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Taking jigsaw puzzles to infinity and beyond

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The magic puzzles are also amazing

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/magicpuzzlecompany/magi...

These have also been available on Amazon for a little while - I think there are at least 6 now and they have all been great.

Yes, there are 6 in total now.

What is the magic ending that the Kickstarter refers to - something special when finishing the last piece? They don’t answer, just hint. Is it worthwhile?

Answering it here would take some of the surprise away. But I will say it's totally worthwhile to get one of the puzzles if one enjoys puzzles in general.

The mechanism of the ending seems to be the same in all the 6 puzzles, so you can just get any and see if you enjoy it. Even without it, the puzzle I did (Forest Feast) would have been my favourite out of the 20 or so I did in the last 3 years. The artwork on the puzzle has a ton of small details, which made it very enjoyable. And the unique shape of some puzzle pieces (e.g. a rabbit shaped piece which has a rabbit drawn in the middle of it) added on top of it.

Thankyou! I gather from that that sharing it would be a sort of spoiler, so I appreciate your reply: you answered what I was curious about :)

Neato!

Why is the article author constantly (only?) referring to them as Mr. _____ and Ms. ______ ? Is that common for this publisher, and when/how do they determine when to use first names vs. last names?

Yes, courtesy titles are common in New York Times due to their style manual:

> Requires that the surnames of subjects be prefixed with a courtesy title (such as Dr., Mr., Ms., or Mrs.). (However, since about 2015, courtesy titles have not been used in sports pages, pop culture, and fine arts)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Manual_of_S...

Thank you. Interesting that certain individuals receive more courtesy than others.

The two creators are amazing and they also share their progress, doubts and projects on Twitter.

Truly inspiring work and good spirit!

Don’t forget to check the link about Amanda Ghassaei, it’s halfway through the article and it has many interactive web demos/simulations: https://amandaghassaei.com/apps/

I'm reminded of[1] Twigg puzzles, which have non-standard shaped puzzle pieces cut from plywood.

[1] https://twiggpuzzles.com.au/

Nervous System are great. I love their sculptural projects with 3d printing but the jigsaw puzzles seem to have really succeeded as a consumer item.

Looks similar to what https://unidragon.com/ is (was?) doing.

Refreshing puzzles :)

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