Clues in Sprues is a puzzle challenge in 24 parts, with 24 words hidden within the pieces.

It’s designed for an evening of solving with friends, or as a slightly mischievous way to explore what your 3D printer can really do when left unsupervised.

This is a linear game.

Unashamedly so.

Each puzzle leads to the next, and skipping ahead will not help you. We tried.

Sprues are frames.

They traditionally hold plastic parts in place until someone clips them out and immediately loses one under the sofa.

We like sprues. They have a charm of their own.

Thanks to 3D printing, they can now also hold secrets, clues, and the occasional small act of sabotage.

In Clues in Sprues, the puzzles are the sprues.

Each puzzle needs to be cut from its frame before it can be solved.

This is not an accident.

We call this Snip-And-Solve.

Full instructions are included, and no two puzzles are solved the same way. Some require logic, some observation, some careful hands, and some mild restraint.

Once solved, everything can be packed away and played again by someone else.

Or by the same person, after a respectful amount of time has passed.

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