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No more watches. No more golf clubs. Here is a retirement gift that gives them something they haven't had in decades: a real problem to solve, entirely on their own time.

When you hand someone a lock and a key, their brain immediately runs a script. In the world of mechanical puzzles, that automatic script is your worst enemy.

Board game lovers enjoy working through a challenge together. A puzzle lock gives them that same experience without the table setup, the rulebook, or needing anyone else in the room.

Most puzzles are solved once and put away. A puzzle lock gets solved, reset, and handed to the next person. Here is why it is the best gift for someone who loves puzzles.

In 2017 I participated in the IPP in Paris with my first lock puzzle. I had no special pretensions. I did not expect what happened next.