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Dan Lock Puzzle

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$132.6 $195 In stock

Category: Mechanical Puzzles

Cancel your plans and get comfortable—you might not be going anywhere for a while... Art of Play is proud to present the best and most difficult puzzle lock in the world. "Dan" (named after Israeli designer/craftsman Dan Feldman) will challenge even the most diabolical minds. Picking the lock is only the first step. The real goal is to get the puzzle back how you found it, with the padlock closed and the key trapped on the latch. As you can see from the photos, the Dan Lock is a striking impossible object. It looks great on display. What you can't see in the photos is the wickedly clever and deeply satisfying solution to this puzzle. We're fond of saying, "Epiphanies await the curious mind." Well, with a multi-layered puzzle like this, several epiphanies await and if you do manage to discover the solution, we promise you'll be rewarded with a deep sense of satisfaction. Not to mention a begrudging admiration for the mastermind who created this renowned mechanical marvel.

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Dan Lock Puzzle

Designer

Dan Feldman

Material

Metal and Brass

Puzzle Difficulty

Level 5, Expert

Size

4.75 x 3.25 x .5 Inches

Origin

Israel

Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Leo W. ★★★★★

I've burned through two evenings on this thing and I'm only partway through the mechanism — the false gates inside are genuinely devious. It's heavy in the hand and the shackle fits with zero rattle, so it feels like a real lock, not a toy. Worth every minute.

Samuel ★★★★★

My brother handed me this lock as a challenge and I sat there fidgeting with the shackle for three evenings straight before it finally clicked open. The mechanism is genuinely tricky but never feels unfair, every tiny movement actually does something. Best twenty bucks I've spent in a while.

Timothy ★★★★★

Two hours vanished without me noticing, and I still hadn't cracked it. The mechanism feels genuinely machined, not some cheap cast piece, and every false turn teaches you something. My wife thinks I've lost my mind, but this is the most satisfying puzzle I've owned.