Peacocks - Oleg Gavrilov by Bits and Pieces 500 pc.

Brand:  Bits and Pieces

Title:  Peacocks

Artist:  Oleg Gavrilov

Number of Pieces:  500

Size:  18" x 24"

Poster included:  No.  The picture on the box was marginally useful in figuring out where a piece went.

Quality:  Good; though pieces are not quite as thick as Buffalo (I compared two stacks of 10 pieces).

  - Missing pieces:  None

  - False Fits:  Yes, some pieces will appear to fit where they don't belong if you are not careful

  - Sections stay together when moving:  Yes

  - Bent or delaminated pieces:  None

  - Uncut pieces:  None

  - Finished puzzle can be picked up by edges:  Barely, and only if you are careful

  - Image quality:  Good, though the original image is not sharp

  - Puzzle dust:  Not that I noticed

What I liked:  This is a nice, colorful image.  We found this to be challenging to put together, but finished it in about a day working on and off.  The random cut is interesting, and provides a different puzzling experience.

What I didn't like:  Because of the random cut, I couldn't count the pieces remaining when we got close to the end to know if there were any missing.

This puzzle is large for a 500 piece puzzle so it took up a good bit of space with the pieces spread out where we could see them.  This is only our second Bits and Pieces puzzle (the other had 300 pieces).  It took some getting used to the random cut, as you can't always be sure what exact piece you are looking for.  We have four more 500 piece Bits and Pieces that are not quite as large (they came in a set together that we found at Goodwill).