Category: Brainteasers
The 15 puzzle is one of the most popular puzzles ever produced, this brainteaser has stumped millions since the 1870s. The tiles can be scrambled in seemingly endless combinations which makes it quite challenging to get all fifteen numbers back in the right order.
This sophisticated steel and enamel reproduction puzzle is packaged in a red leatherette case.
I've owned plastic versions before and this metal one feels way sturdier in your hands. The scramble combinations genuinely keep you busy, though my commute is now mostly me hunched over this thing.
The metal tiles slide with a satisfying click and the frame feels solid in my hand, way better than the flimsy plastic version I had as a kid. I've been scrambling and re-solving it on my desk all week and it still hasn't gotten old.
I'd never actually solved one of these before, and the metal tiles have a nice weight that makes sliding them weirdly satisfying. Got it for my desk at work and now I lose ten minutes every time I pick it up. Still haven't beaten it, but I'm not mad about it.
