Lol, I used to be into jigsaws and friends eventually started giving me stuff like this. Like "the world's largest jigsaw/crossword", a massive jigsaw that was a massive crossword for you to solve when it was done. 3D jigsaws. Puzzles with no straight edges. A massive 10-footer of an art gallery with like a hundred different paintings in it.
Probably my worst times were when they discovered Schmuzzle puzzles - puzzles where every piece is shaped exactly the same. And the pictures they gave me were useful pictures, like a massive pile of M&Ms ...
Go with the one that feels a biiiit better as the right fit should have no resistance at all.
There is a reason I don't enjoy puzzles and it is the fact that I can look at all of those pieces and notice the slight difference without being able to tell exactly which very similar pieces go together without trying each one. That includes ones that aren't solid colors, but the patterns are similar along the cut lines. Just hours of frustration.
Not all of it is this bad. It’s more of an “items on a black background” situation. But it’s the continuous black areas that are a problem. Especially when the shapes are so similar.
Reminds me of the dragon prince puzzle I bought, this was a common issue. The hardest puzzle was this hokusai one where you had to brute force test a hundred pieces all the same color and shape each placement.
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aramis87@fedia.io · 12 pts · 291d
Lol, I used to be into jigsaws and friends eventually started giving me stuff like this. Like "the world's largest jigsaw/crossword", a massive jigsaw that was a massive crossword for you to solve when it was done. 3D jigsaws. Puzzles with no straight edges. A massive 10-footer of an art gallery with like a hundred different paintings in it.
Probably my worst times were when they discovered Schmuzzle puzzles - puzzles where every piece is shaped exactly the same. And the pictures they gave me were useful pictures, like a massive pile of M&Ms ...
slate@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 291d
Are they all slightly different? They look the exact same
ccunning@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 291d
They seem only slightly different so hopefully it doesn’t matter. So far there’s always been one that felt a biiiiit better
snooggums@piefed.world · 5 pts · 291d
Go with the one that feels a biiiit better as the right fit should have no resistance at all.
There is a reason I don't enjoy puzzles and it is the fact that I can look at all of those pieces and notice the slight difference without being able to tell exactly which very similar pieces go together without trying each one. That includes ones that aren't solid colors, but the patterns are similar along the cut lines. Just hours of frustration.
Good luck, hope you enjoy it!
olafurp@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 291d
That's a sign of a good puzzle. When putting the pieces together all of them should feel a bit off except the correct one.
ccunning@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 291d
This was a four-puzzles-for-sixteen-dollars situation so I may have gotten what I paid for.
late_night@sopuli.xyz · 7 pts · 291d
Also looking on the back side at how they fit can be of help. You can see the cut better and tiny mismatches are more noticeable
NinePeedles@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 291d
You got this! Can’t wait to see the post when you finish it.
jeljr@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 291d
We are looking forward to the picture of the completed puzzle !
Treczoks@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 291d
It's easy to see that they are sufficiently different to find good matching pairs.
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 291d
Is this the "black bear asleep at midnight" puzzle?
ccunning@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 291d
Not all of it is this bad. It’s more of an “items on a black background” situation. But it’s the continuous black areas that are a problem. Especially when the shapes are so similar.
Soktopraegaeawayok@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 291d
So, its not a 10 piece puzzle? It comes across like these are thd only pieces in the puzzle... but there are more pieces, right?
ccunning@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 291d
Sorry if I misled folks. I just pulled aside these particular pieces because they were so similar.
This is what I’m working with:
jerkface@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 291d
Dude, there aren't even corner pieces or non-edge pieces. You don't do a lot of puzzles, eh?
Soktopraegaeawayok@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 291d
I didn't understand what was going on honestly.
KuroiKaze@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 291d
Reminds me of the dragon prince puzzle I bought, this was a common issue. The hardest puzzle was this hokusai one where you had to brute force test a hundred pieces all the same color and shape each placement.
edgemaster72@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 291d
Try left column 4th down with right column 3rd down
ceiphas@piefed.social · 1 pts · 291d
Looks like the neon lion puzzle i bought from Aldi... I didn't finish it because of that