The Trap Puzzle - Challenging Puzzle

Name: The Trap Puzzle - Challenging Puzzle
Rating: 5.00 (12 reviews)

Vendor: Kubiya Games

Type: Wooden Puzzles

Size: S - 3.75"x4"x2"

S - 3.75"x4"x2" M - 4.5"x4.5"x2.25"

$24.00

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Description

• Inventive twist on a classic disentanglement puzzle.
• Challenges even experienced puzzlers to use patience and caution.
• Requires freeing a trapped wooden ball in 11 moves.
• Wooden ball has a string looped through its center that seems stuck.
• Calls for creative thinking to untangle and guide the ball free.
• Demands careful attention to every twist and loop to avoid tangles.
• Free-standing wooden frame fits neatly on a desk or coffee table.
• Compact challenge offers a quick mental refresh between tasks.
• Warning: Choking Hazard – Small Parts. Not for Children Under 3 Years.

About Kubiya Games

Kubiya Games creates wooden puzzles and metal brain teasers that challenge the mind and spark curiosity. Each design blends craftsmanship and intelligence, inviting you to think deeper, play smarter, and celebrate the art of thinking. The brand spans wooden and metal puzzles, puzzle boxes, sequential discovery puzzles, brain teasers, and family games, emphasizing premium quality and ingenious design for curious minds.

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The Trap Puzzle - Challenging Puzzle

$24.00

Customers praised this challenging topology-based puzzle for being "visually pleasing, fun, and sturdy." It's "well-crafted of beautiful wood" with a compact size perfect for desks. While challenging, it doesn't require tricks—just logical thinking. Families enjoyed solving it together, with one 91-year-old completing it in 30 minutes. Great gift for deep thinkers.

Visually pleasing, fun, and sturdy too.
Lots of fun. The whole family enjoyed it! And it's lovely, too.
This little puzzle is well-crafted of beautiful wood.

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Pure topology

This appeared a lot harder than it really was. But I appreciated the fact that it was pure topology. It wasn't a matter of metal fitting into specific gaps or anything. If you can visualize the goal without all the obstacles in the way, you can visualize how to overcome those obstacles. There's no trick, no "thinking outside the box" needed. Just thinking through "in order to get it past A, I need to get it past B; but to get it past B I need to get it past C" and so forth. It can get complicated if halfway through the solution you lose track of what you're doing. If you're not careful about keeping the string relatively tangle-free, it can look like a real jumble. This was so much fun without being unnecessarily frustrating. Keep your wits about you and you will succeed!