Professor Puzzle’s set of eight is the most complete box in the Great Minds collection: eight wood and metal brain teasers, each linked to a figure from history, science or the arts. The pieces have an aged finish that gives them the look of antique objects.

• BrandProfessor Puzzle
• CollectionGreat Minds
• MaterialWood and metal
• Contents8 brain teasers
• Box size40 × 16.5 × 4.8 cm
• Age8 and up

What is included

• Napoleon’s Cannonballs, Napoleon’s cannonballs.
• Tesla’s Coil, Nikola Tesla’s coil.
• Mozart’s Bass Clef, Mozart’s bass clef.
• Khufu’s Pyramid, the pyramid of the pharaoh Khufu.
• Drake’s Bowl, Francis Drake’s bowl, a reference to the game of bowls he was, according to tradition, playing before facing the Spanish Armada.
• Cassini’s Rings, the rings of Saturn studied by Giovanni Cassini.
• Jefferson’s Nails, Thomas Jefferson’s nails.
• Van Gogh’s Box, Van Gogh’s box.

Who it is for

It combines assembly puzzles, which you take apart and rebuild, with disentanglement puzzles, in which interlocked pieces are separated. Each box includes information and a short history of the figure. With eight challenges of varying difficulty, it offers plenty of play for many sessions and for sharing among several people.