Sunday, February 11, 2018

Birducopia pt. 2

I've been meaning to blog more about the building process on this puzzle, but it came together really quickly.

Having built significant color groups already, then the frame, it felt like things came together more quickly than they would have otherwise, even though I know that's silly.


Man, I realize that it came together so well I didn't photograph the completed frame.  This is a piece of it, though. Lovely polka dots!  

I worked the rest of the puzzle through small color motifs, like blue line over brown background, or white line over black background:


Also the top and bottom edge have a distinct green, and so the pieces there were easy to find as well.

One frustration I had with the puzzle was unique piece shape.  As in, the pieces were all square-based, which is fine, but when you cut that way, it is important that the pieces be unique enough that incorrect fits are uncommon.  That was not the case here. There were many instances, including on the green edge pieces, of pieces seeming to fit, but not being correct.  I mean, that sort of thing happens with most puzzles from time to time, but this happened enough here that I believe it is not just me, that it is the puzzle. The piece quality is very good - the printing lovely, the cuts all perfect, but awkward fits are a heart breaker.  I'll happily do a Pomegranate again, but I think it will need to be one with distinct artwork like this one.  Anything muddy (which is a fun challenge anyway), would be exceptionally challenging, since shape-based building would be much more fiddly.


IdaCat was very interested in this puzzle.  She sat on it while I was trying to work on it, rolled around in the loose pieces, and deposited them all over the living room.  Super helpful.  Good job, kitty.


Completion date: February, 10, 2018
Missing pieces: 0






No comments:

Post a Comment

Belvedere pt. 2

Ok ... where were we?  Oh yes, the Escher puzzle. Seen above, not completed on February 27. And on March 2, after an incident wit...