As a puzzle artist I always enjoy how much you appreciate the art and get lost in the images. I finally have a piece licensed through Ravensburger, but its a children's puzzle, so I doubt the 40 pieces would sufficiently challenge you :)

Being from Austria I grew up with Ravensburger. Lots of puzzle dust and no poster is my standard - I almost need that. 🙂 Regarding the fit: I would be heavily surprised if you could not easily pick the completed puzzle up as a whole and carry it around the room. I believe that your problems stem from the fact that you have a puzzle table with non-gliding surface, which could be a little soft like a table cloth. I always build my puzzles on a smooth wooden surface and there the puzzle pieces lie flat. You won´t have clicking sounds like with Pintoo, though...

I find that my Ravensburger puzzles never have a truly tight fit, however, when all put together they hold and can be lifted as a completed unit. Also, I love how crisp the images are. I have never had pixelated images from Ravensburger like other brands have.

I can't wait to see what you think!!

I am currently working on my second Ravensburger puzzle. Deserted department store from the "Abandoned Series" Good puzzle so far.

I've been doing Ravensburger for all my life. Unfortunately, in my experience, fit is not always perfect. I much prefer Schmidt puzzles now that I'm a grown up woman and can buy myself whatever I want. There's a lot of puzzle dust every time. For me it's a matter of habit rather than some real advantages of the brand.

Just found your channel. Youre great with your presentation, reasoning, engaging, everything. I must say i have a few ravensburgers and i just find there detailing to be exquisite. Clemontoni are nice puzzles, as are gibson. But yes, your points about click technology were right. Thanks!

And, thank you for a really enjoyable video!!!

I love Ravensburger puzzle they are my favorite. Very well made good quality.

My personal take on ravensburger puzzle: ✅ nice cuts and cardboard material. ✅ puzzles are thick enough. front image don't get chipped easily and have resistance to finger oil/sweat. ✅ the box itself is premium. ✅ most of the pieces are unique so false fits are minimal. ✅ the image is matte vibrant meaning less glare indoor. ✅ pieces do hold together so the whole puzzle (1000pc below) can be pick up. ✅ image are highly detailed in each piece. seldom are they pixelated. ❌ pricey compared to other brands. ❌ seldom do they have poster. ❌ soft-click is purely gimmicky. ❌ some of the pieces don't lie flat on flat surface. ➖ puzzle dust but tolerable. ➖ box are bit large compared to the contents inside. it takes more storage space. ➖ no free puzzle glue considering for its price. ➖ not available in select market. only way to get them is through imports or expensive hobby shops. 🔶️ some puzzles are available in large piece format. 🔶️ some of the design choice are ideal/not ideal depending on puzzlers skill. we love puzzle challenge as long as its fun.

I have experienced some fit issues like you said, but it’s honestly been rare. But oh the puzzle dust 🤦‍♀️. I still love them and will continue doing them though because the great images and quality outweigh the annoying dust!

yes we all are still looking for the perfect brand....I also would like a poster. I do like Ravensburger best for clarity of image. and thickness of the pieces.. and that the 500 pieces are a good size and I can get a 1000 piece in large piece format.. helps us ole folks enjoy it more.... I usually do not have issues with fit and they do the lift challenge.. I enjoy puzzling and do not care how long it takes me.. seems I don't get to puzzle very long without interruptions. I thought of you while watching a new channel Persnickety Puzzler she talked about why she puzzles think her reasons can apply to a lot of us...... I always enjoy your walking thru the image its different and fun..... on to the next one.....

Love Ravensburger they are my go to, very closely followed by Schmidt and Clementoni. Love your channel 👏

I've had some that crumble and I couldn't pick them up while others seem to hold together really well and I could move sections around with no problems. I love the quality of their puzzles so much that most of my puzzles are from them while the other chunk of puzzles are Buffalo.

I currently have a collection of 57 jigsaw puzzles. 45 of them are Ravensburger and the rest are from Buffalo Games - who are as good as Ravensburger but without the puzzle dust. Quick tip: If you have a large sieve or colander, tip the pieces into it from the bag, give it a few shakes and most of the dust will fall through. 😀

I've worked many Ravensburger puzzles, and I agree with most of what you said. I've never understood why they don't supply a poster to refer to when the boxes are quite large to have on the table with the puzzle. I've never opened one without a lot of dust. I've had mixed experiences as far as the "soft click" pieces go. Some fit so nice and snug, and then I'll have one where not so much. Why do I have several? I guess because of the feel of the pieces, and the feel of the finished puzzle, and I've found some pictures I can't resist. I'll tend to work them more than once.

I recently learned there is a trick to picking up grouped pieces. The trick is to pick tabs on opposite ends of the group and pull to create tension. This tension trick supposedly only works for Ravensburger. So maybe there isn't a snug fit, but when met with equal tension they lock.

I love the feel of ravensburger and how they click into place. They also stay together and no glare.

I only did two of their puzzles and like you I found that the pieces fit loosely and there was no chance of picking up different sections to put them in place? I also noticed that because of the loose fitting the joints were way too obvious when looking at it from different angles of light. Then again I am an old newbie at puzzling and my preference is Buffalo and Eurographic puzzles. Thanks for another amusing and informative video lol. Hope you enjoyed your vacation. PS: I usually put my puzzles in my spaghetti strainer to get rid of the dust lol.

I love ravensburgers puzzle from the piece size, piece shapes and the feel of the pieces. My puzzle collection consist of ravensburger, buffalo and eeboo.

I do like Ravensburger, not my ultimate favourite. Things I love: they have such an amazing variety of images, it is difficult not to fall in love (love Demelsa Haughton, Lost Places, Star Wars Cockpit) plus the regional collections - like local cities and artists (eg Scandinavian collection, Canadian collection in my case). And I love that their 5000pc puzzles come in one bag and the image fits together well unlike other brands that have quality issues with large piece cuts. The copious amounts of blue dust is the main issue for me - I have a tabletop vacuum for that.

I really enjoy Ravensburger puzzles, for the overall quality and images, as well as variety of images, and in New Zealand here we don't get a lot of the puzzle brands available elsewhere, or not easily anyway. The "soft click" technology promotion is a bit misleading, but the pieces can usually be moved around in small sections but its not a tight fit. Did you try the pick up test? I find Ravensburger usually lock together well once all the pieces are in. Look forward to your next videos!

Gr8 quality. Good fit even with the puzzle dust. Love them though.

I agree with the majority of your review. I thought it was just me.😅 The puzzle dust..smh.. I prefer puzzles by New York Puzzle Co. Can't wait to see what you piece together next!

Not a Ravensburger but I started my first puzzle (that I’ve owned) a few days ago! It’s the Hercules Disney 25th anniversary signature puzzle. I found your channel through searching “Disney puzzle” and I love your content so far!

I like Ravensburger, but then again, I have liked all the puzzles that I've done! 🤣 As long as it's a puzzle, I love it! ❤️❤️❤️ (But the puzzle dust on Ravensburger puzzles IS quite a lot, so I prefer getting them second hand...)

My first and only experience with Ravensburger was a set of 3x 49 piece puzzles... Which I did very recently... Yeah it was pretty crumbly :( Loved the images, but not enough to keep the puzzle. Donated to my Library Puzzle Swap. I think it reminds me of Cobble Hill, really nice quality pieces but more crumbly than I'd like. I'd try this brand again if I got lucky thrifting.

I think you need to do a lot more Ravensburger puzzles before making a final decision on whether you like them or not. Apart from the dust, I am always happy to do a Ravensburger. The likelihood of getting a false fit is very small and I like the matt finish, no glare. They have a wide variety of images and you can usually find ones that you like. Apparently Ravensburger began doing jigsaw puzzles in 1964 so 50 years next year. I wonder if they will celebrate that at all?

I love Ravensburger puzzles and have done dozens of them including this one. I have never had problems with fit so maybe it's just this particular one. They are a slightly looser fit so don't stand up to the pick up test which I never do anyway. I also break mine up to store in the boxes and redo.

I, too, have had unsatisfying experiences with Ravensburger puzzles. I love the images and the feel of each piece, but the pieces won't stay together and lay flat. I don't quite understand the hype 🤔.

I’m curious if there is a difference between the traditional ravenberger puzzles like the one you did in this video and the smaller box ones that you can get at Walmart…

I’m not a huge fan of ravensburger, I love pomegranate and heye puzzles Did you get the smell out of the EBay puzzles?

Have you reviewed a Galison puzzle... I tried searching your videos and could not find the brand mentioned...

Personally, I don't like a tight fit because you cannot tell the difference between a true fit and a false fit. You would probably like the Cloudberries puzzles since they have a tight fit.

I have a stack of Ravensburger puzzles that is almost as tall as me. Lol

There are SO many fantastic brands now there is no reason to deal with sub par quality when they aren't a "cheap" brand

I agree with you on everything you said. In my experience I always get a few damaged pieces where I have to use glue to fix them. My biggest criticism is that the pieces are not flat but kind of "cushiony" so the end image does not photograph/view well, especially with a lighter image, this puzzle is darker so it's not so obvious. For me, Ravensburger puzzles are 6/10 when it comes to quality. The images though are wonderful and I own many. I'm assembling a 500 piece wooden puzzle of theirs and the quality of those is 10/10. Definitely try one of the wooden ones. They are more pricey, but worth it! :)

The amount of dust is bonkers in their puzzles!!

unless you get them on sale which Amazon does do they are one 0f the more expensive puzzle I don’t like spending more than 20.00 on a puzzle l did splurge on a Disney puzzle it was on sale a little bit but still over 20.00

Do you know Ravensburger has a lot of Disney Puzzle, not only Villianious.

Ravensburger 3000 piece Antique world map Please help. Thanks Till next time Kathy E

Agree- for me they are over-rated. It's a very crumbly brand for me!!

The only good thing about ravensburger is the amazing images, but the quality itself is terrible and the puzzle dust is the worst of any brand. I hate this brand but love the images, my favourite brand is one that barely anybody has heard of called corner piece puzzles and they're amazing and really cheap considering their incredible quality.

I finally did and finished Alice in wonderland ravensburger .puzzle it turned out really nice the only problem is not all the pieces are tight and because the pieces are smaller they take me longer than springbok or white mountain since there pieces are bigger. I was really tired of the ravensburger puzzles I guess i am slow at puzzles because this one probably took me 20 hours or so. Unfortunately springbok I must admit are not as good as they use to be don’t fit as tightly as they use to my older springbok some are 15 years or more mostly 500 really stay together well. I think my last puzzle I did from white mountain ok. Hope white mountain and springbok start putting posters in there puzzles. I am not sure about white mountain some of there newer puzzles may have them. I think putting posters in puzzles is a new thing and the brands that have been around a long time need to catch up. Looking forward to your next video. Say hi to your daughter I love the videos she has been in she looks like a happy child.

It's "ravens" like the bird