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The CalmPlex MindBlockTM Versions

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Many versions of the CalmPlex MindBlockTM puzzle have been produced over the years since inception in 1981 with The Snowie CubeBoard.

The wooden puzzle has done very well over the internet and by 2004 I knew it was time to get these to final market.

These are pictures of the various versions.

 

Version_01 1981: Aside from various cardboard models, I finally produced 3 working puzzles in 1981. This first version was constructed of white maple and black walnut, bevelled and varnished.

Version_02 1988: I found a shop that produced quality birch cubes and I built over 40 puzzles that were used as gifts and promotions. Brown or black stain was used to achieve the desired tessellated effect.

Version_03 1994: The plastic monocolored version was produced. The initial factory run was 700 puzzles comprised of red, yellow and green solid plastic injection molded pieces (4 of each color). At one trade show we sold over 200 units in one afternoon. This prompted a further run of 2,000 puzzles and the colors chosen were red, white and blue.

Version_04 1995: The painted birch wood version was produced and again used as gifts and promotions. In 1998 I put this version on my internet site.

Version_05 1999: The 'natural wood' version was produced. The wood used was light and dark birch. The colors although quite presentable were not as defined as the stained version.

Version_06 1999: The Pocket version was produced and in these first units I used various hardwoods and included a wooden box with sliding lid.
 
Version_07 2000: This Pocket version was produced using Eastern yellow birch and African mansonia walnut. The wood box was replaced with a carboard box with full graphics.

Version_08 2002: The 2 cm cube constructed version using birch and walnut went on sale.

Version_09 2002: A wooden boxed pocket version was produced from a company in Vietnam for the Xmas buying season. Made from beech and ebony wood, this was well received.

Version_10 2003: This version of the puzzle was produced using 2 cm birch and walnut cubes. Enclosed in a beech wood box and cardboard sleeve with full graphics. Included also a printed brochure and beech wood checker playing board.

Version_11 2004: A test marketing version for the retail sector, The CalmPlex MindBlockTM. This version caught the attention of Philos Games in Europe and was introduced to the EU at the Nuremberg and Frankfurt International Toy Fairs.

Version_12 2011: The most recent wholesale and retail distribution version for the European Union. These are manfactured in Vietnam by KIM CHI HUNG INC. for export to Philos GmbH & Co. KG in Germany.

 

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