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.

Monday, December 1, 2025

Chatauqua Park, Sage Wirth

 Liberty, 252 pieces. Pleasant small Liberty with carousel horses. 3/5






Escher Sketch

 Stave, 110 pieces. I understand what they were thinking here--an Escher teaser sounds fantastic!--but unfortunately the choice to have all the whimsy pieces essentially the same means that the whimsy assembly was mostly trial and error rather than insight, and I would have called this a two-sword Teaser rather than three because the principle is relatively easy to figure out. It's still a Stave! But maybe greater variation--something like Day and Night or Plane Filling--would have been more fun. 6/10






Vincenzo Chilone, Napoleon Enters Venice

 Artifact, 246 pieces. Standard small Artifact with detailed edge. 3/5




multipiece gondola