BepuzzledSpiral Hanayama Metal Brainteaser Puzzle Mensa Rated Level 5, for Ages 12 and Up

Exceptional handfeel. Heavy, durable, clever, classic. Good for people who aren’t even into puzzles. Don’t mistake my brief review for lack of enthusiasm. Literally zero negatives.Ok, one negative: the package is not 100% recyclable. It’s mostly recyclable, but there’s some disposable plastic.Disregard the star rating. It’s not too challenging for a dumbdumb, and not too simple for a subgenius. The challenge wont impress a genius, but the elegance and quality make up for that.

Gave the 'spiral' to my 10 y/0 grandson and he had it figured out in `15 minutes. Mensa rating seems a bit off. Nice puzzle though, well made.

Spiral is another fantastic puzzle by Hanayama. Its heavy, sturdy, and the pieces slide smoothly.I discovered the solution in about half an hour, broken up into 2 short sessions. Satisfying as always! As I've learned with these Hanayama puzzles, it's important to disassemble slowly so you understand how to reassemble. Knowing this, Spiral was pretty easy for me to put back together.In my opinion this is an easy level 5 puzzle. I struggled much longer on both my level 4 Hanayama puzzles (Cake and Marble). Spiral earned a 5 star rating however, because it's a lovely puzzle. The parts are fun to slide back and forth, and it looks great on my new puzzle shelf.

I'm rating this as 5 because of the quality of the workmanship, as well as the geometric beauty in its design. However, I completely fail to understand why this was rated as difficulty 5. In my opinion, it's a difficulty of 1--the solution was completely obvious to me.But, it's a good puzzle to hand to one of your friends who thinks that the puzzles look cool, but who doesn't have the patience or hasn't developed the ability to analyze puzzle to their solutions.And, if you want to make it a little more challenging for them, show them the whole piece, move your hands out of sight and disassemble it, then hand them the pieces and tell them to put it back together.

I never tire of these Hanayama puzzles; they are awesome.

Hanayama makes a lot of these cast metal puzzles. Some of them are harder than others, and the difficulty levels are a rough approximation for how long it will take you to solve them.This one is ok to play with. It's not particularly hard, but the geometry is gorgeous. It's really more a nice piece of art than a puzzle. As some of these are, this one can be solved by accident, but then becomes very difficult to put back together if you weren't paying attention. I actually had this one come apart in my hands while I was attending to something else.I wouldn't recommend this as the first Hanayama puzzle to start with if you're looking for a good puzzle since it's not as much fun. It's elegant from a geometric perspective, but not from a puzzle perspective. I'd recommend Labyrinth, Elk, or Quartet first. Those are all more "classic" puzzles. This one is a bit more like Nutcase or News, more art than puzzle.

Purchased this for my young niece and she loved it. It kept her busy for hours.

This Hanayama one is a favorite for me because it's challenging, but all the aspects of the puzzle are fully visible. There are no hidden mechanisms like in some of the Level 6 puzzles. It's just about looking carefully and reasoning through it.

Solid steel puzzle. It's heavy. Feels durable. People who come home find it quite interesting.

It's OK whit me!

Gran juego y un magnífico entretenimiento para todas las edadesMantener mente agil

Very good and fast delivery

Quede encantando con esta Spiral de Hanayama, y considero que es la primera compra de muchas más futuras. La calidad del producto es excelente, y su nivel de dificultad no es cuento, aunque como descubrí, desarmarlo es una pequeña porción del problema, re-armarlo es mas desafiante jejeje Lo recomiendo ampliamente. Espero conseguir mas articulos de Hanayama!