10 Penny Puzzle | Coffee Table Game

10 Penny Puzzle is a handcrafted wooden brain teaser that looks trivial and is anything but. Lay all ten pennies flat inside a shallow recess that seems too small to hold them. The opening is precision cut so the coins fit only one way, which turns a handful of change into a real puzzle.

It is a hands-on take on a classic recreational-math problem, circle packing: fitting equal circles into the smallest possible square. Ten is a famously awkward case, because the neat grid your hands want to build wastes space and will not fit. Creative Crafthouse founder Dave Janelle turned that idea into this desk-sized puzzle.

• Includes the wooden board, ten pennies, and a printed solution guide.
• About 3.75 by 4 inches. Small enough for a desk, coffee table, or pocket.
• Solve times range from a minute to days, so it rewards patience over speed.
• Personalize it with a laser-engraved name or short message.
• A favorite stocking stuffer, white elephant gift, and desk challenge.

Handcrafted in our Hudson, Florida shop. Pairs well with our Dime Dilemma, a sister circle-packing teaser.