Customer Reviews

Photomosaic Earth Jigsaw Puzzle 1026pc

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This has to be one of the hardest puzzles I've ever done. The reason it's so difficult is because you can look at a piece and know the general area it is located, but it comes to an extensive search of little bitty pictures and how the pieces are orientated to get it together. It takes awhile to get it together, but afterward you feel like you've achieved something great.

This puzzle was fun to do, but not as fun as it could have been. I was hoping that the photos chosen for the mosaic were going to be appropriate for the continent/geographic area they were part of. Instead, there were 50+ photos of horses and 100+ photos of airplanes. If you use the picture on the box cover as a guide, you'll be upset to note that it is partly obscured by the box design. If you ignore the box, this puzzle becomes a bit more challenging, but the difficulty is tempered by the fact that the orientation of the pieces is obvious because of the orientation of the constituent photos.

Loved the challenge of this puzzle. It took about 6 days to complete - and that included quite a few late nights and some compulsive behaviour.

Because of the vibrant, rich jewel-tone colors this puzzle uses and the puzzle size, the finished product is really handsome. In addition, the multi-colored microphotos on each piece give a real sense of depth to the overall product that most map puzzles don't have.

It took me about 3 weeks to finish, working for a few hours each night. Doing the continents was challenging but okay, but the vast blue ocean was very difficult and time-consuming. Once done, I glued it onto a board and framed it and now it hangs on my wall in the office. Everyone who sees it admires it and comments on how hard it must have been to do, so I get to feel very proud of myself for finishing it. On the other hand, because it doesn't show country boundaries and isn't color-keyed to topography (e.g., green does not equal forests, yellow does not equal desert) it's not very educational in terms of learning about geography. It's just lovely to look at, so I recommend it if you are looking for a challenging puzzle and for an attractive finished product.