This is a sliding block puzzle where the object is to move the piece with the Goat on it to the position inside the cage. The cage must be intact with the Goat inside.

It is moderately difficult with a minimum of 36 moves required if no mistakes are made.

The puzzle dates from 1914. We saw a picture of the original puzzle in Jerry Slocums "Puzzles Old and New" from 1987 and I just loved the look and the concept.

This is all hardwood construction and the patterns are all deeply laser engraved. Its a beautiful puzzle to look at and should last forever. Comes with base and cover so you can keep all the pieces protected and even pickup a game later on where you left off.

We also laser engraved the starting position of the puzzle into the cover so that you can put it back to the original starting orientation any time you want to start over. Something unique and special from our shop.

Level of Difficulty: Level 3

Handmade by Creative Crafthouse in Hudson, Florida.

At Creative Crafthouse, we pride ourselves on offering high-quality, handcrafted wood mind-bender and brainteaser puzzles and games. We know that logic, reasoning, and analytical skills are all vital to cognitive development. The earlier your child or student can hone these skills, the better off he or she will be in life. No matter what your age developing problem solving skills,  patience, and determination are important qualities to cultivate.

We know that nearly all people enjoy an interesting challenge and will work at something for hours on end to find the answer. So we do our best to offer interesting, fun, sometimes magical and challenging puzzles with various degrees of difficulty and various types of challenges.  Many are our own design and some are historical designs that are unique to us.  Most are manufactured right here in our Hudson, Florida shop.  We have extensive laser skills along with CNC and traditional woodworking.  We are a small family business with 10 employees all striving for top quality and customer service.

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