And while it’s very rare to find jumbo-sized floor puzzles with this piece count, a few brands sell 1000-piece puzzles with tiny – or micro – sized pieces. Most 1000 piece puzzles have pieces that are around an inch (or a couple of centimetres) across. Random-cut 1000-piece puzzles with unique piece shapes aren’t always easier though, and a lot depends on the design and how well the pieces fit together. If a ribbon-cut puzzle has ‘false fits’ (pieces that appear to go in a certain spot, but don’t really fit there) then it could take much longer to get finished, as there is an element of trial and error – or even brute forcing – involved. So-called ‘ribbon cut’ puzzles line up in a classic grid shape, so it can be a little harder to work out which piece goes where (in other words, they aren’t as unique). Puzzles with more uniform-looking pieces can be a little trickier to get finished. Now that’s a difficult jigsaw! Ribbon-cut puzzles with obvious blocks of colour tend to be easier Cut shape Although our SHELLS puzzle only has 1000 pieces, it can take more than 30 hours for an experienced puzzler to complete. When puzzles are reaaaaally detailed (like this super tricky black-and-white design) things can get considerably more difficult. Despite this, it’s actually one of our easiest 1000-piece puzzles and can usually be completed by a total puzzle noob in less than four hours. Our classic GRADIENT puzzle, for example, is just a swirl of rainbow colours without any handy details to keep you on track. It goes without saying that a puzzle made up from a single block of colour will take a lot longer to complete than one with lots of small and unique details that help you put the pieces in the right places.īut puzzles that look tricky aren’t always as challenging as they seem. Nothing affects the difficulty of a 1000-piece puzzle more than the image itself. So while there’s no single answer to how long a 1000-piece puzzle will take, there are a few things you should consider before getting started: The image There are lots of different factors that affect the difficulty level of a 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle, from the cut of the pieces to the complexity of the image that you’re putting together. In this blog we want to give you an idea about how long a 1000-piece puzzle usually takes, and help you to work out what to expect from different kinds of puzzle designs – and importantly, how many hours you need to set aside to get the whole thing finished! Are you feeling all white? Determining how long your puzzle will take After all, it makes sense that a 1000-piece puzzle would be far easier to complete than a jigsaw with twice as many pieces. When you’re choosing a jigsaw puzzle, you might judge the size of the challenge ahead of you by looking at just one factor – the sheer number of pieces.
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