Yes, I did 'assemble' it, but really it was no more complicated than a lego set. The board came premade and all I had to do was pop the switches and a few screws in

As the other person commented, it is indeed a rabbit hole. I picked this one since it had VIA preinstalled, which (in addition to assigning regular keys) lets you make and assign macros and it's really been useful for work. I also intend to use it for non-work things, like changing the layout to mimic a gameboy for emulating gba games - so I can hold it like a gameboy instead of having to use a keyboard. I also picked it up because 1up keyboards had a booth at nycc and I am an impulse buyer - but I had been thinking of getting one anyway, I swear

E: and thank you!