Eriban's Illusions, Puzzles & Fractals

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Holey Cube is fractal-like puzzle. It is based on the puzzle Twelve Straight/Twisted by Yukio Hirose. The animation shows the second level, with 12 * 12 parts, in detail and gives a sneak preview of the third.

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Frankenstein

Frankenstein is an 18-piece burr puzzle with an unusual shape. Nevertheless, the pieces are all notchable, which means that they can be crafted from a single...

A beautiful monstrosity

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Tronc Commun 3

Tronc Commun 3 is the last puzzle in a series of three designed by Gregory Benedetti. What these puzzles have in common is their shape when assembled, as wel...

Check out the wicked rotations required to solve this puzzle!

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Azraël

Azraël is a box-shaped puzzle designed by Alfons Eyckmans. It consists of only eight parts, which are all quite basic. Nevertheless, the puzzle is surprising...

The shape is simple, the solution not.

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Reign

Reign is a high-level caged burr puzzle designed by Dan Fast. Even though it consists of only seven parts, including the cage, releasing the first piece requ...

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Two Burrs in a Basket

This puzzle is an ingenious design by Logan Kleinwaks and is actually multiple puzzles in one. The first puzzle is to remove all parts from the basket. Relea...

If you want to go for a picnic with some food for thought then bring this puzzling basket along. The puzzle is designed by Logan Kleinwaks, and the soundtrack is by Kevin MacLeod.

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Droid - a cute burr puzzle designed by Stephan Baumegger. The soundtrack is by Jon Luc Hefferman. No droids were harmed in the making of this video.

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CubLoc - A burr puzzle designed by Stephan Baumegger. The 3D model is based on a copy of the puzzle crafted by Eric Fuller, and the soundtrack is created by Kai Engel

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Oktoberfest Puzzle - A burr puzzle designed by Christoph Lohe. It consists of six identical pieces, yet has a solution that is relatively complex. A fun puzzle!

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Helix the Burr

Helix the Burr is a puzzle designed by Bill Cutler. According to him it features the most interesting disassembly sequence that he has ever created. I can easily believe that.

This animation features some X-ray sequences that show what is happening inside the puzzle during disassembly. I recommend viewing it full-screen to see all the details.

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Helix the Burr - Here's a sneak preview of the animation that I am currently working on. It will showcase Helix the Burr, a puzzle designed by Bill Cutler. According to him it features the most interesting disassembly sequence that he has ever created. I can easily believe that. I had to introduce a kind of X-ray view to show what is happening during disassembly

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Gumball 3K Burr Puzzle

Gumball 3K is an eighteen piece burr puzzle featuring two additional hidden car pieces which together with the shape of the overall puzzle give it its name.

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Gumball 3K - Preview of an upcoming animation. This 18-piece burr puzzle designed by Stephan Baumegger features two hidden car pieces. This frame shows the puzzle just after the second car has been removed. Quite a few other pieces have already been removed as well. Can you imagine what the puzzle looks like when fully assembled?

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Super Nova puzzle

Super Nova is an 18-piece burr puzzle that requires a record-breaking sequence of 166 moves to release the first puzzle piece! It is designed by Alfons Eyckmans and Jack Krijnen.

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Wallace Puzzle

Here's an animation of an interesting six-piece burr puzzle. The puzzle is called Wallace and has been designed by Stephan Baumegger.

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Rupture Puzzle

Here's another animation of a beautiful puzzle from my collection. The puzzle is called Rupture and is designed by Dan Fast

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Condor’s Peeper Puzzle - A difficult 18-piece burr puzzle by Jack Krijnen. Releasing the first piece requires no less than 62 moves!