Artifact, 184 pieces. The art style works well with the repeating spiral pattern of the pieces--it's more difficult than the piece count suggests. 3/5
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Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Spring Quilt
BCB Puzzles, 400 pieces. An image with a lot of stuff going on, and some internal color line cutting that is a bit unusual for a BCB. 3/5
Summer Geraniums, Janice Larson
Liberty, 470 pieces. Flowers! If you like this kind of thing, it's the kind of thing you'll like. 3/5
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Ice Cream Parlor Pups
Nantucket, Linnea Pergola
Liberty, 468 pieces. Pergola's colorful images make good puzzles. I liked the multipiece lighthouse. 3/5
Monday, May 25, 2026
Friday, May 22, 2026
Stargazer
Fathom, 200 pieces. I snap up new Fathoms when released because I really enjoy the Tormentor style transposed onto a laser-cut puzzle. There are occasional bits that aren't as fun as hand-cut--in particular, uniform connector knobs can cause some trouble--but overall it's a really good way of getting the experience of the subtle effects of small drop-outs. 4/5
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| assembled cow and closeup on some of the dropouts |
Love Birds-Birds of Paradise
Zojoji Pagoda and Akabane
Snowflake, 350 pieces. I like thin hand-cut puzzles better than thin laser-cut ones; this one is a good example. 3/5

















































