The Magic Cafe Forums - Nexus 16 and The Cryptic Square

In 2020, after years of designing puzzles, I pulled the trigger and started producing some of them.

Puzzles are a form of meditation and creativity is a renewable resource. As I've grown older, puzzles have become a sort of therapy for me, and one I believe can benefit many others as well.

Nexus 16 is a new puzzle, 9/10 difficulty, a challenging 16 piece jigsaw style puzzle! Comes in three styles, neon green translucent acrylic, forest green translucent acrylic, and cherry wood. Nevermind trying to match the wood grain here because every piece was selected from different cuts!

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE2Izbk5Ryw

Nexus 16 contains 16 beautiful pieces, 10 of which can be corners! All 16 can be edge pieces!

All you have to do is build a Solid Square with the 16 pieces provided!

Fun to play with and it'll take you a while!

Will You Accept The Challenge?

Finished Puzzle measures 6x6 inches.

Another interesting one is the Cryptic Square Puzzle ...

An exciting edge-matching puzzle design with lots of replayability! Challenging and enjoyable! Mix the tiles and solve again and again with unique solutions! A meditative, relaxing experience as you work out the puzzle with these 9 gorgeous double-sided translucent acrylic tiles! Comes with a variant for kids allowing them to play and enjoy the puzzle as well!

The Theme: The painting of a mysterious square consisting of 9 unique tiles was said to have been discovered during an archeological excursion in the temple ruins of Puma Punku, the most intriguing ancient site on the planet. The megalithic stones found in Puma Punku are among the largest on earth and weigh in the range of 100 tons each. How they were moved and positioned by the people of the time is still being debated today.

It's been said that this Cryptic Square artifact you now possess could've assisted users of the time to achieve higher levels of consciousness, ultimately aiding in the complex construction of Puma Punku, perhaps through a form of reverse magnetism. Technology thought to have been shared by highly intelligent extra-terrestrial beings.

Can you help reverse engineer this currently unknown technology by creating a 3x3 grid with all inner edges matching?

Video: https://youtu.be/gCBmOu3A6wM

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