Cast Hook

The two entangled pieces are exactly the same in shape and very simple. They look like hooks used to hang things. The pieces can be separated and connected, in a fascinating and magical series of movements. This cast puzzle, which is simple yet mysterious and just like a disentanglement puzzle, was created by Finland's Vesa Timonen. The theme of this puzzle is "Hook."

Cast Bike

Remove the ring and bring it back to the start. Based on an American puzzle from the late 19th Century, this puzzle is very similar in concept to the Cast ABC.

Loop

Created by the young Finnish puzzle designer Vesa Timonen. Vesa Timonen has come up with an endearing cast puzzle based on an original puzzle ring he created for his girlfriend. One of the appeals of this puzzle is that it can double up as an accessory when the two parts have been perfectly fitted together. Finished with a simple yet unique design. The key word is "Synthesis"

Cast Shark

In the summer of 1997, I saw two mackerels that had somehow managed to get into the sardine tank at the aquarium. Watching these two fish unable to blend in with the shoal of sardines made me wonder if they were on a journey of self-discovery. What sort of adventure will they have? Imagining this led to the conception of six cast puzzles based on oceanographic subjects. Subject: Sharks

A shark playing with a fossilized shark. Once you have helped it escape, put it back again.

- Yamamoto 2008 -

Cast Seabream

Bream A sea bream and horse mackerel enjoying themselves getting tangled up together. Take them apart, and then put them back together again.

Cast Medal

Two ancient looking medals engraved with a flowing river and a swimming salmon. Will you be able to retrieve the ring the salmon holds in its mouth? This puzzle was designed by British puzzle creator, James Dalgety, after the legend of the Ring and the Salmon, which figures on the coat of arms of Glasgow City. The theme of this puzzle is "Legend."

Cast Keyring

To successfully complete the ‘Key Ring' puzzle, the words ‘key' and ‘ring' should be properly lined up with each other. If they are not correctly lined up then you will have failed a successful matching! The assembled puzzle should read ‘Key Ring' even when upside down

Cast Cricket

Previously the Eureka Brass Cricket. Free the bats then put them back before it drives you batty!

Cast Disk

This disk based puzzle is a turning and sliding battle! Designed by Oskar van Deventer

Cast Violon

The Violin puzzle is based on a puzzle patented in America in 1965 originally created by Joseph L. Little. The proportions have been changed considerably from the original in this new version.

Cast Horse

Replacing the old Eureka Brass ‘Horseshoe' puzzle. You must remove the middle horseshoe and replace it to have solved this puzzle. This puzzle is said to be a little harder than its predecessor the Horseshoe

Cast Plate

Previously the Hanayama Plate. The Plate design is based on a classic puzzle housed in an American Puzzle Museum in Beverly Hills . The aim is to remove the ring from the Plate and bring it back to the start.

Cast key 2

The object is to separate the two keys and then restore them to their initial state. It looks simple, but in fact involves a little trick. Beginners should therefore be careful not to pull them apart by force.

Cast Claw

In the summer of 1997, I saw two mackerels that had somehow managed to get into the sardine tank at the aquarium. Watching these two fish unable to blend in with the shoal of sardines made me wonder if they were on a journey of self-discovery. What sort of adventure will they have? Imagining this led to the conception of six cast puzzles based on oceanographic subjects. Subject: Crabs

A small mackerel captured by a shore crab. See if you can help it escape.

- Yamamoto 2008 -

Cast Starfish

In the summer of 1997, I saw two mackerels that had somehow managed to get into the sardine tank at the aquarium. Watching these two fish unable to blend in with the shoal of sardines made me wonder if they were on a journey of self-discovery. What sort of adventure will they have? Imagining this led to the conception of six cast puzzles based on oceanographic subjects. Subject: Starfish Two mackerels jostling for a starfish. Separate the starfish from them, and then put them back together.

- Yamamoto 2008 -

Cast S&S

Separate the two twisted S shapes, trickier than it looks!

Cast O Gear

A prize winner from the 2001 1st Annual World Puzzle Design Competition, this puzzle was designed by the young Dutch phenomenon, Oskar, considered to be one of the world's brightest creators. The O'Gear exhibits a unique kind of movement. When together with the ‘gear' fixed in place, this puzzle is a very attractive display piece, but remember it is also quite a challenge for the brain!

Cast Cage

You must free the star from the cage imprisoning it!

Cast Star

The Cast Star is based on a British Victor ian parlour puzzle. Remove the star from within the coil of this twisted snake.

Cast WU

A new version of the old Brass Horseshoe puzzle or the new Cast Horse puzzle. This takes the same idea but adds some complication with the extra arms, and with it adds to the difficulty!

Cast Dolce

The Dolce is similar in style and feel to the Keyring puzzle, but the design is based on the symbols for male and female. To solve this one, it is vital to line up the ridges and grooves of the two pieces, both to take them apart and to put them back together.

Cast Cuby

This cube, designed by Oskar, a Dutch man, is a maze through which a loop is interwoven. The position of the piece trapped inside can be changed by it being moved in a unique way. However, the dilemma is how to remove that piece.

Cast Marble

This puzzle has such a beautiful shape that it could easily be mistaken for a piece of jewelry. Its surface features extremely unusual cuts; actually, this marble is a puzzle that can be broken up into 4 pieces. This advanced design is the creation of Dutch puzzle creator, Oskar. If you succeed in breaking up the marble, carefully examine the surface of the sections of each piece. The theme of this puzzle is "Sphere."

Devil

The early 20th century witnessed a kind of puzzle boom, which in 1905 gave birth to an absurdly simple looking puzzle known as the "Devil's Claws". We were surprised at how nicely this new version turned out after deciding to revise the original. Do not let the smooth looks of this one fool you. Those who let frustration take over often leave this puzzle forever unsolved. Dedicated to the true puzzler!

The key word is "Claws".

Cast Heart

Who ever said puzzles couldn't be romantic? The Cast Heart represents the bond holding together the hearts of two lovers. In order to solve this puzzle the chain must be removed and replaced. If you can't do it, then maybe your loved one can!

Cast Baroq

This creation consists of two pieces fashioned after the image of intertwining Bach melodies. It's much trickier than it looks, and is another puzzle which both looks great, and feels great in the hand.

Cast Ring

The Cast Ring is based on a 15th century European puzzle, and this style was actually used for official engagement rings. This version is approximately 5cm in diameter, and so is not a piece of jewellery, but a quite tricky coffee table puzzle

Cast Radix

The Radix is a puzzle known for both its monumental looks and somewhat organic styling and movement. The entire unit gives off an air of antique wisdom, the pieces joined at the base in chaotic harmony. The name comes from the mathematical term, “radical axis,” and also means root in Latin. The innovative concept that it is, you might even be tempted to call it “radical.” Whatever you call it, have fun. The key word here is “sprout.” Yamamoto 2005 Manny people experience this puzzle as a Game Rank 5 !

Cast Coaster

This interesting puzzle in the appearance of an elegent coaster. You may be able to take it apart, the challenge is to reassemble it. place your glass carefully and it may be used as an elegent coaster

Cast Amour

The two separate, linked loops make this puzzle extremely challenging. The objective is to remove the masterfully united ‘Adam' and ‘Eve' loops from the metal plate crafted in the shape of the ‘Forbidden Fruit'.

Cast Spiral

This is another of our favourites. The Cast Spiral sits beautifully in the hand, and presents the puzzler with a serious battle between simplicity and complexity. At first glance the Spiral puzzle seems quite simple, but it soon becomes clear that there is far more to this puzzle than first meets the eye! It is possible to take the five pieces apart, and honestly, it is also possible to reassemble them, although this throws up a whole new set of problems! My suggestion for solving this puzzle would be to not apply too much pressure! Designed by Ken Walker

Cast Laby

This is a labyrinth with 1 difficult solution. It is another puzzle based on the British 19th century puzzles which were so popular in that period.

Cast Ring II

A reworking of the classic ring puzzle dating back to the 15 th century. The Cast Ring II is a little harder than the original Cast Ring and is a great looking puzzle too!

cast Duet

At first glance, it looks as if there is only one ring hanging from the grid but there are in fact two rings attached with a magnetic force. Can you separate them from the grid and return them to their original positions? After you conquer that, try to fit the two rings at the four-crossing points on the grid indicated by the numbers. The level of difficulty increases as players aim for crossings with higher numbers.

Cast Vortex

The three pieces each have a spiral (vortex) body and two protrusions. When assembled together, each piece is unified into a flat object. In order to undo this complex entanglement it will be necessary to unbind them three dimensionally. - Yamamoto 2008 -

Hanayama Equa

We have created a puzzle that takes on a spherical shape of an astronomical model compound of a planet and its surrounding ring. The planet positioned tightly inside the ring looks as if it cannot be taken out, and all you can do with it is rotate it on its axis. Or is this really the case? The theme of the puzzle is "heaven" and was created by Oskar of the Netherlands.

Helix

The grooves engraved in the two rotating boards are called "logarithmic spirals." These two grooves always cross at right angles, and a square hole is formed at their intersection. The goal of this puzzle is to remove the helix ring that goes through that hole. The inspiration of this puzzle is the morning glory. The puzzle was designed to look like a bud that comes into bloom with twining tendrils. The original concept dates back to 1990, but it has been enhanced with the addition of several tricky features. The theme of this puzzle is "Flower."

Cast Enigma

This puzzle was originally patented in America in 1975 and designed by Eldon Vaughn. Hanayama have made this new version maintaining the difficulty of the original and licensed it for the Cast Puzzle series. This is without a doubt among the most difficult of all puzzles. Don't use too much force, the pieces should just slide apart, no really, they do!

Cast Elk

This new chromed version of the Antler puzzle shows a lovely finish. But looks can be deceiving, the Elk is still a fiendishly difficult puzzle to separate.

Cast Chain

The three pieces must be separated and then joined again in their original form. Interestingly, the Chain puzzle can be solved in three different ways, depending on which of the three pieces is chosen as the middle piece. Solving this puzzle requires an especially subtle kind of working of the pieces!

Cast News

This puzzle was designed by NOB at the tender age of 19 while walking in the snow! Apparently the key to solving this puzzle is ‘needle'! The News separates into just 2 pieces. An unusual and great looking puzzle and definitely one for the hardened puzzlers out there.

Cast Quartet

True bonds has always been hard to form, but once formed such bonds are eternal and hard to break. My original version was created with this image in mind, but the puzzle was completed into a cast puzzle with a bond that is truly difficult to unravel. How would you go about breaking and forming this bond? There are two approaches to this puzzle and I challenge you to both! The key word is "Bond."

Cast Nutcase

Designed by the famous Oskar, the Nutcase presents us with two goals. The first is to remove the small ring by disassembling the puzzle. The second is for the hardened Cast fan, to change the wording on the bolt from ‘nut-case' to ‘case-nut'!

Square

This puzzle consists of 4 pieces that combine to form a square. Will you be able to take it apart. What's more, these pieces have a secret: each time their arrangement is changed when recreating the original shape, the solution changes. Are you up to the challenge of completely solving the riddle of this square?

The theme of this puzzle is "Orientation." Created by Finland's Timonen

Shark

A salmon shark playing with an old fossilized shark. Once you have helped it escape, put it back together again.