A
PRE-SCHOOL PUZZLE FOR CHILDREN AGED 4 AND UP, THE STRUZZLE IS THE FIRST EVER
PUZZLE ON A STRING. A TRANSPOSER-STYLE PUZZLE, IT CONSISTS OF FOUR PLASTIC SQUARES
WITH HEART-SHAPED WINDOWS. THE AIM IS TO CREATE PICTURES OF FOUR CUTE ANIMALS
BY COMBINING THE SQUARES CORRECTLY ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER.
THE FOUR PIECES SHOULD
BE RELEASED FROM THE STRING BEFORE PLAY AND THEN STRINGED BACK AFTER PLAY.THAT
PRIMARILY PREVENTS LOSS OF PIECES BUT ALSO MAKES THE PUZZLE HIGHLY PORTABLE
AND ALLOWS THE CHILD TO INTERACT WITH THE PUZZLE IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
THE
STRUZZLE HAS EIGHT DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS, FOUR FOR ONE SIDE ONLY, WHICH THE
CHILD IS EXPECTED TO TACKLE FIRST, AND FOUR, MORE ADVANCED, FOR BOTH SIDES
OF THE PUZZLE.
THE PACKAGING IS
EXTREMELY UNUSUAL AND COLOURFUL, AS CAN BE SEEN ON THE LEFT. THE PUZZLE SECURELY
HANGS BY ITS STRING ON A VERY STURDY LAMINATED CARD. THE STRING IS THEN GUIDED
THROUGH A SERIES OF HOLES AND WOUND AROUND A “TAIL”.