Puzzlemaster

Puzzlemaster is a Canadian  manufacturer of wire disentanglement puzzles (brain teasers). The company started because an interest the owner, Allan Stein, had in collecting wire puzzles. Allan collected these puzzles for a few years before he thought of making them himself. Once he found out that he was able to make the puzzles successfully he thought "Why don’t I try to sell some of the puzzles at craft shows and see if there are people who like them as much as I do". At the craft shows he found that not only did the people like the puzzles, they loved them. These craft shows were the first way that Puzzle Master marketed these puzzles.

After selling at the craft shows for a few years, Allan decided to try and sell at some of the malls in Saskatoon. He rented a temporary location 2 weeks prior to Christmas and was totally amazed how quickly the puzzles sold. He subsequently ran out of the puzzles in 7 days. It was at that point that he realized that he had a business that was going to be viable. To this day we still have many businesses who sell at temporary locations a few weeks prior to Christmas.

The past six years have been an exciting time of growth and learning that we hope the next 20  years will mirror.

In the beginning Allan made traditional puzzles that had been invented hundreds and even thousands of years ago. Now Allan is taking those traditional designs and adding his own unique touch. Presently we have 20 wire puzzles and 5 wood puzzles that we make ourselves. We also have other puzzles that we are reps for.

Puzzle Master Puzzles are rated by their level of difficulty on a scale of 5 to 10 for your convenience. You can click on the different levels in the difficulty scale to sort them by the levels of difficulty. Or you can click on the links below that to sort them by type.

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