The Cast Chain Puzzle - It's about detail!

Designed by Oskar van Deventer and receiving the highest difficulty rating by Hanayama, the Cast Chain promising to be a challenge for everyone. Disentangle the three metal parts and reassemble them. Good Luck!

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[Mr.Puzzle]

It seems I confused myself due to the many disassembles and reassembles I required in preparation for this video. The orientation on the picture is the same as the shipping condition. Just the middle piece is flipped by 180°. All good! :D

[johnblackburn]

I almost threw this puzzle in a pond. Luckily I found this vid. Thanks

[greenmanreddog]

This was my first Hanyama puzzle, I've had it for many years and it is still my favourite. I can disassemble and reassemble it with my eyes closed, or behind my back, although I can't guarantee I'll have every piece in the correct orientation. Thank you for a great channel Mr Puzzle, and an extra thank you for doing my favourite puzzle!

[darksoul]

I must have looked extremely bored at the barbershop today with just one employee in and 5 people waiting. They gave me this and it was my first Hanyama puzzle. After fiddling with it for an hour, during which I somehow even managed to tangle chains 1 and 3 together, the first chain popped free with the most satisfying clang on the desk.

[voidindigo]

I've had this puzzle so long I forgot the original positioning! I finally solved it, then came looking for details... and found I had put it back together without the final step! Thank you for this, it's a great puzzle, glad I can solve it correctly now

[Teresa]

This is my favorite kind of puzzle: deceptively simple. In the description on Amazon, I noticed it indicated that there are three ways to solve it, depending on which piece is in the middle. ingenious!

[k-krieger]

When my parents brought this with them from japan in 2002 or 2006 - I can't remember - it took me two whole weeks until I figured it out... Great puzzle.

[SafetyKap]

I have this one. The “other configuration” with #3 flipped, is much harder, but still doable

[ronniesollien]

I would say, the single pieces orientation does not matter. The important to me is the pieces link order, one dot - two dots - three dots. I have not seen any strategical changes when the pieces is orientated different. It is one orientation that is important during the solving and that is a part of the puzzle.
(Because if you have a maze with one roundabout on the way, what way through the roundabout should then be the correct?)

[outsidethepyramid]

How do you dream up and design a puzzle like this?

[sapphirelight]

Aha! My hanayama! I'll take it. ☺loved the video but i usually do. Glad the quality and content of your videos remains consistent. And how you interact with your fanbase.

[chandersingh]

You should do more puzzle from Oscar puzzles.These videos are the best.

[davidharasymowicz]

You are magical. I was literally looking for this puzzle on your channel two hours ago!

[communismsawesome]

Bruh, I got my chain tangled in a knot; how do I fix it ?

[martynsmith]

I love this channel! I’m not very good at puzzles, but since I’ve been watching yours I’m slowly tapping into the puzzle solving part of my mind! Thank you!

[NoPushN]

The solution i found wasn't really forced, but it allowed me to solve it without feeding the rings through each other. I wonder if this was intended... It involves using the notch in piece 1 and placing the head of piece 3 (with the squared notch) in it as you rotate piece 3 out of piece 2

[LowkeyBrick]

The first puzzle I owned. Took a while to figure it out but it's easy once you figure it out. It's fun to amaze my friends by doing it in the pocket of a hoodie or something

[Mr.Puzzle]

What is your favorite Hanayama puzzle?

[deadedge]

I got this puzzle for Christmas and I chose now to look up a video just to complete it

[giovanniyorke]

FOUR STEPS! THAT'S ALL IT TAKES! and yet it looks like I will have to sweat blood and to solve and reassemble it, 😁