Boy-I’m going to come across as arrogant or snobbish or something like that, but I always considered anything below a 1000-piece puzzle was too “baby” for me. HOWEVER! When you were explaining how the smaller puzzles and their larger-sized pieces could help those who have arthritis or vision problems, or for those who are new to puzzling, etc., I now hang my head in shame. I have a new point of view, and I thank you, Emily! Things like this are why I like your channel. Thank you. 🌹

@ewokallie

11 ай бұрын

I was like that too. Specifically the pick up test. There are days when I am feeling overwhelmed and 1000 or higher is too much I go to the smaller count pieces to get my puzzle itch out of the way.

@thecasualpuzzler

11 ай бұрын

Totally get that mindset. Glad I helped you see a new point of view. Since I have two autoimmune diseases, I know on days when I'm flaring up the thought of gripping small puzzle pieces seems impossible. :)

Thanks for this! Very few people cover lower piece counts. I like smaller piece counts for: Lack of puzzle space. Something very quick. Physical limitations but still want good images. Lately I am having to do puzzles that are small in both piece count and size as I have only a folding TV dinner table and dollar tree foam boards to work on. Luckily I found my puzzle trays so those help a lot.

They really do need a spot in the puzzle world- for all the reasons you mentioned and because if they are selling- the makers will pay attention and give them good graphics!! Fantastic, well thought out video!!

@thecasualpuzzler

11 ай бұрын

Glad you liked the video!!!

What a great idea!!! As someone with chronic illness, some days I can do large puzzles and other days I keep the puzzle count low.

@thecasualpuzzler

11 ай бұрын

Same!! Glad you liked the video!

Excellent reviews. Helpful for folks buying puzzles for residents of assisted living and nursing homes. Thank you for sharing your insights.

@thecasualpuzzler

11 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you for doing this comparison video. Many years ago i could do 2000 piece puzzles. I didn't have space to do larger ones. Now I'm a senior and my eyesight isn't so great and i have arthritis. Usually the largest I do is 1000 but my sweet point is 500. After doing a larger count puzzle I look for a smaller count just for a break. There are so many brands on the market and it's hard to know which ones are worth buying. It's nice to know there are companies with nice images in smaller piece counts. I love the image from Djeco and Eurographics.

@thecasualpuzzler

11 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video. 500 piece puzzles are my sweet spot.

Thank you for this video! It was a great idea! I enjoy large piece count puzzles just because my mom loves them and I grew up helping her with 1000 piece puzzles, but now I have lessened motor function in my hands due to neurological damage, so I was thinking lately that lower piece count puzzles would help me ❤ I’ve been eyeing the brands you mentioned so the comparison was really helpful! ❤️ (I saw in the Galison website that Mudpuppy is their childrens brand 🤓 I was looking into those for gifting to my friends’ kids, but honestly I also love them for myself 😂 I’m also one of those glitter loving adults though haha!)

@thecasualpuzzler

11 ай бұрын

Yes Mudpuppy and Galison are the same brand and I've loved a lot of images from both. :)

I really enjoyed this review. I have the opposite problem though. I love puzzling but I have developed RA and my favored 2,000 and 1,000 piece puzzles are too much for me. I find that a 300 or 500 piece puzzle hits my sweet spot between challenge and pain. I hope that you can do a similar reveiw for 300 and 500 piece brands as I have noticed some differences in brands between their lower and higher count puzzles. I am going to check out some of your top choices to see what they offer in 300 and 500 pieces. I am really digging on your channel. Thank you and keep up the great work.

@thecasualpuzzler

11 ай бұрын

I love 300-500 pieces and think having a similar video is in the future!

Un grand merci pour ta vidéo, très importante 😘. En effet on a tendance à oublier les adultes en situation de handicap, ou malades/âgées qui veulent aussi faire des puzzles. Chez Educa il existe une catégorie " Sénior" en 300 pièces. Et chez Ravensburger des petits cubes de 100 pièces. Qui m'ont été utiles pour démarrer. J'ai oublié le " Bits and Pieces en 100 pièces aussi. Une jolie scène d'hiver avec des chats, adorable. 🥰

Thanks for this! I've just added two of the puzzles you featured to my wish list(s). And I'll look into images offered by a couple of the other brands. I've been reluctant to buy 100 piece puzzles due to the prices on the higher quality brands but it might be worth it in a few cases. I did my first 300 piece puzzle recently after struggling through an unpleasant 500 piece experience. What a relief that was! So now I can imagine how satisfying a 100 pc puzzle would be. 😊

Lovely video. I don't tend to do smaller than 500 piece puzzles due to price. I feel I don't get much puzzling time from smaller puzzle count but I love some of these images. I love Djeco puzzles and recently did their 500 piece Unicorn Garden puzzle which was larger pieces so good for those with rheumatism etc.

@thecasualpuzzler

11 ай бұрын

Yes for me this small of piece count wouldn't give me much puzzling time and for the price would be hard for me to justify all the time. I can see me doing them on repeat for times when I just need a quick fix.

Oooo cats, I love cats. ❤I promptly had a look, found a new one and bought it. I like doing small count puzzles just as a change from doing the bigger ones. One I really enjoyed was a Eurographics 300XL called Backyard Fun. There are jigsaw companies that do small count large piece jigsaws for those who suffer from dementia which I think is great. 😃

@thecasualpuzzler

11 ай бұрын

Hope you love the cat puzzle!!

Love this video ,, love giving respect to any size puzzle.. I couldn't agree more with everything you said!!! I am glad you gave people a new point of view..... I don't have tennis elbow I have "puzzle thumbs" I have arthritis in my thumbs and its a challenge to do the small pieces all the time... so yes I take a break from the large piece count and do 300 count... I am also trying to get a friend interested in puzzling... so this is a perfect idea, I will get her some 100 piece puzzles to start with.. THANK YOU AGAIN!!! I love the new direction your channel is taking...

@thecasualpuzzler

11 ай бұрын

You are very welcome. Glad you liked the video!

Wow cool good job. I love Big puzzles I love the 🐬 one cute. Have a good day

@thecasualpuzzler

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! You too!

Great video!!I actually dont mind the 350pc Puzzlebug/ArtBox. The quality isnt great but I've seen some cool images that I enjoyed. Anything bigger is just bad. And I've done a Star Wars 100pc one and it also was bad. SO many false fits. Cardinal is a hit or miss for me. I have done the 100 pc ones and I did like them. I did a Mickey one and a Spongebob one. I guess technically for kids but I enjoyed both images. I want to like eeboo, but the pieces are really shiny, including the paper backing. I just finished a 1000 pc puzzle of Copenhagen by eeboo, love the image, but not sure I will go out of my way to get more. I have two more in my stash to do, and will totally do them, but I will probably get them during some swaps instead of brand new.

Speaking of sturdier puzzle brands, we recently have had a great experience with Schmidt. I find the pieces are thicker and feel almost indestructible. Schmidt has a similar luxury feel comparable to Ravensburger, but the Schmidt pieces in the 1000 count are much stronger. I have 3 kids that like to puzzle with me and the Schmidt pieces are the most sturdy. My 6 year old accidentally bends 1000 piece puzzles in other brands, but not with Schmidt. You really cannot bend a Schmidt puzzle piece.

@thecasualpuzzler

11 ай бұрын

I LOVE Schmidt. My favorite puzzle last year was Magical Journey which is a 1000 piece by them.

I have the unicorn ceaco puzzle :) I really like it. We got it for in the camper to go with our other100, 200 and 300 piece puzzles that we have in there. I agree, not the most adult puzzle but fun and I like that it doesn't take long to put together. :)

@thecasualpuzzler

11 ай бұрын

It is a fun easy puzzle!

100 to 500 pieces is pretty much all I candle due to the smaller puzzle size pieces for the larger puzzles. Unless it's a puzzle I want to do and hang on a wall, I will stick with the 100 to 500 puzzle pieces count.

Love this!

@thecasualpuzzler

11 ай бұрын

Yay!!

Ceaco does really nice 100 puzzles. I know that brand is hit or miss, but while traveling it was a fun puzzle. Mine had mice qnrd a fairy

@thecasualpuzzler

11 ай бұрын

I did enjoy the one I got from them for this video.

Awesome video! I've gotten some 100 piece puzzles lately to practice speed puzzling, it's actually really great for that too! I ordered an eeboo one through your link, hope it worked 😊

@thecasualpuzzler

11 ай бұрын

Nice!!! Thanks :)

This video was amazing! living in UK, I can only go to 1.000 pieces maximum, because of space in my house, maybe 1500 if my family don’t get mad sharing more living space 😅

@thecasualpuzzler

11 ай бұрын

lol - Yeah I love my new puzzle space but remember the days of taking over the kitchen table.

I bought one of your amazon link! So pleased! Do you get commissions from puzzle warehouse links as well? I want to be sure to help your channel...cuz I love the channel and YOU so much!

@thecasualpuzzler

11 ай бұрын

I do not get anything from Puzzle Warehouse. But thanks so much for supporting me!!

I didn’t even know Cardinal still existed 😂 I have one of their ”deluxe” 300 piece puzzle I’m doing in my video tomorrow and it’s just terrible 😅

@thecasualpuzzler

11 ай бұрын

I have a jumbo pack from them which is awful.

Hi. Thanks for the video. What is the framed puzzle with the bike and canal in the background?

@thecasualpuzzler

11 ай бұрын

It's by Pintoo called Bike, Flowers & Canal. They have plastic pieces and it was super fun! amzn.to/45b341v

Thank you! Great video! How much time does it take you on average to finish a 100 piece puzzle?

@thecasualpuzzler

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! About 8-10 minutes.