
TIC Vault - 3D Printed Sequential Discovery Puzzle
TIC Vault is a hybrid puzzle, combining Sequential Discovery puzzle box aspects with a Turning Interlocking Cube (TIC) puzzle. The TIC portion has a unique feature, but should not frighten anyone, it just requires a bit of logic. There are 2 goals to the puzzle. First, is to unlock the vault. Second, is to find your unique ID number. Because each puzzle will have a unique ID number associated with it. I am not sure how I would categorize the number of steps involved in solving this puzzle. If I include every step along the way including building the TIC, it could easily be over 30 steps... But I think it might be better to think of it in terms of sections and there are around 10 completely separate sections that have to be solved. This design is without a doubt the most complex thing I have ever created. It weighs almost 2 pounds (about 1kg for you people who use logical units), and there are 44 separate pieces, 51 magnets, and dozens of moving parts. Due to some smaller pieces,