BePuzzled |Box Hanayama Metal Brainteaser Puzzle Mensa Rated Level 2, for Ages 12 and Up

I got these for my sons who’s 18 on Christmas and he loved it. He likes puzzles but not board style puzzles so this is right up his alley.

An excellent puzzle for "Level 2". While it's not the easiest puzzle out there, it's by no means difficult.This is a good stepping stone for someone who has just starting these types of puzzles.For someone who has been puzzle solving for a while, this would be too easy.

I love the Hanayama "cast" puzzles series, which consist mostly of entanglement puzzles, and assembly/disassembly puzzled. The Cast Box is one of the latter.All the puzzles in this series are solid cast metal, with a nice heft and a good "feel" to them. Amazon unaccountably asked me to rate "sturdiness" and "durability" separately; to me they are the same thing. Regardless, this is a nice, sturdy (or durable) puzzle. Hanayama puzzles are rated in difficulty on a scale from 1-to-6, and mostly their ratings are pretty reasonable, though once in a while I find them a bit questionable. the Cast Box is rated "Level 2", but I found it rather easy to solve and reassemble, and would probably have rated it "Level 1". A reasonably bright 10-year old will be able to solve it in 15 minutes or less.One thing to watch out for: the price on these Hanayama puzzles seems to be all over the map; don't know why. I've seen this one sold for anywhere from $3.85 to $32.00. Average price seems to be around $9 - $12, and I wouldn't pay more than that for it. With that caveat, recommended.

Stumped the girlfriend for a good little bit. Nice gift. Great build quality.

Great puzzle.

This puzzle is labeled level-2. It's obvious right away that this puzzle is more difficult than a level-1 that I bought at the same time. This puzzle is fun to try solving. We gave it to our 5-yr-old along with a level-1 key puzzle. We've solved it, but she won't be solving this puzzle any time soon. So there's no need or us to get any of the more difficult puzzles. It occurs to me that this sort of puzzle/toy might be useful for seeing if someone has anger issues or difficulty concentrating.

I figured out how to take it apart but how can I put it back as it was when it arrived. Doing the same steps backwards didn’t help. Hmmmm

I really enjoy playing with these puzzles by this creator. This one is a level two, so very easy (took me 15mins). But I have been doing they for years now.If you’re getting into puzzles, I would highly suggest doing this one. It’s Hefty, durable and well worth the price. Also a really cool looking knickknack. ✌🏻~Mike