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We can always count on a Charles Wysocki puzzle to cheer us up and provide us with hours of fun. And to challenge us, too. The Confection Street puzzle from Buffalo Games was another real joy to assemble. The storefronts, the wagons, the people and balloons were great fun. And really fairly easy to put together. Then came the trees and the sky. I think if this had been a 500 piece puzzle the trees wouldn’t have posed such a challenge. But at 1000 pieces, the details are smaller and it took a bit of time to complete them. That’s okay. We’re not in a race here.
Thoughts On Used Puzzles
We got this Confection Street puzzle from Buffalo Games at an antique mall south of Indianapolis for $1. It had definitely been assembled before. The box was worn and the folds in the poster showed age. We’ve had great ‘luck’ buying used puzzles. So far I think we’ve only run into one that had a missing piece where it wasn’t indicated on the box that it was gone. One thing that we always look for is that the pieces be in a sealed bag. Hopefully, that means it’s less likely that someone opened the box and a piece fell out only to not be replaced. It also means someone spent the time (and money) getting a bag out, taking the puzzle apart, and putting the pieces into a bag and sealing it. I wouldn’t think you’d go through all that trouble normally for a puzzle if it was missing pieces. At least I hope you wouldn’t!
The Last Piece
This is a 1000 piece puzzle. It includes a very colorful poster that is nice and large. The assembled puzzle is about 27″ wide and 20″ high. The pieces are fairly thick and fit fairly well. The image quality on the pieces is very good. The colors were great and bright. This puzzle was fun to assemble and even more fun to sit back and enjoy.
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