Stickman puzzle box

katsmom

I've got 3 stickman puzzles now and love them!  There is a once in a life time auction going onto puzzles.baxterweb.com starting soon.  The Apothecary PuzzleChest.
I have 2 of the boxes that are inside the chest and must say they are brilliant!  I will be bidding, but in interest of fairness post the link and information here too.  我擁有三個stickman的puzzle, 而且我很喜歡它們! 如果你也有興趣的話, 即將在puzzles.baxterweb.com將會有一次puzzle競拍活動. 其中最精彩的一款就是圖中這款The Apothecary PuzzleChest「藥劑師盒子」. 我擁有這個盒子當中的其中兩個puzzle, 設計都十分巧妙! 我將會參與此次競拍, 但為了公平起見我把連結和資料都一併發佈在此.

"The Stickman Apothecary Puzzlechest is a realized vision, over 4 years in the making, with the goal of representing an entire era of some of the best puzzle designers and craftsmen from around the world.  Twelve prolific artists from 5 different countries participated in orchestrating its creation.  Each drawer within has been quality hand-crafted to exhibit the best abilities and individual styles of these artists.
The chest itself is also a complex mechanical puzzle.  The solution of individual puzzlebox drawers is required to obtain mechanical parts, and these are required to progress its sequential movement.  Within the chest, mechanical pistons lock drawers into place while still allowing them to slide freely.  Pushing in on a drawer causes others to automatically extrude from the chest.  And in turn, pushing those drawers back causes yet other drawers to come out in an apparently random fashion.  Deducing the pattern and sequence of drawer movements is part of the puzzle to this chest, as drawers can only be released under certain conditions.  Once a puzzle drawer has been removed and solved, pressing it back into its slot will automatically re-engage it into its locking mechanical piston.
The Stickman Apothecary Puzzlechest「藥劑師盒子」是一個有遠見的計劃. 用了超過四年的時間去製作, 旨在集合本世紀來自世界各地的設計師及工匠, 去造出這個代表作. 來自五個國家的十二位強大設計師共同參與了是次計劃. 這個盒子的每一個小抽屜都經過了精心的製作, 以展示這十二位設計師的工藝與獨特性. 「藥劑師盒子」本身是一款很複雜的puzzle. 合共有十二個抽屜. 每一個抽屜都是一個獨立的puzzle. 解開每一個抽屜會都得到一個零件. 而這些零件是需要有順序地運用的. 「藥劑師盒子」內部運用了機械結構, 推動某個抽屜會使其他抽屜被打開. 假如再把被打開的抽屜推回去的話, 又會有其他的抽屜被打開. 尋找正確的順序是這個puzzle的其中一個玩法. 只有逹到某個條件抽屜才能被取出, 然後這個抽屜就成為了一個獨立的puzzle. 把這個puzzle破解了然後放回原位, 會觸動盒子內部的機關, 使到這個抽屜被鎖定.

Enough cannot be said about the puzzle drawers designed by contributing artists; many of whom have received awards for their abilities.  The only restriction placed upon designs was the size of the puzzle, which required parameter sides of 3” just to fit into the chest, (some puzzles are 3” cube and others measure 3” x 3” x 4”).  The goal was as to require minimal restrictions in order to ensure the true flavor and style of each artist.
你永遠都不會覺得這些抽屜足夠了. 這些抽屜都是由不同的設計師設計的, 其中很多都得到過獎項. 他們設計這個盒子是的唯一限制是體積. 為了統一大小, 他們被要設計出一個3英吋的抽屜. (部份被設計成了3x3x4英吋). 這樣對於設計師來說限制最小, 可以充份地讓各設計師發揮其想象力.

The designs of puzzlebox drawers vary from the seemingly simple to exhaustingly complex.  Some require just a few profound and elusive steps, while others require moves going into the hundreds.  Many of these puzzles are exclusive to only this chest, or significantly limited in production, and are therefore rare.  With such diversity in complexity, concepts, and styles, there is something appealing to everyone in this chest.
各款不同的小抽屜都有著不同難度, 有的簡單有的複雜. 有些只要做很簡單的步驟, 但也有些需要過百步步驟的. 這其中大部份的puzzles都是只會出現於「藥劑師盒子」, 或者是限量製作的, 所以十分的稀有. 由於這款puzzle包含著多種不同的難度, 概念與及風格, 有些細節需要詳述一下.

The chest is crafted from quality sapele wood, decoratively accented with purpleheart inlays, and measures 18” x 16” x 12”.  It rests up on a base of intricately carved wooden feet and comes with a 15-page, fully illustrated instruction book.  All drawers have been signed and numbered by each artist.
這個盒子是由高質量楝木製成, 配以紫心蘇木為裝飾. 體積為18x16x12英吋. 盒子有著漂亮設計的腳架子, 並附有15頁精美圖解的說明書. 每一個抽屜都附有設計師的名簽名和編號.

Originally, the only way to obtain one of these chests was to be an artist contributing to the project, and none were intended for public sale.  However project bylaws have since been expanded, now allowing for two additional copies to be sold at auction to help cover expenses.  Stickman Apothecary Puzzle Chests are limited in edition to only 15 completed copies, and this particular chest is #15 out of the limited edition set."
原本想要獲得這個puzzle的唯一方法就是成為12名設計師的其中之一, 最初此puzzle並沒打算對外發售. 不過最後計劃擴張, 最後富餘出兩個並拿出來拍賣, 用以覆蓋成本. Stickman Apothecary Puzzle Chests「藥劑師盒子」只製作了15個, 而即將被競投的是#15號.

good luck bidding!  
祝你們好運!

http://puzzles.baxterweb.com/default.asp

注: 藍色部份為中文翻譯.

樊轶群

Terrific!!

李航

哪位大神来翻译一下   小弟不明白

353856998

能弄个中文的？

耗子哥哥

好复杂的盒子……

Fenz

Must be interesting

樊榕钫

may anyone translate it into chinese ?

花无缺0228

看起来很复杂。

野 子

坐等0仔来翻译

katsmom

Otis said he would help translate later.  
Of course chinese can buy!  
Sign up for auction account and bid like I do.  Easy to do.  And better service than ebay