From Artifact Puzzles comes another delightful design from Justin Hillgrove. The box titles it “Overwhelming Odds” but I just adore the sense of humor. Perhaps you remember all of my go-rounds with rubber ducks? No? Never mind, just be aware there was a time when there were rubber ducks invading the hot tub, the shower and making cameo appearances in the kitchen.
this is the puzzle
and yes, it comes WITH its own little duck
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- ensconced in the puzzle
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- see where it goes?
Then there are Ecru puzzles – this one has pieces with a complicated structure, a definite trend toward cats
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- complicated pieces
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- cat in the corner
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- and another
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- and a third
and looked like this when completed (note, this is one of those “mystery” type puzzles…)
the finished puzzle
the challenge here was two fold – first not knowing what the puzzle would look like when completed. The second was that 90% of the pieces are identical in shape. Even more fun to have to pull out a piece when you realize that the color isn’t exactly right for that location …..not
