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Stories, studies, guides & obsessions from Australia's puzzle specialists.
Buying guides, behind the scenes, brand deep-dives and interesting details about puzzles. Written by people who actually puzzle.
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Research
How Long Does a Jigsaw Puzzle Design Stay Popular?
Books get a season. Toys get a Christmas. We went back through six years of our own sales,...
Accessories
Puzzle Boards, Mats and Tables, an Australian Buyer's Guide
The three things people buy to solve the same problem, which is that a puzzle occupies a table...
Brand Guides
The Complete Guide to Thames & Hudson Puzzles
Thames & Hudson has published art books since 1949, founded by two Viennese emigres who wanted to build...
Brand Guides
The Complete Guide to HEYE Puzzles
The most recognisable box in puzzling belongs to a Munich publisher that started out printing the BMW Journal....
Brand Guides
The Complete Guide to Eurographics Puzzles
Eurographics started in 1987 as a small poster distributor in Montreal, and that origin explains everything about the...
Brand Guides
The Complete Guide to Cobble Hill Puzzles
A Canadian brand that abandoned the grid. Cobble Hill cuts its puzzles randomly, so no two pieces are...
Brand Guides
The Complete Guide to Clementoni Puzzles
Founded in Recanati in 1963 by Mario and Matilde Clementoni, and still there. Clementoni is an educational toy...
Brand Guides
The Complete Guide to Ravensburger Puzzles
A German publishing house that started in 1883, registered its blue triangle in 1900, and only began making...
Australia's Puzzle Institute
Brand histories, buying guides and straight answers about jigsaw puzzles, organised by what you are actually trying to...
Buying Guides
The Complete Guide to Puzzle Piece Counts
Piece count is the first decision you make and the one most people get wrong. Here is what...
Puzzle Answers
Puzzle Questions, Answered
Every question we get asked, answered properly in one place. Short answers where a short answer is honest,...
Puzzle Answers
How to Glue a Jigsaw Puzzle
Thin coats of PVA-based puzzle glue, spread from the front with a card, dried flat. The two mistakes...
Piece Counts
How Long Does a 1000 Piece Puzzle Take?
Three to ten hours for most people, with experienced puzzlers at the bottom of that range. Piece count...
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