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New Book of Puzzles: 101 Classic and Modern Puzzles to Make and Solve
Shows how to make a variety of puzzles out of wood, string, and wire, and includes solutions
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First published September 1, 1992
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December 26, 2020
This is the second of Slocum and Botermans’ puzzle books. Of the three, this is the one that seems to go the most in detail about how to make them.
Again, this is a gorgeous coffee table book. If you're anything like me--or the teenage version of me, at least--it will fill you with the desire to start your own puzzle collection. Some of these approach a sculptural level of elegance. As always, the solutions to many of them are available in the back of the book should you become too frustrated.
If you’ve any love for puzzles and brainteasers, these books are highly recommended. Although they can be read in any order--there's some overlap in content among them--you're probably best off starting with the first, Puzzles Old and New. I’d rate this one, New Book of Puzzles, as second best, and The Book of Ingenious and Diabolical Puzzles as third.
Again, this is a gorgeous coffee table book. If you're anything like me--or the teenage version of me, at least--it will fill you with the desire to start your own puzzle collection. Some of these approach a sculptural level of elegance. As always, the solutions to many of them are available in the back of the book should you become too frustrated.
If you’ve any love for puzzles and brainteasers, these books are highly recommended. Although they can be read in any order--there's some overlap in content among them--you're probably best off starting with the first, Puzzles Old and New. I’d rate this one, New Book of Puzzles, as second best, and The Book of Ingenious and Diabolical Puzzles as third.
September 9, 2009
Visually, this book is a treat for any puzzle lover. The photographs of old puzzles and the the solutions offered to some of the classic puzzles are well worth the time spent with this book.
In so doing, most people are likely to skip much of the actual text, which is to their strong advantage. The written paragraphs that accompany each page are not only badly written (very badly written) but they duplicate (often word for word) the text that accompanies each image.
The instructions explaining how to make many of the puzzles are helpful in the early pages when they describe how to make plywood and cardboard versions of the puzzles. However, the instructions on making those puzzles that require detailed woodwork and blacksmithing tools and skills are more than a bit ridiculous ("Heat the iron until red hot"?) and far from realistic.
Just enjoy the pretty pictures and you'll have a much better experience with this book.
In so doing, most people are likely to skip much of the actual text, which is to their strong advantage. The written paragraphs that accompany each page are not only badly written (very badly written) but they duplicate (often word for word) the text that accompanies each image.
The instructions explaining how to make many of the puzzles are helpful in the early pages when they describe how to make plywood and cardboard versions of the puzzles. However, the instructions on making those puzzles that require detailed woodwork and blacksmithing tools and skills are more than a bit ridiculous ("Heat the iron until red hot"?) and far from realistic.
Just enjoy the pretty pictures and you'll have a much better experience with this book.
September 2, 2012
A puzzlers dream come true.
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