metal – Greg Gelf

THE B-LOCK PUZZLE CHALLENGE !

Boaz Feldman‘s B-Lock puzzle series are deceptively simple lock puzzles – said to be great for beginner puzzlers.

So I gave one B-Lock puzzle to one friend, and one B-Lock 2 puzzle to another friend – to solve in 10 minutes.

I’ve taken extra care to edit out the solution and even the smallest spoilers. Enjoy !!

There’s something very intriguing in puzzle locks.

Here’s why.

Some designers really have a strong sense of imagination –

They can take a normal, everyday padlock, and mod it to be a puzzle.

It’s amazing to see the diversity of mechanisms that can fit there.

I’ll start with a honest confession.

Since the very start of Puzzle Wanderer I was keenly waiting to write this series of reviews.

About the series of puzzles that largely influenced, and even fuelled, my puzzling career.

Revomaze.

Pssst…There’s a cool surprise in the post if you keep reading.

As some of you may know, I was on a long puzzling hiatus because I served almost 3 years in the army.

It is a tragic story, I know, but thanks to that I was able to relive the newcomer experience, all over again.

And it seems like lots of new designers have been gathering in the community while I was shooting in firing ranges.

One of them is Felix Ure, the 29 year-old brass whisperer.