BepuzzledBePuzzled | Penguin and Baby Original 3D Crystal Puzzle, Ages 12 and Up

At first this thing was confusing to navigate, hard to put together, but once you put two or four pieces on it starts clicking into place, and becomes nice and easy to assemble, its fun and simple to put together, like a hunt to find the perfect piece to the puzzle. I love these and i'll be buying more!!!

Bought for a friend’s teen who likes penguins and puzzles. It was a hit!

They turned out really nice! Instructions have to be downloaded. The pieces for both penguins were in one bag. Pieces are numbered in a nonsensical order. Numbers on pieces are tiny and difficult to read. The pieces don't snap together, they lay on each other, so use clear scotch tape to hold together as you build. I cheated and watched a youtube video. I laced the pieces on paper with their # next to each piece. And if the pieces are placed up or down so I can do them again. Display beautifully. The clear plastic looks nice in the sunlight. Difficult but fun. Takes an afternoon to put together.

This was the first of these I had bought that had a "parent" and a "baby" or side animal, so I wasn't sure what to expect. The parent polar bear was slightly challenging to put together, but I've done so many of these by now that it didn't take me long. And then all the leftover pieces were for the baby polar bear, which I think was only like 2 or 3 pieces, lol. The not-so-great part about these is having to put on the dang stickers yourself for the eyes. THEY ARE SO SMALL !!! I literally had to get tweezers to try to line them up on BOTH bears because I was so afraid I would lose the little black dot pieces that were supposed to go on as the eyes. Also, the nose area is NOT flat, so you have to curve around the sticker for the nose and it does not like to stay on very well. In the end, was still cute. I was a little disappointed it didn't secure into the base, it just sits on it like a platform, and not a very sturdy one. Also, the overall size of it was smaller than I thought. I completed the teddy bear and the owl and this was dwarfed compared to that, so that's something to keep in mind. Otherwise I can't really knock it for what it is, so I am still giving 5 out of 5 stars. If you like polar bears and think it's cute, you should still buy it!!

I purchased a quite a few of these 3D puzzles from this manufacture for Christmas gifts this year, and i would say that they are all equally amazing! I did purchase one from anotner manufacturer, and it was good, but no where near as good as these. Once you figure out the pattern and lay all of the pieces out in front of you, then the puzzle becomes less challenging. Some people might even be able to see this pattern the second they open the bag and look at the pieces.Even if you figure out the pattern quickly, chances are it'll keep you entertained for a good couple of hours if you're really interested in it. I gave one to a 12 year old and a 17 year old, and once they opened them up, they didn't put them down until they were finished. I got one for myself and my boyfriend also, and loved to put them together as a family. They are a great size, perfect to display on a bookshelf or a dresser when you are finished. Because the final piece snaps the whole thing together, it won't easily fall apart. These are a great gift for anyone any age, and a perfect family activity. :)

She loves putting these together, she was still missing this one, luckily amazon had it for sale.

Bought several of this kind of products for my kid. Turns out to be quite challenging so I did it myself. I finished each one from lvl1 and lvl2 first before doing this one.Took me nearly 2hrs to assemble and I didn't feel the time passing. No instruction is needed as that kills the fun of solving puzzle.Brute Force search wouldn't work very well on this one because there are so many pieces. I find it useful to actually first observe the pieces and look for special carvings and identifiable pieces like wings and tails. Imagine what the dragon should look like first and put potential pieces in different groups. Assemble the body first, then adds on the other parts.There are a few times when I was so certain the piece should match based on the curvature but it didn't click on the first attempt because the angle is slightly wrong. This also proves why brute forcing would be less effective.The final piece looks great. There is only one piece of claw on the ground that seems too loose to stick. It wouldn't be a problem if you just place it still, but would fall if one moves the dragon around in the air. So I used some glue to hold it. Everything else is great.

This had zero instructions, and the numbers on the pieces mean nothing. I was expecting the numbers to correlate how they go together, but not at all. I had to look up on YouTube how to put it all together. The pieces just kind of lay on top of one another, they don't click together, so they don't stay well until the end when you put the locking piece in. This was a pain to put together, but once done, they are really cute figurines.