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The Complete Guide to Thames & Hudson Puzzles

Thames & Hudson has published art books since 1949, founded by two Viennese emigres who wanted to build...

10 min read · 30 Jul 2026
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....

9 min read · 30 Jul 2026
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The Complete Guide to Eurographics Puzzles

Eurographics started in 1987 as a small poster distributor in Montreal, and that origin explains everything about the...

10 min read · 30 Jul 2026
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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...

10 min read · 30 Jul 2026
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The Complete Guide to Clementoni Puzzles

Founded in Recanati in 1963 by Mario and Matilde Clementoni, and still there. Clementoni is an educational toy...

10 min read · 30 Jul 2026
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The Complete Guide to Ravensburger Puzzles

A German publishing house that started in 1883, registered its blue triangle in 1900, and only began making...

13 min read · 30 Jul 2026
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The Complete Guide to Gibsons Puzzles

A company founded on a £500 loan in 1919, bombed out of its factory in 1940, and rebuilt...

14 min read · 30 Jul 2026
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The Complete Guide to Wasgij

Wasgij is jigsaw spelt backwards, and the picture on the box is never the picture you build. Here...

16 min read · 30 Jul 2026

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