Zigguchain

This CAD model was designed by Oskar van Deventer, copyright (c), 20 January 2024.

Zigguchain is a binary puzzle, inspired by Bram Cohen's Ziggurat puzzle. The puzzle has six identical rings that are linked together into a chain. When together, all notches in the ring point sideways. The object is to take the chain apart. As the puzzle is binary, each additional ring takes about twice as many moves, so 64 moves for six rings. What makes Zigguchain (and Ziggurat) special is that they are "frame-less".  Regular N-ary puzzles have a frame against which the pieces rotate or slide. This puzzle doesn't have a frame, as the adjacent rings keep all rings in place. Zigguchain may be the world's most simplistic binary puzzle.

Here are some links about this design.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8yIwbeRm40
https://i.materialise.com/en/shop/item/zigguchain
https://www.shapeways.com/product/PXM62F369/zigguchain
https://puzzleguystore.etsy.com/listing/1657301502
https://i.materialise.com/forum/t/zigguchain-by-oskar/3619
https://www.shapeways.com/forum/t/zugguchain-by-oskar.102692/
https://twistypuzzles.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=39356

Feel free to 3D-print an extra sample to give to a friend, as long as you mention the designer and don't charge money.

If you are planning to sell some samples, then please contact me for a license agreement. The royalty fee is 10% of your selling price.

Please do not upload the design to a commercial service, or redistribute the design in any way other than linking to the YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8yIwbeRm40

Enjoy!

Oskar
20 April 2024

Contact: 
https://oskarvandeventer.nl/index_contact.php?subject=Print%20It%20Yourself


