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.
Showing posts with label boardwalk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label boardwalk. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Autumn, Tim Zeitner

 Boardwalk, 494 pieces. The newer Boardwalks have a much nicer, thicker feel; I don't usually love engraved whimsies but I will concede they work better with thickness like this (though I still think they often interfere with the image). 3/5



multipiece tree



Monday, March 17, 2025

English Balloon

 Boardwalk, 83 pieces. Nicely done for its size, though I forgot to get a complete picture! 3/5




Friday, January 10, 2025

Lake Como Italy, Alexy Erofalov

 Boardwalk, 325 pieces. Really enjoying their switch to thicker wood. 3/5





Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Australia, Alexey Erofalov

 Boardwalk, 318 pieces. I like the new Boardwalk thickness a lot, and this was a nice image. 3/5


Australian wildlife



Thursday, March 14, 2024

Alexey Arofalov, San Juan, Puerto Rico

 Boardwalk, 320 pieces. This one is the new, thicker wood, and it's a substantial improvement--I just like the hand feel of the thicker pieces so much more, and these are nice and clean. I'm going to give it a ratings bump just for that. 4/5



frog (maybe a coqui)



Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Alexey Arofalov, Germany

 Boardwalk, 317 pieces. This is an older puzzle, so thin pieces; perfectly fine to do. 3/5




Wednesday, May 3, 2023

French Balloon and Bavarian Balloon, Ryan Snarr

Boardwalk, 75 pieces and 81 pieces respectively. I'm a fan of the new thicker wood! Tidbits but cute. 3/5






Monday, December 12, 2022

Australia

 Boardwalk, 318 pieces. A nicely done example of their house style, with a somewhat lower whimsy percentage than Liberty, I think. 3/5




Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Tim Zeltner, Journey East

 Boardwalk, 330 pieces. Long and narrow, this puzzle changes enough to make it relatively easy, with only a few areas where it's not clear what goes where. A couple of nicely coordinated-with-the-image whimsies. 3/5







Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Amsterdam, Alexey Erofalov

 Boardwalk, 311 pieces. Another cute Wentworth-ish puzzle, though I think art lovers might be appalled at the Girl with a Pearl Earring whimsy. 3/5


she's judging you



multipiece building

cow, cap, windmill


Tuesday, November 9, 2021

California, Alexey Erofalov

 Boardwalk, 327 pieces. Charming image; I prefer Liberty's thicker wood to engraved whimsies, but if you like Wentworth then this could be a good American version. 3/5







Monday, June 7, 2021

New Animal Butterfly and Gecko

 Boardwalk, 460 and 499 pieces respectively. Similar image with irregular edges and use of repeating whimsies, in the butterfly especially. 3/5


multi-piece bears in mirrored positions

koi circling each other 2x


Many snake whimsies, also frogs, surprisingly no geckos




Friday, May 28, 2021

Multi-Season Earth Day

 Boardwalk Puzzles, 448 pieces. This was a great intro to this laser cutter. I really enjoyed the tesselated and semi-tesselated whimsies scattered throughout. 4/5



classic lizards

classic birds

seahorses

a flock of birds

classic butterflies

leaves

more leaves

also leaves