Gamepuzzles for the joy of thinking
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Original games and puzzles designed and made by Objectivists, available only directly through the website and at art shows (and at The Atlas Summit). So beautiful, they're art. Unique lasercut acrylic mosaics and handcrafted wood gameboards are a celebration of the mind and offer endless challenges for lively intellects.
See my article, "Gamepuzzles--Paradigms of a Rational World": https://kates-takes.blogspot.com/2014...
I have designed over 250 "playable art" pieces since 1979, enjoyed by all ages, from kids to adults. At 45 years of business, we're better than ever!
Check out all my offerings on the website (https://www.gamepuzzles.com), with easy and secure ordering. Join our community of intelligent collectors, experience the undiluted joy of thinking. We also accept PayPal.
If you like mysteries, there are many hidden treasures and playable features throughout the website. Can you find a secret link that would give you a surprise or even win you a prize?
Also check out and "like" our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/gamepuzzles for special news, designs and features. Our fledgling YouTube channel has a few videos you might enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/user/katalinj...
A philosophical footnote: These puzzles are an expression of freedom, since they have countless solutions. They are the antithesis of totalitarianism, and each gives players the rare pleasure of experiencing their own efficacy. See a video interview about my work and ideas here: https://www.gamepuzzles.com/video.htm -- it won the producer an Emmy.
Attached to this post are a few samples. Prices of these range from $65 to $225. Click on the thumbnails for enlarged views. Smaller sets range from $12 to $49.
These are just a tiny sampling of over 200 different models, so be sure to check out the full website. Total price range is from $9 to $1295. Order direct--no retailer mark-up.
Starting from first row, left to right:
Intarsia, 16 each of only two kinds of tiles form exquisite reversible designs in 26 septillion ways. $95 | Trio in a Tray, three puzzles in one plus combos form surprising images. $42 | Grand Roundominoes, 83 tiles from 1 to 5 circles joined, a masterpiece of clean complexity. $225 | Hexdominoes, 27 color pairs plus 6 singles form awesomely beautiful color compositions in and outside the tray. $95 | Grand Snowflake, 70 unique tessellated squares match sensuously; not for beginners. $155 | Boats, 36 pointy dominoes match colors in hundreds of patterns. $95 | Lemma, 23" engraved, handpainted wood gameboard, a rule-creating metagame as paradigm of mind and world. $125 |
Dezign-8, 64 inlaid path tiles form awesome symmetries, play strategy games. $195 | Hopscotch, 24 tiles of half-offset connected squares, delightfully complex. $72 | L-Sixteen, 16 holey L's mix 4 colors, form mazes and fancy figures. $65 | La Ora Stelo, the 32 tiles are polyforms of golden triangles, solve sophisticated challenges. $72 | Pentarose, 36 pentagon-based tiles explore non-periodic assemblies, based on work of Sir Roger Penrose. $72 | MemorIQ, 24 hexagons inlaid with snub pentagons, match colors in hundreds of shapes. $95 | Rhombiominoes, 20 tiles of 5 rhombs each, our hardest puzzle. $72 |
Quintillions, 12 solid maple blocks (pentominoes) build fabulous 2D and 3D structures and play 5 strategy games for up to 4 thinkers, our No. 1 product. $85 | Trifolia, 24 Escheresque tiles match edges by straight, waves, hills, valleys. $65 | Game of Y, superb strategy game as deep as and more accessible than go, plus 6 other games on curvy triangular board. $95 | Six by Six, engraved wood board serves for 32 strategy games and dozens of puzzle categories, with 36 handcrafted wood disks and 36 engraved wood cylindrical pawns. $149 | Kaliko, 85 wood tiles with paths in 3 colors to match and score for long paths. $135 | Snowflake Super Square, where hearts and spaces interlock in any combination. $65 | ChooChooLoops, curvy combinations of quarter arcs form loops and paths around islands. $65 |
-- Kate Jones, puzzlelady
See our newest releases on: https://www.gamepuzzles.com/newtopic.... - - - - -
Original games and puzzles designed and made by Objectivists, available only directly through the website and at art shows (and at The Atlas Summit). So beautiful, they're art. Unique lasercut acrylic mosaics and handcrafted wood gameboards are a celebration of the mind and offer endless challenges for lively intellects.
See my article, "Gamepuzzles--Paradigms of a Rational World": https://kates-takes.blogspot.com/2014...
I have designed over 250 "playable art" pieces since 1979, enjoyed by all ages, from kids to adults. At 45 years of business, we're better than ever!
Check out all my offerings on the website (https://www.gamepuzzles.com), with easy and secure ordering. Join our community of intelligent collectors, experience the undiluted joy of thinking. We also accept PayPal.
If you like mysteries, there are many hidden treasures and playable features throughout the website. Can you find a secret link that would give you a surprise or even win you a prize?
Also check out and "like" our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/gamepuzzles for special news, designs and features. Our fledgling YouTube channel has a few videos you might enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/user/katalinj...
A philosophical footnote: These puzzles are an expression of freedom, since they have countless solutions. They are the antithesis of totalitarianism, and each gives players the rare pleasure of experiencing their own efficacy. See a video interview about my work and ideas here: https://www.gamepuzzles.com/video.htm -- it won the producer an Emmy.
Attached to this post are a few samples. Prices of these range from $65 to $225. Click on the thumbnails for enlarged views. Smaller sets range from $12 to $49.
These are just a tiny sampling of over 200 different models, so be sure to check out the full website. Total price range is from $9 to $1295. Order direct--no retailer mark-up.
Starting from first row, left to right:
Intarsia, 16 each of only two kinds of tiles form exquisite reversible designs in 26 septillion ways. $95 | Trio in a Tray, three puzzles in one plus combos form surprising images. $42 | Grand Roundominoes, 83 tiles from 1 to 5 circles joined, a masterpiece of clean complexity. $225 | Hexdominoes, 27 color pairs plus 6 singles form awesomely beautiful color compositions in and outside the tray. $95 | Grand Snowflake, 70 unique tessellated squares match sensuously; not for beginners. $155 | Boats, 36 pointy dominoes match colors in hundreds of patterns. $95 | Lemma, 23" engraved, handpainted wood gameboard, a rule-creating metagame as paradigm of mind and world. $125 |
Dezign-8, 64 inlaid path tiles form awesome symmetries, play strategy games. $195 | Hopscotch, 24 tiles of half-offset connected squares, delightfully complex. $72 | L-Sixteen, 16 holey L's mix 4 colors, form mazes and fancy figures. $65 | La Ora Stelo, the 32 tiles are polyforms of golden triangles, solve sophisticated challenges. $72 | Pentarose, 36 pentagon-based tiles explore non-periodic assemblies, based on work of Sir Roger Penrose. $72 | MemorIQ, 24 hexagons inlaid with snub pentagons, match colors in hundreds of shapes. $95 | Rhombiominoes, 20 tiles of 5 rhombs each, our hardest puzzle. $72 |
Quintillions, 12 solid maple blocks (pentominoes) build fabulous 2D and 3D structures and play 5 strategy games for up to 4 thinkers, our No. 1 product. $85 | Trifolia, 24 Escheresque tiles match edges by straight, waves, hills, valleys. $65 | Game of Y, superb strategy game as deep as and more accessible than go, plus 6 other games on curvy triangular board. $95 | Six by Six, engraved wood board serves for 32 strategy games and dozens of puzzle categories, with 36 handcrafted wood disks and 36 engraved wood cylindrical pawns. $149 | Kaliko, 85 wood tiles with paths in 3 colors to match and score for long paths. $135 | Snowflake Super Square, where hearts and spaces interlock in any combination. $65 | ChooChooLoops, curvy combinations of quarter arcs form loops and paths around islands. $65 |
-- Kate Jones, puzzlelady
See our newest releases on: https://www.gamepuzzles.com/newtopic.... - - - - -
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I look forward to playing them.
I like solitaire type puzzles.
I guarantee that both games will have a trial run this weekend.
I will take a second look at your site soon and see if any of the games you actually make strike my fancy.
Looking forward to playing.
Rick (Eudaimonia)
Have a great weekend. -- Kate
If they still don't show up, let me know and we'll look into it on our end immediately.
My daughter's not quite old enough yet for the Rombix Jr. though. What others could you recommend for a 2 year old?
Among the put-together puzzles, probably the first one you might try is Vee-21. I have seen some 3-year-olds manage that with a little help, and one legendary 2-year-old. They grow fast.