Gordians Knot

Gordians Knot is a unique and a one of a kind. It sets this puzzle aside from other puzzle games. Most of the puzzle games we know are played to be put together, piece by piece to form a certain object. However, the Gordians Knot is played differently. It has six colorful puzzle pieces that interlocks with each other and needs to be move apart and dismantled. It takes sixty nine moves to completely dismantle the puzzle set. You can do it by sliding the pieces past each other. Some pieces will slide smoothly past by other pieces but you have to keep in mind that it does not mean you made the right move. It comes with a forty page solution book that entails a step by step process which is easy to follow and helps you interlock the knot once you dismantled the interlocking puzzle pieces.

Product Features and Specifications

• It has six colorful interlocking puzzle pieces.
• It takes sixty nine moves to dismantle the puzzle.
• It comes in with a solution book with forty pages that contains the step by step solution.
• The reassembly instructions are easy to follow.
• This game is set for one player only.
• This type of game teaches users deductive reasoning and problem-solving.
• Recommended for ages 8 years and above.
• Its approximate product dimension is 9.2 x 6.5 x 3.5 inches
• Its approximate shipping weight is 1 pound.

Gordians Knot Review

An average rating of four stars awaits the ThinkFun Gordians Knot puzzle game with over thirty customer reviews. Many of the users stated that it is amazingly fun and hard puzzle. They said that moving puzzle pieces apart is more fun and enjoying than putting puzzle pieces together. They said that it is a one of a kind puzzle challenge that you can’t pass and resist. A challenge that you certainly will not put down. They also stated that this product is truly an awesome mind teaser puzzle wherein it challenges your brain hard enough to think of strategies to unlock the pieces. They said that the interlocking puzzle pieces is hard however it brings smiles to their faces when slowly the puzzle piece slides past other puzzle piece smoothly.

Some users did not enjoy it as much as the others did. They said that this item is clearly designed for children. They said that the puzzle pieces are too small and the pieces are very hard to move. They also commented on the solution book, they stated that it is poorly made. Some said that it was easy for them to unlock and is difficult to interlock the puzzle pieces back even though the set comes along with a step by step solution book. They said that they are a bit frustrated because it’s not what they expected it to be.

ThinkFun Gordians Knot is still recommendable as a mind teaser game to everybody. This game sharpens their mind to think of possible strategies to dismantle and enhances their attention to detail skill in reassembling the puzzle pieces.