Grumpy's Jigsaw Puzzle Review

  This was another Goodwill find, only $3.  It is named "Enchanted Frame" and is part of the Majestic Castles series from Buffalo Games and Puzzles. The wife did nearly all of this one; I did some of the Neuschwanstein in the center and a few other bits and pieces. This was fun, and turned out to be a little more difficult than we expected.  We enjoyed it.

  Brand:  Buffalo Games and Puzzles Title:  Frederick the Literate Series:  The Cats of Charles Wysocki Artist:  Charles Wysocki Number of Pieces:  750 Size:  24" x 18" Poster included:  Yes Quality:  Very good   - Missing pieces:  None   - False Fits:  Only if you're not careful   - Sections stay together when moving:  Sometimes   - Bent or delaminated pieces:  None   - Uncut pieces:  None   - Finished puzzle can be picked up by edges:  Yes, if you're careful   - Image quality:  Excellent   - Puzzle dust:  None What I liked:  I like cats and I like everything Charles Wysocki, so this was fun to put together What I didn't like:  Nothing This was a recent Goodwill find.  

  Brand: Ceaco Title:  Untitled Series:  This puzzle was in a set of 5 we bought at Goodwill, each puzzle in the original bags. Artist:  Unknown Number of Pieces:  750 Size:  24" x 18" Poster included:  Yes Quality:  Fair   - Missing pieces:  None   - False Fits:  Only if you're not careful   - Sections stay together when moving:  Generally not   - Bent or delaminated pieces:  None   - Uncut pieces:  There were a number of pieces with hanging chads of cardboard, similar to the other puzzles in this set.   - Finished puzzle can be picked up by edges:  No, the fit is not good enough   - Image quality:  Excellent   - Puzzle dust:  None that I noticed What I liked:  This was a fun Disney image with a lot of little detail to look for.  Almost all colors appear in multiple places which made it fun to put together.  This took us a little over 2 days working par...

  Brand:  Buffalo Games and Puzzles Title:  Mont Saint Michel, France Series:  Majestic Castles Number of Pieces: 750 Size:  24" x 18" Poster included:  Yes, although smaller than the posters in the 500 piece puzzles Quality:  Good   - Missing pieces:  None   - False Fits:  Yes, the border took me a bit to get correct on the top.   - Sections stay together when moving:  Yes, but didn't do this often.   - Bent or delaminated pieces:  There was a slightly damaged piece, one of the tabs was rotated a bit which caused a small tear in the image.  It was useable with no problem, but detracts from the image.   - Uncut pieces:  None   - Finished puzzle can be picked up by edges:  Yes   - Image quality:  Good.  The picture is beautiful, except for the moon which looks unrealistic and too large.   - Puzzle dust:  Didn't notice any. What I liked:  Putting together the c...

  Brand:  Buffalo Games and Puzzles Title:  World Map Circa 1630 Series:  Going Places Artist:  This map was created by Hendrik Hondius I, a Dutch cartographer, in 1630.  This map shows two hemispheres of the known world along with illustrations of Julius Caesar, Claudius Ptolemaeus, Gerardus Mercator, and Hondius. It also features illustrations of the Four Elements: Fire (Ignis), Water (Aqua), Air (Aer), and Earth (Terra).  This was one of the first maps to show part of the coast of Australia. Poster included:  Yes, though it is smaller than the Buffalo posters in the 300 and 500 piece puzzles.  It was big enough to use, but I would have liked a bigger one. Quality:  Excellent   - Missing pieces:  None   - False Fits:  None   - Sections stay together when moving:  Yes.   - Bent or delaminated pieces:  One piece has a tab starting to delaminate slightly.   - Uncut pieces:  There were...

  Brand: Caeco Title:  Boston Tea Party from the Comic Relief Series Artist:  Unknown Pieces: 750 Size:  24" x 18" Poster:  No What I liked:  The quality was good. What I didn't like:  This puzzle was difficult, as I had to search for the location of nearly every piece.  This was the largest puzzle I have tried since I started on this jigsaw puzzle journey though I have larger ones in my to-do pile.