ThinkFun GeoLogic World Changing Logic Puzzle for Ages 8 and Up, Multicolor

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Definitely worth the purchase

This is a great gift for anyone that loves puzzles. Both hubby and I have been having so much fun with it. I love that with just one game there are 60 different ways to set it up. I do wish that it came with a carrying case or a bag that we could put everything in. I will find something soon but for now, I just put everything back in the box it came in.

I've been a fan of Thinkfun since they were Binary Arts, and I got used to their puzzles with storage bags. So I was disappointed when I got this and saw that this doesn't come with one. Then, I was hoping the puzzle might be self-containing for storage, so I wouldn't have to hang on to the box. And (yay!) it's possible to store it by itself! But it's a very specific setup shown in the instructions, so I recommend keeping the instructions out of the deck of cards, and then putting them back in last minute when ready to close the "globe." This isn't a game where you can just toss the pieces in a bag and go, so that does take a bit of the convenience away with putting it away being so specific, but it's also creative. (But I feel like I have to cross my fingers that the exterior pieces stay securely on.)On to play! Older players may wish to skip a skill level or so. I found with the early puzzles, it took more time to set them up than to solve them. The 3D-ness (for lack of a better word) of the "globe"/30-sided die makes setup a bit confusing. Perhaps it would be a bit easier if the numbers were a contrasting color, but it's still challenging to think spatially when setup is represented on a 2D card.Another thing I feel worth mentioning is that this isn't as convenient as a slide puzzle-type game (like their modern classic Rush Hour), because with a sliding puzzle you can always solve things even if things go horribly awry. Or, think of a Rubik's Cube. No matter how mixed up that gets, there's a way to solve it. That's not the case with this puzzle. If you put pieces in the wrong spots, you may have to start over, referring to the setup card again to know which pieces were originally there. And, as mentioned, setup isn't super easy. That's my main quibble with the puzzle, is it's not convenient compared to some other games. I think it's incredibly clever, but the way it works can be a bit frustrating during setup and when pieces aren't placed properly. That doesn't mean it's not a fun puzzle. I just wish it were easier to set up and to undo mistakes.

This tactile logic puzzle works well for those with strong spatial reasoning skills. Decoding the puzzle cards takes a little practice, especially since the globe is represented as a two-dimensional image. It can be challenging to find where each piece goes, even for setup.Puzzles range from easy to expert in four different levels. The younger set will likely find the easy puzzles more palatable. Each type of piece is a different shape and color, and players are challenged to fill the entire globe given a specific configuration of pieces. The pieces have a fun texture and are cleverly designed to allow you to see one of the numbers corresponding to the individual globe faces underneath the piece.Putting the puzzle away is not easy as I would like, especially since it requires putting pieces in a certain configuration on the globe face before and after putting several inside of it. At least it is self-contained. As a fair warning to those hoping to gift a wrapped copy of this, ours was shipped directly in the puzzle packaging. There was no separate cardboard box to obscure it.

The puzzle is interesting and challenging and fun to solve. It is somewhat hard to set up the plastic pieces, though. It has cards for challenges that go harder and harder

We LOVE ThinkFun. This company produces consistently high quality, fun, educational, creative toys.The concept of the puzzle is great, and the puzzle itself is quite fun! The pieces feel well made and are cool-looking.The issues I have, which aren't necessarily deal-breakers but should be known:- The method to store everything inside the puzzle is great in theory, but incredibly difficult to do right. The deck of cards that has the puzzles is tall enough that it's really hard to get it to fit inside the halves of the puzzle along with the pieces that go inside. (There are instructions for what to put inside, but they aren't very helpful with getting stuff to fit. There's a video that I probably should have watched.)- It takes some strength to put the puzzle pieces in place on the "globe" and take them off. Like it's hard enough sometimes to make me worry about breaking something, but nowhere near hard enough to actually break something, if that makes sense. Pulling them off is sometimes tricky to get the right angle; the biggest pieces have a tab that you can push against to take them off easily, which is quite helpful. So, like, don't give this to a little kid without being prepared to help with the actual physical placement of pieces.- The numbers on the positions on the globe are hard to read. There are raised numbers on each triangular side of the puzzle, to help with setting up each level. This is great, except there's no contrast - it's blue plastic, with the numbers raised on each face in the same color. This makes it hard to find the right spaces at a glance. It would be a lot better if the numbers were colored.Overall, though, a really neat concept that's fun to actually play!