Customer Reviews

Original O'Ekaki: Intelligent Designs from Its Creator

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

This is by far one of the best pixel puzzles books out there. I can only wish that he would publish monthly instead of annually! The grids are mostly no larger than 30 X 30, with many, many in the 25 X 25 range, and just a few challengers bigger than 30 X 30. The grading of the puzzles from 1-5 are fairly accurate, so you can choose what level you feel like working at and have fun with it. Like all pixels, the smaller puzzles leave a little to be desired in the quality of the picture, but that's to be expected. The larger puzzles turn out pretty nice to beautiful in some cases, and the ones in between are pretty fair representations of some object, not too busy (like the Griddlers).

The only reason I took off one star is for the quality of the paper. It's not as bad as those terrible Griddlers, but it does have some problems. Fortunately, it erases fairly easily, but it also absorbs moisture from the air very easily, so ONLY use this as an indoor book (not recommended for taking to the beach or camping!)

I've been doing pixel puzzles for a while. So I figured the smaller puzzles would be a cinch. But some of these are very challenging. I use logic and don't rely on the hints. But they are fun to read.

This book would still be good for beginners because of the easy-to-read directions and smaller puzzle format.

Minus one star for the terrible paper. I use pencil and my hands get black and the picture smears. Also for the discomfort because the book is too small to comfortably hold folded. A spiral bound book would definitely keep me coming back for more.

oh boy.... I am 'almost sorry' I discovered these puzzles. Had never tried them before, spent hours the first few times I used the book. addicting! good mind-bending puzzles. fun.

This is probably one of the most fun books of this puzzle out there. I'm addicted to them so have bought quite a few. This would be a good one for both beginners and experienced solvers. It has a nice mix of easy to challenging, and the results are interesting puzzles.

This book of hanje puzzles was great fun. Each puzzle was rated for difficulty...not necessarily related to the size of the grid. The resulting pictures have been pretty interesting.
My only complaint would be the roughness of the paper. I've finally started photocopying the puzzles onto better paper.
I'm pretty good at these kinds of puzzles, but many of the harder puzzles in this book took me several hours to complete--very challenging. For the most part, the resulting pictures were worth it.

O'Ekaki, also known as hanjie or griddlers are great fun. This book as the previous books by this author is very high quality. The puzzles range from very easy to very difficult. Ratings are given as 1 pencil for easy to 4 pencils for difficult. There are not many 1-2 pencils.Those labelled 3 pencils actually range from fairly easy to quite difficult. Unlike some other books I have bought containing this type of puzzle, the paper is good quality so mistakes can be erased, and I haven't found any errors.

These books got me into doing these kind of puzzles. I really enjoyed them until I found the "Igridd" books. Those books have better paper, a wider variety of different sized puzzles and the finished product is so much better. There are many portraits of famous folks and other wonderful pictures to discover. PLUS there are many more books (volumes) out there. There is only a limited number of the O'ekaki books out there, so I started looking for others and found Igridd. My new favorite.

After getting addicted to pixel puzzles, I ordered O'Ekaki Heaven to begin with and really enjoyed it. Even before finishing the first book, I ordered this one as I like the larger puzzles (the pictures are much more detailed). I typically tear out the pages because it is just easier that way- but as other reviewers have said, it would be better if it was spiral bound. My only 'complaint'- which really isn't a complaint, but more a preference, is that I would prefer more large puzzles to complete. Even so, these books provide hundreds (that is not an exaggeration) of hours of enjoyment!

Great paper in this book. I could color in the pages without worrying that it would show through to the puzzle on the back of the page. 121 puzzles of all different difficulties. Highly recommend! (O'Ekaki is also known as Hanjie)

This book got here in great time! and i love doing the puzzles. this is the perfect started book for these types of puzzles. ii have never done picture puzzles and this book was easy to understand and explained instructions perfectly. good book love it!