I can’t remember how long it’s been since I did a puzzle that wasn’t the typical rectangle or square shape. I was on the Springbok website looking for another puzzle, which I’m currently working on, when I found this one and fell in love. I’m not one for gradient puzzles unless they’re like this. I like the ones that have some object or image to create the gradient. I picked this one to do now because I wasn’t sure quite what puzzle to do, but I wanted to do a puzzle. This size puzzle wouldn’t take me very long and by the end, I might have an idea of what I wanted to do.
Let’s get started!
I usually start a puzzle by flipping over pieces and setting aside pieces that all feature the same color or pattern. Often I start putting these together as I’m turning over all the pieces. Sometimes this means I start at a corner, but it usually means it’s somewhere random. This time I started pulling out all of the green pieces. I didn’t plan on working through the puzzle in color order, but I kind of liked it once I got going. I did wind up rotating the puzzle around as I was working. And, yes, I did intentionally leave the middle for the end.
I was really quite happy with this one. I’d forgotten why I love Springbok puzzles. Their piece shape is so unique that what you think is an edge is really not and then you have to find a couple of pieces to make a single piece. This kind of cut is not for everyone. Years ago I did a Springbok with my mom and the pieces drove her nuts. But I think if you’re curious about the random cut pieces, this is a good one to test out. The gradient helps a lot to offset the strangeness of the pieces. It’s a very doable puzzle. I think it took me maybe an hour and a half? Possibly two hours. I wasn’t really counting, but it was a really quick puzzle.
No Pieces Missing 