Elms, 462 pieces. Usual fun Elms experience, with difficulty coming from the fact that the various cards shared suit patterns. 7/10
two suits |
two other suits |
Approx. 50 pieces, BellArt. Another double-sided puzzle, this time with very similar art on both sides, creating additional challenge. I like the round, full knobs. 3/5
Approx. 50 pieces, BellArt. The fun piece shapes (with color line cutting) and double-sidedness make this puzzle enjoyable. 3/5
Artifact, 228 pieces. Relatively hard for its size because of the cut/busy things going on in particular sections. I think this was a speed puzzling puzzle; I can see why it would have been. 3/5
Five Frogs Woodworking, 221 pieces. Since my daughter is going to take Audrey's other portrait when she goes to college, I commissioned a second one, which turned out equally wonderful. Different sections have different cut styles--with a tiny bit of overlap as they transition--including great John Stokes III-style swirls. 10/10
a bit of swirl as it transitions into the more random curves |
FoxSmartBox, 159 pieces. A somewhat less successful "Teaser" style laser-cut puzzle; I am not sure that I got the solution right. Still, nice colors and some fun assembling the frame. 3/5
Liberty, 504 pieces. I think there's an alternate solution, but I didn't try to find it. Lots of symmetry in the cut here, which came in handy on a few of the very dark parts. 3/5