Retired — won’t be restocked
This puzzle is part of our archive and is no longer available to purchase. Its photos and details are preserved here for puzzle lovers and collectors.
Description
Alma – Advanced Burr Puzzle
Alma is a burr puzzle designed by Alfons Eyckmans and produced by Pelikan Puzzles. Six L-shaped plates interlock into a compact, open-looking construction.
Separate the six pieces, then rebuild the interlocking form. The task includes both finding a route through the assembled puzzle and recovering the correct relationships during reassembly.
Specifications:
- Designer: Alfons Eyckmans
- Producer: Pelikan Puzzles
- Difficulty Level: Advanced
- Puzzle Type: Burr Puzzle
- Dimensions: 72 mm × 72 mm × 72 mm (approximately 2.83 in × 2.83 in × 2.83 in)
- Material: Maple, Wenge and Purpleheart
- Pieces: 6 L-shaped plates
- Disassembly Level: 10.4 (move notation, not a difficulty rating)
Features:
- Plate-Based Burr: L-shaped plates give this six-piece burr a distinctive structure.
- Two-Part Challenge: Disassembly and reassembly ask you to understand the same pieces in different ways.
- Recorded Move Level: The maker describes ten moves to release the first piece and four more for the next.
- Three-Wood Edition: Maple, Wenge and Purpleheart provide the documented material combination.
Why You'll Enjoy It:
Alma suits burr enthusiasts who enjoy a manageable number of pieces with a reassembly challenge worth revisiting. Its plate geometry offers a different experience from the familiar stick burr.
This PuzzleArchive page is an informational record of the edition previously offered by Team JB Hobbies.
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Retired — won’t be restocked
This puzzle is part of our archive and is no longer available to purchase. Its photos and details are preserved here for puzzle lovers and collectors.
Alfons makes art from wood in the form of a puzzle
The beautiful craftsmanship, and precision built into this lovely puzzle is almost enough to put on a shelf for display alone, but it is way too intriguing for that. Great value for such wonderful wood craftsmanship.
United States