This puzzle was formerly sold by Crafty Puzzles and is retained as a free reference item. It is no longer available to purchase from this website.
Try a hint before revealing the answer
Open one hint at a time to preserve some of the challenge.
Hint 1
Sort the pieces by notch depth and identify the likely locking piece.
Hint 2
Create a loose central framework before adding the outer pieces.
Hint 3
Use the video for the final orientation: several pieces look interchangeable but are not.
Written assembly guide
- Lay out all 12 pieces and group pieces with matching notch patterns.
- Follow the video to make the loose central frame from the first four pieces.
- Add the next pieces in opposite pairs to keep the structure balanced.
- Rotate the partly built puzzle when shown, then fit the remaining outside pieces.
- Insert the final locking piece and centre the completed shape.
Use the preserved diagram or video alongside these steps for exact orientation. The written guide is an original summary prepared for this archive.
Complete Tropical Teaser solution
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Source and verification
- Archive source
- Original Crafty Puzzles solution video link
- Information checked
- 13 June 2026
- Verification status
- Archive-preserved; not independently physically tested
- Page status
- Original Crafty Puzzles URL preserved
