Test your knowledge about iconic vintage puzzle machines and their unique mechanisms with this engaging crossword.
Timeless Riddles of Classic Puzzle Machines
Explore the intriguing world of vintage puzzle machines with this crossword featuring iconic devices, inventors, and puzzle types that captivated minds.
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- 1. A type of intricate, wooden container requiring manipulation to open
- 2. Ancient counting tool often considered a vintage puzzle machine
- 5. Chinese dissection puzzle consisting of seven flat shapes
- 6. Daring adventure or challenge, reflected in challenging puzzles
- 7. A complex network of paths, often featured in vintage puzzle machines
- 12. Famous cipher machine used in WWII
- 15. Paths followed by rotating parts in some mechanical puzzles
- 17. Inventor’s name synonymous with a famous 3D twist puzzle
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- 3. Type of puzzle machine operated by gears and levers
- 4. Single-player logic game sometimes integrated into puzzle machines
- 8. Component requiring a correct combination or key to open
- 9. Type of mechanism in puzzles that involves moving pieces
- 10. Legal protection often registered by inventors of puzzle machines
- 11. Classic puzzle involving interlocking pieces forming an image
- 13. Term for a showy passage, also can relate to puzzle machine names
- 14. Interlocking toothed wheels essential to many mechanical puzzles
- 16. Type of motion many vintage puzzle machines depend upon
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