I do wooden jigsaw puzzles and take pictures of them.
DaVici, 230 pieces. I have to admit, I'll do a relatively simple alternate solution, but I usually just like the puzzle. I appreciated that this one had markings on the back to figure out which were part of the alternate solution! Also it's super cute, and the alternate solution had the extra virtue of creating fun connectors/partial whimsies. 4/5
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| random penguin foot connector (alternate solution component on R) |
Waterford, 381 pieces. Fun rental puzzle--fewer whimsies than other puzzles because there was so much color-line cutting of individual objects, like the mice around the border and many of the ornaments. A fun puzzle, and so well done that almost all of the mice stayed in when flipped one-handed. A good choice for December, perhaps. 7/10
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| a few holiday whimsies |
FoxSmartBox, 300 pieces. Another heavily individualized design that is a fun, steady build. It's nice to see newer makers putting in effort to create enough variation that each puzzle has something different. 3/5
DaVici, 140 pieces. This set of DaVicis seems to feature some color line-esque cutting. Very cute and colorful image. 3/5
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| color line ish cutting |
Otodoworks, 56 pieces. Usually the small size & theme would keep me away, but I really liked the one other Otodoworks in my collection. This one wasn't as impressive, but it was still a well-cut hand-cut puzzle, with nice round pieces somewhat reminiscent of Mr. Gogo. 3/5
Wentworth, 500 pieces. Pleasant Wentworth with steady assembly due to the pottery scattered throughout the image. 3/5
DaVici, 180 pieces. With bonus small cat puzzle, 29 pieces. The small cat puzzle is basically half whimsy, with most of the whimsies touching one another. The larger puzzle has some almost color-line cutting, which makes it different from many other DaVicis I've done. 3/5
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| example of color-line cutting |
