HARTMAZEWooden Jigsaw Puzzles-Hundred Birds Paying Homage to The Phoenix 253 Truly Unique Piece Round Shape Best Choice for Adults and 10 Ages up Kids.

I really want to congratulate Hartmaze on their fabulous additions to the wooden puzzle market. Those of us who love wooden puzzles but are on a budget really appreciate that this company has set their price point within the reach of the average puzzle consumer. Most puzzlers I know simply are not able to afford to work wooden puzzles but now I can recommend these to friends and family and many will get their first opportunity to work a wooden puzzle. This puzzle is Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix. It's not my absolute favorite Hartmaze image although it is quite beautiful. That being said, my experience of working this puzzle was definitely a 5 star experience. This was definitely the most challenging wooden puzzle I have worked in the 250 pc range. The pieces are very intricately cut and I absolutely loved the border on this one. It was challenging from beginning to start in a good way. I loved that I could spend 4 hours on the assembly of a 253 pc puzzle. Other wooden puzzles fail to deliver on the challenge level and be completed easily within about an hour. This one really engaged me. The colors are very vibrant. While the backs of the pieces show libertal scorch marks, the front of the pieces were pristine. There were no identifiable whimsies for this one but the piece shapes were incredibly varied and it was sometimes hard to figure out which pieces were border pieces. I loved that the pieces fit more snugly than many other brands. Some other wooden puzzle companies provide their pieces in a nice drawstring bag but honestly, I would rather have the lower prices that Hartmaze has been able to offer and forego a fancy bag or box. Great job Hartmaze. You have a loyal customer in me. I just keep you continue to come up with more and more images.

Love this puzzle. Very difficult as I had hoped. Leaflet with picture does have the layout also has a "cheat" or "hint" of each peice's position which is handy if you get really stuck or just want the end product not the challenge. Peice's fit together well but not as tight as I expected. However I am only halfway through the build so I'm hoping this will improve once complete.

I like everything about it. This is the second one I have as there was a missing piece in the first one. But the puzzle got replaced. I have 2 other designs from same manufacturer and love them all.

Loved this puzzle, the colours are so vibrant!Well crafted puzzle pieces too

I really enjoyed doing this puzzle! It was a first of its kind and it took me a bit to get in a groove, but I ended up loving it enough to purchase more like it. Definitely different from traditional puzzles in my opinion. Pieces are quite different shapes and I figured out very quickly, you don't want to start with the border (like I assume most people do). I approached this by joining like colors (like the big Phoenix and chrysanthemum) then went from there. Once I got it a groove...it was a lot of fun. Because of its size and number of pieces...I would think it would be done in a long sitting, but it's still challenging. Quality is great, no missing pieces and fun image.