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Deception Puzzle Box

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$75 $150 In stock

Category: Brainteasers

A masterful example of beauty in simplicity.

This innocent-looking wooden box uses traditional woodworking techniques to create a powerful visual deception. By the time you attempt to lift the hinged lid, you've already been fooled.

Designed by Japanese puzzle master Hiroshi Iwahara, Deception Box only takes one move to open but the misdirection to a false solution is so convincing it's almost humorous. Crafted from prized teak and adorned with a yosegi tile made by Yoshiyuki Ninomiya. One of our favorite puzzle boxes.

Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Nicholas S. ★★★★★

I’ve had this on my desk for a week and every visitor who picks it up ends up staring at it in confusion for five minutes. The joinery is so clean and precise that the deception feels almost unfair, in the best way. It’s the kind of puzzle that makes you appreciate the craftsmanship even after you’v

Richard T. ★★★★★

The hinged lid tricked me for a solid ten minutes—I was certain it lifted straight up. The wood joinery is so clean that the deception feels almost unfair, but in the best way possible.

Abigail X. ★★★★★

I’ve owned plenty of trick puzzles, but this one genuinely fooled me twice in the first ten minutes—the hinged lid looks so obvious until you try to lift it. The deception is in how the wood grain and joinery hide the true mechanics, and that payoff when it finally clicks is so satisfying.

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