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Metal Puzzle Solutions & Brain Teaser Guides

Identify a wire or metal brain teaser, then open the matching hints, photographs and preserved solution instructions.

Metal puzzle solutions depend on the exact shape of the wire, rings and openings. Two puzzles can look similar while requiring a different sequence, so compare the photograph before following any instructions.

Have a Metal Mayhem puzzle? Compare The Boomerang, The Claws, The Menace and The Ring Leader using original archive photographs before opening a solution.

Do not bend the wire. Disentanglement puzzles are normally solved by orientation and routing rather than force. If you do not know the puzzle name, use the Puzzle Finder or private Photo Identifier.

Metal puzzle solutions in the archive

This collection brings together the strongest Crafty Puzzles pages for classic wire puzzles, Metal Mayhem brain teasers and ring-and-loop puzzles.

How to solve a metal disentanglement puzzle

  1. Keep the puzzle in one fixed orientation and identify every opening large enough for another part to pass through.
  2. Follow one ring, loop or hook at a time instead of pulling pieces apart.
  3. Reverse successful movements to understand the route back to the starting position.
  4. If a movement needs force, stop and check the orientation.

For technique rather than a named solution, read How to Approach Metal Disentanglement Puzzles. You can also explore the history of metal disentanglement puzzles.

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