Family Games Portico IQ Genius Puzzles

by Family Games

Product Features

• Disengage the wooden trapezoids from the structure without displacing the threaded rope from the puzzle holes
• Fashioned from beautiful hardwoods
• Difficulty rating genius
• Includes I puzzle instructions
• 1 player, ages 8+

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13.5 x 3.5 x 12 inches ; 2.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009XS9QK
• Item model number: 20090
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #563,421 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

IQ Genius Puzzles - Fashioned from beautiful hardwoods, intricate "objet d'art" puzzles add a touch of intrigue and ingenuity to the home and office. Your objective is to remove the gold ring. Our objective is to remove any thought of accomplishing this from your mind. With two enigmas to be solved, Portico takes you to the doorway of despair. One player, ages 8+. Instructions in 4 languages.

Product Description

Take on this Brain Baffler IQ Collection Wooden Puzzle and take your brain to the limit of its power! Your objective is to remove the gold ring from this wooden puzzle. This brain teaser puzzle, however, is made to remove any thought of accomplishing this from your mind. There are two enigmas to be solved in this wooden puzzle before you can claim the ring. Try it and you'll see that the Portico brain teaser wooden puzzle takes you to the doorway of despair!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, March 6, 2006

By 

KC (Fort Collins, CO) - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Family Games Portico IQ Genius Puzzles (Toy)

I bought this for my husband because he loves these kinds of puzzles and can usually solve the smaller ones in a matter of minutes. He was excited to get this, and couldn't wait to start. After taking it out of the box, he looked for instructions to see exactly what he was supposed to do to solve it, but there wasn't anything else in the box. I went to the website, which was pretty useless, but I did find a very basic instruction. After working on it for approximately 15 minutes, my husband asked me if the wood frame was supposed to move. I said I didn't think so. This thing is so poorly made that the whole puzzle was shimmying in a matter of minutes. Other parts of the puzzle would come off in your hands. None of the wood pieces was glued together, they are just dry-fitted together. This is not the kind of construction you would expect from a puzzle that needs 200 manipulations, or whatever they claim.

We are very disappointed in this puzzle. I told my husband I wanted to return it, but he said, no, that it would look nice on his desk anyway. Oh well.