Atom

$144.00

The assembled silver Curio Atom Puzzle resting in an open palm, lifestyle shot with warm dark background

The iridescent Curio Atom Puzzle resting on a vinyl record on a turntable, lifestyle editorial shot

Two hands passing the assembled silver Curio Atom Puzzle between them, lifestyle shot with warm dim lighting

Two hands manipulating the assembled silver Curio Atom Puzzle, lifestyle shot with dark moody background

The assembled silver Curio Atom Puzzle resting on its gift box, styled with playing cards, a lit candle, and a vintage trunk, lifestyle shot

Atom

$144.00

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Atom is a striking three-dimensional mechanical puzzle for hands-on problem solvers. Most can take it apart in a few minutes, but putting it back together is a much bigger lift. Cold, mirror polished steel combining a sculptural form with a deeply satisfying metallic slide. Designed to reward persistence and look exceptional on display.

• 2.5 pounds of cast steel with high polish mirror coating
• 2.7 x 2.7 x 2.7 inches
• Medium-Hard difficulty
• An original puzzle solution that will challenge even experienced solvers
• Stuck on the solve? See the hints and walkthrough
• Packaged in premium black gift box
• Ships in 2-3 business days from North Carolina
• 30 day returns for undamaged items in original packaging

Silver restock expected by mid-July

If you have 4 hands this might work - clumsy, slippery and frustrating. The biggest complaint is the “solution” curio posted - the video doesn’t show the orientation needed for the 2nd and 3rd pieces - just voila! It’s done. A competent instruction would show you the position of each move - not a one view and guess what it was supposed to be.

Impossible to split the puzzle with hand despite the tutorial video... but the puzzle look very good!

Edit : they send me a mail with an other video and it works! Thank you !

Great company to do business with. This is my second time doing business with them and they are terrific. Anything that may come up or need handled they are quick to make right. Thanks again Curio

Very nice.
Too easy to open: my wife, both kids, and I found how to open it each in less than 1 minute. I guess the mechanism of our version is too flexible.
The challenge is to put it back. At least this part is fun.

The puzzle itself is awesome! However I would like to bring your attention to the packaging of the puzzle. It has several problems:

1. The puzzle is really heavy. You used glued cardboard partitions in a box to hold the puzzle. During delivery they were completely destroyed by the puzzle itself. You know, delivery companies don't stand on ceremony with parcels. They throw and hit them many times. Because of this and the big weight of the puzzle the cardboard was crumpled and torn. Please see the photos showing results.
How to fix: you should use dense cross-linked polyethylene foam for making inserts, not cardboard. Check puzzlemaster inserts as an example. I bet you can make it even better.

2. The outside of the storage box itself was damaged as well - see the photo of the corner of the box. The parcel was so tight that it contained a puzzle box and no filler at all. And again, because parcels are always hit and thrown, the corner was damaged.
How to fix: you should use a bigger parcel box and put some filler from all sides of the box in a parcel. As minimum - several layers of bubble wrap. Foam balls would be better I think. In addition, the filler would have absorbed the shock and perhaps the insert in the box would have been less damaged as well.

Please, take it into account during packaging of your next puzzle. I would definitely back it on Kickstarter or purchase directly.

Note: I have sent you email with the same text and attached photos of a damaged box.