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The Travelling Man Puzzle from MasterPieces

We’re always on the lookout for puzzles of Americana scenes. More often than not that means a puzzle based on the artwork from Charles Wysocki. But this time, we lucked into finding an older used puzzle from artist Bob Pettes. It has some Wysocki vibes, but the style of the art is a bit different. We think it’s one of the best works we’ve done. Well, we didn’t ‘do’ it, but you know what I mean! The Travelling Man Puzzle from MasterPieces is a great example of Americana-style artwork. The detail is fantastic, as are the colors.

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The Farm’s Buzzing

The scene in The Travelling Man Puzzle from MasterPieces is of a travelling salesman bringing his wagon to the farm. He is peddling all sorts of wares. The people are excited, buying this-and-that off his wagon. It’s a great, detailed scene with wonderful colors. There are lots of ‘things’ to be found. One of our favorite things to do after the last piece goes into a puzzle is to find all the fun things in the imagery. This one has many to be found.

The Last Piece

This 1000 piece puzzle did not include a poster. The assembled puzzle is about 34″ wide and 23″ high. That’s large for a 1000 piece puzzle, but that’s because the pieces are larger. The pieces fit fairly well (ours were a little loose but this is a used puzzle) and are pretty easy to identify. The colors were clear and nice. We did not encounter any ‘false fit’ pieces. Everything went and fit where it should.

This was a fun puzzle.

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Ocean Park Puzzle from MasterPieces

My wife can blame me for this Ocean Park Puzzle from MasterPieces. It was my idea to get it. We were at the house of someone that we met on FB that wanted to trade puzzles. After exchanging a few photos, we hauled over 30+ puzzles. I was excited about making a dent in our ‘done pile’. Well, so much for that idea because we came home with 40+ puzzles. Not that I’m complaining. They’re all awesome! But now our ‘to-do pile’ is huge.

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Bring It On!

One of the puzzles I picked was this Ocean Park Puzzle from MasterPieces. I liked the scene in it. I liked the way it felt like working on an actual painting. It had an ‘old-time’ feel to it. From the outset, though, it was obvious this was going to be a challenge. Even sorting the pieces took hours. But we aren’t in a race here. Even with a huge pile of puzzles yet to do, there’s no hurry.

I felt like this was one of my favorite puzzles of all time. I can’t really put my finger on why. It’s like when you go to an art museum and a piece sticks with you days later. You’re drawn to it, but it’s almost like a subconscious thing. Or I’m crazy. Or both!

Great Artist

Artist Art Poulin was behind the art in this puzzle. This is our second puzzle of his work. The first, Roses at Snapdragons, was similar in its feel. And just as great. We will continue to seek out puzzles of his works as we really enjoy them!

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The Last Piece

This puzzle contains 2000 pieces. The final puzzle is about 39″ wide and 27″ high. It completely filled the puzzle board we use. There was no poster included. The image on the front of the box is obscured in places, which is kind of annoying if you need it for reference. The pieces fit fairly well but are somewhat loose. But we did get this puzzle used and that may be why. The image is well-done and fun to look at.

Here are just some of the fun things to be found in this puzzle!

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Next! Puzzle from Buffalo Games

We had just finished a 2000 piece puzzle that took us a good bit of time. We wanted something a little less… challenging. So we grabbed this Next! Puzzle from Buffalo Games and got to sorting. It’s not that this Charles Wysocki work is super-easy. But we always find his art to be relaxing and fun, and usually, a bit easier than some of the puzzles we do. There are common elements in his puzzles. There’s always a heart. The chimneys and smoke are similar. As are the wagons, trees and many other things. But yet each puzzle is still quite different.

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Animal House

There’s a lot going on in the Next! Puzzle from Buffalo Games. All of the locals have brought their animals in to see the vet. Chickens. Dogs. Cows. Sheep. There are objects everywhere and that made this fun. A lot of fun. The trees are always a bit challenging, though.

Hopefully everyone stopped by Jackie’s Jams and Jellies on their way back home!

The Last Piece

This puzzle contains 1000 pieces. The final puzzle is about 20″ high and 27″ wide. The pieces fit really well. The image is nice and fun and the colors are great. A poster is included that is clear and easy to work from. You can never go wrong with a puzzle of Charles Wysocki’s art.

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In Spring Puzzle from Buffalo Games

We’ve done a good number of puzzles of artwork from Charles Wysocki. They’re very popular, and we can see why. We almost always follow a non-Wysocki puzzle with a Wysocki one. Not that they’re super-easy, but they are often a nice break from some of the really hard ones we’ve done. The In Spring puzzle from Buffalo Games is another great one. It’s an older puzzle, but age doesn’t matter when it comes to puzzles. We love them all, old or new.

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A Little Different

Most of the Charles Wysocki puzzles we’ve completed are views of a large area. Like a main street. Or a countryside. Several houses. Lots of horses. Many trees. The In Spring puzzle from Buffalo Games is a little different in that there’s just one house. One horse. And just a few trees. It’s a very nice painting. This is another one of our favorites.

The Last Piece

This 1000 piece puzzle includes a nice, large poster. The assembled puzzle is about 30″ wide and 24″ high. The pieces fit very well (and rather tightly) and the image quality on the pieces is fantastic. The colors were great. The pieces are thick. This is a quality puzzle that brings hours of enjoyment.

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Know It All Puzzle from Buffalo Games

We’ve done quite a number of puzzles of art from Charles Wysocki. And we’ve enjoyed them all. Usually, there are elements in his works that are common across them. Hearts. Chimneys. The types of trees. Those things. We found this Know It All Puzzle from Buffalo Games to contain a few of those common things, but also, many new ones that we had not yet experienced. This was a little different than our ‘usual’ and we really enjoyed it!

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Kick Back And Enjoy

It’s a sign of a good puzzle when, after the last piece goes in, you can kick back and enjoy the results. Look around. Find things. Point to them, smile. Remember the easy parts. And the tough ones. This Know It All Puzzle from Buffalo Games was a good puzzle. Even great!

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. This is a very fun puzzle to do and enjoy afterwards. The sky and grass areas were the most challenging but not frustratingly so!

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Tranquility Puzzle from Spin Master

Calm is an app for your phone that plays soundscapes or music to help you sleep, focus and relax. Kinda like puzzling. So it makes sense that the makers of Calm and Spin Master teamed up to do a number of puzzles that pair with Calm. The images on the puzzle are calming too, even if you don’t have Calm! We found this Tranquility Puzzle for sale used at one of our favorite antique malls. I’ve scored big and often at it. I’d tell you the name but I don’t want to lose on my favorite sources for puzzles. Sorry!

Big Pieces. Big Fun.

We don’t do many 300 piece puzzles. We tend to have mostly 1000 piece ones going. We puzzle so often that I’m afraid if we did only 300 (or even 500) piece ones we’d have to add a storage unit to the house just to keep up with them. When we do a smaller puzzle it always amazes me how big the pieces are. But that doesn’t always mean easier. The darker areas of this puzzle were still quite the challenge. This Tranquility Puzzle from Spin Master was a fun puzzle. And yes, it was relaxing too!

The Last Piece

This 300 piece puzzle was brightly colored and peaceful! The assembled puzzle is about 24″ wide and 18″ high. The pieces fit very well. It was a fairly easy puzzle to complete, though the darker areas were a bit more challenging. The pieces are nice and large, and thick. They’re easy to handle to boot!

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Colorful Tea Cups Puzzle from EuroGraphics

Pretty pictures. Isn’t that why most of us pick certain puzzles? Nice colors. Or Nice scenes. Or both. My wife collects vintage plates and cups and whatnot so this Colorful Tea Cups puzzle from EuroGraphics quickly found its way into our shopping cart at an antique mall in Ohio. The price was right, too. It had to come home with us. Little did we know at the time the challenges that awaited. We should’ve known. We should’ve taken more than 5 seconds to look and say “oh, that’s pretty”. This was not an easy puzzle. But it didn’t have to be!

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Frame-Worthy

The details in this puzzle were great. The colors fantastic. And the challenges many. The hardest areas were the white drawers, actually. This Colorful Tea Cups Puzzle from EuroGraphics took us a while to complete. We definitely got our money’s worth, both time-wise and enjoyment-wise. This is really a frame-worthy puzzle at least in our home where dish collecting is a thing!

The Last Piece

This 1000 piece puzzle did not include a poster. We did buy it used but really, I don’t think a poster would’ve been necessary even if it did come with one when new. The colors are bright and wonderful. We did get a few false-fits, but not many. The assembled puzzle is about 26″ wide and 19″ high. This is a challenging puzzle, but a very enjoyable one too.

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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!

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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.

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.

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