Construction puzzle

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In a construction puzzle you have to build (assemble) a technical contraption. This may be a static object (such as a bridge) or a mechanical object (like a machine).

In a wider sense a construction puzzle is any puzzle where you have to assemble a given set of pieces in a certain way. Examples for these types of construction puzzles are the stick puzzles, many tiling puzzles and also some mechanical puzzles.

Types of construction puzzles

• some mechanical puzzles are construction puzzles.
• some packing problems can be seen as construction puzzles.
• stick puzzles is a sub-type of construction puzzles.
• some tiling puzzles can be seen as construction puzzles.
• others

Examples

• Armadillo Run
• Bridge Builder
• Bridge Builder 2
• Crazy Machines
• Crazy Machines 2
• Elefunk
• The Incredible Machine
• Pipe Mania
• World of Goo