Mechanical Puzzles

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Puzzle World
No puzzle directory would be complete without a listing for John Rausch's, 'Puzzle World'. Offers a wide assortment of puzzles and also has puzzles you can play online. Most of the puzzles presented are not mass-produced, but limited production puzzles designed and produced by craftsmen working primarily in wood.

Potty Puzzles
A good source for 'manipulative' or mechanical puzzles including Burrs, interlocking block, wooden assembly, and wire disentanglement puzzles.

The Burr Puzzles Site
From the IBM research site. These puzzles consists of at least three rods intersecting each other at right angles. The site lets you explore six piece burrs. Select either from a list of a few precalculated burrs, or you can select six pieces of your own making and then have the possible solutions calculated for you.

Cleverwood Puzzle Boxes and Mechanical Puzzles
Cleverwood has a great selection of Puzzle Boxes and mechanical puzzles. They accept most major credit cards.

Domain Of The Cube
The Cubeman devotes his time and efforts to anything and everything to do with Rubik's cube.

Tantrix Puzzles
To solve Tantrix puzzles you must re-arrange the tiles using your mouse. Your objective is to make a loop of one specific colour using all the tiles of the puzzle. Wherever tiles touch, the colours of connecting links must match and there must be no holes in the solution.