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Cast Nutcase

Object: Disassemble and Reassemble the Puzzle
Difficulty: Level 10 - Mind Boggling
Brand: Hanayama
Types: Hanayama Metal Puzzles, Oskar Van Deventer
Dimensions: 2 in x 1 1/3 in x 1 1/3 in / 5 cm x 3.4 cm x 3.4 cm
Packaging: Cardboard and Plastic Box

Price: $16.95 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.

There are two goals to the Cast Nutcase created by the Dutch puzzle inventor, Oskar:
1. Remove the small nut by disassembling the cast nutcase.
2. Cast puzzle enthusiasts (nutcases) can enjoy trying to change the wording on the bolt from 'nut-case' to 'case-nut'.
The key word is "Interlocking."

-Hanayama Co., Ltd. - 2007-

Average Customer Rating

3 out of 5 stars

Customer Reviews

Disclaimer: These reviews are written by our customers. Puzzle Master makes every attempt to keep these posts informative and relevant. If you find a post objectionable or inappropriate, please let us know by sending an email to info@puzzlemaster.ca

On Thursday April 4th Shaggy wrote,
5 out of 5 stars
I like this puzzle very much. It might become trite for me saying this for almost every new Cast puzzle I buy lately, but this is one of the best Cast puzzle in my opinion. I came out with an idea of the solution after seeing the picture of the puzzle several times on the list with Cast puzzles. Then, when I got it, it was a matter of time, proper position and light direction to understand what is the inner part of the two nuts. After that I still had some difficulties to implement the correct solution. I even almost opened the case once, but was too fast and closed it before I can stop the further movement of the nuts. The solution is very precise, original, logical and beautiful. In general, one of the hardest. And the design is great.
On Sunday December 11th puldis wrote,
3 out of 5 stars
Too easy for rating, took 5min for me and 5min for a friend.
On Friday January 7th Thomas wrote,
3 out of 5 stars
This one is tricky and once you get it you can put it back together really easy.. Neat puzzle. Not too hard.
On Thursday June 3rd Chris the Vet wrote,
2 out of 5 stars
Have 'Solved' this one, but not able to take apart to extract the bolt; Also have a problem with the nuts crossing threads and binding. Not all that impressed. Just too fiddly
On Tuesday June 1st John wrote,
1 out of 5 stars
solved in a few minutes useless stuff
On Saturday October 31st mitek wrote,
4 out of 5 stars
It's not really "unbelievably difficult" , as some suggested (took me about 45 min overall to solve it), but it does require some thinking on how it might be made inside. This is one of the few "logical" puzzles, where you can just guess the internal structure and act accordingly. If you don't, it may indeed appear "unbelievably difficult". For some reason, solving this one reminded me lock-picking techniques -- it's the same kind of approach. It doesn't look as cool as some other puzzles, but is definitely worth cracking :)
On Tuesday September 15th Paul wrote,
2 out of 5 stars
Very disappointed in this one. The construction is not up to par with other Hanayama puzzles. The nuts on mine are so loose that you can 'cheat' the puzzle apart without solving it. In addition, the looseness gives a huge visual cue as to the solution. A five minute puzzle at our house. Perhaps this is from a bad lot and a better made copy would have been a worthy contender.
On Thursday April 2nd Deimos wrote,
3 out of 5 stars
Giving it a 3. There is no "trick" in this one. And although its sturdy, mine had some binding and didn't turn well in some places. Fairly simple to deduce inner workings after a quick glance... its just a matter of lots of trial and error... and patience for 5-60min of fiddling. Ironically, solved first time in 5min, and showing to friend took almost and hour to disassemble. There is also alternate solution if your puzzle happens to be well worn in which was my first attempt ;)
On Wednesday February 4th Patrick wrote,
3 out of 5 stars
Fairly simple puzzle. I was a little disappointing that it only took a few minutes to figure this one out. I thought it may be a fluke that i figured it out so quick so i brought it to work. 3 other people were able to solve it under 15 minutes. Nice puzzle but not a level 10.
On Saturday January 17th MadnessR wrote,
3 out of 5 stars
Good looking puzzle. Not a hard solve.. Mine just came apart with some fiddling. I was hoping for some heavier metal. Feels light like cast disk...Not my fav...
On Saturday January 17th Brian wrote,
3 out of 5 stars
I'm sort of on the fence about this one. Fairly interesting concept for a puzzle, but I don't like the fact that there was so much trial and error involved.
On Tuesday January 13th Olga wrote,
5 out of 5 stars
This is my favorite one. Very difficult, but possible.
On Saturday January 10th Marilyn wrote,
4 out of 5 stars
I found this to be easier than I expected compared to some other 6 star Hanayamas. I'd recommend it as a 'beginner' level 10.
On Friday January 9th Tom Swirly wrote,
5 out of 5 stars
So. I thought it was incredibly hard... several Google engineers tried it without success - but I gave it to an artist friend of mine and she solved it in a few minutes without the internet (but then, she spends a heck of a lot of time with bolts...)
On Tuesday December 2nd George wrote,
1 out of 5 stars
Unbelievably difficult and the solution is not intuitive. Not recommended.
On Friday October 24th Pentti wrote,
4 out of 5 stars
This was quite hard, but i didn´t like it as much as the other 6 star Hanayamas.

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