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Congratulations, Bryan: WOW! You certainly hung tough... and did it. Fred and Ginger was one b-word to design and I did wonder if it was too much, but that's why it's a 5-bolter. In fact, we are thinking of going to a 7-bolt rating system and 'Fre...
Chief Tormentor here.... Lion Show is really a Trick puzzle sampler, a 'LITE' Trick puzzle. I admit it is a relatively easy puzzle. When I designed the Circus Train set I wanted to demonstrate a range of difficulty, Lion Show on the easy end. But ...
Chief Tormentor here... enjoying watch you 'twist in the wind' slightly as you struggle with Palace of Pranks... which was a b____ to design. I'm impressed with your tenacity... and I can't wait for your next installment.
Hi Bryan, Hey, what a great blog entry. Thanks for the detail. Monday noontime here in Staveland and I have not talked with either Jenn (sleeping in - got back at 3am) or Carol (trapped in DC by storm) so your report warmed my heart to hear that e...
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- What's your favorite puzzle and why?
- My favorite puzzle is "A Midsummer Night's Dream" even though I didn't design it. I love the artwork, the colors, the use of negative space and the two layers and how the mesh with each other.
- When and where do you puzzle?
- I find it very therapeutic to retreat to my studio, watch three different channels on TV, listen to NPR, and read the Wall Street Journal, all while I hover over my permanent puzzle table.
- What got you into Stave Puzzles?
- Well, My wife and I were living in New Jersey. We just got tired of the everyday city life and decided to move our family to the Vermont - New Hampshire area. After being laid off from a computer programming job my friend - Dave Tibbets - and I dabbled in children's games and board puzzles. We placed an ad in a Boston paper and were approached by a wonderful man asking if we could create a wooden jigsaw puzzle for him. The rest is history!
- Tips for solving Stave Puzzles: Want to share?
- I don't give any - that's cheating!!!! Go see Paula's profile instead.
- About me: Interests, fave books and music etc
- I love being called masochistic, a tormentor, or any other evil name you can think of.
- Have a website?
- http://www.stavepuzzles.com/blog/
Steve Richardson's Blog
Grand Finale... Twin Farms Puzzlenut Party 2007
Ya shoulda been there!!! Late yesterday afternoon around 4:45 it was wrap-up time.... time to bring the 2 days of puzzling madness to a close. During these wild 2 days we rewarded correct answers to the various mystery challenges with poker chips.... 100, 1000, 5000 denominations. Three of the teams had accumulated nearly 100,000 worth of chips. Paula had the brilliant idea of auctioning off 4 Teaser puzzles, the players using their accumulated chips. So everyone took 5 minutes to divide their t… Continue
Posted on November 11, 2007 at 6:09pm —
Saturday Lunch-time at Twin Farms Puzzlenut Party
Paula, Jennifer and I just finished a delicious lunch here at Twin Farms... yum! This place is amazing! Recently voted America's #1 small luxury resort they really know how to do things right!
This morning was filled with brain-straining challenges including a Clue-type game involving a 3-D, 6 room mansion/dollhouse constructed by Stave:
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This morning was filled with brain-straining challenges including a Clue-type game involving a 3-D, 6 room mansion/dollhouse constructed by Stave:
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Posted on November 10, 2007 at 2:20pm —
Saturay Morning at Twin Farms
OK, it's a beautiful day here at Twin Farms... 10:00am.... hmmmm, how many Puzzlenut participants will show up given the sunny, cool weather. Yesterday the room was packed with about 30 of us, including Paula, Jennifer and me. We had two energy packed sessions, morning 10-12 and afternoon 3-5.. we had 8-9 teams of 3 depending on who was getting spa treatments. The puzzle race grand finale was quite spirited. By the way, we are offering two(2) grand prizes: a 2 night stay at Twin Farms and a 250… Continue
Posted on November 10, 2007 at 10:05am —
Friday afternoon at Twin Farms Puzzlenut Party
3:30 here at Twin Farms and the Puzzlenut party-goers are starting to arrive for the afternoon activities. This morning they were challenged with six(6) different Mystery challenges, the goal being to try to determine which guest 'stole' which item from Twin Farms, a DVD, a book or a bottle of wine. One of the challenges was t assemble a 100 piece puzzle and solve the rebus and enlarged silhouette which were clues to who stole what.This afternoon it will be regular puzzling of small puzzles alon… Continue
Posted on November 9, 2007 at 3:34pm —
Stave Puzzlenut Mystery Party at Twin Farms starts TOMORROW!!
EGADS!!!! How time flies. Here it is Wednesday night and we are all feverishly working to get everything ready for tomorrow when we go to Twin Farms (45 minutes away) to start the party. I will be making regular postings from Twin farms during the next 3 days so stay tuned!
Posted on November 7, 2007 at 5:45pm —
Comment Wall (6 comments)
- At 3:05pm on May 23, 2009, Marc said…
- Some random thoughts to the Chief Tormentor:
1. I like the new website, like others hope the glitches are short-lived.
2. Cleaned out a closet as I needed more room for all the blue boxes I now have. (At least Goodwill will have a number of family board games for their clients or sale.)
3. Pheasantly Pleasing -- yes, aspirin is definitely in use!
4. The staff at Stave is wonderful; always pleasant, helpful, and based on comments received back to me, they read and take to heart the remarks on the puzzle points cards.
5. Guess I need to stop stalling and returning to PP
- At 10:42am on May 12, 2008,
Adam T. said… - Hi Steve,
I was wondering if there is a formal process for getting new artists involved with designing for Stave. I've got a friend that teaches in my district that I'm going to share some puzzles with. He sells a lot of work through local craft fairs, but I'd think he would design a fantastic puzzle. That's of course if I can convince him and IF Stave is taking new submissions.
Adam Thorn
PS - You were right about "Pull My Strings". It's funny how some things can be simultaneously beautiful and brutal.
- At 4:37pm on April 25, 2008,
Bill Lucas said… - Hi Steve, A good friend of Dave's, Steve DeWick said something about an accident. I hope I'm not dreaming this. Would he rather paint or fish? Hmmm.
Incidentally, I gave the Jonah the Whale puzzle I won in a drawing last June to my son for Christmas. We visited him in Munich where he is on a Fulbright teaching exchange for the year. As usual, he does any puzzle I give him in about 10 minutes. This is frustrating because it takes me much longer. Be well. Bill Lucas
- At 6:33pm on February 2, 2008,
Shannon Allen said… - Wow! The Chief himself got a giggle out of my clown footprint! I'm awed. But really, thanks for the great contests, and the comment will get framed with my pic, even if I don't win. There are some nice entries! Have fun with the judging.
- At 2:52pm on December 28, 2007,
Ed said… - Steve,
Where in New Jersey were you living before you moved to New England? I grew up in Oakland and my wife grew up in Ramsey.
- At 4:20pm on November 15, 2007,
Riccardo Stoeckicht said… - Hey Steve,
Quest has been buried...no new ones being made so it is up to the secondary market to cough them up should anyone be interested in obtaining one. And that too, is a Quest in itself...Furthermore the true diehards are not going to let Quest deter them or anyone else from acquiring the treasures that you all in Staveland continue to create...Take care! Riccardo
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