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Around the World: Divide and Conquer Approach

Around the World: Divide and Conquer Approach

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As most mega puzzle enthusiasts know, puzzles large enough to come in separate bagged sections usually have a repeat pattern (or several) in each bag. They are generally around the 1,000+ piece mark, but there are definitely exceptions to this very general rule of thumb. In the case of Educa’s larger piece count puzzles (6,000 pieces and higher) the repeat pattern is exactly 1,000 pieces as they always include a couple of “half pieces” within each pattern to make up…

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Around the World: The U.N. Building

Around the World: The U.N. Building

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In the times we currently find ourselves, where a horrendous and deadly virus has already claimed over 60,000 American lives, I take some comfort in assembling aspects of the Around the World puzzle which are not only famous American landmarks, but which also speak to me as a way to unite the world in common cause — freedom with the Statue of Liberty and now the UN Building – a true representation of global peace and hope. I absolutely loved…

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Around the World: Shanghai World Financial Center

Around the World: Shanghai World Financial Center

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This building is so cool looking I think. Due to its shape and the puzzle artist’s rendering of the color (mostly purple), the pieces really stood out as I was sub-sorting all the skyscrapers. I was excited to build this beautiful piece of architecture and learn a little more about this landmark along the way. I think my favorite part of the architecture is the upside down trapezoid shaped “cutout” way up near the top. This amazing and extremely complex…

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Around the World: Lady Liberty

Around the World: Lady Liberty

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As a child I was fascinated by New York City. I loved the skyscrapers, the chaos, the romantic idea of spending my honeymoon there someday, and the desire to see the iconic Statue of Liberty. I was fascinated by the history, the architectural design, and the emotional draw of Our Lady Liberty. So naturally she was one of the very first elements of the Around the World puzzle I wanted to piece together. Unfortunately, my brain was not thinking too…

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Around the World: 4/1/20 Update

Around the World: 4/1/20 Update

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You know, you would think with all the extra time I am spending at home these days due to COVID-19, I would have made a lot more progress on this puzzle than I have. ? But, alas that is not the case. Both Randy and I are still holding down our full-time jobs, which we are extremely grateful to have right now, while also trying to help our two boys navigate a whole new way of learning. It has been…

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Around the World: Making Progress

Around the World: Making Progress

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Over the last couple of weeks between cleaning and hosting Thankgiving, I have been sorting and sorting and….well, you get the idea. I have to say — 42k pieces is no joke! It has been fun, but with as much sorting as I have done, and knowing I am only halfway through the big mixed container it is a bit daunting. I know I will get there, but jeez louise it doesnt feel like it’s ever going to end. LOL

My Journey Begins in the Far East with the Forbidden City

My Journey Begins in the Far East with the Forbidden City

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On my first night of sorting, I was seeing a bunch of pieces that stood out from all the others. For some reason, I decided to pull these pieces out onto a separate tray. At the end of that first night, I quickly took a closer look at these pieces, and found I was able to already make a few connections. I don’t know why, but for some reason these few pieces reminded me of a carrousel you might see…

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Sorting Landmarks Around the World Has Begun

Sorting Landmarks Around the World Has Begun

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On Tuesday, November 12, 2019, I officially started working on Around the World. The task of sorting 42,000 small pieces of cardboard is NO JOKE. I have pieces everywhere! Initially, on paper, I thought I would categorize the first rough sort into about 19 categories. As I have been going through the pieces this week, it has turned out to be a few less. Mostly because it’s just too difficult to tell for sure on a lot of pieces what…

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Section 1 – Disassembled and Reassembled

Section 1 – Disassembled and Reassembled

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As I stated yesterday, here are the pictures and a description of my process in flipping Section 1 over on my main puzzling board so that contact paper can be attached to the back. STEP 1:  Take a picture of the completed puzzle section – just in case you never see it this way again!  LOL  (Just kidding!!!) STEP 2:  Carefully decide where you are going to make your cut.  I wanted to use the repeat pattern borders as my…

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Divide and Conquer

Divide and Conquer

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I know I haven’t updated this in a little while, but it is because I have been playing around with some different ideas on how best to approach doing Section 2 with Section 1 still on my main puzzling board.  I didn’t want to get too deep into Section 2 until I got this figured out.  I have changed my strategy a couple of times, but I think I have finally found what is going to work the best…thanks to…

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