Viking Ship - 1500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle by Educa

I normally don't review products but this puzzle deserves special consideration. It is a stunning picture. However, if I could give it 10 stars for difficulty, I would. The first 1/2 was normally difficult. Then, almost all progress stops when the subtle differences are all you have to work with. The pieces are very similar and may match on multiple sides and still be wrong. I have never worked a puzzle so challenging. Placing less than one piece per hour is too tedious for me. I had two pieces identical; they interchanged and their colors were so similar, it took over an hour to find where the first piece was placed wrong. The darker pieces cannot be distinguished even with intense scrutiny. That makes the puzzle cut crucial and these have next to nothing but very similar edges. It makes you appreciate "unique" cut or random cut instead so they can be identified better. I am an experienced puzzle worker. Years and years of puzzles, we are 3/4 finished on this puzzle. I estimate many, many hours of tedious concentration to complete it. That is not much fun these days; I like a little more production than that. IF you have a summer off...this is the puzzle for you. It is breath taking but it will frustrate even the most experienced puzzle worker. I will update with photo upon completion.

We have enjoyed putting this challenging puzzle together. It is a beautiful scene and the reverse image of the reflection gives it just a tad bit more difficulty.

Lovely puzzle, well made, and enough challenge to keep us busy for nice period of time.