What makes a jigsaw puzzle easy or difficult?

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4 жыл бұрын

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Today I'm talking about what elements make a jigsaw puzzle easy or difficult, so you know what to look for if you're just starting out or if you want a challenge!
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@BerniekWittendorp 4 жыл бұрын

For me personally what really makes a puzzle difficult is large sections of one colour. Mostly because it removes all my motivation. I need lots of different colours and patterns to keep my motivation up. I do agree that when the images are more naturally blended it’s gets harder. So contrast is indeed important.

@clarkkent7973 4 жыл бұрын

I love large sections of one color because you can just concentrate on the shape of the pieces.

@mplambert33 4 жыл бұрын

Berniek Wittendorp n’y e HD

@mirabhattacharya8474 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@stephstargirl 3 жыл бұрын

same! Gradient puzzles would be torture for me

@tm6945 4 жыл бұрын

Contrast! I’ve realized that doing a puzzle that’s the same shade as your table makes it a lot more difficult 😂

@klarabozanovic376 4 жыл бұрын

Karen: gradient puzzles are really easy Me: laughs in colorblind

@panzer04 Жыл бұрын

Lol

@wkrijthe Ай бұрын

There's an idea for a puzzle! One that is harder to solve for people who are NOT colorblind! Wouldn't that be something? A competition where the colorblind people have a huge advantage and the not-colorblind can't even see why some puzzlers find it so easy to solve! It's obviously a bit late to organise this for April 1, 2024, but maybe 2025???

@scarylion1roar 3 жыл бұрын

the puzzles I find most difficult are low quality ones of any number pieces that: are poorly cut, have too similar pieces, and huge swathes of one colour.

@taralouise2194 3 жыл бұрын

OMG, that is the type of puzzle I am doing right now. the pieces are so similar and it seems that several pieces fit into the same spot! I think its cheap. I bought it at a garage sale 15 years ago!!!

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@Theodore Braxton happy to help :)

@sunnyscott4876 2 жыл бұрын

I am a 70 year old lady with poor eyesight. I don't have a dedicated workspace which makes things harder. What I have learned from you has helped tremendously but I still find finishing a 36 piece puzzle on my tablet a little bit challenging. I think I might try something new. Maybe 300 pieces of a real puzzle if I get brave. Thanks for the videos. You are a delightful young woman. 💛🌟💛

@CherryHotSauce 7 ай бұрын

you can do it sunny

@sunnyscott4876 7 ай бұрын

@@CherryHotSauce Thanks 😊

@dothedo3667 5 ай бұрын

Hey! I don't know where you're at now, but some brands (I know Bits and Pieces is one) make "senior puzzles" that are lower count and have larger pieces. Bits and Pieces has 50-piece puzzles where the pieces are 3 inches big. They even have letters on the back of the pieces if you want help sorting them into smaller sections (I think it's divided into quarters/corners A through D). I hope you're having some fun! It's great for you mind too.

@M_SC 4 ай бұрын

I have poor eyesight at 46 and I have discovered that 300 piece puzzles often come in larger easier to see pieces. They’re still not easy but they are fun and you don’t have to squint and wait for good daylight. These are not the ones made specifically for elderly.

@rosemarymaluchnik9445 3 жыл бұрын

You are so unique and I am so glad I found you on you tube. I just started doing puzzles. I am 72 years old. You have given me so many insights. Thank you Karen.

@lakenziecrawford7142 4 жыл бұрын

I love puzzles like the ones you call extremely difficult. While they probably take me way longer, being able to put peices together without doing a lot of guessing makes me feel like I'm actually doing a puzzle and not just guessing on it. My favorite are the ones with little people or things all over them. I call them search and find puzzles because you see so many funny/odd details when putting it together that you would never notice just looking at it. They take forever to put together and you have to use the box as a guide, but it is so entertaining and I never feel stuck.

@nagging_itch2487 4 жыл бұрын

I am the same with the fun/odd. I love Colin Thompson puzzles because of all the fun things he puts in. I did the first 3 Awesome Alphabet ones in a row and just ordered the 18,000 pc to have - no sure when I will start it. The Heye triangular puzzles are also so fun! Love the Cruise Ship one.

@gopaytonman Жыл бұрын

Contrast... since we’re new to puzzling they’re all pretty hard. We just haven’t developed an eye yet so even the 250 piece puzzle takes us forever. But we’re enjoying it!

@MariaAya 4 жыл бұрын

I cant stand puzzles, but this is one of the sweetest chanels in youtube, wish you to be safe in this coronavirus era :) Greedings from Athens Greece

@soleil1953 4 жыл бұрын

Who else is getting back into/just now into puzzles now that we're in quarantine?

@eleonoragiannetti3603 4 жыл бұрын

That was my plan, but toy stores are closed and couriers deliver only first necessity items so....

@gingerdoucet8162 3 жыл бұрын

Me, but I got one very very challenging and it’s been a while since I did puzzles... I’m having a hard time

@sharonhall1125 3 жыл бұрын

I love puzzles!

@karamqinnab6652 3 жыл бұрын

MEEEE

@freewoodencrosses 3 жыл бұрын

We had not been doing puzzles for many years before Covid-19 and now we have been doing puzzles every day with my 97-year-old mother in law and she loves what we call PUZZLE TIME, even if she doesn't get very far. We are moving down from 1000 pieces to 500 so she can fit more pieces together. I think she is way more lucid doing puzzles and being with other people. Nursing homes should have puzzle time.

@celinevetsch 4 жыл бұрын

I recently did a puzzle without looking at the picture on the box, the only thing I knew from the begining was, that there would be 2 puppies, I didn't know their colour or anything about the background. It was a really nice challenge! :)

@keirashillinglaw3648 4 жыл бұрын

Karen, you are fantastic. I love to hear your opinions on all these puzzles and listen to all your experiences with them. Thank you!

@Jayzelnut 3 жыл бұрын

I've been binging a lot of your videos and I have to say, this is one of the best channels to go into the comments and read them. You gave created such a lovely and calming community, Karen 💕

@17planets89 4 жыл бұрын

"Contrast" I agree with you. One addition to the shapes of pieces is I once did a puzzle that was not fully interlocking and it was the worst. It kept sliding apart on the table. May I suggest the phrase, the shape of the pieces?

@katerinachamradova5919 3 жыл бұрын

Contrast! I recently find you on KZfaq, watched TONS of your videos and become obsessed wit puzzles. Thank you so much for my new hobby ☺️🥰

@dianapenzes9055 4 жыл бұрын

I like this chanel soo much. It intruduces me different brands, different levels of the puzzles and gives me ideas where and what to buy what is good quality Thank you Karen puzzles 😊😊😊😊

@annep2693 4 жыл бұрын

Some of my favorite puzzles to do are folk art paintings by artists like Art Poulin and Charles Wysocki. These artists put in lots of fun details so there are very few expanses of a single flat color. The different elements of buildings/trees/streets/people/lawns make the pieces easy to sort.

@sandrahardison1553 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to see a 'hands up' comment for folk art and Poulin and Wysocki are great.

@erikanickel9274 8 ай бұрын

Wysocki is easy because there are clearly defined shapes and clean lines. No blending!

@cindyderosier Жыл бұрын

Contrast always helps! But whether or not the pieces interlock makes a big difference for me in how easy or difficult a puzzle is.

@katieboise 3 жыл бұрын

Just discovered you. Been doing puzzles during the pandemic and loving it. You have great tricks and tips. I puzzle clue mine and mount them on a poster board and use them as wall art love that I can change them

@dijoemu 4 жыл бұрын

I think another difficulty factor is whether or not the pieces fully interlock. It’s frustrating when pieces appear to match but are incorrect and that slows down progress. Nice video- some of the puzzle links are no longer working.

@earthandfire4840 3 жыл бұрын

youve inspired me to do the only puzzles that i own! i havent started yet and am a total beginner but one of the two i own is a psychedelic art print so im nervous but eager! thanks for your inspo :)

@ChefsKiss- 4 жыл бұрын

Just found your channel and subscribed! I started my very first Jigsaw Puzzle yesterday. 550 pieces (cats and things) I wanted something different to do while self isolating during this Covid Crisis. I worked on organizing for two hours yesterday and a couple hours today... I barely have one side of the boarder done! I laughed at myself, when you talked about how quick you do yours! I’ll be binge watching your vids for tips! I hope you’re keeping safe. “Contrast” 🥰

@katieboise 3 жыл бұрын

This video was so helpful I am now able to better pick out puzzles that I enjoy I have found a couple that were frustrating and now I know what to look for This was so informative

@bettyhonold2842 Жыл бұрын

Contrast of colors helps a lot! I like colorful puzzles.

@mupi176 3 жыл бұрын

Karen, I love your videos. I’m not sure how one of your videos came up in my KZfaq feed, but I’m glad it did. I’ve haven’t done any kind of jigsaw puzzles since I was a little kid, but after watching your videos, I got really excited to try them as an adult and bought that gorgeous Ravensburger Abundant Blooms, despite your assessment that it’s harder than it looks. It just arrived today and I can’t wait to get started on it! Contrast :)

@lynettemb4532 4 жыл бұрын

One of the hardest puzzles I have done is Vincent Van Gogh Starry Night. All of his brush strokes are very similar and his colours don't vary too much. So we don't get the contrast. Thanks for all of your tips Karen.

@ARDreamy Жыл бұрын

I had this puzzle undone for over a decade, usually in storage rolled up on a shelf. Every time I tried to work on it, I never got very far. I finally finished it last year and I decided the image quality was poor and the pieces were loose fitting. I was only missing one piece after all that time. I would like to try it again if there was a version with a better quality image. I’m curious if there are actually more details in the brush strokes that didn’t come through in the printing.

@lethiapage4767 4 жыл бұрын

I love that "morning" puzzle. I call those "where's waldo?"

@nancysturm9162 4 жыл бұрын

I had a Where’s Waldo puzzle years ago. 1000 pcs at least. I gave up.

@miriammartin9319 4 жыл бұрын

You explained the reasons I like some and dislike others. I will definitely be using your info when I pick puzzles in the future.

@RawringTaters 3 жыл бұрын

Some of the harder 1000+ piece puzzles Ive done are impressionist images. All of the brushstrokes and cooors make it veryyyyy tough in a larger size. I expected it easier but when its broken up it becomes such a jumble. Super fun and rewarding though. So if you like art its very fun. Also MC Escher art as puzzles look like theyd be easy due to shapes but shadows and such are so deceiving. Harder contrast ;)

@c.a.flores1012 4 жыл бұрын

Karen, so happy that I found you today..love your page. I love Charles Wysocki puzzles! My granddaughter last Christmas bought me another artist and the puzzle still sits not finished. I want to finish it for her because I have puzzles I want to do ..I think is a Teri Redlin? One and it’s so dark..I learned some tips today and so I will give it another crack. Thanks again Karen.. Blessings!

@bernadettenorris4255 4 жыл бұрын

I have trouble putting together any puzzle what is the best way to to do one

@melissaharris7680 4 жыл бұрын

Non-standard cut puzzles drive me bonkers, especially when the box doesn't declare that it's a non-standard cut. I've gotten so fed up with wonky piece shapes that I've given up on puzzles completely after getting too frustrated with lack of progress. Scenery puzzles do get complicated too, not just big expanses of sky, but also tree lines and vegetation that have no contrast in the pieces to discern where anything goes.

@playsfluteforfun 4 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy contrast in your videos. I just picked up puzzling during COVID 19 and had no idea all the different kinds of puzzles that are out there. Not sure how you are able to do a puzzle in 3 hours, as mine take days but maybe as I apply your tips, I will get faster. Thanks so much for your videos 😊

@scyllas214 4 жыл бұрын

I agree being able group all similar colours together making things easier but can be a detriment if they are to alike like the sky or the purple gradient have had my fair share of that happening did a 450 piece recently that took me a long time because there was one part that all looked the same with very subtle differences it was a white/green dress with a crane design on it. I also found that the shape of the puzzle can play a part in the difficulty as well I have done a few where they were a little over 7" wide and over 20" high to me personally they felt easier to put together when compared to others of similar puzzle counts.

@sarahmonster4936 4 жыл бұрын

I am STRUGGLING with Pommegranate's Escher puzzle. Lordy. It's such a contrast to my "easier" puzzles. Thanks again for the video!

@janetmichel3009 3 жыл бұрын

Can confirm about gradient puzzles. I just did my first 1000 piece one yesterday and it took me about half the time 1000 pieces of an easier image usually takes me. I'm planning to try the 5000 one next.

@cadcar13 4 жыл бұрын

Just discovered your channel! So much fun!i think I’m going to get back into jigsaw puzzles. Got rid of mine years ago when I got the iPad app for puzzles, but it’s not the same. Thanks for sharing! CONTRAST! 😬

@urban_shepherd 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video Karen! Contrast!

@dianapenzes9055 4 жыл бұрын

Contrast For me the gradient one from Cloudberries was the easiest puzzle however I enjoyed doing it the most...those colours are amazing, real feast for the eyes 😍 really really great fun, highly recommended to anyone 😉

@a-little-sunshine 3 жыл бұрын

One of the puzzles I bought yesterday (inspired by you!) claims to be the world's most difficult puzzle (it's even trademarked as such, so it must be true, hah) and I'm going to look out for that CONTRAST you mentioned between the back and front as it's a double-sided one. I hope I can find even a a few sections!

@mariedingus4078 4 жыл бұрын

Bits and pieces looks like fun.Good Luck

@kellysuttle6748 6 ай бұрын

thanks !very helpful

@alisonburgess345 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve got “Canvas” but haven’t done it yet. I like a medium contrast puzzle I must say. Really huge blocks of colours are, as you say, tedious to do. Puzzles that are too easy I’m not that into. I’m doing the Heye Audrey Hepburn puzzle that is a medium difficulty I’d say. Nice vid Karen.

@petrescuework-difficultcas6581 4 жыл бұрын

Yay, I waited for you to mention the Krypt

@degasade 4 жыл бұрын

Awwwww... Mini-Karen doing Bert and Ernie Sesame Street puzzle... 🙀 cuteness overload 👶

@ladycallieriddle 2 жыл бұрын

Feeling a lot better after watching this! I just finished doing Gibsons Avocado Park puzzle - beautiful to look at but it was an absolute nightmare and took hours and hours 🥑🤯

@juliewilburn2942 3 жыл бұрын

Contrast ☺️ I am enjoying your videos - I just this year started working puzzles regularly and I have gotten a lot of great information and inspiration here!! Thanks and keep up the great work 🧩🧩🧩🧩

@jaxita100 4 жыл бұрын

finally i found a video of puzzles than catch my attention! Good!

@Greenfly_original Ай бұрын

I love the Wasgij puzzles. They reignited my love for puzzles. It was so hard to find puzzles that weren't frustrating but still not too easy. Wasgij gave me a new angle to puzzleling and I am so happy whenever I can afford another one of them 😂 only thing that I wish they would change more, is that they tend to use pictures with just a bunch of people crowded together. I love the ones with just a handful of characters in the front and some smaller in the Background.

@ikindoflikemangoes4951 4 жыл бұрын

I’m working on a 1000 piece with horses and a lot of sky, i did the horses first and now the sky part makes me want to take the whole puzzle apart and give up :(

@Kikkerv11 3 жыл бұрын

Don't give up! The more pieces you have added, the less remain and the easier it gets! I don't mind skies as much AS LONG AS each piece has a different shape. I just finished a puzzle where every piece had the standard "2 in, 2 out" shape. That sky was incredibly hard.

@River_wylde 3 жыл бұрын

Im working on buffalos vivid collection wild color 12700. Its an large rainbow leopard its kicking my butt

@lynseylawton-roberts3768 4 жыл бұрын

Puzzle Pieces! Thank you for your tips! Xx

@CarolynNicanderMohr 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Karen, Thanks for explaining the contrast between easy and difficult puzzles. My family got me a puzzle with puppies on it for my birthday (and a real puppy!). Doing the puzzle took about a month, even though we were staying at home for the pandemic. The puppy fur was all brown and beige which made doing the puzzle incredibly difficult. It's important to find the sweet spot between puzzles that are too difficult and too easy and your video will definitely help with that.

@KarenPuzzles 4 жыл бұрын

That's such a nice gift! I hope your puppy didn't steal too many pieces!

@CarolynNicanderMohr 4 жыл бұрын

@@KarenPuzzles How did you know that my new puppy loves to steal puzzle pieces? ;-) He actually found a puzzle piece that was missing when we finished the puppy puzzle. I do my puzzles on a square board that spins (makes doing puzzles much easier) on top of a table. After the puppy puzzle was finished and we realized that we were missing a piece, my puppy bumped into a corner of the board, spinning it. The missing puzzle piece was under the board and dropped to the floor as the board spun around. Best puppy ever!

@terileighbaird8950 3 жыл бұрын

“Contrast”. My husband and I did our very first puzzle 🧩 yesterday. It was a gift. We enjoyed it and look forward to doing others. It was the medium sized owl from Unidragon. Have you done one of their puzzles yet? We really loved the unique puzzle shapes and surprises.

@VeganCheeseburger Жыл бұрын

really useful; thank you!!

@kathleenemenecker7260 Жыл бұрын

It was a pleasure listening as you always give different clues. On a few of the puzzles the contrast was really great 👍. You really got some beautiful puzzles….can’t wait to ssee what you’ll be doing me

@kathleenemenecker7260 Жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to see what you’ll be doing next. Sorry !! I have a error as you can see. This number two. Thanks Till next time Kathy E.

@mariamarchozzi850 4 жыл бұрын

I haven't done a puzzle in a really long time, but I just got a periodic table puzzle(yes im a nerd) and I'm gonna work on it this week

@AuntGrace 2 жыл бұрын

Learning a lot from you 💕about different puzzles. Also that it is okay to stop doing one tat is too hard or not fun. “Contrast”

@cremebearies5707 3 жыл бұрын

I’m doing a 3.000 piece harry potter hogwarts puzzle from aquarius, and the colour scheme is really minimal which drives me crazy, so I tried to seperate it into 4 different colour section (plus seperating the side and corners) then seperate each colour section by the shape. Also i’m literally counting every single piece of puzzle i suceeded to put together and write it down on a piece of paper to keep me motivated😂 i also watch your videos to keep me motivated to lol

@aliced3524 3 жыл бұрын

Harry Potter puzzles are the worst! I’m working on Noble Collection’s Escape from Gringotts 1000 piece and it is so hard, everything for the dragon and background is so indistinguishable from each other. It’s going to take me a very long time so I feel your pain!

@clberka 2 жыл бұрын

While this likely is too late, I saw the secret word for the video was CONTRAST! Thank you so much, Karen. You have inspired me and my husband to get back into jigsaw puzzles after many years, and we are really enjoying them :) we did a dog puzzle recently, with many dogs with a blue background, and that standard ONE SHAPE piece, and it was a killer. I think this is widely available at Barnes and Noble, as I have a friend who told me she also did that same puzzle. The dog fur mostly looked the same, when it was the same color, and the background had no gradient. It was 1000 pieces, so would have been easier if the pieces came in more than the standard shape, but we still finished it in two days! Keep bringing us this great content, and happy puzzling. :)

@raincloud1157 3 жыл бұрын

Contrast. I love your page and how u explain about puzzles. I’m doing a Friends 1000 pieces. It’s so hard so many faces. I’ll get it done hopefully lol. Thank u for sharing your videos.

@aleksandargapkovski8055 2 жыл бұрын

I like the contrast in the video! 😀

@WinnieFinesse 4 жыл бұрын

I agree with all your points haha! Contrast! I have a few I thought would be easy and oooo boy was I wrong haha 😂

@juliakernitz 3 жыл бұрын

My partner and I have been doing puzzles obsessively during the pandemic. We have lots of names for the piece shapes: alien house, alien helmets, drippers, mountain climbers, townhouse with garage, double nubber, three hole one nubbers... "I need an alien helmet with a yellow nub and a skinny shoulder" and the other person will know exactly how to help

@dennisjj6529 2 жыл бұрын

That's funny, but I can see how it would be helpful, ...lol

@tanderson9115 2 ай бұрын

Never too long, very helpful. Contrast. ❤

@donnaq2525 4 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed this video. Lots of good info. Contrast. Thanks!

@user-ts8xn1ns7m 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Karen! Flamingo playground is my favorite! NEW YORK wasn't bad either. I find it expensive though. Hugs from Greece 🇬🇷

@user-yq1py5rd7t 3 жыл бұрын

Χαίρομαι που βρήκα άλλη μια ελληνίδα που φτιάχνει παζλ και έχει τα ίδια γούστα με εμένα τα παζλ που ανέφερες είναι όντως εντυπωσιακά!!!!

@candidulce0714 Жыл бұрын

I agree with those puzzles that are large expanses of the same color or texture! I've done a couple where that was the case and they took me forever to get through. I have to agree about photos. They're lovely but always have big expanses of the same color. Gotta have contrast.

@Jennifer-cj5pd 3 жыл бұрын

I agree with what you said about the different traits of easy vs harder puzzles. I also love puzzles with text too! Have you tried any photo mosaic puzzles? I’ve done one. A coke a cola one. There was little contrast in that one. It was crazy.

@clarkkent7973 4 жыл бұрын

If you are looking for a puzzle with lots of interesting shape sizes, look for the "SunsOut" brand. This brand also seems to have vibrant inks and uses thick cardboard so pieces are not flimsy.

@icturner23 Жыл бұрын

14:52 “There are A FEW other puzzles out there that are also all one colour.” LOL, such an innocent time.

@peeyushchamaria 4 жыл бұрын

Another wonderful video. Thanks. Please make some videos suggestions puzzles for kids as I have a daughter who's 4 and I really want her to start doing some puzzles with "contrast" colors in them. P. S. I really like your voice!

@fuzzyladdatsissys Жыл бұрын

Hi Karen.. I've been watching your videos for a couple of days and I thank you for your info.. I am a woman of age, almost 70 to be exact and I've always wanted to do puzzles for myself but never had the time, until now.. I did them with my son when he was young and he liked them.. Anyway, I appreciate your info.. If there's anything you'd like to share with me independently on how to get started, that would be great.. I plan on going to Hobby Lobby today just to look around.. and I did make the list of the ones you recommend for beginners..

@vibcgal1026 3 жыл бұрын

Very informative video ... thank you so much for taking the time to enlighten us as well as introduce different 🧩 puzzle 🧩 brands. Contrast 😉

@sj6919 4 жыл бұрын

If I've done a puzzle which was a challenge, the next one I do will be easier or fewer pieces. I avoid big areas of sky and vegetation because they are boring. I also switch from grid-style to the irregular shaped pieces just for a change; neither seems easier or harder to me. I knew the Ravensburger puzzle would be somewhat difficult because I just worked one with a good-sized floral garden, and it took me quite a while. (Seagull Garden, eeboo.) Thanks for the video.

@mariaskoozynska3486 4 жыл бұрын

My partner and I had a little holiday break and since the weather was really awful we decided (completely out of the blue) to buy jigsaw puzzle of 1000 pieces. The thing is... we haven't done one in a decade and we bought a new that looks a lot like Where's Wally where it basically is impossible to find anything on the picture. Finally it took us 3 days and in total 5 people to do it over about 20 hours but we finished it and I will never buy a puzzle like this again :D (The puzzle was Ravensburger London Looking East)

@fergusfarm3793 5 ай бұрын

The first puzzle I did as an adult was a large shaped puzzle. It was 1000 pc cat reaching for a butterfly. No square border to start with. It got me fully hooked.

@crochetingcanuck 4 жыл бұрын

OMG that picture of child you doing the Sesame Street puzzle...I just recently bought a couple of those from a thrift store for my 2 year old! I've had more fun with them than she has though lol! Contrast.

@pugglelover135 3 жыл бұрын

Love this

@Just.one.paige2024 2 жыл бұрын

I have become way too addicted to binging your videos. Im not even a puzzler. But hey I enjoy your videos!

@szotyi9 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this video! I started doing puzzles about a month ago and I just buy whichever I like. And ofc I run into difficult ones, when I think they would be easy, so your tips really help. Thank you ❤️ I'm not sure how I feel about gradient puzzles, they are beautiful but for whatever reason I think they are a bit boring without a picture. Maybe I should give them a chance 😀

@jsp181963 4 жыл бұрын

Great stuff. I'm guessing you have done something on the quality of pieces. This can also make a puzzle easy or difficult.

@jelissabroadbelt6768 4 жыл бұрын

I love pomegranate puzzles!!! It is so beautifil

@marigo_ 4 жыл бұрын

12:11 3 little pieces ran away

@leanne_playz9867 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@Maggie-tr2kd 3 жыл бұрын

I greatly prefer random cut jigsaw puzzles and I try to purchase from puzzle brands known to use the random cut. I find enjoyment in the variety of shapes of the puzzle pieces. I have bought puzzles with the standard grid cut but they have to have an absolutely amazing design that I cannot pass up.

@cathydavis210 2 жыл бұрын

Nice to know you found a challenging puzzle!😀

@keo549 Жыл бұрын

Wasgij puzzles have been my favorite ever since I found smaller ones back during my school days. They often have a lot of different little details to make it easier to put together. And since I never really look at the box anyways, the "caveat" doesn't matter to me The only time I've looked at the box actually was now that I'm working on my 3k puzzle of the star signs. Because it has a LOT of starry/galaxy parts and darker parts, it's a bit harder to complete and since it's the size of my table I kinda wanna ensure I get connected sections, well, connected as soon as i can. I also had a 500p I bought a few days ago that was a little too detailed, making the middle pieces kinda melt together and thus take longer. It's not like I really mind tho, it's calming enough and I just like seeing my progress. If I'm lucky, my brother will let me put together a 5k he bought recently (I bought my 3k to frame it, so I picked a design I liked a lot even though it was harder)

@carinpittleman4607 Жыл бұрын

I love your knowledge base. Wondering if you have any suggestions for putting together the puzzle One Dot At A Time?

@christinahutchison3967 4 жыл бұрын

I just pick puzzles that the pictures interest me. I don’t focus on whether there is contrast or texture or division or anything like that. A couple of my most difficult puzzles were well before you were even thought of LOL. They were readers digest puzzles and my grandfather got me a cheetah lion and leopard. The leopard was one of the most difficult puzzles I wanna say it was around 5000 pieces but it was mostly black but the black was it truly black it range from dark brown black to someplace is a medium brown and there were lines for the whiskers and The eyes were dark in the background was a jungly tape background with just shades of green. Now maybe I think it was the most difficult puzzle I ever did because I was about 12 years old when my grandfather got me this huge issues puzzles but I had them up until about five years ago I had glued them together in my grandfather mounted them for me but they got damaged in the flood.

@RonnieGreher 4 жыл бұрын

A puzzle without borders! Yikes! I enjoyed the wide variety/contrast of puzzle colors, types, designs,etc that you’ve discussed here.

@bethmerit 3 жыл бұрын

It would be nice if there was a grading system on the puzzle box, ie, level, thickness of the pieces. I think the most difficult puzzles are the ones that the piece can fit in different places.

@charnegooch4274 4 жыл бұрын

I agree with you! Found pretty much the same stuff you have over the years of puzzling...and the Sawgij less difficult than expected. I do like lots of contrast :) in a puzzle and lots of colour!

@judicrothers2542 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Karen, I love your videos, what a fabulous young lady you are. At the grand old age of 56 I have only just started to do jigsaw puzzles - currently doing Ravensburger ‘Retro Rosies’ 1000 piece puzzle. I think at the moment I am just a tad slower than you would be lol. So Greetings from Hillsborough, Co Down Northern Ireland

@marianamedina1039 4 жыл бұрын

Agree with you, thanks for the input. Contrast

@MsAtomica 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Karen! Love your videos. Have you ever tried a Where’s Waldo puzzle? Do you think those are challenging?

@glennmelven3414 3 жыл бұрын

I have found the quality and uniqueness of the piece can make it more difficult. If the pieces have little differentiation all you can go by is the color on the piece.

@karenmaier477 4 жыл бұрын

I just started doing puzzles. Picked up a 750 Thomas Kinkade one with a metallic sheen. WELL It has taken me forever just to get the edge done. AND it turned out to have the odd shaped pieces!! I may give up on this one for now. LOL

@sallygomez8799 3 жыл бұрын

I have been doing puzzles my whole life because my mom loved putting them together and me and my sisters would always work them together. I want to have fun doing puzzles which is why I enjoy colorful ones. My main interest is Americana, animals, etc., but I enjoy others as well.

@mariamartoral793 5 ай бұрын

So helpful! Thank you. Contrast!!

@Username-fy1vr 4 жыл бұрын

CONTRAST Any drawings or cartoonish topics are puzzles that almost force you to look at the box...something that I dislike doing a lot; I like to have my hints from the fitted piece adjacent to the missing piece. So gradients, photos tend to avoid having to look at the box so often, which makes the puzzle more fun, although its challenge would still remain. Non-standard piece shapes are another fun challenge, rather than just depending on a gradient...these should be puzzles over 1500 pcs. I've had the same experience with double-digit puzzles..you actually CAN tell which side is which with the way the puzzle is cut- and even more boring is when the pieces stay together when you lift the puzzle to turn it over!!! Puzzles with no borders can become easily solveable if you separate the borders for the next time you work it. Puzzle pieces that lack quality & thickness break away the awaited satisfying snapping noise that takes away the fun as well. Any puzzle that wants to "challenge" you with doublesidedness, one color, few colors, low quality flimsy pieces that doesn't allow to move sections,etc, I consider a boring tedious ripoff. If there is no pleasure mixed with a challenge, then its not worth the time. A puzzle with gradients, non-standard pieces, colorful, high quality thick pieces is what I would search for in a puzzle, which would blend fun with a challenge.

@katefosk8906 Жыл бұрын

One thing that makes puzzles hard for me is when the guide image is different to the image on the puzzle pieces (I don't mean those puzzles that do this deliberately). Sometimes the colour is a very different shade or tone, other times the detail of the box image varies and it makes it hard to work out what goes where.

@judifinnerancreatorofthebd7352 4 жыл бұрын

#Contrast - great video and seems difficult can be used instead of just more consuming. All one color just takes longer to find the right piece :)

@lethiapage4767 4 жыл бұрын

For me the deal breaker on a puzzle is the shape of the pieces. Its got to be straight rows and columns of pieces so you at least know you aren't putting things together at weird angles to each other. I also have to have a bit of quality...pieces fit together correctly, don't slip apart after they are connected etc. These kind of things aren't really related to the difficulty of a puzzle per se but they are frustrating and can make me walk away. After that I don't mind difficult stuff at all. I love huge fields of single colors or gradients. I'm the kid who always liked working on the sky part. Related is like a whole field of a single texture like pool water or wall of trees, woodgrain. Mandalas are fun? My fav though...I call jumbles of ordinary objects like pasta, dice, candies etc. I actually love doing computer puzzles where the pieces are all perfectly square, usually these you swap one piece for another until you have it solved. OMG.

@lethiapage4767 4 жыл бұрын

I also don't like looking at the box very much! Lemme figure it out.

@luluha17 4 жыл бұрын

how do you solve the huge fields of single colors? I've just started doing one and the last part left was the sky, which was sooooo difficult that i ended up not finishing it :(