The Legend of Zelda - Addison Sign

The Legend of Zelda Addison Sign is probably the weirdest puzzle in the Hanayama puzzles series.

The goal is neither to separate pieces nor to reassemble them, but to balance them!

Indeed, you have to use the rods in conjunction with the sign to create a self-supporting structure without using the small human piece.

Not the official solution as you have to only use the pieces

So far I have not found the official solution, and I guess there are multiple solutions. It's mostly about dexterity (I don't really like that side of puzzles) and I am pretty sure a solution shown by someone may not work for you (it may as well!).

I feel this is a unique puzzle and the only (so far as I am wrriting this post) hanayama puzzle that uses this kind of solving process.

Do I like it? Yes and no. Yes because it's unique and a very beautiful puzzle. No because I prefer disassembly / reassembly puzzles.

 

You can get it, as usual, on Puzzle Master website! 

 

The Legend of Zelda - Hylian Shield

The Legend of Zelda - Hylian Shield is part of a Hanayama series with the Zelda theme.

Already having others in the series and being super fan of Zelda, I needed this one as well.

The goal is to detach the shield from the stand and reassemble as in the picture below

 

To be honest, this is not much of a puzzle as it should take you few seconds before solving, it's a merely 1/6 in terms of difficulty.

But it is a nice looking puzzle and displays well in your puzzle cabinet.

So if you're looking for a serious challenge, you can skip this one. If you intend to complete your Zelda series / hanayama puzzle collection and/or if you're a fan of Zelda, then you should get it. 

 

Get it on Puzzle Master website! 

 

The whole series is here 

Layer 8 by Yuu Asaka

It's been a long time since I have not reviewed a puzzle by Yuu Asaka, my bad!

So, let me introduce you the "8 Layer" puzzle composed of.... 8 pieces and a tray! 

 

The tray and the pieces have some protudent parts and the challenge is to find out how to not be blocked by them. There are several ways obviously apart from putting into holes...but no spoilers here.

Initially I tried to do so, then I tried to be a bit creative (which ended up being a little bit useless) and finally I solved it. Yes, I am pretty proud considering the number of possibilities how to put each piece inside the tray.

It gave me way less trouble than Duct 23 while Duct 23 is supposed to be less challenging. Was I lucky??

 

I really like Layer 8 because it gives you a nice challenge with only 8 pieces, the colors are bright and the fit is super precise as usual. By the way, I noticed that one of the pieces have the name of the puzzle engraved on it. Maybe I missed that on the other puzzles, but I am pretty sure that it's the first time I see that.

 

If you like a challenging puzzle and you're a sucker for packing puzzles in general or Asaka puzzles, you cannot go wrong with this one!

 

It's available on Puzzle Master website.

 

 I am still waiting for a 1 piece packing by Yuu... Just saying :)