About my ratings

Perhaps because of my day job, I'm a tough rater. Everything 3/5 and above I consider worth the time and money. If I purchase on Etsy or a similar platform and the puzzle is as expected, I will give a top rating on the platform because of how seller ratings work, but here "as expected" is probably a 3/5 in most cases.

Thursday, August 6, 2026

Joe Vaux, Bad Apples

 Artifact, 446 pieces. An interesting cut pattern that said puddles more than apples to me. 3/5







Mayan Transformation, Bo Newell

 Elms, 318 pieces. Busy image with lots of detail and animal whimsies. 6/10






Skeleton Crew

 Stave, 75 pieces. Pleasant two-sword Teaser! 6/10






Tuesday, August 4, 2026

M.C. Escher, Bond of Union

 Optimago (?), 600 pieces, 1 apparently missing :(

Very difficult because of the black and white and significant areas where there was only a bit of non-gray. 3/5





Birds & Bees, Pam Weber

 Stumpcraft, 284 pieces. 4 small puzzles together, pretty easy to distinguish, some nice color-line-ish whimsies. 3/5






Tuesday, July 28, 2026