tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237973204007676066.post4015023145883369656..comments2024-03-14T06:57:46.127-04:00Comments on Brian's Damn Puzzle Blog: Cast QuartetBrian Pletcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13379308851000087603noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237973204007676066.post-39838764271511490622012-05-06T13:33:51.082-04:002012-05-06T13:33:51.082-04:00The 2007 competition version is slightly different...The 2007 competition version is slightly different in that the rings in the assembled shape are square so that it uses four identical pieces, except for the coloring. It appears Hanayama made the puzzle more difficult by "squashing" the squares, giving two pairs of identical pieces.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140920751826036814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237973204007676066.post-45523678982600009862012-05-06T13:26:40.704-04:002012-05-06T13:26:40.704-04:00I had a similar experience with the Cast Quartet. ...I had a similar experience with the Cast Quartet. I got it apart eventually but reassembly was the problem. The Hanayama solution is very difficult to follow in reverse, since it doesn't identify the different pieces and is shows disassembly, so you have to reverse all the arrows. I had no luck using it. The "Hanayama" and "QUARTET" markings on my pieces are different Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140920751826036814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237973204007676066.post-83576959101400905002011-09-19T14:55:26.055-04:002011-09-19T14:55:26.055-04:00I agree with the review. However I think Brian was...I agree with the review. However I think Brian was not patient enough:) I haven't mastered the puzzle yet, I managed to put it back together, but still don't have a clear picture about how it works. I think the main difficulty is that it's really hard to identify "states". With Vortex (which is in some sense similar to Quartet), after a couple of hours I had a pretty good Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237973204007676066.post-36487551822520895142009-10-11T09:11:39.347-04:002009-10-11T09:11:39.347-04:00Since a few months I am hooked on the Hanayama puz...Since a few months I am hooked on the Hanayama puzzles as well. Just opened the Enygma for a new challenge. <br /><br />This news puzzle is certainly a very complex puzzle. When you open it, it looks very simple and beautiful, but within the first few seconds it turns into a complete gremlin! It took me a few sessions of play and many times running into dead ends before I got the puzzle apart. I Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03646365693135328269noreply@blogger.com