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Seriously tough puzzles
Wooden puzzles are beautiful to look at but can be large and heavy. Puzzles are meant to be played with and shared. These 3D printed puzzles in tough nylon or solid stainless steel are great to play with and easy to carry around in a pocket.  The puzzles range in difficulty from quite easy to fiendishly difficult and, unless stated, are all my own design. Puzzles work best in White, Strong and Flexible material.
If you would prefer coloured puzzles then you have three choices:
- Order in one of Shapeways standard seasonal colours
- Order white ones and dye them yourself
- Order directly from me through my Etsy shop.

Please note that Shapeways only print the pieces. You will need to work out how to fit the puzzle together. YouTube videos are available for many puzzles to help you with this.

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Coherence by Pit Khiam Goh
by richgain
Coherence is a new record breaking cube and the first in my collection by well-known puzzle designer, Pit Khiam Goh. This clever puzzle demands 10 ...
 
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Lambada by Jeff Namkung
by richgain
Lambada is Jeff Namkungs first 4x4x4 cube to require rotations in the solutions and as soon as you see the pieces you know there's going to be ple...
 
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Slow Waltz by Jeff Namkung
by richgain
Another record breaker from Jeff - a 4x4x4 cube with a 27 step solution. Quite extraordinary! This 5 piece 4x4x4 cube has just one external hole bu...
 
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Quickstep by Jeff Namkung
by richgain
Quickstep is a brand new puzzle cube from a talented designer who appeared on the scene only 3 months ago but has already been breaking records wit...
 
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Jive by Jeff Namkung
by richgain
A new 4x4x4 interlocking puzzle cube designed by Jeff Namkung. This complex puzzle requires a sequence of 9 moves to get the first piece out which ...
 
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Bolero by Jeff Namkung
by richgain
A new 4x4x4 interlocking puzzle cube designed by Jeff Namkung. This complex puzzle briefly held the record as it requires a sequence of 8 moves to ...
 
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Twist the night away 4cm
by richgain
An updated version of Tom Jolly's brilliant Twist the Night Away puzzle cube in the new, larger 4 cm format.
 
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Pirouette by Jos Bergmans
by richgain
I have a confession to make. Even though I love all of Jos Bergmans creations, I completely overlooked this one until today. This is not one to mis...
 
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Whirlwind by Jos Bergmans
by richgain
Another one of Jos Bergmans' great 4x4x4 puzzle cubes. This one requires rotations and has a great surprise ending. Even though I have previously s...
 
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Marin by Jos Bergmans
by richgain
One of Jos Bergmans' tricky 4x4x4 cubes that starts out easy to disassemble and gets harder. Putting the five pieces back together is even more of ...
 
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Switch cube 5cm open
by richgain
The 5 cm Switch cube now presented in the more open (and cheaper) hollow format.
 
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Superstrings
by richgain
Update: Jury 1st Prize winner at the 2011 International Puzzle Design competitionTwo open-ended Superstrings with the correct spin can be merged in...
 
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Ludlow
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Continuing in the tradition of naming my puzzles after the places where they were invented, here is my latest brand new puzzle design. Ludlow is an...
 
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Switch Cube 5 cm
by richgain
This 3D printed puzzle is one of my most complex and lovely designs. It takes thirteen steps before the first piece comes free. The 'switch' is f...
 
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Roll Up! Roll Up!
by richgain
This difficult 6 piece interlocking cube puzzle was 3D printed in strong, white nylon and then each piece has been hand-dyed and individually worke...
 
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Angle-C
by richgain
This 4x4x4 interlocking cube puzzle was designed when I was on holiday on the beautiful island of Anglesey in Wales. It consists of six different p...
 
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Pivot by Jos Bergmans
by richgain
 This superb puzzle designed by Jos Bergmans exemplifies everything that I love about interlocking cubes. We share a passion for complex 4x4x4...
 
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Elevator by Jos Bergmans
by richgain
This little beauty is another classic Jos Bergmans 4x4x4 interlocking puzzle cube. It's the first puzzle by Jos that I tried and it's definitely st...
 
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Twist the night away 3.2cm
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New larger hollow format.I am delighted to be able to present one of the most original interlocking cube puzzles to be designed for many years. Onc...
 
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Quaturnery Qube 3.2cm
by richgain
New larger hollow format.Quaturnery Qube is my fourth 4x4x4 cube puzzle design and has four pieces.  It has a unique level 4.3.4&nbs...
 
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Switch Cube hollow
by richgain
You can now get a 4 cm Switch Cube for the same price as the original 3 cm cube!I have started the process of revisiting some of my older puzzles a...
 
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Three Easy Pieces
by richgain
Three Easy Pieces is an interlocking 3x3x3 cube puzzle. It's not as difficult as some of the other puzzles I have designed, so if you, or someone y...
 
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Three Tiny Pieces
by richgain
Three Easy Pieces is an interlocking 3x3x3 cube puzzle. It's not as difficult as some of the other puzzles I have designed, so if you, or someone y...
 
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Quaturnery Qube
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Quaturnery Qube is my fourth 4x4x4 cube puzzle design and has four pieces.  It has a unique level 4.3.4  solution that inc...
 
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Twist the night away (L)
by richgain
I am delighted to be able to present one of the most original interlocking cube puzzles to be designed for many years. Once again, Tom Jolly has ki...
 
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Steady State Cube
by richgain
This cube really is something quite special. About a year ago, after seeing the Transformers movie, I was inspired, by the behaviour of the alien t...
 
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The Seldom Seen Cube
by richgain
Inspired by the logo on the cover of Elbow's album, The Seldom Seen Kid, this interlocking 3-piece puzzle is not as easy as it looks. Unlike all my...
 
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World's smallest cube
by richgain
This must surely be the smallest commercially available 3D puzzle cube in the world. It is a tiny 7.5 mm across and presents a real challenge to so...
 
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Triaxial (2.4cm)
by richgain
These three identical pieces can be interlocked to form a 4x4x4 cube either in 6 sequential steps or smooth coordinate motion. This original puzzle...
 
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Primary Gain
by richgain
This is the first interlocking cube I ever designed. It consists of four pieces which fit together with a series of sliding movements. It is not to...
 
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Tertiary Gain
by richgain
OK, I hear you cry, why Tertiary? Whatever happened to Secondary Gain? Well there is one, but this is just a much better puzzle. It has a level of ...
 
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Quaturnery Qube (hollow)
by richgain
My fourth 4x4x4 cube puzzle design is 4cm wide, with four pieces and a unique solution that includes rotation (hence the punny name). This is a br...
 
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Switch Cube (2.4 cm)
by richgain
This is Quinsequential Gamma (2.4 cm) the third version of the Quinsequential design. Quinsequential Alpha required 9 separate moves before the fir...
 
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Steady State 12mm
by richgain
Here is an experimental smaller version of the popular Steady State cube based on 3mm unit cubes.In White Strong & Flexible it works well and looks...
 
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Inside Out Cube
by richgain
The Inside Out Cube is the first miniature cube puzzle from microcubology. This is a real working interlocking cube puzzle that requires both skil...
 
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Insinuate puzzle
by richgain
This is a brand new two piece interlocking cube puzzle which is my adaption of a design by Bram Cohen. It's an interesting challenge to insinuate t...
 
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Complex interlocking puzzle cubes from some of the world's top puzzle designers. Please use the messaging link to contact me for any special requests.

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