Cheap and Cheerful: The YJ Star Barrel

Having covered a lot of very cool but expensive puzzles, I thought I'd head in a different direction here and cover something that's both insanely cheap and really fun to solve. Today I'm looking at the YJ Star Barrel, available for the astoundingly low price of $1.87. This puzzle is a barrelled pentagonal prism, and is a fun one to solve and perhaps even more so if you like puzzles that feel a bit cuboid-ish.

The puzzle is cheap but still feels solid, and hasn't come close to popping on me. There are some catching issues here and there but nothing outrageous. On the whole I highly recommend this puzzle, both for new and experienced solvers.

You can get it super cheap at ZiiCube here:https://www.ziicube.com/Brand/YongJun...

Or if you're also in the UK, Kewbz UK has it for a reasonable price: https://www.kewbz.co.uk/products/yj-s...