City Puzzle By Think Fun

Pros: Incredibly cool-looking, inexpensive and fun gift idea for the adult or kid who has everything
Cons: Highly limited replayability

My regular readers are familiar with my ongoing love affair with ThinkFun, the maker of a line of deviously clever solitaire puzzles. We buy them for our five-year-old son, but many of them offer challenging fun to adults as well. During a recent ...

Pros: Looks GREAT; excellent party amusement; makes an inexpensive gift for a friend or executive
Cons: Essentially no replay value, once one solves the puzzle

The tiny, rectangular frame is only 3 ½ by 4 inches, and there are only six pieces. Solving a puzzle containing only six pieces surely must be child’s play, right? Read on, Dear Reader. After reading Epinions member theeye’s excellent review ...

Pros: Solid and well-made.
Cons: Unconvincing as a cityscape.

A clever and fun puzzle.
Its smooth chrome plating and nice weight make it a pleasure to look at and handle.
Its one drawback (and it's a big one) is that the buildings don't look plausible, properly shaped and proportioned, or well-designed, and don't vary enough in height, as they would in a real city.
It would have been great if a skilled architect had been involved in the original design.