Family Games Don't Break the Bottle The Vise Puzzle
by Family Games
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: Family GamesBrand: Family Games
Audio: German (Published)
Release Date: 2009-04-01
Model: 20103
Product features:
- At your next gathering graciously present your favorite liquor or brandy with this ingeniously wicked wooden vise attachment watch as they struggle to free their libation from lock-up
- The vise puzzle in the don't break the bottle series is a new edition and works especially well with liquor and liqueur bottles
- Includes 3 wooden puzzle pieces instructions
- Difficulty rating medium
- 1 player challenge, ages 8 and up
Toys and Games Reviews of Family Games Don't Break the Bottle The Vise Puzzle
Customer Review: Not as good as it looks
Summary: 1 Stars
I thought this might be a fun way to present a bottle of liquor as a gift but it's not as interesting as it looks. First, as everyone states the directions are really confounding. I tried to find help on the internet that other reviews have mentioned but had no luck. I just kept trying to repeat the instructions until it somehow worked - I don't know what I did differently the last time that made it work either.
As a note, the string isn't very stiff and it is hard to thread through the puzzle to get it set up. I pushed a small nail through the thread and used it as a pseudo needle. I don't think it would have been possible to set up without something to help guide the string.
Another disappointment is that the puzzle doesn't sit flat on top of the bottle. A person could reach in and unscrew the cap and pour a drink without solving the puzzle at all. The bottle is the right size and the vise fits on it, the neck is long enough to provide plenty of room to tighten the vise down lower on the neck so it can sit flush on the top, but I just couldn't get it to stay in place.
The final disappointment is that someone can just cut the string and not worry about solving the puzzle to get at the bottle - i.e. there is no real incentive to even try to find the solution.
In short, even if you can get past the bad directions and find the right sized bottle to use, it doesn't look interesting sitting on the bottle and I'm not sure anyone would even know what the intention of the object is without having the gift giver there to explain it.
Description of Family Games Don't Break the Bottle The Vise Puzzle
At your next dinner party, graciously offer your guests a sampling of a favorite liquor. Present the bottle, clamped closed with the wooden VISE attachment. Watch as they pull, push, and probe at the puzzle components in their struggle to release the libation from lock up. Will they earn themselves a well deserved snifter of Brandy? A shot of Tequila? A swig of Whiskey? A snort of Rum? A jigger of Gin? It's your party, you decide! Fits opened or sealed standard liquor, liqeur, high neck beer, and champagne bottlenecks 1.5" wide max. Includes: 3 wooden puzzle pieces, instructions.Toys and Games
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