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4.0 out of 5 stars
Okay, I have the first three "Lost" puzzles done, so when do we get the fourth one?, January 7, 2007
It is a good thing classes start tomorrow because I spent most of the break from Christmas until last night doing the first three of the "Lost" jigsaw puzzles and now I do not know what to do with myself to the point that I am actually writing a review. This is "Lost: The Numbers," #3 of 4 in the "Lost: Mystery of the Island Jigsaw Puzzle," which focuses on the magic numbers 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42. Not only are these all numbers retired by the New York Yankees (Yes, I know that technically Jackie Robinson's #42 was retired by Major League Baseball, but when Mariano Rivera retires they will do it for his #42 as well). To my great chagrin I was about 95% of the way through the puzzle when I finally looked at the big picture and realized what was going on. All of these puzzles have dozens of little pictures that are framed in some way and in this one the title ends up being a clue. Only a portion of the puzzle art is shown on the cover, which does indicate the Hurley's face is at the middle of this one and if you look at the framing device you can figure out from the start what the ten frames in this puzzle are going to be and not remain as clueless as I was over the past several days working on this puzzle, which, I should note, is oriented horizontally (light green corner in the upper left if you want to set the completed border up first).
Not having the complete picture of what the finished puzzle looks like on the cover of the box is obviously part of the challenge here. But since you have all these little pictures to put together you can make initial progress there and then start figuring out how to attach them to the border. Additionally, the background is equally diverse and that will help you along as well. Fortunately, you do not need to be as careful with puzzle #3 as you did with #2 ("The Others") with regards to having pieces that fit well in the wrong place: #2 had the most uniformity regarding the puzzle pieces with #1 ("The Hatch") providing the most diverse, which allows #3 to fall in the middle. It has been years since I have done a puzzle and I was a bit worried when I started these, but they turned out to be a lot of fun as I worked on them the last couple of weeks (usually while watching the first two season of "Lost" on DVD, and I should mention that my wife's brother's wife's brother works on the show but that I am privy to no inside information, although I was able to tell my students that there was nothing intentionally significant about the washing machine in the hatch).
The box for this puzzle has a "Spoiler Warning" that "Secrets are revealed! Do not assemble this puzzle unless you want exclusive new insight into TV's most puzzling drama series." But with this particular puzzle it seems to me the focus is more retroactive, showing us the various ways that 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42 have popped up (or will pop up) in the series, with examples from it being Oceanic Flight 815 that they boarded in the terminal with Gates 15 to 23 to Claire's injections coming from a bottle labeled 4-81516-23 42. My plan was to mount the puzzle on cardboard for future reference, but it turns out that the backs of these puzzles probably contain more clues than the front. So it actually might be the fronts of these puzzles that you glue to a board, but as soon as you see the back of ones of these puzzles (hint "A" is to do so with the lights out) you will see that you will need the backs of all four puzzles (hint "B" is to think "Lock Down"). Now all I have to do is wait for puzzle #4 ("Before the Crash") to come out so I can complete the set. Now if the cat will just let me keep the three other puzzles intact until then.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Great Way to Spend Time During the Season 3 Hiatus, December 2, 2006
Putting this puzzle together turned out to be a labor of love for the show. The box does not show what the finished puzzle looks like. As many of the images repeat within the puzzle, [...]
I am not yet sure what the "Spoiler Warning" is all about. I do know that if you flip completed the puzzle over, the image on the back glows in the dark. However, I have not been able to decipher said image, as I only have two of the four puzzles completed. I suppose that if you had not watched the first two seasons, the pictures in the collages on the front may give away plot details.
I would highly recommend these puzzles as gifts to Lost fans, especially during the season 3 hiatus.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Lost Numbers Puzzle, February 27, 2009
Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars
This product is great for Lost fans. As an added bonus, there is an image hidden in glow-in-the-dark paint on the back. However, you will need the complete set of 4 puzzles to make out the entire hidden image. Regardless, this puzzle is good to pass a few hours time.
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