I’ve done several Charles Wysocki puzzles lately with single buildings, and I very much enjoy them. They’ve mostly been Buffalo puzzles, and I honestly prefer the 300 piece count in this brand.
For me, I have to be in the right frame of mind to do a larger Buffalo puzzle, it’s something about the size of the pieces, but I’m honestly not exactly sure what it is. I open a 1000 piece Buffalo puzzle that I love the image of and look at the pieces, and most of the time I put the lid back on and say “not today”. I prefer the 300 and 500 piece counts because they’re not as overwhelming to me. Of course lately I’ve been preferring those piece counts because of physical limitations on the amount of time I’m able to puzzle; it’s not a reflection on Buffalo quality, which is quite good.
This puzzle was great fun, and the assembly was relatively quick. The Wysocki puzzles with only one building are a little more unique and therefore more enjoyable for me to do. I love the look of his artwork, but his regular folk/Americana puzzles all start to look the same to me and aren’t as interesting for me to assemble. This one was great with plenty of interesting parts to find and put together and a lovely finished image.
What makes a great puzzle image is so subjective, everyone enjoys something different. That’s what’s so great about puzzling! There are so many companies and so many artists that you’re bound to find something that jumps out at you and begs to be assembled. For me this was a great image with wonderful quality and I definitely recommend it!
Details:
- Title: Sugar & Spice
- Artist: Charles Wysocki
- Brand: Buffalo Games
- Piece count: 300 pieces
- Size: Approx. 21 x 15 in. (54 x 38 cm)
- Purchased: Used, thrift store
Quality:
- Board: Very good
- Cutting: Very good
- Image: Very good
- Box: Average
- Fit: Very good
- Puzzle Dust: Moderate amount
- Piece cut: Grid cut
- Piece shapes: Good variety
- Finish: Slightly shiny finish, lays flat
Overall Rating: Very good, recommended
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