(Part 2) Top products from r/mechanicalpuzzles
We found 14 product mentions on r/mechanicalpuzzles. We ranked the 31 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
21. LONPOS Cosmic Creature Braintelligent Game - Boost Your IQ
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Features include: cosmic creature game plate and 12 cosmic creature blocksCosmic creature instruction and challenges booklet107 different challenges and Game kit measures 4.5" x 3.5" x .75"For Ages 3 and Up
22. Hryahlavolamy Owl in a Cage
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Fantastic Puzzle
23. BePuzzled Hanayama Cast Metal Brainteaser Puzzles - Hanayama Claw Puzzle (Level 2)
Sentiment score: -1
Number of reviews: 1
Remove the ring from the crab's grasp and solve the Hanayama Claw Puzzle from BePuzzledOnce you have succeeded in removing the ring, it's time to put the puzzle back togetherHanayama is known worldwide for challenging puzzles and quality manufacturingLevel 2 puzzles are fairly easy for most puzzlers...
24. Bepuzzled LABYRINTH Hanayama Cast Metal Brain Teaser Puzzle (Level 5) Puzzles For Kids and Adults Ages 12 and Up
Sentiment score: 3
Number of reviews: 1
Separate the 2 rings and solve the Labyrinth, a 21st-century version of a 19th-century British designOnce you have separated the rings, it's time to put the puzzle together againHanayama is known worldwide for challenging puzzles and quality manufacturingLevel 5 puzzles are considered difficult for ...
25. Bepuzzled ENIGMA Hanayama Cast Metal Brain Teaser Puzzle (Level 6) Puzzles For Kids and Adults Ages 12 and Up
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
This is without a doubt among the most difficult of all puzzle brainteasers.University Games was founded by Bob Moog and Cris Lehman recognized a developing niche in social interaction and learning games for adults and childrenUniversity Games has been creating educational board games designed so th...
26. Hanayama Cast Metal Puzzle Enigma
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Approximate Dimension: 5½" x 2" x 1½"Excellent QualitySubjective Manufacturer Difficulty Level Rating [1-6]: 6Metal Puzzle
27. Hanayama Cast Metal Puzzle Baroq
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Approximate Dimension: 4" x 1" x 1"Excellent QualitySubjective Manufacturer Difficulty Level Rating [1-6]: 4Metal Puzzle
28. ThinkFun Rush Hour Traffic Jam Brain Game and STEM Toy for Boys and Girls Age 8 and Up – Tons of Fun With Over 20 Awards Won, International Bestseller for Over 20 Years
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Trusted by Families Worldwide - With over 50 million sold, ThinkFun is the world's leading manufacturer of brain games and mind challenging puzzlesDevelops critical skills - Playing through the challenges builds reasoning and planning skills and provides a great stealth learning experience for young...
29. Tangram: D. alte chines. Formenspiel = Het oude Chinese vormenspel (DuMont's Kopf-Zerbrecher) (German Edition)
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Used Book in Good Condition
I'm sure you could go down to PM and say exactly what you've said here and get more recommendations than you can handle.
There are lots and lots of cool, challenging and beautiful puzzles out there - and you live near a warehouse full of them!
I assume there's a retail store, too? and the guys who do their videos must work there as well as Allan Stein who founded the company - I'll bet they all love to recommend stuff.
That said, browsing the site is fun once you find your way around and can avoid the things you don't like
Here's my standard "how to get started" rap (a little old, so some items might be unavailable):
I'd say you probably want to check out several different categories of puzzle:
Anyway, I'd say try a couple of disentanglement things (both wire and wood), a packing puzzle or two and a few interlocking burrs (I recommend trying a relatively traditional one and a couple of the fancier ones from Pelikan or Cubic Dissection). See what sort of things appeal to you and follow on from there.
Do check out the links in the sidebar, too. Allard's Blog and PuzzleMad are great, Rob's Puzzle Page is vast and you can learn a lot just by browsing PuzzleMaster and some of the other shops.
Here is a list of wooden burr-type puzzles under $30 that I have played with and enjoyed - I made this awhile ago so thy may not all still be available, but this should get you started
**Open Box Packing aka Deadly Romance - a really nice caged burr
Cross Cage by Tom Jolly - a burr? 3D maze? Pretty cool
Four Caged - a really tough little caged burr
Epsilon - a knockoff of Vertex Burr #1 , originally designed by Yavuz Demirhan in 2012 - great puzzle
Shape Shifter - very tough assembly puzzle - soma cube on steroids
Sarcophagus - surprisingly challenging. I have a thing for "3 sticks in a box" puzzles like Tribord
Matchbox aka Oscar's Matchboxes- tricky and a cool idea
Double Saturn - similar to some of Osanori Yamamoto's classic work, this is tough little Pelikan-style puzzle on the cheap
Four L - like The Double Saturn above
Quadstair
Four In The Box - just above the $30 limit, but it's pretty fun and two puzzles in one
Feel free to ask questions on the sub about specific puzzles or categories
Puzzlers are a pretty supportive community - welcome!
Search for Hanayama on Amazon. They are rated level 1-6. Skip levels 1-3 and start at level 4 (which are still quite easy). Level 5 and 6 are the best ones. For me, Baroq is the most fun (but easy); Enigma is easily the hardest while still being unique and fun.
Dissection puzzles are indeed generally easy to reproduce: The most well known one is probably the Tangram. You can find a lot of books about it and also online puzzles, with various difficulties of tasks. One of my favourite (and probably the most comprehensive) book is Tangram by Joost Elffers. It is written in german and dutch I think, but if you don't understand either it doesn't matter since it largely comprises all the "challenges" and solutions.
If you're looking for more advanced mechanical puzzles, like interlocking burr puzzles, then http://puzzlewillbeplayed.com/ is a huge database of puzzles like those. The most famous are probably the classical 6-piece burrs (that you can also see in the logo of this subreddit) here: http://puzzlewillbeplayed.com/-/shape/666-104.xml
Thanks for posting this (and Nutcase)... In for one of these as well!
Labyrinth is the same price too!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0038BCMYU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Not sure why they don't come up that price during a normal Amazon search though... had to use your links for some reason
Another good one is Lonpos. A packing puzzle with over 100 different challenges, it's a bargain for only $8.
I'm embarrassed to say I used the wrong name, this is the CLAW puzzle not the CRAB puzzle (which doesn't exist).
You can buy it (and see it) on Amazon or in a variety of stores, I know these puzzles are sold at Target and Wal-Mart (among other retailers).