Difficult Images - Spot Them Before You Buy Them

Difficult Jigsaw Puzzles

There are such things as the

‘ most difficult’ jigsaw puzzles or some are known as Impossibles. So far I have completed one but I have about 4 or 5 in my hobby collection to complete.

Besides being

'labeled' as most difficult there are also certain images that will actually be more difficult than the labeled ones. Sometimes what appears to be an easy image can surprise you with a level of difficulty. We often hear “that was harder than I thought it would be ’ and sometimes we hear “that was easier than I thought it would be ’ . In the latter case we are usually pleasantly surprised. But do not forget the style-cut of the pieces either as that can also make a difference.

Here are some traits to be aware of to avoid difficult images;

dark shades repetitive images very few colour blends one solid colour in large sections with grid-like cut pieces solid colour borders and/or with lines pieces that 'butt' up to the next one (no tips) really extreme cuts that are repetitive and/or very tiny pieces letters of various fonts against dark colours on the image photomosaics (tiny images that form large image) image is different from picture on the box brush strokes on painted images and/or blurred brush strokes grainy-look to puzzle pieces lenticular (3D) image changes when it is moved foil or sheen on images

On the website there are images of what I consider to be challenging types and certainly not to be attempted by someone who is new to starting a jigsaw puzzle hobby unless they really like a challenge.