The reason it's so expensive is to pay for the prizes you can win after opening the puzzle. Originally in the UK they had pyramids hidden around certain locations that you can open with the key. In the US, there use to be an online riddle you could solve for prizes.
What a crappy puzzle. The pricetag and all of the symbols and clues and it ends up being that simple. I expected multiple stages and different types of puzzle to solve.
James Coyle The price tag could be acceptable if it was for the whole series but as is it’s overpriced. However, the symbols, the key, the box, etc are used in the following puzzles in the 5 piece series.
Caster269 It really should be 500 for the whole set... This just seems you're paying for a puzzle and only getting one piece. It's like paying for a jigsaw puzzle that has an intricate and detailed design but when you open the box there are only 20 pieces rather than 1000.
James: Even that would be more acceptable. Except, in your scenario, the other 980 pieces don't even exist. Don't hold your breath that the series of puzzles ties together any accomplishment chain.
You people are idiots. The keys aren't for decoration, the puzzles are part of a global scavenger hunt with a £10,000 reward for the winner. That's the reason why there's such a high price tag for all of them.
Lol. A global scavenger hunt with a £10,000 reward, with a simple £2,500 buy-in cost? Who are the idiots 😂. I sure hope that 1 out of 4 hunters win the reward.
This puzzle is a massive scam. They charge hundreds of dollars for this crap. And you have to register your puzzle online to get those clues which means you can't resell it when you're done. Oh yeah and this is only the first puzzle in the line of puzzles. And if you get involved, you are gonna want the other ones.
In reply to "How is it a scam?" Because you buy the puzzle, and then *only after* buying the puzzle and removing the special seal to open the box (which voids the refund), do you learn that you need to pay even more money to purchase the clues on how to solve it. And the clues are necessary, because the mechanical rings and symbols on the puzzle have nothing to do with the solution for opening it. This was intentional design -- they don't want you to be able to "figure it out" like a normal puzzle on your own. The creator wants you to have to buy the clues. Additionally you need to give him your personal information to buy the clues. It's all very suspicious. Also, apparently there are accounts of the CEO not paying the manufacturers/designers he hired what was agreed upon. I said it on the other video and I'll say it again, this is the most immoral puzzle I have ever seen. :/
Jesse H. Well, it's not hard at all, at least not the puzzle part. They just used a too strong magnet. And they keep trying to extract more money from people because they struggle with realizing just how strong the magnet is, when really, the puzzle itself isn't that hard.
I wish the symbols and rotating rings actually had something to do with the puzzle. They're basically just there to trick you so the puzzle seems harder than it actually is, when it really is just unintuitive. To me the sign of a well designed puzzle is one where you're given all the information right away and solve it through logical thinking. When you hide information or provide information that's completely misleading, then it just ends up being guess work and fiddling around with the puzzle until it somehow solves itself.
Completely agree, I dislike these puzzle types too, with the internal ball bearing maze etc. Like how do you find a solution to that the first time without just looking it up? It would be practically impossible.
not meant in a judgey way, just curious if anyone else feels like this I much prefer puzzles that can be solved with logic, like a lot of the wooden/string puzzles or the gravity defying puzzles or the lock and keys puzzle, etc, than the ones that you kind of have to do some random stuff until something works? Or maybe I'm just too stupid to figure out that there's a method for figuring out the secret magnet puzzles haha, that's very possible. EDIT: That being said, Mr Puzzle is so charming that I love watching all his videos regardless.
Reminds me of the $1000 USD Radio puzzle that Chris Ramsay tried to solve. All that and the solution was literally to bash it with your fist on the top (like you would when you're frustrated that your radio isn't working). Chris really enjoyed it for some reason, but... just... for $1000 USD? Really? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--8T1T5F9g_o.html
I agree 100% completely... I would much rather work on a "logic" puzzle, then a "luck" puzzle any day of the week. I can't stand puzzles that you have to hit, to unlock a magnetic part... none of them, not one, that I have ever seen, have any part of the puzzle that indicates that you are supposed to hit it, to solve it... so it relies entirely on luck to figure out, rather than logic.
Yep I dislike those so-called 'box puzzles' which always use magnets and stupid hidden ball bearing mazes that don't make any sense and are pretty much only solvable when you know EXACTLY what to do. Stupid.
I remember when Rubiks cube 1st came out in 80's, they did various tests on different groups to see who was quickest at solving it. Strangely enough the psychotic patients in mental institutions solved it fastest... Something to do with them not being logical at all?
I don't think I'll ever understand this kind of "puzzles". To me they are literally impossible, because the solution involves a completely random mechanic that you could never actually deduce logically. It's just a guess game. I would never think of smacking the puzzle because "it might have something magnetically attached". That just doesn't make any sense to me. Puzzles are supposed to be logical. Step by step, you have the clues, and you solve for each of them. That's a puzzle. Zelda games have better actual puzzles that most of the ones seen on youtube...
This isn't the greatest puzzle that Mr. Puzzle has reviewed. It's ridiculously expensive, and does have a strange mechanic. However, puzzles with smacking and spinning mechanics can be quite ingenious, and follow logically. For some puzzles, if you think about the puzzle's theme or listen very carefully to the puzzle (e.g. the Da Vinci Helicopter puzzle).
Yeah, got this as present when it first came out years ago. I was very keen to solve it and spent quite a while solving hieroglyphs and got nowhere. With frustration I started to to solve it as many other magnetic puzzles and solved whole thing with crude method in 10 minutes. Considering that it implied much more sophisticated puzzle and furthermore original instructions warned against hitting it since it could brake the thing I consider whole thing just a scam. Expensive scam.
If they warn people against hitting it, it's definitely a scam since that means they know full well that you can unlock it just by hitting it when the bearings are in that 'locked' position.
Skylor Trexler Well, it's kind of a double-edged sword. On one hand, I likely never would have heard of this puzzle if it wasn't for Mr. Puzzle. On the other hand, I'm not likely to buy it now that I watched this video and saw the solution. Granted, I probably wouldn't buy it even if I found out about it on my own and didn't see the solution here. I think that just means I'm not a consumer for products like this. I do like Mr. Puzzle videos, however. I can see how a puzzle company may be unhappy with Mr. Puzzle for showing off their puzzle solutions and earning money from doing so while also *possibly* reducing sales of the puzzle. If I had to guess, however, I would guess that Mr. Puzzle is actually boosting sales of the puzzles he shows because he has quite a large audience. Mr. Puzzle is exposing these products to people who are likely already inclined to enjoy puzzles, so chances are many of those people go on to purchase these products. Some puzzle builders may find the idea of the individual puzzle solving process to be more important than profit, which is noble. In that case, a negative reaction to the solution being spread online isn't surprising. I don't know what the situation looks like from Mr. Puzzles point of view, but ideally I think people should not share puzzle solutions online if the builder asks them not to do so. For all I know, Mr. Puzzle may already comply with those types of requests. Naturally, I have no idea what goes on behind the scenes. Just my 2 cents. What do you think about the "ethics" of the situation?
+rat town the problem isn't so much that he posted the solution... it's that the solution requires you to spend extra money to try and get it in the first place. Since they don't need to do that anymore, the owners may get a bit upset.
steeledminer616 oh! I was not aware that the solution was FOR SALE. Completely disregard my thoughts about 'the puzzle solving process' in this case, then. Especially given that this is several hundred dollars to begin with. That's just a scummy business practice and I'm glad the solution is shared here for free. I read a(n) article/review about this after seeing your comment that posits that this company wants personal information so badly because anyone with enough disposable income to buy this would likely be very valuable to other businesses. The author guesses that this company is likely selling personal info to telemarketers and the like.
$400 puzzle that can be bypassed by... Well, I can't spoil it, but I'd expect better craftsmanship for that much. E: I just watched the rest of the video, it's really shitty and pretentious for them to release it with the extra materials and those red herrings. They basically require you to buy the clues on their website in order to solve it. Don't buy one of these.
even the worlds most challenging puzzle is no match for you! You found not only one, but two ways. Amazing video Mr. Puzzle! Can’t wait for more content!
Good video, but not a good puzzle. Any puzzle box can be opened if you hit it hard enough, so it's unreasonable to make smashing the puzzle box into a solid surface the "right" solution.
I enjoy the puzzles that allow you to leave a "gift" inside of them. They are great gifts to give to others that can hold a prize at the end. I also particularly like buying the metallic, high quality puzzles. However, this one in particular doesn't seem to be a very "fun" puzzle to me. If the clues weren't there, the puzzle is not exactly a puzzle (as you said, impossible). Giving this to someone doesn't really seem like a good gift at all. My favorite puzzle so far from you is definitely The Revomaze Blue. Thank you for your videos. They are very entertaining! You do a great job of trying to walk us through YOUR experience and it makes me feel like I experienced it as well.
Scam company for its scam puzzle. How you solved it individually was great though. I dont agree with the company making you pay more money for necessary information to solve the puzzle. I also dont like how they target you for your personal information. Plus you are unable to refund or resell the puzzle you spent a lot of money on. And apparently this puzzle is part of a series you need to spend many hundreds more on, because that key reward is used for something. All in all this company uses a series of gimmicks to possibly target you for your personal information as well as to wrestle you for a lot of money. You have to pay 5 bucks for each clue to a total of 10? That's $50 mate. And that's just one puzzle! What about the rest of the series?!
Seeing the roughly laser-etched hieroglyphs on the cheap anodized aluminum had me skeptical about the manufacturer from the get-go. Turns out they're completely evil. The hieroglyphs were not a clue to the puzzle, but the puzzle of whether you should buy it or not. The answer is no.
What an utterly expensive dissapointment. Misleading, not user friendly - which does NOT conteracts difficulty)...why would anyone buy this besides to collect it? (Excuse my rant, Mr puzzle - i dont know your name)
I was curious about this when it was declared difficult but I'd say difficulty is how much effort and chance of success after knowing how to do it. Scoring a 3 point shot is difficult even if you know how. This just involves a big bluff about difficulty so people over think it but once you have any idea it's super easy unless you aren't strong enough to open a pickle jar.
@@reebelRT He explains in the second half of the video that he accidentally bypassed the whole thing by giggling it in all directions and smacking it when the noise stopped. Once it was opened, it was easy to dismantle it, see all the useful internal parts (ball stuck to the strong magnet, maze shape, push button, and pair of balls under the maze) and deduce the intended procedure.
There is a review out there which calls this the worst puzzle ever. I have to agree that it is pretty bad: first you have to do a step that risks damaging the puzzle, and you get no feedback that you've done it correctly. Then you have to move the object around in a random pattern, with the correct side up, and only after that do you get any indication that you are making progress. After that is another impossible to predict step. Ugg!
I'm a little disappointed that none of hieroglyphs or rotation of the rings have anything to do with the solution. Misdirection is of course useful in making a puzzle more difficult, but still... a shame those beautiful images and rings don't contribute to the solution and the misdirection wasn't something else. In any event, that's super cool that you discovered your own unique way of solving the puzzle.
After seeing your video I now believe that sonic games is a scam, I have a Copernisis one, the would not open at all, after hours of frustration I broken up the puzzle to find that the mechanism to open that door was impossible to open, It was physically jammed. It disappointing that after paying a lot of money there puzzle are not tested fully. I dont recommend any of their puzzle.
I realy don´t like puzzle boxes you just need to hit hard. You can open any box if you hit it hard enough. The design of the box becomes completly usless exept to distract. No hints no clever mechanisems. Its just boring.
Where's the pleasure in a puzzle that can't be solved without resorting to reading the instructions? The red herring combination rings are fine, but that maze is far too complex and it's clear that either the magnet should be weaker or the maze ball more massive. It's not hard to make an impossible puzzle. The trick is to make it possible but sufficiently challenging to be enjoyable.
Mixed feelings about this. I might title this video "Yet Another Ball Capture Lock". I don't like to call these puzzles, per se. They are just simple padlock designs with a secret combination or solution. Difficulty: high. Design: poor. Mfg Quality: high. Quality Control: Poor / cheaped out. Puzzling: None.
if the solution was a clue somewhere in the puzzle or carved on it.... and you have to somehow figure it out.... then it would be really easy to forgive...
This is a 500$ puzzle? How this thing be a puzzle?? I think the puzzle is a some kind of a logical game, where u with your brain can solve the problem. But this ball - is completely black magic! You have to do strange, unpredictable things. And super-looking, but useless blue rings on the surface and poor blind driving the small metallic ball inside to the right position... That is so disappointing...
Mr.Puzzle, nice presentation as always. I always enjoy your videos. But for anyone interested in this puzzle, please research this puzzle on google before you consider buying it. There are some blogs from others who have purchased this, as well as comments from former contracted manufacturers/designers out there.
I hate that this passes as a “puzzle”. This solution is not meant to be found by skill, it’s meant to be found by buying stupid hints from a greedy manufacturer. And putting all those fake rings around it as a red herring is so garbage. If I was you I’d get a refund ASAP
i'm sure i probably missed it but what is the name of the song just after the spoiler break fades away? and please don't hate on me for asking, i'm just curious.........there's noting wrong with being curious.....
I hate to admit, I always find puzzles that require a legitimate 'whack' to be a bit of a cop-out. People are afraid of damaging their goods, and the idea of SMACKING something like that is normally almost unthinkable. So when you price something THAT high, and then give it a methodology that requires you to actually smack your puzzle? Eeeh... Always strikes me as "playing on someone's want to NOT break their stuff", and always bugs me. Buuuut that's just me. What're some of y'alls thoughts?
"This would be impossible without the clues" And therein lies the problem with this puzzle. Ya gotta pay more to get these clues, and the puzzle itself already costs hundreds. Heck, the advertisement shows the top piece is gold... the colors don't even line up with what you got ._. I feel this puzzle is MADE to require you to spend money on the clues... The strong magnet meaning you can't accidentally "start" the puzzle, the 'combination' pieces (which are advertised on the website) which mislead you as they are useless, the very arbitrary blind maze with no real indication on your progress...
Very cool video, I was looking forward to this. Not too sure I still agree that this puzzle is extremely difficult. I mean: when looking at your solution.... that isn't too difficult to come up with. Seems a bit awkward for a puzzle with that price tag.
Yeeeaah at last!!! I kinda shocked by the intro though :v You sound so energetic for this puzzle eh. The most difficult part is to hit it hard, because the magnet is too strong. Really? not because its expensive? LOL
This is an expensive, shitty puzzle from a crummy company. I already said I'd sooner poke myself with a rusty fork than buy this expensive gimmick. The discussion of the solution has just proven to me that my gut feeling was true.
Sweet!!!!! Finally👍 Mr.Puzzle...i have been watching u for some time now and commenting. I high enjoy your videos. If i may ask what is your occupation? Just curious. 👍 from Clearwater, FL...USA...By the way great new editing and video work.
I've wanted to purchase this puzzle for quite some time but it is just entirely too expensive for what it is. It is a very beautiful piece for someones collection.
Woah, this looks like a total waste of money. So many flaws and huge unintended shortcut solution. I liked the Hamamatachimatamam (I honestly forgot the name, just that it started with h) puzzle series more.
