Customer Reviews

Family Games XS Head Stress Series Spheroid IQ Collection Puzzle

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We own a couple dozen (and counting) of these wood brain teaser puzzles and this is one of my favorites; it's not too difficult and not so easy that you don't feel challenged...I'd give it a 4 or 5 out of 10. Unlike some puzzles, this doesn't take up the better part of an afternoon - it is a quick fix which makes it great to set aside while watching television or in an easy to reach location. Warning - you company won't be able to keep their hands off it it! Admittedly, I also find it really attractive which doesn't hurt but is a non-issue. This has a few additional pieces but not so many that you fear having to encounter a scattered mess. Appropriate for older children and adults but younger children might find it a little frustrating depending upon their tolerance to this type of puzzle. This is a bit more fragile than others simply due to the construction required however, it well made and should last a long time with proper use/care.

I got this for my brother for xmas. Based on the reviews that said it was challenging, but not so frusterating you'd hate it. My brother (an adult)solved it in 15 minutes. Had I known that, I would have gotten him a more difficult one.
The quality was great though. It was larger than I thought it would be, and pretty enough to display. His whole family wanted to tinker with it, so it was worth the price.

I was not happy with this order. This puzzle is supposed to be impossible to disassemble. However, as soon as we took it out of the box, we moved one piece and it, literally, fell apart. I put it back together and tried again with the same result. It definitely was not a brain teaser or educational.