I know there are probably other puzzlers like me out there who have a bit of prejudice against any puzzle under 1000 pieces. I will occasionally get a 500 piece puzzle if I adore the image, but the thing is, a 500 piecer usually is done in the span of one evening, and it hardly seems... CONTINUE READING
Publisher: Heye (Germany), published Jan 2015 Title: “Cruise”, Artist: Anders Lyon, 1500 pieces OUR RATING: 8/10 Another brand new 2015 Heye puzzle hits my JigBoard! This one is "Cruise" in 1500 pieces. How does it stack up? Box Quality: This puzzle comes in a Heye triangular box. Yay! I love the triangular boxes and it's a treat... CONTINUE READING
Publisher: Heye (Germany), published Jan 2015 Title: “Ballroom”, Artist: Hugo Prades, 1500 pieces OUR RATING: 10/10 My first review of the new Heye 2015 line-up. Whoot! It had to go to Hugo Prades, of course, one of the "old Heye masters" for his brand new image, "Ballroom". Box Quality: I'm quite a fan of the Heye triangular boxes.... CONTINUE READING
I'm thrilled to have Geoff Tristram on Jigsaw Junkie today! Geoff is an artist and cartoonist who does a few of my favorite puzzle series. He's the artist behind Ravensburger's "Best of British" series, their "What If?" series, and "Cat-ology", published by Masterpieces. I'll be sharing images of his work throughout this interview. JJ: Please... CONTINUE READING
Publisher: Gibsons (UK), published Jan 2015 Title: “Home Sweet Home”, Artist: Steve Crisp, 1000 pieces (also available in 500 pieces) OUR RATING: 10/10 This was my favorite image of Gibsons amazing new 2015 releases, so it snuck to the front of my TBD list when it arrived. It did not disappoint! Box Quality: You can see the... CONTINUE READING
After Step One and Step Two, we now have a puzzle that has adhesive contact paper applied to the back, and that contact paper is then mounted/glued to a foamcore board. This mounted puzzle looks and feels fairly sturdy, but remember that since the puzzle is only held in place by the adhesive on the contact paper... CONTINUE READING
Otter House has released a new puzzle catalog for 2015. Yay! You can see the whole thing here. You can even download a high res copy for your hard drive to save. (I love downloadable catalogs!) Here are a few of the new images. (NOTE: I haven't added Otter House to our brand comparison yet, but... CONTINUE READING
The Eurographics website hasn't been updated, but a US puzzle store just put up new Eurographics 2015 puzzles today. You can see all of them here. I'll pulled out a few I thought were highlights. "Hometown Heroes: Local Law" by artist Dona Gelsinger, 1000 pieces "Hometown Heroes:Fire and Rescue" by artist Dona Gelsinger, 1000 pieces "US... CONTINUE READING
Publisher: Gibsons (UK), ~2010, 1000 pieces Title: “I Love Christmas”, Artist: Mike Jupp OUR RATING: 10/10 I finally tackled this amazing Mike Jupp puzzle. Maybe I am missing Christmas already. 
Box Quality: Gibsons boxes are among the very best in the business, if not the best. They're very thick and sturdy with lovely packaging design. You can... CONTINUE READING
