
It comes in one of the usual Sandfield-branded draw-string
bags and it’s a reasonably unassuming little box with a drawer on one side of
it. Something inside rattles, a bit like a coin. The drawer is a bit looser
than I’m expecting given the puzzle’s name, in fact you’ll find that it pulls
right out – which is a real surprise given that it’s Sandfield’s Locked Drawer – until, that is, you pull
it all the way out and there’s a little click, at which point you realise you’ve
been had ... NOW it’s locked – locked OPEN!

From there on there’s a great little journey of discovery to
find a few useful tools, some hidden places, a weird mechanism that won’t do
what you want it to ... until you understand it and then ultimately a series of
steps to return the box to its original state, ready for the next victim.
A beautifully disguised little sequential discovery puzzle
that packs way more discovery than I was expecting – and I love giving it to
folks and telling them what it’s called and watching the look on their faces
range from “That’s not a puzzle, it just opens” to “Oh ... bugger!”.
Does that make me a bad person?
Thanks for bringing it to MPP mate, i'm really pleased to have had the pleasure of solving this one. Its another puzzle with just the right amount of fun to it. Pure quality!
ReplyDeleteI loved it! But do you have to keep mentioning the "blowing in it" episode? Haven't I suffered enough? ;-)
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Brilliant puzzle! I'm really glad you brought it along for us to try out. P.S: Kevin has never suffered enough. ;)
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