DaYan Wheels of Wisdom

Nice puzzle, needed to be tightened

A lot of people have said that this puzzle turns really poorly, so I had low expectations, and right out of the box that was very true. Turning was quite horrible. But after I tightened all the screws it began to turn significantly better, and even more so after I did two solves on it. The 3x3 turns are now very smooth and the wheel turns are a bit stiff but not too bad. Definitely possible to enjoy a solve on it, as long as you understand that it's not a speed cube. The solve is very intuitive. Essentially, you solve the 3x3 portion first and then reduce the wheels intuitively. The final stage of the reduction can get a bit tricky but is still intuitive. The only algorithms needed for the entire solve are 3x3 algorithms.

Great puzzle after some breaking in

A fun solve. Be aware that the stickerless version is slightly more difficult than the stickered version because of exposed colored internal parts, but the difficulty difference is very small. The tiny center triangles tend to catch and can get shifted into places they aren't supposed to be, but this can be prevented with breaking in and careful turning.

Awful Turning. Just Why?

DaYan always has very interesting puzzles. Ones that are just fun to solve but most just need to have really good turning. That's what matters the most. Whats the point of buying it when you can't even scramble it, let alone move it at all. If it takes more than 15 seconds to make a turn then you really need to reconsider your decision on selling this thing. I got it someone turnable but its still a real pain.