Today's the first day of the toy fair in Germany so there are a few annoucements. But first, this new Jan Van Haasteren puzzle from Jumbo is called "Pop Festival" and comes in 1000 pieces. It will be available in March. And then this came over facebook today. Ravensburger announced a new 'largest puzzle in... CONTINUE READING
Publisher: Heye (Germany) Title: “Sherlock and Co” by Doro Gobel and Peter Knorr, Heye, 2000 pieces Released Jan 2016 Review by Jane OUR RATING: 10/10 Box Quality: (10/10) I have a thing for Heye triangular boxes, and I'm happy every year to add to my collection of them. Pretty much, if it's in a Heye triangular box, I will... CONTINUE READING
The "Whoopsies" series was created by artist John Francis and published by Gibsons (UK) between 2011 and 2013. The series was possibly created to take advantage of the popularity of "busy" or "crowded" puzzles like those by Jan Van Haasteren. Each puzzle is a scene showing a variety of characters in the midst of assorted blunders.... CONTINUE READING
Publisher: Ravensburger (Germany) Title: “The Gardener's Cupboard” by Colin Thompson, Ravensburger, 1000 pieces Review by Jane OUR RATING: 9.25/10 Box Quality: (10/10) The Ravensburger box is excellent. This puzzle is the third in the "Curious Cupboard" series, and there's a series logo on the box front. I love the branded series, being of a collectible mindset, so I... CONTINUE READING
Publisher: Gibsons (UK) Title: “It's Christmas” by Marcello Corti, Gibsons, 1000 pieces, limited edition for 2015 Review by Jane OUR RATING: 9/10 Box Quality: (10/10) The Gibsons boxes are of excellent quality--thick and sturdy with a very nice design. You can see the front above. I really like the special gold box they use for the limited edition Christmas... CONTINUE READING
Publisher: Ravensburger (Germany) Title: “Wembley Dreams” by Trevor Mitchell, Ravensburger, 1000 pieces, 2015 Review by Jane OUR RATING: 9.25/10 Box Quality: (10/10) The Ravensburger boxes are awesome--thick and sturdy with a very nice design. The sides have a white 'Ravensburger' on blue, the image, the piece count, puzzle name and sometimes author name so you can see the info... CONTINUE READING
I have gotten some emails asking me to share tips for assembling puzzles and/or my method. If you're new to puzzling, returning to it after a long time, or just want to see how someone else does it, check out this walk-through. In the end, no method is right or wrong as long as you... CONTINUE READING
Eurographics is a Canadian puzzle manufacturer who has traditionally made collage-style puzzles but has branched out to a variety of themes. Their website is updated with lots of lovely new puzzles for 2016. I show my favorites below, but you can see them all here. Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 1000 I love all the spots... CONTINUE READING
New 2016 Sunsout puzzles are now for sale on Simple Pastimes. They have some nice new shaped puzzles that were not on the Sunsout site when I did the 2016 round up. I've updated the 2016 Sunsout page with the new puzzles. Below is a new Aimee Stewart in a fan shape... CONTINUE READING
