HexaPocket - Take-Away Brainteaser

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HexaPocket - Take-Away Brainteaser

I love the puzzles from Smart Games, and was really impressed with the design of their IQ Mini and its "all-in-one" travel-friendly design (they're cheap and awesome, buy one!) No setup manual needed, you just open the case and play. I wanted to invent my own design, based on the same principle but with a board shaped as a regular hexagon (because, as you know, Hexagons are Bestagons!)

How to play:

1. Move the 3 slider pieces into any initial position you want.
2. Fill the remaining gaps with the 6 loose puzzle pieces.

Features:

• 100% Solvable: I vibe-coded a script analysis to verify every single setup. There are 153 unique challenges and each one is guaranteed to have at least one solution. This also means there is no need for a setup manual!
• Travel Friendly: Everything fits inside. The latch holds tight, so you can toss it into a backpack or leave it in the car without losing pieces.
• Difficulty: Mostly easy. Perfect for kids or beginners. My 6 yo said “some are easy, some are hard”. It will be a great starting point for a kid to learn the basic strategies for solving this sort of puzzle. If you ever get completely stuck, a full solution PDF is available in the documentation below.

• 100% Print in Place: The box, hinge, and sliders print as a single piece. After print, just snap off the 4 built-in supports with pliers, like so:

  

  Watch this space!

  I fully intend to create new, more challenging games of this kind so, if you liked this one, consider following me!