Month: June 2024

Masquerade, 2024-06-07

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When I was spreading out the pieces for this one, I was expecting it would be a bit of a chore, but I really liked it. With this kind of image, you do end up looking at the box image quite a lot, but I didn’t mind.

Masquerade by Sven Hartmann, Heye, 1000 pieces. Completed on June 7, 2024.

There are a surprising number of cats in the puzzle, and many masks were worn by cats, not by people:

Here are some of my favourites:

This puzzle was produced in 2016, just around the time that Heye had a bit of a drop in quality. Unfortunately, this puzzle is affected, and the pieces were on the thin side, and the puzzle feels uneven when you run your hand over it. Not too bad, but the current Heye puzzles are better.

The Picnic Party, 2024-06-03

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I really enjoyed this, but in a larger piece count, it would have been difficult. In my puzzle group, the monthly bonus challenge for June is:

The monthly challenges are communicated like this, although I think I would prefer words. Anyway, I took it to mean a summery scene.

The Picnic Party by Jack Vettriano, Ravensburger, 500 pieces. Completed on June 3, 2024.

I found the missing piece (in my bed) , but only after I had taken the puzzle apart and marked the box. Oh well.

Car Cemetery, 2024-06-03

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This was a new Heye puzzle, from this year, and the artist Lectrr is new to me as well. The puzzle was fun, although I ended up looking at the box more than I was expecting.

Car Cemetery by Lectrr, Heye, 1000 pieces. Completed on June 3, 2024.

The police seems to be looking for a cat:

There something rather alarming in the car crusher:

The ice cream truck looks really good to me right now, we’ve had an unseasonable heat wave in Finland:

Plant Paradise, 2024-05-29

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A Heye puzzle from the Exotic Garden series. I’m not usually a fan of vegetation, but this is stylized enough to be interesting. It was OK, but I don’t think I’ll be getting any of the larger puzzles in the series. It was surprisingly challenging, despite the colours.

Plant Paradise by Marie Amalia Bartolini, Heye, 500 pieces. Completed on May 29, 2024.

Monument Valley Train Ride, 2024-05-26

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This puzzle was every bit as entertaining as it looks! I was also happy to find the quality perfect, since I have heard that since the pandemic started, Buffalo has had some issues.

It was a bit like having two images, one traditional landscape in the window, and the inside of the train. Loved it, and I’m going to keep this!

Monument Valley Train Ride by Lars Stewart, Buffalo, 1000 pieces. Completed on May 27, 2024.

New Exit Puzzles

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I did a couple of Ravensburger Exit/Escape puzzles. On the right, there is Midnight in the Garden, where the backstory is, that you are a vampire looking for a symbol that will guarantee everlasting love and only appears once in a hundred years. I was hoping there would be a bit more colour in the finished image, but it was as dark as the box image. You can have a peek here, if you want to.

On the left is Apocalyptic City, where you are the first person to leave the bunker where you have grown up, to discover if it’s safe. A supercomputer apparently told humanity to go under ground, but now it’s supposed to be safe again. You can see the finished image here.