The Invisible and impossibly Difficult Clear Acrylic Jigsaw Puzzle - 12x12: Insane (144 Pieces)

I’ve assembled numerous jigsaw puzzles of varying piece counts and sizes. I thought “those bigger piece puzzles seem like they’d be almost too easy, buy the 144 piece one.” Shoot.Me.Now. This thing is beyond anything you can imagine.Using my previously garnered skills, I got right to work on the border. Hmmmm... there seem to be entirely too many to make 12x12. I get all the way around and the one piece I need to make it work does not exist. I take it apart, start again. Take it apart, start again. I’m currently working out from one corner, slowly making progress on creating a puzzle and destroying my sanity.Wish me luck!**** UPDATE ****Well, it’s done. Probably THE most frustrating aspect of this puzzle is trying every piece in every orientation multiple times and none of the FIT. So you move to another spot, pop in a piece or two, come back to that spot and the first piece you grab just drops right in. This puzzle does that right to the very end. You’ll need patience, perseverance, and a safe place to stash it while you take a break for the rest of the day. Or two days. Or more! Yes, it goes quicker when you get closer to finishing, since there are fewer pieces to try, and dropping that last piece in is SO satisfying!Now do I glue it together, take it apart and try again, or gift it to my worst enemy?

I gave as a gift to a puzzle lover who was looking for a challenge. Unfortunately she solved relatively quickly buit she does that with almost all puzzles. She still enjoyed it and it's good quality and very clear.

A normal puzzle solution starts with identifying corners and edge pieces. Four corners and in this case Forty Four edge pieces. This puzzle (as it arrived) has Eight corners and a total of Sixty Eight edge pieces. Clearly it if flawed. Impossible? Yes. Worth the trouble? NO.

This thing would get five stars if the cuts were cleaner. We had to file rough edges off of eight of our pieces because the cut line was so jagged. Two sets of two pieces were still stuck together and not cut all the way through as well. The rest of the pieces were beautiful and cut smooth on all edges. I wish the whole puzzle was cut that well, because it really is incredible. There aren't duplicate pieces, and it is a fun challenge.

Bought this for a friend who likes doing puzzles. She's no longer talking to me. I think this puzzle is a success. HAHAHA. (she's talking to me, but she said "i'm not talking to you".)

The puzzle came as pictured. Is it worth the price? NO. A bag with small plastic pieces. That’s what you get. Just know what you are spending your hard earned $$ on. I estimate the puzzle is worth about $5.00. And that is generous.

Fair disclosure: I rated 5/5 stars under "easy to assemble," but only because I want to give this puzzle the 5* across-the-board rating it deserves! Otherwise, it would be a 0/5 for ease. I love all of the brain teaser puzzles, keep them on display in my gaming room, and have been wanting to try this one for a couple of years.My first step with a jigsaw is always to separate the edge pieces from the rest. Since this one has no picture, I also took this time to separate by shape. Imagine my surprise when I had EIGHT corner pieces instead of 4! AHA! Challenge already. You really have to hold the pieces up close and to a light to ensure the fit is PERFECT. There is a .01% tolerance or something, so if it's not perfect, you have the wrong piece.I took 2 days, 3 sessions, a total of 3 hours to complete the puzzle. Keep yourself organized, organize by piece shape, and be strategic.I wish I could share my finished photo as I am so proud of it, but then all you CHEATERS out there would use it. So you have to suffer with me! Mwahahahaha ;)The only drawback I see to this puzzle is that it is loose when put together, so you can't pick it up easily. And obviously you can't put mod-podge on it or anything. So I will be looking for a small flat frame in which to display it.

Received as a gift, supposed to have 144 pieces, there are only 143, there are 8 corners, never had a puzzle with more than 4 and some pieces are thicker than the others. And no the package was not opened before it was sent to me