HARTMAZE Wooden 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.

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.

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.

- Made in China- Comes with a small poster that's useful- No stickers, backing, or shape keyIt has no special shapes at all. The only brand I've seen that doesn't. Piece interconnectivity is decent, though.I really enjoy "live edge", if you will, puzzles. Just a bit more challenge.Had quite a few burned edges, much of it visible from a normal distance.There are two thicknesses common for wooden puzzles. This is the thicker one. No issues with chipping or breaking.

I bought this to work on myself. I enjoy assembling puzzles to relax in the evenings. This one took about 5 evenings, which is not quite as fast as it sounds. The colors are really pretty, as is the pattern. The wood is fairly thick and the puzzle is sturdy. There are no "whimsical" pieces, rather they're all shaped in somewhat strange ways, but no obvious "pictures." Because it's wood, the feel is different than cardboard puzzles, but in a good way. There was also no cardboard dust (yay!). The only issue I had is that because the wood doesn't click together as tightly, it's hard to lift sections at a time (pieces tend to fall apart). Certainly for the price, it was a great deal.

I have become addicted to wooden puzzles, ive done a ton, all different brands and hartmaze puzzles are awesome. Great quality, pieces fit together nice. They dont have the cool pieces (like animals etc) but the pieces are all unique and the quality it great. I own most of the hartmaze puzzles now and I love them!! I highly recommend. They are not very challenging, they all less then 200 pieces but still worth every penny. I really enjoy these!

Bought it as a gift for a colleague who loves puzzles but had never done a wooden puzzle. I was a little worried as the price was under $20. However, I didn’t want to spend the Artifact Puzzle price. Puzzle came in a small white cardboard box compared to Artifact’s wooden box and with a paper map of how the puzzle pieces fit together. My colleague loved the puzzle and found it challenging in all ways a good puzzle should be.

This was my first wooden puzzle. The price was excellent, so why not try it? I was very satisfied with the quality. I didn't expect it to be perfect. There's some pieces that have what appears to be wear on the edges. No big deal. It's not visible to my eye when put together. I found it to be the just right amount of challenging which was also satisfying. Overall, I was very satisfied by the satisfying satisfaction building this beautiful puzzle brought me. 😁