People who love history love objects with a story. A thing that was made by someone, at a particular time, for a particular reason, and carries that history in its weight. A puzzle lock is exactly that kind of object.
📜 A Puzzle With a Real Story
Our most famous puzzle, the DanLock, was crafted in 1996 by Israeli puzzle designer Dan Feldman. In the decades since, it has been called the best puzzle lock ever made by enthusiasts around the world. It is not a mass-produced novelty, it is a piece with genuine heritage in the puzzle world, and giving it means giving a small piece of that story.
For someone who loves history, an object with a real origin and a reputation earned over decades means far more than something off a shelf.
⚙️ Built From Real, Industrial Locks
Every Puzzlocks puzzle starts as a genuine industrial padlock, heavy brass and steel, modified from the inside. There is something fitting about that for a history lover: the lock is a real, functional object with its own long lineage, reimagined into a puzzle. It has the weight and feel of the real thing because it is the real thing.
🔍 Which Puzzle Lock Should I Get?
👑 DanLock - $199 - Intermediate to Expert
⏱️ Average solving time: 10 hours
The legendary one, crafted in 1996 by Dan Feldman and called the best puzzle lock ever made. The obvious choice for someone who values history and heritage in the things they own.
🌀 LoopHole - $89 - Beginner
⏱️ Average solving time: 3 hours
Our most popular puzzle and a great starting point. Accessible, satisfying, and beautifully made.
😄 FunLock - $75 - Beginner
⏱️ Average solving time: 2 hours
The easiest puzzle in the collection, based on Dan Feldman's classic TRIP puzzle, so it carries a little piece of Puzzlocks history with it.
🔬 PicoLock - $119 - Beginner to Intermediate
⏱️ Average solving time: 8 hours
🏆 Nob Yoshigahara Puzzle Design Competition, Top 10 Vote Getters, Puzzler's Award, IPP Jerusalem 2023
Small but seriously impressive, and an award winner with a genuine story behind it.
😈 Loki - $219 - Expert
⏱️ Average solving time: 18 hours
🏆 Nob Yoshigahara Puzzle Design Competition, Jury 1st Prize, IPP Prague 2022
For someone who wants the ultimate challenge alongside a real pedigree.
🎁 Looking for a Bundle?
- 🌀👑 The Perfect Gift for Dad - LoopHole and DanLock. Save $19.
- 🔬😈 The Engineer's Challenge - PicoLock and Loki. Save $19.
- 😄🔒🌀🔑🐟🐜🔬👑😈 Full-Set Bundle - all nine puzzles plus nine display stands. Save $216.
Every Puzzlocks puzzle is an original design, made from brass, built to last, and shipped worldwide. Each one comes with a fabric carrying bag and an instruction card.
Browse the full Puzzlocks collection
⚠️ Safety note: Contains small parts. Keep away from children under 3.