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The Naturalist’s Collection Puzzle from Buffalo Games

This is a total ‘wow’ puzzle for us. We’ve done a number of puzzles from Aimee Stewart, and they’re all good, but this one was beyond that. This one really amazed us. The Naturalist’s Collection Puzzle from Buffalo Games is easily one of the most enjoyable puzzles we’ve done. There’s so much color. So many things, everywhere, all over. There’s not one boring moment assembling this puzzle. It’s fantastic!

An Easy Challenge

We do love a good challenging puzzle. And at first, The Naturalist’s Collection Puzzle from Buffalo Games seemed very, very difficult. It’s dark in places. There are so many objects. Like shells. And claws. And nests. My goodness, they’re everywhere! But in reality, this puzzle was easier than it looked. The use of colors actually made it easier to determine where pieces went. An easy example is the wooden case. It’s not the same color throughout. That helped a lot!

In the end, this was a true joy to do and a real Aimee Stewart work of art!

I couldn’t find this puzzle available online for sale new. You can certainly look around and hopefully find one used. It’s well worth the hunt! Puzzle designs come and go, so you can always check with Buffalo Games to see if it’s back in production.

Buffalo Games – Aimee Stewart – The Grand Fiction Library – 2000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle for Adults -Challenging Puzzle Perfect for Game Nights – Finished Size is 38.50 x 26.50

The Last Piece

This puzzle included a poster. There are 1000 pieces in this puzzle. The assembled puzzle is about 20″ high and 27″ wide. The pieces fit very well and the image quality on the pieces is fantastic. The colors were great. There are a few darker sections of the puzzle that were a bit challenging. This is a great puzzle that will bring hours of fun.

Got questions about puzzling? Are you new to this great hobby? Check out our FAQ and guide to puzzling!

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Alpine Serenity Puzzle from Buffalo Games

Some puzzles are definitely more challenging than others. That’s part of the thrill. If they were all easy it’d get boring. And if they were all difficult it’d get frustrating. Well, we had just finished an easy puzzle so it was time for a more difficult one. This Alpine Serenity Puzzle from Buffalo Games definitely had its difficult spots. But the final image was very worth the time. And as an added reward, we got to search for the 10 objects hidden within the puzzle!

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Frameable Results

So far we haven’t framed a puzzle that we’ve completed. But, we came close after making this Alpine Serenity puzzle from Buffalo Games. The colors and pictures are pleasant. You can almost hear the stream flow by. And the scream of the eagle in the sky. It was a relaxing image after a challenging puzzling time. There are plenty of tough spots as you go for sure!

Buffalo Games – Alpine Serenity – 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle with Hidden Images

The Last Piece

This puzzle contains 1000 pieces and includes a poster. The final puzzle is about 27″ wide and 20″ high. The pieces fit well together. The image is colorful and detailed. There are 10 objects hidden in the image for you to locate after you’re done (or find them as you go!). In the end this is a great puzzle to sit back and enjoy!

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Loon Lake Puzzle from Buffalo Games

The Loon Lake Lodge puzzle from Buffalo Games was our first experience making a puzzle of Darrell Bush’s artwork. We both agreed that we needed to do more puzzles of his. So much so that the next day at the grocery store we bought two more! We were instantly attracted to the images on the box covers.

True Art

The colors and lighting in this puzzle were fantastic. It’s a tranquil scene and a very enjoyable work of art. We have definitely become big Darrell Bush fans! We sometimes run across puzzles that we wish we could hang on the wall, if only we had room, and this is definitely one of them.

Our Loon Lake Lodge Puzzle from Buffalo Games came to us used. Or rather, I guess it found us in an antique mall! It’s fun searching out puzzles in antique malls, used book stores and flea markets. We’ve had great luck with them and rarely have one that is missing any pieces.

The Last Piece

This puzzle included a poster. There are 1000 pieces in this puzzle. The assembled puzzle is about 20″ high and 27″ wide. The pieces fit fairly well (ours was a used puzzle). The colors were very good. This was a pretty challenging puzzle in spots, but the final image is truly amazing.

Got questions about puzzling? Are you new to this great hobby? Check out our FAQ and guide to puzzling!

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Yankee Wink Hollow Puzzle from Buffalo Games

I have to warn you. I’m going to say ‘wonderful’ a lot in this post. I’m sorry, I know I should look for other adjectives to describe the Yankee Wink Hollow puzzle from Buffalo Games. But ‘wonderful’ just suits it perfectly. The colors are wonderful. The imagery is wonderful. And yes, the pieces fit wonderfully! I promise I’m done with how ‘wonderful’ this is! This is Charles Wysocki at his best.

It’s Not All Wonderful

Ok, there were some difficult spots in the Yankee Wink Hollow puzzle from Buffalo Games. Challenges. Tests. There were several pieces that fit in several places with little hint that they were wrong. That’s ok. It doesn’t all have to be easy. That’s part of the journey.

The trees were the most difficult part in all. The many objects were a joy. This is a piece of art. When done, we both stood back and enjoyed it for a good long time.

It’s just a wonderful puzzle and one of our favorites of all time.

Buffalo Games – Charles Wysocki Americana Collection – Yankee Wink Hollow – 500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle

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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Moonlight and Roses Puzzle from Buffalo Games

“Whew”. We both said it at the same time as the last piece went in. This Moonlight and Roses puzzle from Buffalo Games challenged us both. From start to finish. The imagery was fantastic. The journey, though, was long. This was an older puzzle we acquired used from an antique mall for $4. We got more than our money’s worth that’s for sure!

Where Did It Go?

Our Moonlight and Roses Puzzle from Buffalo Games was missing a piece. It was a used puzzle. I can never get over how when a puzzle is missing a piece, it’s only one. Not two. Not five. But one. But it’s worse. We got down to two ‘holes’ in our puzzle. We had only one piece. And it didn’t fit into either place. We looked and looked and could not find the issue.

The solution? Flip the puzzle over. It wasn’t easy. And it was obvious which piece (it was just one!) we had wrong. Sometimes you just have to do it. Usually we just have to flip a section, but this time we had to flip the entire thing. So in the end, we had just one missing piece. We still enjoyed the puzzle.

We love puzzles of Charles Wysocki’s works. This one is a little different for us. The ones we’ve done in the past were rural scenes, of farms and towns, in an Americana style art. This was not like those, but a lot of fun!

Moonlight and Roses Puzzle from Buffalo Games

The Last Piece

This puzzle contains 1000 pieces. The final puzzle is about 27″ wide and 20″ high. There is a poster included. The pieces fit fairly well. The image is very well-done and fun to look at. We did buy the puzzle used and there was some wear (and a missing piece).

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Gull’s Nest Puzzle from Buffalo Games

Puzzles of Charles Wysocki’s art always make us happy. They’re just fun to do. And fun to look at. The Gull’s Nest puzzle from Buffalo Games is another fine example of Wysocki’s great work. There are common elements in his paintings that we find in these puzzles. Like the chimneys being the same. Or the fruits in the trees. Things like that. Always little interesting things. The scenes are always pleasant, peaceful. They’re a bit challenging and a lot of joy.

Always Fun

When we were new to puzzling we started to hear about Charles Wysocki puzzles. We had no clue who he was or what the puzzles were about. Most are like this Gull’s Nest puzzle from Buffalo Games, depicting early mid-19th century times. Horse-drawn carriages. County fairs. Those sorts of things. Now we find ourselves always keeping a puzzle or two (or more) of his artwork on hand for those times when we want a (usually) easier puzzle to complete. Easy doesn’t mean less enjoyable, not at all. They’re just stress-free fun puzzling times.

Buffalo Games – Charles Wysocki – Gull’s Nest – 500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle for Adults -Challenging Puzzle Perfect for Game Nights – Finished Size is 21.25 x 15.00

The Last Piece

This 1000 piece puzzle included a poster. The assembled puzzle is about 27″ wide and 20″ high. The pieces fit fairly well and the colors were great. The original artwork is a painting that translates well to a puzzle.

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Autumn Farms Puzzle from Buffalo Games

We’re both really big fans of Charles Wysocki’s works that have been turned into jigsaw puzzles. We often find ourselves making these puzzles after we’ve completed a really really tough puzzle. We need a break. We need a return to something known. Not necessarily easier, but something familiar. Comfortable. And Charles’ art is always it. Most of the puzzles we’ve done of his are similar – scenes from early rural American life. Horses. Shoppes. Colorful landscapes. And this Autumn Farms puzzle from Buffalo Games is no exception. This is classic Wysocki for us and one we truly enjoyed!

Buffalo Games – Charles Wysocki – Autumn Farms – 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle – Colorful Fall Puzzles for Adults – Precision-Cut Pieces, Beautiful Seasonal Artwork, Hours of Relaxing Fun

Busy. Busy. Busy.

There’s a lot going on in Autumn Farms Puzzle from Buffalo Games. I’d say even more than usual in a Wysocki puzzle. That’s not a bad thing. It’s a really fun puzzle. As I mentioned, we had just finished a huge puzzle that made us sweat. It took us a long time. This one saved us. It was fun from the first piece to the last.

The Last Piece

This puzzle included a poster. There are 1000 thick pieces in this puzzle. The assembled puzzle is about 20″ high and 27″ wide. The pieces fit very well and each is unique. The colors were good. This was a great puzzle.

I couldn’t find this exact puzzle on Amazon at the moment, but Springbok has other fantastic looking puzzles available!

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Country Life Escape To The Shed Puzzle from Buffalo Games

This Country Life Escape To The Shed Puzzle from Buffalo Games is the exact kind of puzzle that not only got us into puzzling but keeps us coming back, puzzle after puzzle. The colors are amazing. The pieces are made well. And the scene makes you feel like you are actually there. The assembly process was fairly easy. The colors were easy to distinguish. Everything fit well. It was fun, from start to finish.

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Used But Not Abused

We got this Country Life Escape To The Shed Puzzle from Buffalo Games used. I dunno even where we got it. Based on the sticker it was an antique mall. And it was ‘a gift from Bobby and Amber and the girls’. Someone got to enjoy it before us. It was in good shape and the pieces were placed in a resealable bag. That’s always a good sign. Usually I don’t have to worry about missing pieces if someone has taken the time (and expense) to re-bag the pieces in a good resealable bag.

The Last Piece

This puzzle includes a very nice colorful, quality small poster. There are 1000 wonderfully-colored pieces and they are nice and thick and fit fairly well. The assembled puzzle is about 27″ wide and 20″ high. This is a quality puzzle that brings hours of enjoyment.

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My Awesome Collection 1989 Puzzle from Buffalo Games

We could actually smell the pencil erasers in the My Awesome Collection 1989 puzzle from Buffalo Games. Aimee Stewart, one of our favorite artists, gathered up a lot of the things we remember from our school years and put them in a large, colorful puzzle that was a true joy to assemble and even more fun to look at. This is one of our favorites from Ms. Stewart.

Buffalo Games – Aimee Stewart – My Awesome Collection 1989-1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle

Sorting Time

We begin every puzzle by sorting the pieces by color, pulling out any edges and corners. This My Awesome Collection 1989 puzzle by Buffalo Games was a sorting challenge. The pieces are very, very colorful. It was very difficult to decide which pile many of the pieces would go in to. Red? Green? Yellow? Some pieces could easily go into 3 or 4 different color piles. Fun. And challenging. There are lots of great childhood memories to be found in this puzzle.

The Last Piece

This puzzle contains 1000 pieces. The final puzzle is about 27″ wide and 20″ high. There is a poster included. The pieces fit fairly well. The image is very well-done and fun to look at.

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Roses At Snapdragons Puzzle from Buffalo Games

We find a lot of great used puzzles at antique malls. Some are older, some are newer. We even find some that have never been opened, likely gifts that weren’t as wanted as hoped. And we’ve been very lucky with used puzzles. Rarely do we end up missing any pieces. Like with this Roses at Snapdragons puzzle from Buffalo Games. Although not really old, it’s a gently used puzzle from a few years ago of a painting from Art Poulin. Like with Charles Wysocki’s works, this puzzle attracted us because of its Americana theme. We greatly enjoyed assembling it.

Not A Cheap Date

One thing about this Roses at Snapdragons puzzle from Buffalo Games made us laugh. There’s a sign in the bottom right advertising Valentine’s Dinner for two. For $40! In what has to be the 1800s, that’s quite the expensive dinner! A quick Google shows that that would be over $1500 in today’s dollars! Now that’s an expensive date!

MasterPieces 2000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle for Adults, Family, Or Youth – Fun Folk Art Am Poulin 4-Pack – 14″x19″

The Last Piece

This puzzle contains 1000 pieces. The final puzzle is about 27″ wide and 20″ high. There was a poster included. The pieces fit well. The image is well-done and fun to look at. The snowy hills and muddy path at the bottom were challenging.

Got questions about puzzling? Are you new to this great hobby? Check out our FAQ and guide to puzzling!

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