Ravensburger Tropical Impressions - 18000 Piece Puzzle

by Ravensburger

Product Features

• This 18000 piece puzzle is our largest puzzle yet and has a unique design that encourages hand eye coordination
• Ravensburger puzzles are made in Germany from the highest quality and thickest green Kappa cardboard available
• Pieces have a nice matted finish which makes them easy to see and handle
• Builds small motor skills, picture recognition, and task completion
• Promotes cooperative as well as independent play

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 108.7 x 75.5 x 0.1 inches ; 0.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 21.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0000AP6LC
• Item model number: 17834
• Our recommended age: 8 years and up
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #113,713 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Tropical Impressions, An enormous puzzle comes in 18000 pieces. Pieces have a nice matted finish which makes them easy to see and handle. It as a unique design that encourages hand - eye coordination.

Product Description

Get ready to spend hours discovering the colorful wonders of the tropical rain forest with the world's largest puzzle. Peace and tranquility can be yours as you assemble the highly detailed scene from 18,000 pieces. It is constructed of thick, green kappa cardboard and linen structured paper.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful puzzle; good lessons for the whole family, December 6, 2008

By 

nclovely1 "Julie" (Raleigh, NC USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Ravensburger Tropical Impressions - 18000 Piece Puzzle (Toy)

This is a beautiful puzzle -- four tropical scenes that can be taken apart or put together to form one gigantic puzzle. The colors are not your typical, bright "primary" tropical colors; they're olives and deep reds and slate blues. Very pretty. As has been the case with other Ravensburger products we've bought, this is top-notch. Their puzzles seem better constructed than others -- really built to last. The pieces are thicker and more durable, and the quality of the workmanship, overall, is just excellent. The price on Amazon.com through dianastoystore.com was really good, too -- less than $100. I bought this puzzle as a Christmas present for the family. Neither my husband, son, nor I have been graced with very much patience. But with an 18,000 piece puzzle -- I think we're going to have to learn some patience. I know it's going to take us a long time to put this together, and there's no question this is going to be a challenge. But once it's together, I imagine we'll have some good memories of the the time during which we worked on it. I can't wait to get it all together and mounted -- it's going to be a lovely piece for our living room. I would love to hear from other people who have put together the puzzle -- to see what their experiences were like.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this puzzle!, February 22, 2010

By 

Stacey Gaddis - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Ravensburger Tropical Impressions - 18000 Piece Puzzle (Toy)

The border is VERY difficult. Many of the pieces are very, very similar (some have exact duplicates), so it took me awhile to get the border finished correctly - At one point I had a clean break in the border of my puzzle and thought it was defective - but I just had to move the pieces around. Another time I had one hole and one leftover piece, but they didn't fit together! I had to search around the border and finally found a similar piece that was only slightly smaller. But I like that is is difficult - it made finishing the border more rewarding. Not done with it yet, but the amount of time I spend enjoying putting this together totally makes it worth it!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love Ravensburger Puzzles, January 25, 2010

By 

Carl D. (Missouri) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Ravensburger Tropical Impressions - 18000 Piece Puzzle (Toy)

Have purchased and been very happy with the Ravensburger Puzzles in the past. This is the first 18000 piece I have bought. So far it has provided a lot of fun and the whole family is working on it. 4 weeks into the puzzle and we are only 1/16th done. So far I am pleased with this puzzle, it has the same quality (in picture quality and strength of pieces) as previous Ravensburger puzzles. If you want a puzzle that will consume a lot of your time, then this is the puzzle.