Looking back at 2018

Happy New Year to all!

Looking back to the year 2018, we think it was a busy year. We have produced 15 puzzles in a year.

Here are the puzzles and the release dates we have made.
The red asterisks are sold out puzzles as of today, and you can see them in the puzzle archive.

Jan.18 Mirii CFT - Burr puzzle (Nonorthogonal)

Feb.21 Ixia Box * - Puzzle box and sequential discovery

Mar.12 T-Slot Burr - Burr puzzle

May 7 Alcyon - Burr puzzle (Nonorthogonal)

May 7 Merope - Burr puzzle (Nonorthogonal)

May 7 Quartet Box * - Puzzle box

May 27 Heart Case * - Puzzle box and sequential discovery

Jul. 22 Mirii 6x4 - Burr puzzle (Nonorthogonal)

Aug. 1 Meanders Box - Secret puzzle box

Aug. 26 3D Shhriken - Burr puzzle

Oct. 12 Spade Case - Puzzle box

Oct. 12 Grooved 6 Board Burr #1 - Burr puzzle

Oct. 12 Tangled Clip Burr - Burr puzzle

Nov. 4 Great Grate Puzzle - Burr puzzle

Nov. 18 Sequential Discovery Burred Box * - Sequential discovery, burr and puzzle box

I (Yukari) personally like "Quartet Box" because I like cogs and like the unusual movements of "Quartet Box." If you have bought one, you may know what I mean. If I choose one puzzle from another point of view, I like Mirii CFT. It looks gorgeous and big, but it's a very difficult puzzle, so I use it for an ornament.

I have no idea what kind of puzzles we are making in 2019. At least I know the next puzzle we are going to release. I cannot write about the details yet, but it would be a unique look that we have never made before.

We are going to make fun puzzles as fun as last year's or maybe more.
Please keep your hopes up!

May this year bring new happiness, bring new puzzles and a lot of Aha moments in your puzzling life.

Sequential Discovery Burred Box

We released Sequential Discovery Burred Box yesterday. It is our last puzzle product to be released in 2018 and we are happy that we could have done that before Christmas. The puzzle looks like an ordinary six piece interlocking burr, but it is also a puzzle box and sequential discovery puzzle.

PNG Rosewood is used for the main part of the puzzle. The color of the timber varies from pale yellow to reddish brown. Some have streaks, and some have obvious multiple colors in a timber piece. We randomly pick up the assembled puzzles when they are sold. We hope our customers like the color and texture of the puzzle.

Juno wanted to produce more puzzles because it seems that there are big demands for puzzle box products, but during the complex production process, he lost roughly 15% of them. We put less than 70 of them on our shopping website, and thanks to our customers' support, more than two thirds were sold within 24 hours after the puzzle had been released. It is big surprise to us. We are able to enjoy a happy Christmas time.

The size of the puzzle is 101 mm x 101 mm x 101 mm. You might feel it is a bit chunky because the mass volume of the puzzle is three to four times bigger than the ordinary size six piece burr puzzles. It was necessary to have such a big size to contain a weird gimmick or mechanism in the puzzle.

We already have been working on our next puzzle products. The next puzzle would be a little different than what we have produced. It has a concrete and representational shape. I would like to say what shape it would be, I really would, but sorry this is a top secret now. At least, I can say lots of people would love it! I'm unsure but the release of the next puzzle will be next year. Please look forward to it! We wish we could produce more puzzles in 2019 and make you feel wow! and aha!

It may be a little early to say this, but ...
We hope your Holiday Season is fun with lots of puzzles, and full of sparkles!

Yukari

The 7th Auction Results

The auction we had held ended on 4th Nov.
The sales results are as follows:

T-16 (Jarraah Box): AUD $41.04
T-16 (Rosewood Box): AUD $26.55
6 Board Burr 5x8 #1: AUD $72.23
Level 8 Burr: AUD $76.00
Great Grate Puzzle: AUD $74.00

The total sales amount was AUD $289.82.

For donating half the amount of sales, we went to the Animal Welfare League QLD and met fluffy friends. Here is the receipt from Animal Welfare.

If we have got any 2nd grade puzzles or if I make mini-puzzles, we will hold an eBay auction someday again.

Yukari