Think Fun Triazzle Picture-Matching Brainteaser (Dolphins) Puzzle for Ages 8 and Up (76491)

Bought it for my 8- and 10-year old, they both thought its a baby puzzle since it doesnt have too many pieces, but it took them multiple attempts and over an hour to solve it! This puzzle is good for kids from 8 to 13 that love solving puzzle. It requires both logical thinking and patient to solve it.

Got this origially as a gag for a friend to play with,who had missed seeing any dolphins on a recent vacation Then we both realised just how much more this (and one assumes, its stallmates) really can be for puzzle lovers Dont want to spoil the fun, but if youre a puzzler, get this! It;s intriguing as all get out!

This Triazzle puzzle is almost the same as one I had many years ago, only smaller. The frog design appears to be the same, however this puzzle is, I’d guess, about 50% smaller than the one I had in the 1990s. This is actually a bit welcome, as the issue with the larger Triazzle puzzle of the past was sometimes finding a place to store it flat. The puzzle appears simple, but once you dump all the pieces out you’ll find that it’s not quite as simple as it looks, and just when you think you may have the puzzle solved, you may find the last few pieces just don’t fit! It’s a fun puzzle, the only issue is once you recall where a few key pieces go, it does become a bit easier. Even now, years later when working with the puzzle, my brain still recalls where one key puzzle piece goes, however, it’s still fun to figure the rest of the puzzle out! The puzzle is made well of sturdy board material. The puzzle pieces fit snugly, the printing is good, and overall it’s a fun puzzle!

This brainteasing puzzle is so much fun! I know it says its for ages 8 and up, but I got it for my mom (who probably doesnt want me to write her age) - but shes over fifty. She loves crosswords, jigsaws, gin rummy, and anything else that stimulates her brain. The first time she tried this puzzle, it took her hours and she had to cheat to complete it! Beautiful pictures of butterflies, hours of entertainment even if youre a grown-up, and a small convenient size so you can store it or take it anywhere. The pieces fit together well, so there isnt the issue of pieces falling out and making a mess on the floor or the couch. She loves it!

I got this for my kids and ended up really enjoying it myself! It is a LOT more challenging than it looks. Definitely take a picture of it before you scramble the pieces. The puzzle itself is sturdy and seems well constructed. I just wish it had like a lid or a storage sleeve or something. I ended up storing it in our game cupboard, but if I didnt have a spot like that to put it where it wouldnt get knocked around, Im not sure where else I could have kept it. Something to bear in mind, as once you take the plastic off when it arrives, theres nothing holding everything in place. Fun puzzle. Definitely difficult. Would really love it if it werent for the no lid thing.

Had the pleasure of sharing this with my friends 12yr old daughter. She looked at the package and said, hmm, I like butterflies, its cute I guess. Oh its a puzzle?..oh thisll be easy. Well, after an hour she said, gee I guess this is a brainteaser, why didnt you tell me!?!?!?!...she eventually solved it, walked away and declared, I wanna try it again! This was also a big hit with a small group of my adult friends....was hilarious actually. Bottom line, fun for young and old. Enjoy!!

I made two mistakes with this puzzle: 1. I should have taken a picture of the puzzle before I removed it from the shrink wrap, and 2. I should have numbered the pieces on the back so I would know how to put it together! Im joking, but this puzzle is a challenge. You definitely use your problem-solving skills and deductive reasoning as advertised. I have several ThinkFun games and I think they are fantastic. The only thing I would change with this puzzle would be to include a sleeve of some kind to put it in when not in use. Definitely a winner.

I should have taken the manufacturers at their word: it really is harder than it looks! This is very cleverly designed so that just when you think youve solved it, it turns out that you need to start over because you made a mistake right at the beginning. My wife grabbed this as soon as it arrived with an air of This is going to be easy. Two hours later she was getting pretty frustrated. I tried to help, but then I started to get frustrated too! This really is a head-scratcher. Unlike a conventional jigsaw, this clever puzzle misleads you into thinking youve gotten some of the pieces in the right place, on for you to later realize that you made some kind of mistake. I lent this to a friend who is an avid jigsawist--when I saw her two hours later she was still working on it. In short--this is really fun and deceptively difficult. I think Ill be buying the other two designs!