Tuesday, October 30, 2007

BRAIN & ENTERTAINMENT: 3D Puzzles

WHAT: Yeah, you know what these are: puzzles taken to the third dimension: are they models, or are they puzzles? Whatever they are, they are challenging foam replications that require patience and tenacity to complete - and they are often of a quality that you can be proud to display in your game room or local library.

WHY: Today I started putting together the United States Capital 3D puzzle -- I'm using it as a prop for pitching a television series. Remember doing puzzles?

Puzzles are a great mind-clearing device. You concentrate on shapes that allow - for a moment - your mind a minute of clarity, much like entering REM sleep. It can be a satisfying kind of mediation. With a 3D puzzle, you take the challenge of a flat, 2D puzzle and make it that much harder: now where does this portcullis go? Build Venice, Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower, New York and more, and don't be surprised if you solve the crisis that has been plaguing you.

Makers of 3D puzzles: www.wrebbit.com

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