Gobi

RELEASED: 11.21.2014 PRODUCED: 40 Copies DESIGNER: Alfons Eyckmans CRAFTSMAN: Eric Fuller MATERIAL: Cherry, Walnut, Maple, Zebrawood, Holly COMMENTS: Recently there have been a spate of 18 piece designs using 2x3 stick size. All of them were interesting, and I definitely wanted to make a representative puzzle from this style. It was difficult for me to pick one, but in the end the uniqueness of camel and rider locked inside the puzzle caught my eye. Goetz Schwandtner made himself a personal copy of this design and was kind enough to let me use this review he posted on his blog : This burr leads us out of the zoo on an expedition into the famous and big Asian desert "Gobi". Although it only has 12 pieces (plus two extra special ones) and a moderate level of 31, it kept me busy for some time and after some time I was feeling like I was lost in the desert eager to come out again. In this puzzle I found the real reasons for the name of the puzzle: A nice camel piece (with doub