And now for something completely different. This year, Nothing Yet Designs (NYD) has decided to provide copies of puzzles to ZenPuzzler for review prior to their release. This is to inform puzzlers about the puzzles that will be available and continues the trend of NYD’s commitment to serve the puzzle community. This blog introduces this new approach to be followed closely by the review of the puzzles that are planned for NYD’s first release of 2025 on 13 January. Of course since these are reviews, you’ll be getting my extraordinarily perceptive and sage perspective on each puzzle.
Tye and Amanda have been busy over at NYD HQ this past year and recently posted some year-end statistics for 2024. During the year, they grew the number of contributing designers and partners to bring 157 designs to the puzzle community. This number does not include the International Puzzle Party (IPP) puzzles that they provided for exchangers or other one-off projects. 122 of these designs were made in-house by NYD and the remaining 35 were designed and produced by NYD’s expanding network of partners.
As part of this new collaboration, NYD has also provided ZenPuzzler with an affiliate link that followers can use to support the blog. Whenever purchasing puzzles from NYD, using this link to go to the website will credit ZenPuzzler for use in acquiring additional blog subjects. Of course, this will not cost you anything and will not taint my extremely unbiased, above reproach, and beyond understanding puzzle reviews. The link is: https://www.nothingyetdesigns.com/?ref=ZenPuzzler
NYD’s first release for 2025 will be at 12:00 PM EST on 13 January 2025 to kick off the new year. Mark your calendar. The release consists of good mix of different puzzle types including 2D and 3D packing, tray packing, interlocking coordinate motion puzzles, and others from designers that you may recognize like Frederic Boucher, László Molnár, and George Sicherman, as well as designers that you may not be as familiar with such as Nan Ma and Alexandre Muñiz. The release will include the following puzzles:
- 2025 Puzzle by George Sicherman
- Ace of Diamonds by László Molnár
- Artefacts by Frederic Boucher
- Blast-Hedron 4 by Nan Ma
- Blast-Hedron 6 by Nan Ma
- Minima XIII by Frederic Boucher
- Muñiz Bundle by Alexandre Muñiz
- New Tiles by Frederic Boucher
Since the puzzles for the first release have just recently arrived, the review will be completed and posted this weekend.
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“ Of course since these are reviews, you’ll be getting my extraordinarily perceptive and sage perspective on each puzzle” 🤣
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