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Tiki Beach Sunset Puzzle by Buffalo Games

This Tiki Beach Sunset puzzle by Buffalo Games had us quickly crowning Aimee Stewart as our favorite puzzle artist. The colors, the images and the objects in her puzzles just cannot be beat in our opinion. We are always drawn to her work. And often, we can recognize it from across the aisle in the store. There’s nothing else out there like it. We always have a stack of her puzzles on-hand, some waiting to be started and many already completed.

Enjoy The Challenge

We found a few areas of this Tiki Beach Sunset puzzle by Buffalo Games to be a bit challenging. Mostly because of the colors and shading. The rug on the floor, the ceiling and the fish tank were definitely harder areas than others.

It was also easy to get distracted by the many great objects in this puzzle. A turntable, skulls, model boats… a lizard… You name it. It’s just fun to assemble and more fun to sit back and enjoy when completed.

Buffalo Games – Aimee Stewart – Tiki Beach Sunset – 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle

The Last Piece

This puzzle included a brightly colored poster. There are 1000 pieces in this puzzle. The assembled puzzle is about 27″ wide and 20″ high. The pieces fit very well and the image quality on the pieces is fantastic. The colors were great and the pieces are cut perfectly. This is a quality puzzle that brings hours of enjoyment.

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Full Moon Puzzle by BetterCo

I didn’t know whether to be happy or sad when a co-worker gave us this Full Moon puzzle by BetterCo. It didn’t take us long to realize that this one was going to be a challenge. We’d never done a round puzzle before, for starters. And we’d never done a puzzle with absolutely no colors in it before. We knew were in for hours of…. well, pain.

Where To Start

We started the Full Moon puzzle by BetterCo like we do any other puzzle: by sorting the pieces. Well that didn’t last long. How do you sort this one? Gray. Sorta gray. Lighter gray. And edges? Well that’s what we did. And in hindsight I think I’d maybe try a suggestion I read online: start with the middle. The pieces there are shaped a bit differently because you have a tight circle to begin with. Then you work around the edges of that, building as you go. I don’t know if that’d be a lot easier. But boy was our going ever slow the way we did it!

Antelope – 1000 Piece Puzzle for Adults, Space Moon Jigsaw Puzzles 1000 Pieces, Telescope Planet Close-up Round Puzzle, High Resolution, Matte Finish, No Dust Space Puzzle

The Last Piece

This puzzle contains 1000 pieces. The final puzzle is a 26 1/2″ circle. The pieces fit well together. The image is of the moon, so it’s as detailed as you would expect. In the end this is a great puzzle to sit back and enjoy!

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Farm Fresh Puzzle by Buffalo Games

We can always count on artist Aimee Stewart to produce amazing puzzles. The Farm Fresh puzzle by Buffalo Games is one of her best. There are so many things in this puzzle. Wonderful things. Fresh produce everywhere. Seed packets. Signs. And of course, a kitten. What a great place to go if it was only real!

Color Eveywhere

The color contrasts in this Farm Fresh puzzle by Buffalo Games are wonderful. It was a very enjoyable experience putting it together. Are there some tough spots? You bet you. Some of the wood planks proved a bit harder. And we had to get our magnifying glass out a few times to make sure were were getting the shelf items right.

Buffalo Games – Aimee Stewart – Farm Fresh – 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle

The Last Piece

This puzzle contains 2000 pieces. The final puzzle is about 26″ high and 38″ wide. It takes up a good half of our large dining room table. With the extra leaf added. The pieces fit well together. The colors are a mix of bright and colorful and subdued darks. It’s a challenge. But the end result is great to sit back and enjoy!

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Country Life Old Western Town Puzzle by Buffalo Games

I was instantly drawn to the picture on the box of this Country Life Old Western Town puzzle by Buffalo Games. “There’s a lot going on in that town”, I thought. And I thought “This isn’t going to be easy.” And it wasn’t, either. There are definitely some challenging spots in this puzzle. There are lots of browns and tans and reds. And the sky isn’t the easiest, either. But in the end, oh was it ever worth the effort!

Great Artwork

We don’t frame our finished puzzles. Or at least we haven’t yet. But if we did, this Country Life Old Western Town puzzle by Buffalo Games would definitely be one that we would frame. The detail and the colors are perfect. It’s the kind of puzzle you yell “yeeehaww!” after putting in the last piece. I’m not sure why, but you’ll find yourself doing it too. Trust me.

Buffalo Games – Dominic Davison – Old Western Town – 500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle For Adults -Challenging Puzzle Perfect for Game Nights – Finished Puzzle Size is 21.25 x 15.00

The Last Piece

This 550 piece puzzle included a poster and you’ll be happy like us that it did. The assembled puzzle is about 21″ wide and 15″ high. The pieces fit very well and the image quality on the pieces is fantastic. The colors were great and the pieces are cut perfectly. This is a quality puzzle that brings hours of enjoyment.

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Pine Road Service Puzzle by Buffalo Games

Oh how fun! We so enjoyed assembling this Pine Road Service puzzle by Buffalo Games . Artist Hiro Tanikawa adds a cartoon feel to his art and it really shows in this fantastically fun puzzle. The colors and the imagery are top-notch. The detail is amazing. This is one of our favorite puzzles to have done. We will definitely seek out more works from Mr. Tanikawa!

Not Without Its Challenges

Not all is fun in games in this Pine Road Service puzzle by Buffalo Games. There are challenges all over. They make the final the result all the more enjoyable. The signs found around the puzzle were an easy place to start out. The trees were a bit tougher as was the sky above them. And parts of the road slowed us down too.

Buffalo Games – Hiro Tanikawa – Pine Road Service – 300 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle for Adults -Challenging Puzzle Perfect for Game Nights – Finished Size is 21.25 x 15.00

The Last Piece

This puzzle contains 1000 pieces. The final puzzle is about 19″ wide and 26″ high. The pieces are thick and cut perfectly. They fit together really well. The image is crisp and bright and the colors are amazing. This is an enjoyable, quality puzzle.

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The Greatest Bookstore in the World Puzzle by Eurographics

Stress relief. That’s a big reason for doing puzzles. Yet, some puzzles can be stressful. And fortunately, a lot of them are in-between. The Greatest Bookstore in the World puzzle by Eurographics is one of those in-between-ers. The bookshelves weren’t too bad. Kind of relaxing. The flowers… a bit tougher. As were the brick walls along the edges. In the end, though, this was a very great puzzle and one we remember quite fondly. It was a balance of easier and harder.

How Much Is That Kitty In The Window

There are a few cute spots in this The Greatest Bookstore in the World puzzle by Eurographics. I mean, the whole puzzle is nice but there are always little things in a puzzle that you look back at with a smile, right? There’s a cute kitty in the bookstore window. And there’s one in one of the windows eyeing a pigeon. The bike is wonderful. And of course the bookstore looks like a great place to hang out and peruse for hours on end.

EuroGraphics (EURHR The Greatest Bookstore in The World 1000Piece Puzzle 1000Piece Jigsaw Puzzle

The Last Piece

This puzzle contains 1000 pieces. The final puzzle is about 19″ wide and 26″ high. There is no poster included. The pieces are thick and cut perfectly. They fit together really well. The image is crisp and bright. This is an enjoyable, quality puzzle.

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Bob’s Hardware Puzzle by White Mountain

How fun!!! Oh how we loved this Bob’s Hardware puzzle by White Mountain. The colors and quality did not disappoint. We enjoyed every piece. And we really enjoyed the final image. That’s not to say that there weren’t difficult spots as we went along. But that’s ok. We knew that our efforts would be rewarded in the end and they were.

A Colorful Challenge

This Bob’s Hardware puzzle by White Mountain is busy. There’s stuff everywhere. Colorful stuff, too. Similar colors too, that make things a bit more challenging. The shop windows were tricky. I started by putting together the large sign above the shop thinking that it would be a walk-in-the-park. I was a bit wrong. It took me longer than I had expected. That’s ok. A puzzle with a few tough spots makes for a more enjoyable experience, I believe. We were really happy with the colorful imagery in the end. This is one of our favorite puzzles.

White Mountain Bob’s Hardware Store 1000 Piece Puzzle for Adults Vintage Nostalgic Senior Puzzles for Grandparents

The Last Piece

This puzzle includes a poster. There are 1000 pieces in this puzzle. The assembled puzzle is about 30″ wide and 24″ high. The pieces fit very well and the image quality on the pieces is fantastic. The colors were great and the pieces are thick and cut perfectly. This is a quality puzzle that brings hours of enjoyment.

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Mickey and Friends Boardwalk Fun Puzzle By Ceaco

The image on the front of the box for this Mickey and Friends Boardwalk Fun puzzle by Ceaco really caught my eye when we were ‘visiting’ the puzzle section of our local grocery store. The colors. The cartoon characters. Everything about it screamed ‘fun’. I’m a big fan of cartoons (I highly recommend watching the TV show Toon In With Me on MeTV) so I was so looking forward to making this puzzle. But then…..

Great Picture. Not So Great Quality.

As I mentioned I was drawn to the picture on the box when I bought this Mickey and Friends Boardwalk fun puzzle by Ceaco. And that didn’t end when I stepped back to enjoy the final result. Bright colors. Great images. It’s the time in between the purchase and the putting in the final piece that wasn’t as enjoyable. The pieces just weren’t cut right. One had to be modified with a knife to get it to fit together right. If I tried a piece in the wrong spot I had to be super careful removing it or I’d get 5 or more pieces with it. Oh and if you’re like me and like to assemble smaller portions of the puzzle off to the side and then move it to the puzzle, good luck. The pieces don’t fit well enough to make that an easy task!

Ceaco – Disney – Mickey & Friends Boardwalk Fun – 1500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle

The Last Piece

This 1500 piece puzzle included a very colorful, nice poster. The assembled puzzle is about 32″ wide and 24″ high. The pieces fit very loosely and are not cut very well at all. If you even touch the puzzle inadvertently the pieces will tend to come apart, at least until the entire puzzle is assembled. The image quality on the pieces themselves is very good.

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The French Walkway Puzzle by Eurographics

Every once-in-a-while we look thru the ‘to-do’ pile of puzzles and decide that it’s time to do a difficult one. The French Walkway puzzle by Eurographics was definitely in the ‘difficult’ category for us. The final image was fantastic. This will be one of our favorite puzzles forever. The memories of the challenging sections are long gone, replaced by time spent enjoying the final result.

So Many Challenges

There were so many parts of The French Walkway puzzle by Eurographics that posed a challenge. The walkway was tough but not too bad since the shading varied enough so you kinda knew where pieces go. The walls and ivy and flowers were all demanding.

My (somewhat crooked) picture does not do this puzzle justice. It was definitely a frame-able puzzle if you’re looking for something nice to hang on the wall.

The French Walkway by Dominic Davison

The Last Piece

The pieces in this puzzle were nice and thick and cut perfectly. They stayed together like they should. The quality of the image was fantastic. There is no poster included with this puzzle, but the box itself is pretty large making it easier to look at the picture. This puzzle contains 1000 pieces and ends up being around 19″ high and 26″ wide.

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Hawaiian Food Truck Festival Puzzle by Buffalo Games

This Hawaiian Food Truck Festival puzzle by Buffalo Games was our first ‘Pun Fuzzle’. We didn’t even know what that was when we opened the box and started sorting the pieces. When you’re done with the puzzle (or maybe even while you’re assembling it) you’re faced with various challenges. Things to find. In this puzzle you needed to locate the 21 tacos. And find all of the puns. It’s just another fun way to enjoy a puzzle!

There’s More!

The Hawaiian Food Truck Festival puzzle by Buffalo Games is not the only puzzle that is more than a puzzle. Head on over to the Pun Fuzzles web site and find more. There’s all sorts of variations. Like hidden object games and other fun things!

What if you just want to do a puzzle and don’t care about that other stuff? Well you’ll still enjoy this puzzle. Big time! There are a lot of great things in this puzzle. Fun things. It’s a joy to put together from the first piece to the last!

Buffalo Games – Pun Fuzzles – Hawaiian Food Truck Festival – 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle

The Last Piece

This puzzle contains 2000 pieces. The final puzzle is about 26.5″ high and 38.5″ wide. There is a large colorful poster included. The pieces are small, thick and fit really well. The image is crisp and bright. If you are looking for a quality puzzle that provides a whole lot of entertainment this is a great choice!

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