Buffalo Games - Among The Apple Blossoms - 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle

This was a particularly difficult puzzle because of the fuzziness of the background and the cut of the pieces. Some pieces were so similar I had to use a magnifying glass to determine if the fit was real. Normally, I do a 1000 piece puzzle in about a week, but this took twice as long. Worth the money as far as hours that it took to complete it, but at the cost of much weeping and gnashing of teeth (and lots and lots of grumbling). The quality of the puzzle itself is great and the image really is lovely, but because of all the frustration, I am pretty sure I won't do this one again.

I love Buffalo brand puzzles because normally you don't have all the same shaped pieces and there is usually only one way it can go together. This was not the case with this puzzle though. I had to re-work the frame a few different ways to get it all to go together. The same thing happened when I was putting pieces together for one of the birds. I had left over pieces that I KNEW had to all fit together so I had to re-work that section to get it all to fit. That was frustrating. Once you get down to just the cherry blossoms it becomes even more challenging because everything looks the same! If you want a REAL challenge this is for you. If not so much find a different puzzle.

We really liked doing this puzzle but ,unfortunately ,we completed it today and there is one piece missing. SO irritating. The window for returns has closed so we are stuck with a defective puzzle that we cannot even share with others. We are avid puzzlers and are careful with our pieces ...we have a huge board to organize pieces, etc. Oh, well, maybe steer clear of Buffalo Games,

This is a very pretty puzzle. It's very vibrant and colorful. It's a little more difficult but not bad. Very well made and pieces fit together well.

Box arrived intact but looked like it had gotten wet. A few pieces have come completely apart in cardboard layers.Pretty puzzle though.