Bepuzzled Twist Hanayama Cast Metal Brain Teaser Puzzle (Level 4)

This Twist Hanayama is one of my favorites. It is two pieces, each a toroid with grooves and bumps. They interlock and slide around the grooves. The moves go smoothly, it is a satisfying puzzle to manipulate. I find most people can make progress on this one within a few minutes, and it can usually be completed in one session. It has excellent longevity. I know how it goes, have done it many times, and it still gives me a challenge each time. It is not easy to memorize the moves, the pieces look so similar from every angle.The size is perfect for a hand puzzle. It fits in my pocket, a medium sized Hanayama. The pieces are on the heavier side, and can cause some muscle fatigue holding these up for an hour.Good for beginners and experts, this one is a must-get. See more use than most of my Hanayamas, it is such a satisfying shape: two toroids that interlock and combine into a sphere. Genius design, beautiful casting.

I've seen multiple cast-puzzles before, but had never really gotten to try them. This one went on sale, and I'm glad I tried it. Build quality is top-notch. It would be very difficult to break the Twist this even if you tried. It's heavy and satisfying to manipulate.The puzzle is certainly a challenge. Like others have mentioned, this one isn't a quick solve that's easy to memorize. You get a feel for making progress and can identify some landmark positions to help you along, but this would take multiple solves to be able to do consistently. My first solve, I didn't realize how close I was until the pieces suddenly came apart in my hands, and then it took me even longer to put it back together to full reset. Took about 30-45 minutes each to solve and reset, and I would imagine it will take minimum 10-15 minutes to solve it again until I can get the hang of it better. Definitely takes focus, and it's a great manipulative! I actually bought it more as a fidget for my office, but quickly realized that it takes much more attention if you actually want to solve it. Still satisfying to twist around though! With puzzle difficulty ranging from 1-6, I would imagine that level 4 is fitting, as it was a challenge for me (30 y/o), but not impossible or overly frustrating. Very enjoyable!

This is an extremely well made, beautifully done puzzle. Congratulations. Perfectly done from top to bottom. You won't be disappointed. Design, price, material, packaging. All first class. Makes a great keepsake. I was so impressed, I bought several and gave them as gifts. So many are so cute and challenging I had to buy them for myself too. I have a collection now and will repeat this review for all of them. They are just fabulous for busy hands and curious minds. Put them on your desk and coffee table. People can't help but pick them up. They look like they'll last for ever. Again, you will not be disappointed with this product. My bet, you will end up buying more than one ! ! ! !

This one looks good on the shelf. I was a bit let down by how straight forward it was, but some enjoy those ones. If I had been between this one and another one, I may have wished I got the other one, purely for a bigger challenge. Again, not a bad puzzle.

This puzzle is fun! It is smaller than I envisioned from the picture, but it is certainly a bit more challenging than your normal puzzle. Hanayama ranks their puzzled from a 1 (easy) to a 6 (hard) and this is ranked as a 4. It fits that ranking.I normally can solve puzzles pretty quickly, but this one took me a little while and the first time I did get it solved, I didn't know how I did it? Then you have to put it back together, and that is just as challenging. What I like is that this isn't a puzzle you solve once, and then you know forever how like some of them. This one you can solve multiple times before you really understand it. There are a lot of opportunities to get close to the solution, and still not get it.For the puzzle lover in your family, this is a good choice. I wouldn't suggest it to really small kids, but anyone over the age of about 9 can have fun with it if they're patient.