You’re given a set of six three by one blocks joined together by a short length of bathroom sink chain and a box with a three by three by three void inside. The only possible little wrinkle is a single cubie fixed in the corner of the box’s lid.
Once again, the aim is immediately clear: place all the blocks inside the box and close the lid, properly.
Now at this stage it shouldn’t surprise you that the blocks and the box have been rather accurately made – so the box will fit three blocks next to one another in any direction, but it will not allow for the additional width of a single bit of the chain as well…
…and just when you find a way to do that, that single little cubie in the lid will almost certainly send you back to the drawing board.
A super little puzzle that really does reward a bit of a Think (c).
...and it's not just me that loves it - it was one of the Top 10 Vote Winners at the 2023 Nob Yoshigahara Puzzle Design Competition!
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