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
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-
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On Sunday December 11th puldis wrote,
Too easy for rating, took 5min for me and 5min for a friend.
On Friday January 7th Thomas wrote,
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,
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,
solved in a few minutes useless stuff
On Saturday October 31st mitek wrote,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
This is my favorite one. Very difficult, but possible.
On Saturday January 10th Marilyn wrote,
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,
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,
Unbelievably difficult and the solution is not intuitive. Not recommended.
On Friday October 24th Pentti wrote,
This was quite hard, but i didn“t like it as much as the other 6 star Hanayamas.
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