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Cast Ring II

Object: Disassemble and Reassemble the Puzzle
Difficulty: Level 9 - Gruelling
Brand: Hanayama
Type: Hanayama Metal Puzzles
Dimensions: 1 3/4 in x 1 1/2 in x 5/8 in / 4.4 cm x 3.9 cm x 1.5 cm
Packaging: Cardboard and Plastic Box

Price: $12.95 Canadian Flag Canadian Dollars
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Note: Our level rating system is different than Hanayama's. Hanayama's goes from 1-6 and ours goes from 5-10.

This is the second of the 'ring' puzzles. The five separate rings can be taken apart and put back together. This version has been changed a bit from the original made by Connecticut's Jose Grant. This puzzle has five rings, like the Olympic rings that stand the test of time. That is the basic concept behind this puzzle. This type of ring puzzle goes back at least as far as the 15th century, and is now remade with modern technology. Give it a go.

-NOB 2004-

Average Customer Rating

2 out of 5 stars

Customer Reviews

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On Sunday February 21st puzzler wrote,
2 out of 5 stars
Not hard at all. Very disapointing. It requires no thinking; just dexterity, But you don't need extra hands.This was the easiest Hanayama I've ever done. Not recommeded.
On Monday November 30th Z wrote,
1 out of 5 stars
Okay, this is the single worst puzzle Hanayama can possibly manufacture. The name itself prompts the solver to think of Cast Ring, so let's do that. First, it says "Cast Ring II". Usually putting a "II" after a successful thing indicates an improvement, or at least some similarity. In this case, Ring 2 is easier and lower quality than Ring. As stated before me, it really falls apart. No, really. I have to use wires to hold it together even while storing it. And assembling is truly a task requiring little else than dexterity (and a few extra hands). The ring itself is much smaller than the original Ring, and though it has one more rings, the two outer rings are simply hanging from the inner ones making it practically a 3-ring puzzle, and the middle ring is perfectly straight, without any twists or bends apart of the oversized logo on top. Do not get me wrong, it's not _that_ bad. It can still be fun to play with, just do not expect the amount of brain work usually required for a 5-star Hanayama. But everything considered, I do not recommend it.
On Friday December 26th Marilyn wrote,
3 out of 5 stars
As other reviewers noted, a dexterity puzzle. It was good, but I wouldn't rate it a 9 in difficulty, more like a 6-7.
On Saturday December 20th Paul wrote,
1 out of 5 stars
This is a terribly miss leading puzzle, as the box leads you to believe that it SHOULD STAY TOGETHER. I also found it unbelievably easy, not a 5 star puzzle in my opinion.
On Friday November 7th Jaxon wrote,
2 out of 5 stars
Warning! This puzzle FALLS APART when you open the box. The puzzle is NOT to take it apart!!!! It REALLY DOES DO THAT on its OWN! Instead, you have to figure out how to put it back together. And it WANTS to keep falling apart. This is more of a "dexterity" puzzle than a mind puzzle. You have to hold the thing together while piecing it back together.
On Friday October 24th Pentti wrote,
3 out of 5 stars
Not so hard that I thought.

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