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Buffalo Games offers a wide variety of images from landscapes to animals to gradient artwork. The pieces are sturdy and there aren’t typically many false fits. There are a variety of piece shapes, including a special zig-zag shape that is unique to the brand. Buffalo carries a variety of piece counts and some puzzles come in multiple piece counts. They license art of popular movies and characters such as Marvel and Star Wars. They also work with artists to commission artwork for their puzzles... CONTINUE READING

AIMEE STEWART WEEK: This week here on Jigsaw Junkies, we’re featuring puzzle artist Aimee Stewart.  This week I reviewed two of her puzzles ("Butterfly Menagerie" and "Treasure Hunt Bookshelf"). Today we have an exclusive interview!  At the end of the interview is a gallery of all the Aimee Stewart puzzles I could find. See all Aimee Stewart puzzles at...CONTINUE READING

LOUP WEEK: This week at Jigsaw Junkies we’re featuring one of my favorite puzzle artists, Jean-Jacques Loup  He made puzzle images for Heye from the 1970’s up until his recent death in 2015. Loup has published at least 59 unique puzzles and many have been reissued in whole or in a smaller subset of the original image. Our reviews this week... CONTINUE READING

This 1000 piece Susan Brabeau puzzle from Sunsout is a medium difficulty puzzle good for those who like a little more challenge. I enjoyed the random-cut piece, the art style, and the humor in this image, particularly the characters in the scene. There's a lot of white-to-light-purple, and similar colors appear distributed throughout the scene, so it's a bit trickier to assemble than some jigsaws. Recommended for fans of Americana, Susan Brabeau, or the knitter in... CONTINUE READING

Celebrate summer with this lovely 4th of July themed puzzle by Tom Wood. This Sunsout puzzle features thick & sturdy pieces, a random-cut pattern with a good variety of piece shapes, and a tight interlock. With so many unique textures such as the red barn siding, the split-rail fence, the tent awnings, the signs, the ferris wheel, and the firework bursts in the sky, assembly goes quickly and easily. This is a puzzle that keeps your interest to the end. Recommended for anyone who likes Americana or holiday-themed puzzles.. CONTINUE READING

JIGSAW JUNKIE JOINS THE PUZZLE WAREHOUSE FAMILY By Jane Holmes Jigsaw Junkie is gearing up for a big change and a new challenge starting May 2016.  This humble puzzle blog is going pro! Jigsaw Junkie has joined forces with Puzzle Warehouse to become bigger and better than before. Puzzle Warehouse is the largest puzzle distributor in... CONTINUE READING

I have gotten some emails asking me to share tips for assembling puzzles and/or my method. If you're new to puzzling, returning to it after a long time, or just want to see how someone else does it, check out this walk-through. In the end, no method is right or wrong as long as you... CONTINUE READING

Publisher: Heye (Germany), published 1998 and currently reissued in a rectangular box Title:  “Who Did It?”, Artist: Michael Ryba, 2000 pieces  OUR RATING: 10/10 I worked this puzzle years ago, but it was time, over the lengthy holidays, to get it out again. This has long been one of my favorite Heye puzzles. I love Ryba's cartoon art... CONTINUE READING

Buffalo Games has put some excellent new puzzles up on their website.  I've been collecting all of their Charles Wysocki cat puzzles, so I was happy to see two new ones. "Remington the Horticulturist" by Charles Wysocki, 750 pieces   "Frederick the Literate" by Charles Wysocki, 750 pieces There are also a number of Josephine... CONTINUE READING