{"product_id":"ancien-jeu-l-intrigant-nouveau-casse-tete-vers-1900","title":"An old game, \"The Intriguing One - New Puzzle\", circa 1900","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"717\"\u003eA curious puzzle called \"The Intriguing New Puzzle,\" presented in a simple, printed cardboard box. The game's premise is based on a famous geometric problem: starting with a regular 64-square chessboard cut into four pieces, the goal is to reconstruct a figure that gives the illusion of 65 squares, and then conversely, to find only 63 according to the arrangement. This type of mathematical puzzle, very popular at the end of the 19th century, amused puzzle enthusiasts and those who enjoyed brain teasers in drawing rooms. The set includes the wooden gridded pieces and a small printed sheet with the solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"983\"\u003e ✦ Origin: France\u003cbr data-start=\"740\" data-end=\"743\"\u003e ✦ Period: Circa 1900\u003cbr data-start=\"764\" data-end=\"767\"\u003e ✦ Dimensions: approx. 11×11×1.5cm\u003cbr data-start=\"794\" data-end=\"797\"\u003e ✦ Condition: Good overall condition, signs of use. Three corners of the lid are open.\u003cbr data-start=\"873\" data-end=\"876\"\u003e ✦ Contents: Original box with four gridded wooden game pieces and answer sheet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"1152\"\u003eA mathematical puzzle typical of intellectual entertainment from the Belle Époque - appreciated by collectors of antique puzzles and geometric enigmas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brocante Jolbro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53530156597581,"sku":null,"price":19.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/1049\/5053\/files\/20260313_114124.jpg?v=1773410863","url":"https:\/\/brocantejolbro.com\/en\/products\/ancien-jeu-l-intrigant-nouveau-casse-tete-vers-1900","provider":"Brocante Jolbro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}