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Deal of the Century – Round One

Deal of the Century – Round One

Since starting this blog, I have written a couple of posts regarding my stance on Ravensburger’s 32,000 Double Retrospect which took the title of “World’s Largest Puzzle”* away from Life: The Great Challenge in September, 2010.  As I stated in those posts, I really did not like the artwork on this new record holder AT ALL initially.  Then, as I started to see pictures of other people putting the puzzle together, including this great blog, it started to grow on me just a…

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OK….Not Quite As Ugly As I First Thought

OK….Not Quite As Ugly As I First Thought

After looking at the “Double Retrospect” puzzle by Ravensburger again, and reading a few blogs from people who have either completed or are currently working on it, I have decided it’s not quite as ugly as I first thought. LOL I still don’t have any desire to purchase and do this one myself, but I can at least find a few cool things about it now. I guess part of why I didn’t like it initially is that it doesn’t…

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Bigger Doesn’t Always Mean Better

Bigger Doesn’t Always Mean Better

Here’s a case where bigger does not always mean better. Ravensburger Puzzles (one of the big kahuna’s in the puzzling industry) is about to release their response to Educa’s current record holder (Life) for the World’s Largest Puzzle. This new puzzle will be 30,000 pieces! But the major difference? This new puzzle is UGLY! Of course there will be those die hard puzzlers who will complete it not because they love the picture, but simply because it’s going to be…

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