Keystone Puzzles, 90 pieces. Swirly hand-cut pieces--seems like a different cutting style than the other Keystone I have. Colors either faded or were never bright to begin with, but that was ok. 3/5
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
White Mosque
Zen Puzzles, 299 pieces. Laser-cut mostly in strip-cut style, with very detailed themed whimsies. The colors here are very nice. 3/5
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Strawberries
Mr. Gogo, 454 pieces. Very difficult because of the limited color range. Nice strawberry whimsies! 4/5
Jim Flora, Big Bank Robbery
Artifact, 305 pieces. Surprisingly hard because of all the different similarly colored figures, and the uneven edges! 4/5
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Tulip Happiness
TullCrafts, 109 pieces. Very small pieces, like TurtleTeasers--a nice little hand-cut puzzle from a small Etsy seller. Good value for hand-cut. 3/5
Joe Vaux, Garden of Earthly Delights
619 pieces, Artifact. This has three panels with various extensions through the panels; it could be arranged in an infinite loop, I think, but the way I ultimately put it together seemed like it had the most connections, though it doesn't correspond to the Heaven-Earth-Hell division. Plenty of visual interest, including a puzzle piece theme. 4/5
Thursday, January 11, 2018
Vikram Madan, Forecast Says Rain
Artifact, 370 pieces. Some tricky bits because of the round-headed figures that could obscure some of their surroundings. 3/5
Plants & Insects
Monday, January 8, 2018
Eagle Falls
Puzzlemonk, 344 pieces, two layers. Interesting puzzle--the two layers mildly interact, but it isn't like the picture on top is perfectly integrated into the picture on bottom. The subtle colors add to the challenge. 4/5
Children Playing on the Beach, Mary Cassatt
Liberty, 442 pieces. Another earlier Liberty with spiky pieces and a number of two-person, one-piece whimsies. Nice subtle colors. 3/5