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Fairhaven by the Sea Puzzle from Milton Bradley

You won’t find this Fairhaven by the Sea puzzle from Milton Bradley in the store. At least, not new you won’t. It’s an older puzzle from artist Charles Wysocki. We ran across it in an antique mall somewhere. I don’t recall what we paid for it but it wasn’t much. We never pass up on a Wysocki puzzle. But, I admit that about 8 hours into this one we were almost reconsidering that! This was one difficult puzzle. Did we ever get our money’s worth out of this one!

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The Sky’s The Limit

The steamboat and the wharf were definitely the easier parts of this Fairhaven by the Sea puzzle from Milton Bradley. The pieces for those sections fell into place pretty easily. And then came the sky. Oh, yeah, you look at the image now and think “really? looks kind of easy to me”. Well, up close, you can’t tell one yellow from another. Cloud edges become difficult to find. They all start to blur together. This one was tough. But yeah, we really enjoyed the final picture when it came together. This was another great work from Charles Wysocki. And a longer journey for us than usual with his puzzles! We usually finish a 1000 piece puzzle in a few hours. Not this one.

The Last Piece

This puzzle contains 1000 pieces. The final puzzle is about 26″ wide and 23″ high. The puzzle did not include a poster but really could’ve used one. We did buy this used, so maybe the original puzzle came with a poster. The pieces fit fairly loosely, but again, it was used so maybe that’s from wear and tear. There aren’t many different kinds of piece cuts which actually added to the challenges. Parts of the image on the box cover were obscured. We found that to be very frustrating. Nowhere on the box could you find a decent-sized image of what the completed puzzle would look like.

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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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Pet Parade Puzzle from TCG Toys

This Pet Parade Puzzle from TCG Toys caught my eye at an antique mall because it reminded me of some of the artwork from one of our favorite artists, Charles Wysocki. This puzzle had plenty of challenges. All over. Lots of people. In colorful clothing. Fun things and happenings everywhere. There’s a lot going on here, and when completed, this is a great puzzle to sit back and enjoy.

An Interesting Tale

It wasn’t until we finished this Pet Parade Puzzle from TCG Toys that we found out why it seemed familiar. The artist was Harry (Heronim) Wysocki. Same last name because they were brothers! It seems that the two didn’t have a great ending to their relationship. I won’t go into it but if you’re interested in it, I found a link that tells about them.

We did buy this puzzle used. We noticed a few pieces had what appeared to be ‘scuff marks’ on them. I thought it was because it was used, and not gently used at that. But the marks actually seemed to be from the manufacturing process. Things happen, but perhaps it’s something to watch out for in the future from the manufacturer.

The Last Piece

This 1000 piece puzzle did not include a poster. The assembled puzzle is about 27″ wide and 19″ high. The pieces fit fairly well. The colors were clear and nice. We did not encounter any ‘false fit’ pieces. Everything went and fit where it should.

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Spices on Spoons Puzzle from HUADADA

When I first saw this Spices on Spoons Puzzle from HUADADA on Amazon I was caught by the colors. I really could see us framing this puzzle to hang in the hallway by our kitchen. And if we did frame our puzzles, we would have. It really is a nice image and definitely one that is frame-worthy. We’ve refrained from framing our puzzles for one simple reason. We’d need 1000 frames and a bigger place!

I was worried, though, that this one would be tough. Lots of black. Small details that would be hard to match. But in the end, my worries were mostly unfounded. This puzzle was actually not terribly hard to finish. Now, that’s not saying it was a total breeze. Nope. But the piece cuts helped make it easier to find where difficult pieces would go. The image quality was fantastic, so the details were easy to match up.

And wow, what a great puzzle to stand back and enjoy after that last piece went into place!

What Spices Do We See?

So let’s see what all we can find in this Spices on Spoons Puzzle from HUADADA! From right to left, I think the spices in the spoons are:

— cloves
— coriander seeds
— red pepper flakes
— black peppercorns
— dried oregano? or basil?
— cayenne
— allspice
— turmeric
— pink peppercorns
— cardamom
— fennel

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What do you see? I could be wrong on a few, so let me know! No matter what, this puzzle (based on a work by Alexander Raths) was fun and fantastic. There are many variations of it available on Amazon and other retailers. And in different sizes!

The Last Piece

This puzzle contains 1000 pieces. The final puzzle is about 27″ wide and 19″ high. There is a HUGE poster included. Like really huge. It’s almost frameable by itself. The pieces fit very nicely. There was almost no puzzle dust in the box. We had no misfitting pieces. Everything went where it looked like it should. The image is bright and detailed. This is a great puzzle, and would make for a great gift for your foodie friends!

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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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Floral Fiesta Puzzle from Springbok

The Floral Fiesta puzzle from Springbok was one of the brightest, most colorful puzzles we’ve done. That’s what drew us to it in the first place. Everything in it pops right off the puzzle. We sort our puzzles (usually, unless they’re just too hard to sort!) and this one had its obvious sorting areas. That’s not to say this was an easy puzzle. Oh no, my fellow puzzlers, it was not.

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Sometimes, Not Just The Picture Is The Challenge

The most challenging part of this Floral Fiesta puzzle from Springbok was the pieces themselves. First, the material. These pieces are thick. Big time thick. They are almost like thick cardboard boxes. Because of that, some were a little curved or bent. Not bad, just sometimes noticeably so. To make matters more challenging, the pieces are cut in crazy ways. Or I should say, they are cut very ‘Springbok-like’. Crazy shapes and sizes. The kind that make finding edges a tough thing to do in some cases.

In the end, this was one of our favorite puzzles. The challenges and the colors gave us a lot of fun and enjoyment.

The Last Piece

This puzzle did not include a poster. The box is large and you can see the image quite well on it, so you really don’t need a poster. There are 1000 very colorful pieces in this puzzle. The assembled puzzle is about 24″ high and 30″ wide. The pieces fit tightly and it’s fairly hard (but not impossible) to put a piece into the wrong place without it being obvious. Some pieces that look like edges are in fact, not. The pieces are cut in different shapes, are very thick and fit very tightly. This was a great puzzle.

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Pixels and Pizza Puzzle from Buffalo Games

I wouldn’t be surprised if some people have two different reactions to the puzzles designed by Aimee Stewart, one of our favorite artists. First, the images are always ‘cool’, usually of retro scenes and items. Lots of colors. Lots of things. And that’s why we buy them. But I admit, when we opened the box of the Pixels and Pizza puzzle from Buffalo Games our first thought was “Yowsa, how we gonna sort this thing?” If sorting the pieces first is your thing, this puzzle can be a bit challenging. Colors, everywhere. If you sort by color you’re in for a challenge (sorting by objects might be easier!). But, one thing’s for sure. You cannot beat the final result!

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No Worries

Luckily, sorting this Pixels and Pizza puzzle from Buffalo Games really isn’t that bad after you dive in and get started. Each piece had enough of an identifiable object on it that finding its place in the puzzle was actually fairly easy. And a lot of fun. And when we were done, we found ourselves standing there pointing. “Foosball!” “Boom box!” All the neat nostalgic things to look at and enjoy. This is another great Aimee Stewart puzzle. It started out looking like a monumental challenge but in the end was actually almost easy. Almost.

The Last Piece

This puzzle included a poster. There are 1000 very colorful pieces in this puzzle. The assembled puzzle is about 20″ high and 27″ wide. The pieces fit tightly and it’s fairly hard (but not impossible) to put a piece into the wrong place without it being obvious. This was a great puzzle.

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Storin’ Up Puzzle from Buffalo Games

Doing a Charles Wysocki puzzle is like coming home from a long vacation. Familiar. Comforting. We had just completed a rather tough puzzle. Oh it was fun, don’t get me wrong. But it took a while and really exercised our brains. It was time for something a bit less challenging for us. Not easy, but just a little less taxing on our brains. This Storin’ Up Puzzle from Buffalo Games was perfect for that. We’ve done many a Charles Wysocki puzzle, so its familiarity was a welcome thing for us.

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Comfort In A Puzzle

When you’ve done a number of Wysocki puzzles you’ll soon realize that there are usually similar objects to be found from puzzle to puzzle. Horses. Trees. Houses. Paths. Grass. All fairly similar. But not boring. They’re definitely not a case of ‘you’ve done one, you’ve done them all’. They’re all fun and challenging in their own ways. Just like this Storin’ Up Puzzle from Buffalo Games. We’ll never get tired of them!

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 tightly and it’s fairly hard (but not impossible) to put a piece into the wrong place without it being obvious. The colors were very good. This was a great puzzle.

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Mountain Retreat Puzzle from Buffalo Games

This Mountain Retreat Puzzle from Buffalo Games is a ‘Night and Day’ puzzle. I didn’t even really notice that when we bought it, but it says it right on the box! Yep. The puzzle goes from night (right) to day (left). Or ‘Day and Night’ if you want to look at it the other way. Anyway, it’s kinda different. A lot of this puzzle is kinda different actually. This was a fun what I call ‘clip-art’ puzzle. Things everywhere. But they made sense. Some ‘clip-art’ puzzles look like someone just dragged-and-dropped stuff randomly onto a screen. Not this one. It was fun. And colorful.

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Sit Back. Relax. And Enjoy.

We had just finished a large, really hard puzzle. Not that that’s a bad thing. But we needed a little something to get us over it… Something a little easier. But not so easy that we weren’t challenged at least a bit. This Mountain Retreat puzzle from Buffalo Games was perfect for that. Lots of colors. Lots of fun. Challenging but not frustratingly so!

The Last Piece

This 1000 piece puzzle included a poster. The trees were the hardest part to complete, we think. The assembled puzzle is about 27″ wide and 20″ high. The pieces fit kinda tightly. The color and image quality are fantastic.

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Garden’s Glory Puzzle from Buffalo Games

We recently finished our first 1000 piece puzzle of some of Darrell Bush’s artwork. We loved Loon Lake so much that the next time we were at our grocery store we picked up a few more puzzles from Mr. Bush. Like his others, the Garden’s Glory puzzle from Buffalo Games was truly fantastic…. when it was completed. But boy, it was a challenge. Many similar colors gave us hours of enjoyable difficulty. It was all worth it. This is a great piece of art. And one that is definitely frame-worthy!

Red. Green. White.

There are quite a few red pieces in this puzzle. And green. And white. They can give you fits, too. If you’re looking for a puzzle that will give you several hours of quality puzzling time, Garden’s Glory puzzle from Buffalo Games is it. I highly recommend Darrell Bush’s art if you are looking for great lighting and colors. We’ve enjoyed them all. And we are looking forward to the other puzzles of his that we have in our (rather large) to-do pile!

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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 tightly. If you get a piece wrong you had to be careful removing it or you’d damage the pieces. The colors were very good. This was a great puzzle.

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