Shape By Shape

The ThinkFun Shape By Shape is a great way of challenging abstract thinking. The puzzle pieces are shaped like the pieces in the Tangram puzzle, and it helps improve conceptual thinking as well as understanding spatial relationships. The game comes with sixty cards with mind bending challenges; the cards come with hints as well as solutions. There are fourteen pattern pieces and a game tray in the set.

Product Features and Specifications:

• The puzzle comprises of 14 pattern pieces, six of which are red and eight of which are yellow, and a game tray;
• The object of the game is to follow the patterns set on the game cards, both the subject and the background using the corresponding colored pieces;
• The game comes with sixty game cards that challenge the brain, complete with hints as well as solutions;
• The puzzle pieces come with a geometry similar to that of Tangram pieces, but comes with a twist as the patterns include a subject and a background;
• The game is recommended for children aged eight and older, and should be kept away from children below three years old due to the choking hazard posed by small parts.

Shape By Shape Review:

The close to thirty customers who reviewed this brain teaser puzzle gave it an average rating of 4.9 stars, with nearly all of them giving it a perfect 5.0-star rating. It was described as a very fun puzzle, and many of them also gave it perfect 5.0-star ratings for durability, fun factor, and educational value.

One reviewer was a mom who got this as a party favor for her five-year-old daughter’s birthday. Her daughter reportedly loved Tangrams, and this puzzle was an extension; the parents of the kids who attended the party have attested to their kids enjoying the puzzles so much they could hardly put it down. Another buyer described the puzzle as being made of plastic that was hard and very durable. She liked how the slide out tray allowed the puzzle cards to be stored within reach, and she also appreciated the hints and solutions found on the cards. She described it as a very educational game for any child. Another user shared how his son got this toy as a gift, and he and his wife enjoyed playing with it with their son; he described it as well-engineered and fitting perfectly together. He felt it was a good level of difficulty for their 6-year-old son, and that it was still challenging and fun for them as adults. He also believed it would make for a great game for his son to play with on long car trips. One mom described the puzzle as an addicting game both for herself and her daughter. Interestingly, one buyer shared that he got this puzzle in order to keep his mind active and fight off Alzheimer’s.

Indeed, the puzzle is great for challenging just about anyone’s mind. As such we would happily recommend it for anyone who loves puzzles or whose kids could use a little boost in their spatial reasoning.