Disentanglement Puzzles

Disentanglement puzzles (also called entanglement puzzles, tanglement puzzles, tavern puzzles or topological puzzles) are a type or group of mechanical puzzle that involves disentangling one piece or set of pieces from another piece or set of pieces.

  • Wits End

    The Wits End puzzle is a disentanglement puzzle. The aim of the puzzle is to remove the metal ring from the wooden frame. the rope across the centre has fixed discs on either end. These are too big to fit through the metal ring. There are also two balls on the rope which will not…