Hanayama Cast Metal Puzzle Baroq

Hanayama Puzzles are the best. Lots of fun and challenging. I keep a few on the coffee table and company loves to pick them up and try them.

Of the "curvy" Hanayama puzzles, this one and Cast Dolce (the male/female one) are my favorites. They are both kind of amazing in the unexpected ways they will move. I can't imagine what kind of mind could think through a design like this with these curved shapes.I've done it a few times, and I have the basic flow down for how to solve it, but there still is some challenge each time, as I try to work through the details. This is one of the few that I'll be giving as gifts this year (along with Cast Dolce, Cast Key and Cast Gear).

This puzzle is extremely well-made and aesthetically pleasing, but unfortunately too easy for the grade. I've had other level 4's that have held my interest and demanded creativity in the solution. However, this was more of a 'pick it up, wiggle, keep wiggling" type solution. For reference, I find most level 5's and 6's challenging, but solve them within a few hours of fiddling.

I like the feel of the cast. It is smooth and goes well when working on it. It is a little bit hard but hey, it feels really good when I solved it.

ive done a lot of this type of puzzle and this is one of my favs.. it flows smoth and goes through a number of transformations and then just opens like magic. it is even harder to get back togther..

I've gotten a few of these Hanayama puzzles with mixed success on enjoyment. This one, however, fell right apart in my hands while playing with it. It's really too bad because I looked up the solution after that and it seems to have a pretty cool one. Too bad you can just twist mine a certain way and it comes right apart. I'm assuming that this is a flaw in my specific puzzle, but with such quality control issues I'm not interested in purchasing any more of these. Too bad, Marble and Key II were really fun.