***2022*** [AW LINES] Ravensburger Flora & Fauna World Map, 3000pc

My actual rating of this puzzle is 4.5, not 5, stars. The missing half-star is because Ravensburger doesn't include a poster of the puzzle, and one is definitely needed. (SUGGESTION: Because there is no poster of the puzzle and the image on the box cover is inadequate, I took a photo of the image on the box cover with my mobile. This allows me to zoom in on confusing areas and get better insight as to what pieces are needed.) I generally try not to look at an image of the puzzle I am working on, but this puzzle is so complex (at least for me) that I do have to look at the puzzle image. However, even with the image to guide me, the puzzle is very challenging. I have been working on it for several weeks and barely have 15% of the puzzle completed. Admittedly, this is my first attempt at a 3000-piece puzzle (I generally work on 1000- to 1500-piece puzzles) so I suspect my slow going is partially a result of that lack of experience, but the satisfaction I get when I finally do figure out the appropriate pieces to place is great. So much so that I have already purchased the Ravensburger Garden of Sun Signs Puzzle (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QSPFJFS?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details) and the Ravensburger Cinderella Jigsaw Puzzle (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08VF3GDYR?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1) to do next. One other thing I would note about this puzzle: Many of the pieces came bent or with the image separating from the foundation material. I see this as a sign of poor quality control. Fortunately, none of the image layers completely separated so they could be glued back together, but Ravensburger should exercise better quality control. Because of the number of pieces that form the puzzle, I found I could not do what I usually do, namely, lay out all of the pieces next to the frame. I had to try something different to organize the pieces, so I bought two sets of Tidyboss 8 Puzzle Sorting Trays with Lid 10" x 10" (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08TB669KH?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1) and tried to separate by color and content. The separation wasn't perfect (and it was arbitrary) but I found using the trays very helpful for finding pieces I needed. Overall, if you like a challenge and don't mind that it will take time to complete the puzzle, this is a great puzzle to work on, especially if you are in my age category (mid-70s). I find I look forward to spending several hours every day on the puzzle and that it stimulates my mind.

I had to return this! I have bought 9 previous puzzles from ravensberger (2000 to 3000 pieces) and was totally happy!! This puzzle looks great, but at 3000 pieces the imagery is so, so tiny, the words so incredibly tiny that there is no way of reading them or corresponding any one worded piece with the available box front photo! It should probably be a 4-5000 so the image can be spread out over a larger surface. There is no internal included enlarged photo of the puzzle so you are stuck with the tiny box front. Even with a 30x magnifying glass I realized this would be a waste of time, no fun, and impossible, not to mention months of frustration. I pretty much gasped when I saw it. They really need to provide a high gloss enlarged image of the puzzle, at least, and more likely expand the image to a larger puzzle. So disappointed! Ughhh.

Entrtenido y ludico

Très beau puzzle, technique, complet, beaucoup de couleurs, génial.

Wir haben das Puzzle zu Weihnachten gekauft, ca. 2 Wochen benötigt.Leider hat ein Teil gefehlt. Nach Anruf bei Ravensburg, wurde uns ein kompl. neues Puzzle zugeschickt.Vielen Dank Kundenservice Ravensburg :-)

Puzzle molto bello, ricco di colori, di ottima fattura come sempre i puzzle di Ravensburger.Alla apparenza sembra di media difficoltà. Non fatevi ingannare. In realtà è difficile, ma ricco di soddisfazioni per solutori di puzzle esperti.

Ravensburger Quality at a good price , hours of fun👍