Can you help me find a couple of puzzle-games?

Question

I've been searching everywhere for a couple of puzzles (looking to buy, or for guidance as to what to look for). They are:

L'ane Ruge (sliding block puzzle game); a different version is called "Let me Through" where the theme is to get the fat lady off of the bus

Don't know the name of this one, but you have a number of shapes that consist of a number of blocks each, and you're supposed to arranged (all of) the blocks according to a picture that shows the entire structure already made. The one that I recall seeing had blue "blocks".

Thank you very much for your help/effort!

Answer 1

L'ane Rouge is comonly known as Klotski.  It was available in the windows game pack.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klotski

I am not aware of it as a physical game product, only as a computer game.

The second game you describe is Block by Block.

http://www.funagain.com/control/product/...

http://www.amazon.com/Think-Fun-5931-Thi...

Edit:  I did find evidence of physical copies of the game.

http://home.comcast.net/~l-whiting/attbi...

Edit 2:  One source:

http://www.avonraint.com/sc_webcat/ecat/...

Answer 2

try backdoor.com they have bunches and bunches of games listed

Answer 3

Vince has covered your second question well, the original version of "Block by Block" was called the "Soma Cube."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soma_cube

You can find a wooden version of "Let me Through" at the following link, under the name "Major Migraine Maker."

http://www.mrpuzzle.com.au/prod36.htm

Binary Arts, the same company that adapted the Soma Cube into "Block by Block" has a version of "Let Me Through" called "Rush Hour."  It has multiple starting scenarios, although doesn't use the large single piece like the traditional versions of the game do.

http://www.funagain.com/control/product/...

Happy puzzling!

Answer 4

http://www.flashgameszone.net