Publisher: Ravensburger (Germany), 2016 Title: “Best of British #15: The Supermarket” by Geoff Tristram, 1000 pieces Review by Jane OUR RATING: 9/10 Box Quality: (10/10) The box is shown above and below. The box is sturdy and nicely designed. It includes a small poster with info on the series and artist. Back: The back of the box has a... Continue Reading →
I posted a link to the new Ravensburger 2016 catalogue a week or so ago. I still don't have great pictures of the new puzzles, but since I'm working on a 2016 master page, I'm going to post the best pictures I could get from the online pdf catalogue. These are my picks from the... Continue Reading →
For Fall, Ravensburger has released two brand new "What If" puzzles by artist Geoff Tristram. If you're not familiar with this series, it's similar to Wasgij. The image on the box is NOT the puzzle image. The puzzle image is a 'what if' riff off the box image. You can read our interview with artist... Continue Reading →
Publisher: Ravensburger (Germany), published Feb 2015 Title: “Best of British #12: The County Park”, Artist: Geoff Tristram, 1000 pieces OUR RATING: 10 I love the "Best of British" series because they're both humorous cartoon puzzles and British/Anglophile puzzles at once. And of course, the artwork by Geoff Tristram (see our interview with Geoff here) is always clean,... Continue Reading →
I'm thrilled to have Geoff Tristram on Jigsaw Junkie today! Geoff is an artist and cartoonist who does a few of my favorite puzzle series. He's the artist behind Ravensburger's "Best of British" series, their "What If?" series, and "Cat-ology", published by Masterpieces. I'll be sharing images of his work throughout this interview. JJ: Please... Continue Reading →
Publisher: Jumbo (Netherlands), 2014, 2 x 1000 pieces Title: “Mystery Shopper”, Artist: Geoff Tristram OUR RATING: 8/10 This is the tenth Christmas puzzle released by Wasgij. This year, you can only buy it in a set of two. The two puzzles are the box image and the wasgij image. The wasgij image is a cartoon of what the... Continue Reading →
Publisher: Masterpieces (US), Released 2014 Title: “Cat-Ology: Hemingway” by artist Geoffrey Tristram, 1000 pieces OUR RATING: 7/10 This is a bit of a departure from the puzzles I normally do, but I wanted to do another MasterPieces puzzle for my brand comparison--and I love Geoffrey Tristram. He is better known for his cartoony images. He does images... Continue Reading →
There have been a lot of new puzzle releases this summer and fall. So what are some of the most outstanding? Here are my picks. FALCON -- "Halloween" by Tony Ryan. I love Halloween puzzles, and there aren't too many good ones out. So I was excited to see this lovely entry to the genre. It's... Continue Reading →
Three new Ravensburger puzzles cropped up on Amazon today. One is the 2014 limited edition Christmas puzzle from Ravensburger. In addition to this treat, Ravensburger has released two new puzzles in their "What If" series of wasgij-like puzzles as well. Check them out! Also see our Limited Edition Christmas Page for more Christmas puzzles! "The... Continue Reading →
The new Wasgij Christmas puzzle for 2014, #10 "The Mystery Shopper!", just went on sale in the UK. Here's a look at it: The Christmas puzzle this year comes in a box with TWO 1000 puzzles, the box image and the wasgij (reversed) image. I love the puzzle image and can't wait to see what... Continue Reading →
