Camera Conundrum Plastic Keychain Puzzle with Solution Card and Hidden Drawer

It takes 5 moves to open a tiny hidden purple drawer, and these moves are much like what you would do with a vintage instamatic camera– manipulating a “flash cube”, forwarding the film, focusing, and snapping the picture (but in proper order). You can go further and take it apart into 7 pieces in which case you’ll probably need the solution card to put it back together. The solution card is meant to be reminiscent of the typical vintage card that “keychain puzzles” were marketed on in the 1950’s and 60’s. William Waite won an award for the Camera Conundrum design at the 2003 International Nob Yoshigahara Puzzle Design Competition. This may be the first design that is both an interlocking puzzle and a secret opening box in one. Originally made much larger in wood, this is the first time it is available in a more affordable small plastic version.