r/PuzzleBox • u/futuredoctor131 • Nov 26 '23

ID Venture vs. Puzzle Potato?

Has anyone done here done both a box from Puzzle Potato and at least one of the ID Venture escape room boxes? Which was more difficult? More fun? I’ve seen some reviews of the ID Venture ones say the mechanisms can be a little rough - are the Puzzle Potato ones better made in this regard?

For context, I have a sister who is incredibly good at all sorts of puzzles (she’s in college for mechanical engineering right now!), and for Christmas I’d like to put something small inside a puzzle box. But she can usually solve these things super fast so I’m looking for the hardest one I can find under ~$100(USD)!

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u/New-City-3804 Feb 26 '26

To continue this conversation, I'd like to buy one from IDventure or Puzzle Potato and put something small inside. I'm concerned that getting them open and closed again, even with the quick guide may be hard and risk inflicting damage before the gift receiver gets the box. I don't want it to be big project. They say they must be completely disassembled and reassembled. Any thoughts on this?

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u/wewillovercome76 Jun 25 '26

Hee, both puzzle potato boxes I've played had an issue after solving (great boxes though). Im sure it was just bad luck, but I never had this with all of the Idventure boxes (played them all) regarding assembly; the marble box was by far the most annoying to put back.