I have the Davey Jones Cluebox. I liked the challenge, but I found there to be too much play in the mechanism for one of the steps. This caused me trouble in seeing the full “constellations” so I had to consult the website’s solution to get past that step. I felt bad because if I would have wiggled the pieces a little, I would have seen the full clue instead of just part.
@@GregoryC21 I think I know which part you’re referring to I found that part pretty tricky as well, although I did like the progressiveness of that box. What did you think about it?
Great video. Love your channel! Not a big fan of these puzzles. I find the mechanisms to be extremely well thought out, creative and clever, but the world that the puzzle creates needs to feel relevant in order to motivate one to figure out the ciphers, etc and frequently it just turns into a “guess what am I thinking” type of tedium that is not fun. The world each puzzle presents is really only a context for the puzzles and mechanisms themselves, and if the world is not compelling and interesting enough to motivate the solver, then the puzzle fails with a lot of interesting mechanisms that seem irrelevant. I also think the price point makes the success of these puzzles even more difficult. While not inexpensive, there are a lot of moving parts and construction considerations given the price, which makes it even more difficult to prevent work arounds. I’d much rather interact with an SD puzzle at the same price because the author is able to focus more on the experience for the puzzler.
Thanks! Interesting take. As you pointed out, it’s harder to create a clean experience with so much content in one box. Especially at a relatively midrange price point
I have none of them. I will be afraid to break something. I would prefer to have a metal cluebox. Nice video.
@@DomPuzzles nah they’re pretty sturdy!
I quite disagree that Schrödinger's Cat is better than Sherlock's Camera. But I agree that Labyrinth is a good puzzle!
@@mindgamer021 how would you rank Cat and Sherlock?
I have the Davey Jones Cluebox. I liked the challenge, but I found there to be too much play in the mechanism for one of the steps. This caused me trouble in seeing the full “constellations” so I had to consult the website’s solution to get past that step. I felt bad because if I would have wiggled the pieces a little, I would have seen the full clue instead of just part.
@@GregoryC21 I think I know which part you’re referring to I found that part pretty tricky as well, although I did like the progressiveness of that box. What did you think about it?
Great video. Love your channel!
Not a big fan of these puzzles. I find the mechanisms to be extremely well thought out, creative and clever, but the world that the puzzle creates needs to feel relevant in order to motivate one to figure out the ciphers, etc and frequently it just turns into a “guess what am I thinking” type of tedium that is not fun. The world each puzzle presents is really only a context for the puzzles and mechanisms themselves, and if the world is not compelling and interesting enough to motivate the solver, then the puzzle fails with a lot of interesting mechanisms that seem irrelevant. I also think the price point makes the success of these puzzles even more difficult. While not inexpensive, there are a lot of moving parts and construction considerations given the price, which makes it even more difficult to prevent work arounds. I’d much rather interact with an SD puzzle at the same price because the author is able to focus more on the experience for the puzzler.
Thanks!
Interesting take. As you pointed out, it’s harder to create a clean experience with so much content in one box. Especially at a relatively midrange price point