... Actually, we have three puzzles,
by Jean Claude Constantin that are puzzle boxes and
they're based off of puzzles that are not puzzle boxes.
Now that's what this one is here. So what's the puzzle box we have?
So this one's called N-3 Box. Yes. So what they are is they're
a N-ary puzzle boxes, where you have to do a certain set of moves.
And then you have to kind of open the puzzle.
So a nary means it's a repeating move that allows you to move through the puzzle.
Now that's what this one is too.
Now this is called the N three? N-5? N-5. N-5. Now,
essentially this puzzle box works on the same principle as this puzzle;
which is kind of the theme to today, where the top of the puzzle boxes we're
showing you, line up either directly or indirectly with another
puzzle that isn't or that initially came out as not a puzzle box.
So I actually solved that one. So it's actually pretty
interesting. Yeah, this one's interesting, because it's got like a bunch of the
bars here that move.
So essentially you're moving these pegs through the maze.
And the goal is to get the ball to come out through the top there.
Yeah, there's a ball in the bottom here.
Now you can maybe see that down in the bottom
there; there's a little ball bearing and it'll eventually come
through this top piece. So again, there's not a ball bearing in this one,
but there is a box underneath that
you're gonna open up with a similar style of movement.
Now this is obviously like a curved piece
here. These will all line up at the end here. Yeah.
And then it'll lift off. So what level is this? It's a level eight.
This puzzle is? Yeah. Yeah.
So there's, there's three layers actually that you can see here now.
Can I show them moving? Yep.
You just gotta move this one up and then you move the top layer. Yeah. Okay.
And then, if you go through this,
you'll eventually see this layer moving down here. Right.
Okay, cool. I like that, but yeah, you'll see the,
you'll see all three layers moving.
Like Linnea said, eventually those pegs will line up with those holes and
the box top will lift off. So, so what's it called again?
A nary? Yeah, the Ary? A nary. There it is. Okay. So there's that puzzle.
Let's move on to the next one, Linnea. And this is the Two Keys Box.
Now again, like we said, these are puzzles that
are similar to a puzzle, that's not a puzzle box. So here's the puzzle box.
It's called Two Keys Box. This is the Two Keys Puzzle. You'll see
they're very.... These are actually... I think of, of the ones we have,
this is the ones that look the most
similar. The only thing I noticed that's different, is these edges
on this one are rounded and this one has an extra little piece on it underneath
the... Oh, under the pin there's a... under the pin.
And I got it to a point where this piece can actually drop through this hole.
And then it just has a pin... Through this hole? Yeah,
like it doesn't drop through to the bottom layer,
cause I didn't get all the way through,
but this piece drops through and then it sits on this layer and only this... Oh.
So I got it to drop through the top layer, but just not the bottom layer.
Cause like this piece kind of screws into this.
So the peg has a, has a...
The peg that's in here has like a little round disc underneath it and
that disc dropped in there. But the, the peg wouldn't drop through that?
Yeah. Be well, cause I didn't have it at the end here.
I had it part way where it could only... It couldn't drop through the second
layer. That's interesting. Huh? Yeah. Yeah. So it, and like you said, yeah.
It's squared off on this one. Not on that one.
As you can see this bottom maze will lift out. Like it has the,
like this whole maze. You can see this one looks like it's gonna lift out.
I think, but I don't know if this whole thing is gonna come off. Let's see. Like
you mean that this bottom maze will come out? It looks like
it will lift out. But it, I don't know if it will or not.
Cause how else would you open it?
Right. But I think once you get this open,
you drop this pin through the first layer and it maybe....
And then this slides out. This slides out, that one will come up and slide out? Yeah.
Oh, okay. Yeah. I could see that. Instead of this whole top part coming out. Yeah.
Instead of the top part.... I see what you're saying.
And then that's where your box opening is.
So that pin will probably just drop right through.
That's why I think it's called Two Keys, because this key will come out and then the
other key will come out. Maybe. I don't know. Maybe it's cuz it's a
maze, right? Or yeah, I guess. Yeah, you're right.
Because I don't think you can...
Do you think you could get this to drop in there and then you're moving it through
and then it drops through the second layer next or it's gonna do it all at
once? It's
gonna do it all at once.
I don't think you... cause you can't slide, unless you can slide this little metal
piece underneath.
No, I don't think it does. No you're right. Okay, cool. So yeah, there it is
again. It's another puzzle where the you've got the,
the puzzle that initially came out and then there's a puzzle box that has been
created with essentially that puzzle on the top.
Yeah, just a little bit different because this one...
A little bit different. As you can see, it's completely flat, where in the box,
there would be an etched out version. Right. that's not hooked
to the frame. And so what level is this? This is an 8? 7, 7.
So we're working with a seven and an eight and then our big one,
level nine. Level nine. Okay. So this is called the Sternary Box. So again,
Linnea said... Like, Linnea said,
it's a level nine and it is based off of a puzzle that we actually don't have in
stock currently. So it's called the Sternary box.
The Sternary puzzle is the
original. Something cool I noticed... I don't think,
I don't think this has anything to do with the solve,
but these things actually move on here. Oh they all
spin? Yeah.
That's cool. So I don't think it has anything to do with the solve.
It's just kind of a cool....
I didn't know that.
like aesthetic to the puzzle.
So like, like with any puzzle box and I don't know if we said it on the other ones,
but you do need to get the
box open, is the goal. Now how does this one work, Linnea? Do you know? So this
one has a little metal ball in it, is what it said on our description,
that's gonna drop before you can open it.
Yeah. Now what's the movement though? The movement on this one is so,
so weird to me.
So you get to.... So I feel like because you can't pull them,
you have to shift the box.
I tried doing it where you could pull them and you can pull them.
It's just really hard. So how many layers of these...? in there, how do you grab it?
It's awkward to grab it, so if you just shift it.
You just shift it. Shift it, this way.
It's hard to tell what's all happening in this one because there's layers where
there's pegs attached. Are they attached to these?
There's a lot of pegs in this one. That's what I'll say. Take a look in there.
There's pegs all over.
Some of them holding the top on some of them attached to these
pieces that are sliding out and there's
two or three. So how's it gonna open at the end? Is this whole top puzzle gonna lift off?
I'm not sure, but there is... I think there's three layers of these
pieces that slide around in there. Mm-hmm. So there's a, a top,
there's a middle and there's a bottom and they seem to line up.
They're not the whole way through.
So like this... Is there only two pieces that are...? Boy, this is,
this is a confusing
puzzle. It's harder because you have more stuff blocking your view of what's
going on inside here. You really do. You really do. Yeah. So what do you have to end,
end up doing here?
Like I actually don't.... Do all the pieces just end up like spreading out. I.
Feel like they do, they end up spiraling out and then once they're all... Maybe,
once you're all spiraled out... It says a ball will fall out and then maybe
you'll be able to lift it. Maybe that ball's what's locking
it in. Right, right. You said there was a ball. Yeah. Huh.
That's really interesting. I like, I like the feature of this,
like this stuff spinning. There's a little hole in the bottom here too.
I don't know what that is. I dunno if that turns. It would
have to have something to do with the puzzle. Why else would
it be there? Yeah, it looks like there's some sort of glue on it,
but it doesn't.... I don't know if it's attached or not.
That's an interesting feature on this. Unless,
that's how he puts it together and how he connects
it. Maybe, maybe the ball drops in or out of there. Cool. So this is... Again,
we said or talked about the levels. This is the hardest one: level nine.
The N-3 is the eight and the Two Keys is a level seven.
But yeah, check them out. Like I said, we don't have the Sternary,
which is the original puzzle version of this puzzle box in stock,
but you can check it out on our website or on Google. And yeah,
that's all we got today for Jean Claude stuff.
This is all... This came in like a big shipment of Jean Claude stuff here recently.
So we've just kind of been sorting through some of it.
Go check it all out on our website, puzzlemaster.ca. And let's
let's jump into the Online Buzz, Linnea. Yeah. About two to three
times a year, we'll get shipments from Jean Claude. So if you will want more,
we will be getting more sometime
soon. We get a lot of shipments from Jean Claude. But hey, Online Buzz.
This Online Buzz today is all about one puzzle maker slash
designer. And it's Dee Dixon. Now,
if you haven't heard of Dee Dixon or seen Dee Dixon's puzzle boxes,
go onto YouTube and check it out.
We're gonna reference a few things here that we've found about Dee Dixon.
We do have a couple on our site. Awesome puzzle boxes. Do we have puzzles from Dee Dixon?
I think it's that
Blinded
Puzzle Box. Yeah. Blinded. Yeah. Okay. I didn't even realize we had those,
but you can obviously get some of them on our website.
But first we want to talk about 'what did I get myself into'. Now
this is Tanner and his daughter.
Do you remember her name? Geneva. This is their shirt. This is their shirt. We,
we, wear their merch sometimes; Tanner sent us some.
But if you haven't checked out:
'what did I get myself into', check out Tanner's page on YouTube.
There's their channel. It's really awesome.
They do some phenomenal puzzles and they got this, a
bunch of Dee Dixon ones that he shows off. They don't solve any of them,
but they do show them and they were, they look so cool. These Blinded ones,
he has a couple of those. There's a,
another one, something about my hammer... get my hammer. There's a robot.
There's one that looks like a robot's head. Some great puzzles, so go,
go watch that video. Give you just a little intro into who Dee Dixon is.
And then if you wanna find out more about his puzzles or who he is,
I guess, go to Revo Deity on YouTube.
Now this is a by a guy named Chris Linik and he does some puzzle interviews.
I think he's like into some of the Revo maze stuff.
I think that's where the Revo Deity comes from, the name. Is he the, like,
make those? I don't think so. I think, I think he just likes the Revo mazes.
Yeah. So yeah, but he does... Chris does an interview with Dee Dixon. So,
I always like that when you get to see the man behind the, behind the puzzle.
And he talks a bit about some of his puzzles. It's a great interview.
Go watch it. That's Revo Deity on YouTube and that's his, Chris Linick's channel.
Now last is a new video from Mr. Puzzle.
Now we haven't talked with Mr. Puzzle on here for a while,
but he has a new video he just put out,
I think on December 17th here of 2021 and it's called,
it's about a puzzle, by Dee Dixon called Portal Box.
And I watched it. That puzzle is nuts, nuts. Like it's,
it's a box. It's probably about the size of one of these, hey, but it's squared.
And then it has some like round knobs almost on the edge. And
Mr. Puzzle solves it. I don't know how we solved it though,
because that puzzle was nuts. When he opened it and like started going through it.
Now you can see why Dee Dixon is such a phenomenal puzzle maker.
I'd love to get more stuff from him here at Puzzle Master,
but go check it out. Mr. Puzzle, doing Portal Box by Dee Dixon.
Really, really good. And Mr. Puzzle's so good at explaining stuff. So that,
that's what I really liked about the video. He explains it really well.
He actually, for part of the solve,
he kind of understood what was going on. He had to get,
get ahold of Dee Dixon, to find out what all was actually happening. So,
that's how complicated that puzzle box was, but really good.
And I'd like to see more.
I'd actually like to see that robot head one. I forget what it's called,
but I'd really like to see more about that one.
Cause I thought it looked really cool. If you like puzzles
blind solves,
Mr. Puzzle is probably the best at understanding what's going on inside those
puzzles. He does such a good job with that. He shows you on paper,
what's going on. And
he explains stuff well. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's good.
So that's the end of our Online Buzz. Linnea, where can they,
everyone go check us out?
On TikTok, Facebook, Instagram. You can go check out our website.
We have a newsletter that you can subscribe to.
Lots of good information in there.
Yeah, you can watch our Facebook Live. We do that Thursday.
Thursdays at 3:30 PM central standard time.
And it's where you'll see a lot of new puzzles coming in. Stuff that
usually isn't even on the website or won't be on the website for even weeks
afterwards. So, Facebook Live; check us out there. Also,
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