Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Rant Review: Squishmallows Squish Squad 500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle (Buffalo Games)
I was obliged to take this one over when my little niece ran out of patience halfway through the sorting. She's done fine with the few 100 piece puzzles I've given her in the past, but this one was a bit overwhelming. My mom had pitched in and helped her assemble about 2/3 of the edge and a teeny bit of the interior before tapping out as well. (My mom has assembled many a puzzle in her day, but she just really wasn't feeling this one.) I neither know nor care about Squishmallows, but the art is cute and pleasant enough that I didn't mind putting this together. It was quite easy, and took me only a couple of hours to assemble the remaining ~450 pieces. The only slightly challenging bits were the vines and letters.
I've had several puzzles from Buffalo, bought on clearance, sitting in my to-do pile for some time, but this is the first of their puzzles I've actually put together. The quality was not exceptional, but entirely acceptable for a cheap puzzle you can grab for under $10 at a big box retailer. There was only a moderate amount of dust, always a good thing! The pieces were akin to the thin, sturdy pieces you find in Galison puzzles. The fit was a bit loose, however, and false fits occurred more often than I would have liked. I had to reassemble parts of the edge due to this. This wasn't a pervasive problem, though, and I've encountered far worse-fitting pieces with puzzles that cost more than this one. It actually passed the lift test, for a few seconds, anyway!
No comments:
Post a Comment