ThinkFun Fifteen Puzzle

I wanted a game that I could play by myself and this game/puzzle is challenging (and it is good quality too)! I've seen versions of this game in favor bags that parents hand out to their children's friends after birthday parties. The ones I've seen are probably sold in a set of 10 for $1. They are cheap and fall apart easily, so kids don't get to play the game and discover that it is very good for their brains. But this small little puzzle/game is a very good one. ThinkFun has done a very good job! I did not want to pay $12 for it but I got an Amazon gift card from someone and decided that this puzzle is worth buying. ThinkFun can be expensive, but they have many good games. By the way, I haven't been able to solve the puzzle. Not an easy puzzle for me. It is hard exercise for your brain! But I can continue to play and this little puzzle can last you for many years.

I got one of these as a kid for my bday. Of course I lost it at some point. Now these last few years I've always looked around my Nana's home to find it in my old stuff. Never did. I knew I needed to have one. It always stood out to me as a neat gift, compared to the typical and easy $20 I'd get.. I could never find it in the stores though, at least not the metal, nice quality one like this! Always cheap plastic ones that get stuck. They don't feel good in the hand. One day I thought, why haven't I check Amazon. Bam. It's the same one. I was in Heaven.This puzzle is perfect. Great quality. Pieces feel nice to move, smooth, good weight to it. I love it. Thank you!

Sturdy and compact. Pieces slide nicely and it fits in the carrying case. It can work well as a fidget just sliding the pieces about or you can come up with a pattern to challenge yourself.

Bought 3 of these puzzles with what looks to be numbers 0910 stamped on the bottom back and puzzle pieces. The first puzzle felt like high quality material with mostly snug tiles that moved when pushed from the top. Tile 11 and 13 had to be moved pushing its side, but overall really happy with the purchase. The red cover seemed well made. This puzzled ended up being gifted to a friend that had one of the defective puzzles as described below.Puzzles 2 and 3 also with number 0910 stamped on the back was really bad. Tiles were snug, but one of the puzzle's number 4 just would not budge out of its spot. The other puzzle's number 4 was able to move to the number 5 spot, but then wasn't moveable to the 1 or 6 spot. The puzzles just were not playable enough to keep.Returned the 2 puzzles and received 2 with the numbers 059 stamped only the bottom back of the box. Both puzzles have tiles that move very freely, but the corner and edges are not well sanded resulting in bumpy metal pieces and sharp edges that can scratch the finger if not being careful. The back tabs also have metal shavings that fall off. The red cover is darker and buttons don't snap as well as the 0910 one. These also make more noise since they move so freely.I would much prefer a working 0190 stamped puzzle since it can be played at an angle without tiles losing their place and the overall quality build. The snugness makes for slower play which is fine for a novice like me. However, the stuck tiles does make it harder for leisure play.The 059 stamped puzzle moves a lot more freely, does not have any stuck tiles, and would be good for more experienced players to move more quickly. The squeakiness and over build quality makes it seem like the tile might pop off if a little one were to pry at a good angle. I am not sure how long the button on the cover would last on this one though.I would consider buying this puzzle to gift in the future, but would definitely open and test it just to make sure none of the tiles are stuck. If there is any problem, Amazon has really good customer service and would be able to help with refunds and exchanges.

All kinds of number games can be played. Keep the children busy in cars at restaurants, etc. Easy to carry perfect size very durable.

This puzzle is so much fun and great for tweens. It gets their brain flowing in a different way. We love how compact it is and how easy it is to take in the car or in restaurants. We’d purchase this again.

Fun to play - very addictive - numerous ways to solvebut...not well made, tiles slide down on their own, if it is tipped at even the slightest angle from flat, making it very difficult to play for long, because you can't hold it at a "reading" angle when holding. You have to have it exactly flat, like on a table surface (which defeats the whole "be able to take it with you for idle moments waiting, etc."), and if you don't slide them carefully, they detach and come up off of the grid.Overall, it was ok value for money, and we will all probably still get a lot of wear out of it - just wish it weren't so fidgety and didn't so easily slide around and come apart. As long as you're prepared to handle it delicately, and keep it very level, it's a great game to play.

I had saved this in my wish list and had been watching the price and purchased it when it was about $5+ something!I have 4 kids (8, 7, 4, 2) and whenever we are in the middle of something(doctor's office, waiting for the performance, picking up older kids), I get this out of my purse and let them play with it.They never get tired of it and it is very durable since it is metal.When I got the first one, the number '7' didn't slide well so I returned it and got a new one.It is so small and slim that fits in my little purse perfect. I love it!