![]() Usually when you finish a puzzle, it’s over. They transcend ordinary puzzles – beautiful quality, challenging experience, and whimsy served neat. These WASGIJ puzzles are a whole different take on puzzling. Was this the scheduled show? Or something put together at the last minute to say, “You wanted entertainment? You got it.” Live Entertainment! | WASGIJ (Jumbo Games) | 1000 Pieces | 27×19 Inches I thought this one was a little short on the humor and whimsy, but still an excellent puzzle. What has happened that is so shocking? What are they looking at? I hoped it wasn’t another woman claiming to be married to the groom. ![]() The single ladies are waiting politely to see who is lucky enough to catch it. The bride has married the man of her dreams, her dress is beautiful, and the guests are enjoying themselves. I can keep a secret, of course I can.Ĭatching Wedding Fever! from the Original Collections asks what are they looking at? Everything has gone well. All I can say is that ironic hilarity ensued. Obviously I can’t show you the completed puzzle or tell you what was in the picture. ![]() And, yes, it felt like being on a road trip without a map, but imagine the feeling of victory when arriving safely at my destination. But I resisted because that’s the whole point of these puzzles – to figure it out for yourself. Not this time! I admit I was tempted to Google for a picture of the solution. Many times I found myself reaching for the box to find where a particular bit went, only to remember it wasn’t on the box. If the first piece was horizontal, the one next to it would probably be vertical. I also learned that the pieces tended to be vertical or horizontal. It was pretty clear whether a piece fit or not, but I did put several pieces together incorrectly. But it was tricky separating them without bending the pieces or pulling the picture off. These pieces fit together tightly – this is nice as the completed puzzle looks more like a picture and less like a puzzle. I had to be careful if I removed a piece. Even two pieces gave me a better idea of what it was going to become. There is so much detail in this picture that if I found two pieces that fit together, I put them together. I separated the pieces by color as best I could, then started with the border and got that out of the way. Highway Hold-Up! | WASGIJ (Jumbo Games) | 1000 Pieces | 27×19 Inches So who were they and what would they become in the future? I was anxious to find out. They looked more like soldiers or aristocrats. The three bandits didn’t look like typical desperate highwaymen. I assumed the stagecoach would be replaced by a car, but I didn’t know what would happen to the toll house on the left or the inn on the right. The puzzle itself would be a version of the hold-up that would occur sometime in the future. and so it began.īeing a bit of a history buff I started with Highway Hold-Up! from the Destiny Collection. So I gathered my courage and ordered one from each collection. Mystery Collection – “What happens next to the characters on the box?”.Destiny Collection – “What will the characters on the box look like in the future?”.Original Collection – “What are the characters on the box looking at?” The Christmas Collection puzzles are Originals, but with a Christmas theme. ![]() The puzzle you make will answer one of those questions: Wasgij puzzles currently have four collections that ask three different questions. It would, however, give me a hint about that puzzle. The puzzle on the box is not the puzzle I would be putting together. Wasgij is jigsaw spelled backwards and is pronounced “Woz-gidge.” And these puzzles are backwards. Wasgij puzzles are made in their Netherlands factory from recycled cardboard and paper. I learned that Wasgij puzzles are produced by Jumbo Games, a Dutch company established in 1853. I had seen the Wasgij puzzles at the Puzzle Warehouse and wondered about them. but if anything could turn me speechless, these puzzles would have a shot at it. ![]()
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