INTRODUCTION Jigsaw puzzles started because John Spilsbury wanted to help children in his town to learn geography in a fun and interactive way. With this sole purpose before, it grew and grew and is still growing as time goes by. As a puzzler, we are not only enjoying the game as itself alone. We are somehow inspired…
INTRODUCTION Have you ever thought about going to a place where all your favorite childhood toys are on display? If your answer is YES, well I guess we are on the same page for I, too, am dreaming to see one myself! When the LEGO museum and Hello Kitty museum was made launch to the…
INTRODUCTION Have you ever wonder how do manufacturers cut every jigsaw puzzle piece? Like, do they cut it one by one using a pair of scissors? Or, do they literally use “jigsaw” to cut a pattern? If so, we are on the same boat! I always wonder how do they cut it so precisely in…
INTRODUCTION Have you ever wondered how jigsaw puzzle images were printed before the digital age came into the scene? How do manufacturers meet the number of jigsaw puzzle products during those times? Do they manually print an artwork? What about if one customer would like the same pictures for a dozen of copies, do they…
INTRODUCTION If you are a jigsaw puzzle fan for sometime, I guess you have already asked yourself about the question below: How does a jigsaw puzzle is made anyway? In this blog article, I will show you what are the things I have learned about how does jigsaw puzzles are made. A general step-by-step procedure…
INTRODUCTION If you have been joining my journey back to my long-lost childhood board game, you probably know now how Jigsaw Puzzle ever came about. As I am going back to my childhood hobby these days, I wondered what companies do make jigsaw puzzles for us puzzlers? Are there huge companies who make these board…
Here are the types of jigsaw puzzles currently available in the market: Wooden jigsaw puzzles Cardboard jigsaw puzzles Plastic jigsaw puzzles 2D, 3D, 4D jigsaw puzzles Digital jigsaw puzzles using smartphones and/or computers Custom-made/personalized jigsaw puzzles Gradient or single-colored jigsaw puzzles Photo mosaic jigsaw puzzles Educational jigsaw puzzles Coloring jigsaw puzzles Floor/large piece jigsaw puzzles…
DISSECTOLOGIST So, as I have already mentioned in my first blog post about the history of the Jigsaw Puzzle, the term that is used to call someone who plays and enjoys jigsaw puzzles is called a “Dissectologist“. But why on Earth do they call them (or we, this matter) as “dissectologist“? That is entirely because…
JIGSAW PUZZLE PIECES NAMES Jigsaw puzzles are a kind of game where you look for the matching pieces to come up with a complete version of an image or portrait. As I have discussed in my previous article “What is the history of Jigsaw Puzzle?”, it was first used to help children in Europe, with…
CHILDHOOD MEMORIES Back in the day when we were small kids, one of the most usual Christmas presents we have received from Santa Claus (which could be also called our “parents” if you already know the truth) is a jigsaw puzzle. A jigsaw puzzle is a board game where several flat pieces of cardboard are…
