A mechanical puzzle is a puzzle presented a set of mechanically interlinked pieces.

Classes of mechanical puzzles

  • disentanglement puzzles : Here some or all of the pieces have to be separated from the other pieces.
  • lock puzzles
  • rearrangement mechanical puzzles : Here the pieces have to be rearranged in a certain way in order to achieve a certain setup. Sometimes such the puzzles is presented in a solved state, but is easily changed into a difficult setup by a few moves by the player.
    • Rubic's Cube
    • Easy Cubes
  • trick-knife puzzles