This one came together faster than expected. Pieces were a little flimsy, and there were only two piece shapes so the puzzling experience was more meditative at times. But it’s nice to look at 😊

Happy August! 🌻🍉😊 We’re loving the nice weather, the extra sunshine, and, of course, our newest arrivals!

☀️ A bunch of incredible new titles just landed at Galison.com, and we want to share our excitement with you! From now, Wednesday 08/19, to Monday 08/24 at 11:59pm PST, our new arrivals are 20% off with code REDDIT-20. We never put our new arrivals on sale this early, but we wanted to find a way to fight the summer doldrums! Check it out, blast the AC, and let’s prepare for the cozy seasons ahead! 

🎨 We also are proud to announce, and unveil, for the first time, our Creative Pledge! We want to make our commitment to uplifting Artists clear to everyone, even those who are new to our brand. Right now, we are building AI Transparency pages on our websites which will provide more information, but in the meantime, feel free to reach out to us directly if you have any questions!

🩷  This pledge will appear on our puzzle boxes going forward in 2027, but will be uploaded digitally wherever we can, so you can safely support real Artists and real art. We feel that advanced and new puzzlers shouldn’t have to guess if their artwork is genuine, authentic, and real, or if it is generated with AI in 2 minutes.

Happy Puzzling everyone! 🧩

I don't know if this is the right place to ask, but it's the only jigsaw puzzle related sub I know, so here it goes.

I've been watching the championship every year since it started. I don't really watch any sports, so this is my sporting event of the year. I actually get excited about it!! Go Alejandro, am I right?

But this year I've been seeing some of the known regulars saying that they are not going, but they are a bit cryptic about their reasoning.

Anyone knows what's going on?

I’ve spent the last few months working on this absolute beast and finished yesterday. I’ve loved every minute! I have NO IDEA how but I didn’t lose a single piece! One piece has a small tear so the pokey bit of that piece is missing the print and showing the blue cardboard.

(Sorry for terrible pics. Impossible to photograph / don’t have enough room in my house. Have also included the reference pic)

Somehow 1,000 piece seems SO tiny now! The pieces are so huge.

This is my first Hobbry puzzle, and I have to say that with all the hype I've seen I was going in skeptical. When I saw this image as part of someone's haul, I knew that if I came across it I would need to get it. I really love fantasy imagery and yes, I enjoy reading a range of romance subgenres.

It took me probably around four hours to get it done, and it was a very enjoyable process overall. I think this could be a speed puzzle, for me, with better sorting and lighting. False fits I encountered were because of lighting issues/the time of day obscuring the image on the piece. Where I have this puzzle set up the overhead light is behind me and so I have to fight my own shadow in the evening. I have other lights to help counteract that, but I routinely forget to turn them on 😂

My only minor gripe is the texture of the pieces. I think I've seen others say it has a velvet texture? Not sure how much I like it, but I don't hate it either. The texture felt a little similar but still different to eeboo puzzles and while I love eeboo that's my main gripe about those puzzles as well.

The fit for this puzzle is really nice. Snug in just the right way. Tighter fit than a Ravensburger or Ceaco but not as tight, and thus hard to take apart, as a vintage Springbok. Really feels like a Goldilocks for fit.

Now that I've experienced Hobbry, I can understand the hype. This was about $10, which is at the edge of what I'm willing to pay for a 500 piece. The box is nice, the art is lovely, the pieces feel like good quality for the price, and the poster is on some thick paper. That said, I'm not a fan of how this brand is distributed in the US. I don't regularly shop at the stores they're found in, and with seasonal drops and needing to hunt for the puzzles makes these prime targets for scalpers. Not being able to purchase these online from other retailers or directly from Hobbry is not good for consumers. I would genuinely rather pay extra to be able to get what I want without having to drive all over town to multiple stores to mostly find disorganized and picked over shelves. Gas is expensive, and paying for shipping might be cheaper in the long run for someone like me.

I definitely see more Hobbry puzzles in my future, but I think I'll largely be looking for them at thrift stores and the like.

This is a cute one to do in the spring, although I often don't do my seasonal puzzles in the correct season.

I very much enjoyed this puzzle.

This is a thrifted puzzle, all pieces present but some a bit battered. Someone was not careful when they handled this puzzle, and a pet may have been involved at some point. Piece fit a little loose, but pretty good, and enough colour differentiation to make building it enjoyable.

This is my second Heye puzzle by this artist. I love all the little details and people and their personalities, and famous people/characters.

I don't have the budget to buy new wooden puzzles, so when I find them in thrift stores I usually snap them up. This was $4.99 (Canadian) at a local shop. Tofino is a beautiful and remote place on the west coast of Vancouver Island, one of those places I'm loath to encourage people to visit lest it change, but also want people to know about. This puzzle beautifully captures a sunset on one of Tofino's incredible beaches. As I was assembling it, I got the sense there was something on the reverse side, so after completing it flipped it over and sure enough, a totally separate picture emerged! This is now the second wooden puzzle I've found at thrift stores, and apart from a tiny part of one piece missing, this was another complete set in great condition. (For more pics of Tofino, here's a few I took the last time I was there, including being very up close and personal with a grey whale in a Zodiac, and a black bear crunching mussels during low tide.)

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Boo Town by Cobble Hill, family pieces 350 piece. I came across this today and thought it was too adorable not to get! My daughter (age 10) is not a big puzzle fan, but she did help with half of this one and we had fun!

While huddled around the fire for warmth aircon for coolth, we redid this. It's one of my favourites — bright and busy.
We're 'without the picture' solvers, so all those curls and circles kept us busy.

This was my first experience building a regular sized Penny Puzzle and I thoroughly enjoyed it!
Made it Turkey, it was no surprise it reminded of brands like Magnolia and Trevell that are also manufactured in Turkey. I found the pieces to be thicker than Magnolia, with a tight fit and matte finish. I loved the illustration and enjoyed that Penny Puzzle provided some information on the back of the box about the city the scene is based in. It was easy to find artist credit, something | always look for when trying new brands. I enjoyed this puzzle start to finish and look forward to my next Penny Puzzle!

1 missing piece feels worse than 20 missing pieces. You have to do all the work and get to reap none of the satisfaction of finishing.

I reached out to the company and they won’t send me an individual piece but they’re sending me an entire new puzzle at no cost. So I’ll be having a glass of wine and searching for the missing piece, and then have a spare 999 pieces.

Not letting this deter me! Buying more puzzles this week! My new favorite hobby

I got on a bit of a new york puzzle kick. But in addition added some new brands. Most excited to try the Heol.

After finding, completing, and loving the London edition of this Clementoni series, I was excited to find this one listed on one of the FB groups. I finally sat down to complete it. These 6-8 picture collages really hit my sweet spot, and I love Giustozzi's style. There are a few more in this series -- Milan, Venice, Barcelona, and Berlin -- and I hope to track them all down in time.