I have to start off by saying I am a huge Puzzle Lover and a (Rubik's) Cuber. From riddles, illusions and physical puzzles, I am addicted to all things puzzles.

I have a ton of physical puzzles like Puzzling Obscurities and Rubik's Cubes. This puzzle serves as a very easy and laid back coffee table like puzzle. Very easy to solve and make shapes, magnetics are so tactile and pleasing to the touch, and makes for a very passive puzzle experience. The cube is plastic shapes held together with decorative strong stickers. The magnets are there to hold shapes and combine more than one cube together.

The instructions says if it doesn't feel right it isn't right when shaping the Shashibo. Here the fact about the Shashibo's different shapes, there is just very few and the rest in between are just floppy in between messes less satisfying or useable. I put it at a level 6/10 for difficulty.

Shashibo has 4 separately decorated side that will always face a particular direction in different configurations. Basically, if the cube is red as the smallest cube configurations and also has yellow, blue and green; well, the cube will always be red in that configurations and cannot simply be twisted around and closed back up with a different color. The different configurations will always have the same decorative sides in their exact same place.

So buying one is a waste of money. $25 and can form the same 4 basic major shapes (the other shapes are rather useless and unsatisfying). Buy 2, 3 or 4+ and that's where this product shines. 2 Shashibos have a couple of combinations that are rather satisfying, 3 and you can cleverly hide a cube within the others in a couple of shapes, 4+ and now we are taking. The 4 cube set seem to be the sweet spot in your purchase. The most satisfying use of this product for your money and you save just a little bit from individual purchases. If you buy 1 it is a dull and short experience with Shashibo. You need more or you're going to immediately want more. Save you money and go straight for 4. 1 Shashibo has a bigger diminishing return than just buying 4. Combining these cubes is where all the magic is at for this product.

A standard sized Rubik's Cube will fit inside 1 Shashibo cube for those who are curious.

In the end, it is a fun and relaxing product that I would say has a coffee table fidget charm to it. I definitely say go straight to more than one for your first buy, and in my opinion 4 cubes is the sweet spot to get the most out of this product.

My son loves his Shashibo, so I ordered a couple more so that he could combine them. One thing we discovered was that the finishes are different depending on which pattern you buy. He has the Wings pattern, which is a matte finish. Ones like Chaos have a glossy finish. The way to determine this is by looking at the packaging on the first image for each pattern. If it just says "Shashibo" on the top of the packaging, the cube is matte. If it says "Artist Series", it is a glossy finish. I'm not sure about the Holographic Series yet. My son likes the matte finish, so we returned the Artist Series cubes.

SHASHIBO Shape Shifting Box - Award-Winning, Patented Fidget Cube w/ 36 Rare Earth Magnets - Transforms Into Over 70 Shapes, Download Fun in Motion Toys Mobile App (Original Series - Spaced Out)
If child is rough or underage appropriate, it will mess it up a little bit

My grandchildren love this! It is super durable, they have played with it for hours and days. I just bought them another one because they discovered they can be hooked together - At first I thought it was too expensive but I'm so glad I bought it! It is a big hit.

Bought one each for my 6 and 8 year old kids. I decided to bust them out during a long car trip, and these kept the kids happy and occupied for quite a long time. Well made. Fun to use. Highly recommend.