Puzzle Brands REVIEW | All the brands from 2022

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For the end of the year I've decided to review all the brands that I have come across in 2022. There's only a few brands where I got to try more than one puzzle, so my review might not necessarily be that accurate, because I just based the majority of the brands off of one puzzle 😅
I still hope you enjoy the video and that the info given are gonna help you when deciding to try out some of the new brands 😊
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@janetteandherpuzzles Год назад

Hope you enjoy the video 😁 What's your favourite brand? 👀🧩

@fortheloveofpuzzles Год назад

Pintoo is by far still my favourite brand 💜🧩

@janetteandherpuzzles Год назад

@@fortheloveofpuzzles I need to check if I can get this in Slovenia 😍

@kathleenemenecker7260 Год назад

@pasqualedizazzo7361 Год назад

Great review Janette. Especially for those of us that have followed you this year. Merry Christmas from Houston, Texas! Kristi

@janetteandherpuzzles Год назад

Thank you! Merry Christmas from Slovenia 🎄🥰

@victoriapaine8831 Год назад

Excellent video! I enjoyed this one.

@janetteandherpuzzles Год назад

Thank you! 🥰

@martakulpa8372 Год назад

Ravensburger is definitely one of the best puzzle brands out there. It's a worldwide brand with very good quality. I personally like it for the thickness and softness of the pieces. I also like it for the variety of images they offer as well as piece counts. I don't like it for big boxes, dust, and pieces that tend to be a bit glossy. My personal favourites so far are Bluebird (Turkish production) and Enjoy puzzle. I love the cut, small boxes, and matte finished pieces that are so so so cool for the evenings. No glare whatsoever. Recently, I've also discovered new version of Trefl, which is Trefl Prime. I was extremely surprised... The quality went through the roof (positively): new unique cut, great colours, thick pieces, not much glare... I really, really enjoyed it 😉

@janetteandherpuzzles Год назад

I agree with everything you said about Ravensburger! And big boxes are a no for me too! I'd much prefer for the boxes to be much smaller 😅 I'll see if I can get any of these brands in Slovenia, to try them out 😊 Trefl Prime you say? I have to check this out because I love Trefl 🤩👌🏻

@martakulpa8372 Год назад

@@janetteandherpuzzles Just be mindful that Bluebird prints their puzzles in 3 different countries, Poland, France and Turkey. Depending on that, puzzles have different quality. Those manufactured in Poland have Trefl quality (the standard Trefl), because Trefl prints them. Those produced in France are better, different cut, thick pieces, semi-matte finish; decent, I'd say. And the one made in Turkey is the best. So, you always need to check it on the box. If you're buying online, then if on the website it doesn't say what production that Bluebird is, try to ask. I find that often websites that sell puzzles respond to such messages... As far as Trefl Prime is concerned, yes, do check it. Recently, they also introduced giant puzzles. People really like them. The only thing they say is that the pieces are smaller than normal. I know you haven't done any giant puzzle, yet, but, well... anything can happen 😉 If you'd like to check that Trefl Prime I've recently finished and some Enjoy puzzles, check my Instagram "@marta.puzzles". I take photos of all puzzles I build 🙂

@martakulpa8372 Год назад

One more thing, about those Trefl Prime giant puzzles, they might not entirely be "giant"... I haven't bought any yet, but I've heard that those over 10k-piece puzzles actually comprise of several 1000-piece puzzles (with edges and everything), which is weird... I'm not sure if all are like that. For you, on the other hand, that could be something of interest 🙂And, of course, for others who might not want or have space to do a giant puzzle.

@janetteandherpuzzles Год назад

@@martakulpa8372 Thanks for the advice! I'll have a look at it for sure 😁👌🏻 Not sure about the giant puzzles that can't be connected, but as you said it might be perfect for me as I don't have enough space 😅

@jmero55 Год назад

Thank you. I recommend Ravensburger Furry Friends 500. So chill and cute

@janetteandherpuzzles Год назад

Thank you! 😊

@nilsp9426 Год назад

I also love Ravensburger for their cut and print quality. I just wish they would go over their motive selection in the next 2-3 years. For my taste, they have way too many puzzles that fit into ~3 narrow categories (cute animals, landscape photography, and kitsch). I love a lot of those where they deviate from that, such as the lost places series or the underwater ones. Regarding their large ones, they have a lot of very difficult ones (especially old paintings, or landscapes with >2000 green or blue pieces). Other brands are somewhat more innovative on the style and art front in my opinion. I would think that Ravensburger getting a bit more into other styles could be a great addition. To the defense of Ravensburger I have to say though, that their print and cut is so good, that even all-green or all-blue sections in landscapes are usually enjoyable. Also I love this one, which combines animal and lanscape photography, but showcases how both can be done exceptionally well: www.ravensburger.de/produkte/puzzle/erwachsenenpuzzle/elefant-in-masai-mara-nationalpark-15159/index.html I love the vibrant colors, the somewhat unusual setting, and also the expressiveness of the animal (rather than it just being cute).

@janetteandherpuzzles Год назад

I agree with basically everything you have said. I do think they're a bit outdated with their puzzles and it honestly annoys me to see the same puzzles in the shop that I have as a background on my videos, which I have assembled and glued about 20 years ago 😅 But that might just be Slovenia's and not Ravensburger's fault 🤷🏻‍♀️ I love the one you showed! I think their nature edition is BEAUTIFUL. I just got one for Christmas - number 9 and it's, by far, the most beautiful puzzle I have seen. It'll most likely end up on my wall 😂🙈

@Cam-wi3tp 6 месяцев назад

I wish Ravensburger had more selection, only a couple puzzles fit in what i like toi do

@weronikasodynska4146 Год назад

My favorites are: Magnolia, Gibsons, Anatolian and Galison. Highly recommend! ❤️

@janetteandherpuzzles Год назад

Thank you! I'll add them to my collection of brands to try 😁👌🏻

@tjmozdzen 5 месяцев назад

Ravensburgerer definitely. Buffalo is also good from my experience.

@janetteandherpuzzles 5 месяцев назад

I have never done a Buffalo! But it seems like I should add it on my 'New Brands to Tryout' list! 😁👌🏻

@robertmoon9905 Год назад

My wife loves the Ravensburger too. She has been doing a lot of the White Mountain ones recently and likes them. After your comment below I think well try the Pintoo brand next. Those Clementoni ones looked really familiar but I think they may have been 20-25 years old because we have an art piece that is at least that old with the same pictures on them lol. Great video!

@janetteandherpuzzles Год назад

Ravensburger is very good quality, so I completely understand her! I haven't done a White Mountain puzzle before, but I have one in my collection, so I think it's time to try the brand out 🤩 I have Pintoo on my 'Brands to try' list, so will definitely be doing it at some point. Thank you for sharing this with me 🤗

@robertmoon9905 Год назад

@@janetteandherpuzzles We found our first White Mountain in a five and dime store not expecting much. When it was completed we realized a piece was missing. There was a contact # on the box that said "if a piece is missing contact us" so we did and they sent us a replacement puzzle of our choice. They were great on the phone. Superb customer service. She has since ordered a lot of their puzzles and enjoyed them all.

@fortheloveofpuzzles Год назад

Great video idea 😀💜🧩

@janetteandherpuzzles Год назад

Thank you! You should do it too because you have such a variety of brands you get in NZ 🤩

@SusieOnWillowSt 10 месяцев назад

Congratulations on placing 22nd! 🎉

@janetteandherpuzzles 10 месяцев назад

Thank you! 🤗

@patriciajaynebavas7118 Год назад

My favourite puzzle brands are Ravensburger, Clementoni, Gibsons, Falcon, Schmitt and Galison so far. Lots I haven't tried yet.

@janetteandherpuzzles Год назад

Falcon and Galison are new for me, so would love to try them out! 🤩 Oh my, there is soooo many brands, I think it's impossible to try them all 😅

@simplydee4522 Год назад

Clemonentoni pieces do not interlock well.

@puzzlepiece9509 Год назад

Brands are all about your perception of them and how well you think they are made and how well the pieces fit. One person's best brand could be someone else's medium brand. Ravensburger have cornered the market in terms of quality, it's rare to have a bad experience of a Ravensburger. My other favourites are Gibsons, Falcon/Jumbo, House of Puzzles, Clementoni, Cloudberries and Wentworth wooden puzzles.

@janetteandherpuzzles Год назад

I think so too! Everyone has different aspects that are more important for them. Thank you for sharing these brands with me. I'll add them to my list of new brands to try out 😁👌🏻

@nilsp9426 Год назад

I agree. If you don't like the style of the artwork on the puzzle, and that is important to you, you can hate any brand. But I think some of them are objectively crafted better regarding the quality of the pieces and also the colors. Today you can get basically any motive on a puzzle of medium size (300-2000 pieces), but having a really good cut and top-notch print like the Ravensburger puzzles (and some others) have, at least to me, makes a huge difference.

@alam5055 9 месяцев назад

I live in Poland and I've only tried 3 brands of puzzles - Clementoni, Castorland and Trefl. Trefl is my favourite, Castorland is good too, but the puzzle pieces are a bit smaller and I prefer the Trefl ones. I don't like Clementoni that much.They're not bad but the fit is very loose so it's hard to pick up bigger finished sections if you want to move them around and it's harder for me to know if two pieces fit together or if it's a false fit. I want to try Ravensburger too, but they're almost double the price of Trefl and Castorland so I haven't gotten around to it yet. Everytime I look for puzzles to buy, the temptation of buying two instead of one is just too strong XD

@janetteandherpuzzles 9 месяцев назад

I've heard of Castorland having smaller pieces, but I've never tried it - we don't have it in Slovenia, so I'd have to buy it online. Good to know that the quality is good! 😊👌🏻 Interesting about Clementoni though - I have heard that the quality of the brand can vary based on where the puzzle is being printed, but in Slovenia, I very much like the quality of Clementoni. I find Clementoni has better cut and fit than Trefl here 🤷🏻‍♀️ and it's also almost double the price - Ravensburger range. Ravensburger is nice, but like you said, it's more expensive. I would say it's good to try a Ravensburger, but you don't have to do it at the full cost - try FB Market, go to a charity shop, or try to exchange with someone. I'm sure you'll be able to get it somewhere 😉

@Ceares 10 месяцев назад

I'm much more lenient to cheaper brands but we've done several fairly cheap puzzles and have yet to see peeling or have missing pieces. If it happened, I'd just shrug it off though. I'd be super upset to see that in a a more expensive brand.

@janetteandherpuzzles 10 месяцев назад

I get that! That's why I like to exchange puzzles - you can get all kinds off brands this way, and you also don't mind that much if the pieces are missing or if it's damaged in any way 😁

@__Nikola__ 8 месяцев назад

Hi, great channel! Could you please do some finished look comparisons? I found Ravensburger to be substantially worse than Trefle, Clementoni and Art Puzzle when it comes to visibility of border between pieces. Both of mine Ravensburger have really strong borders and it looks so bad when you look at them up close, all the small details are ruined.

@janetteandherpuzzles 8 месяцев назад

Thank you! 😊 That's a great idea! I will be doing a new video for 2023, and I will make sure to include comparisons! 😁👌🏻 I don't think I ever noticed that, but thank you for pointing it out! 🤗

@__Nikola__ 8 месяцев назад

@@janetteandherpuzzles Thank you for the reply! Great, can't wait to see that! I'd suggest using the ones with a lot of light parts (sky, clouds, snow) and the ones with a lot of small text on light surfaces - like those antique world maps. Lets say compare 4-5 different brands Antique World Map puzzles and let people vote which one looks the best :) The most accurate way would be finding the exact same pic of different brands but that would be hell of a boring thing to complete just for the sake of an experiment :D So maybe just find similar ones :)

@romina141086 5 месяцев назад

I bought a clementoni puzzle this year, 2000 pieces, "View of China". Beautiful image. Unfortunately, it was four pieces short and had four repeats. They were very kind to answer me when I contacted them but they could not help me because they have no support in my country, Uruguay. I didn’t dare buy another one of the same brand for that reason. Too bad because the quality seemed good.

@janetteandherpuzzles 5 месяцев назад

Oh that's a shame! 😬 I didn't really have any issues like that before, so I never experienced the 'missing pieces' support, but I do understand you. I have very limited resources in Slovenia as well, so unless it's a European brand, I'm toast, just like you! I had one missing piece with Springbok, and haven't even gotten a reply from them 😅

@thewhitewolf58 Год назад

Worst puzzle i did was a 500 piece puzzle with 3d graphics it was a harry potter puzzle of hogwarts castle. What pissed me of was the quality was so bad then even the title pieces with their words felt like i almost needed a mallet to hammer them in. Even when they clearly read harry potter and should have fit. Almost used it as fire wood but didnt want to get sick from the paint.

@janetteandherpuzzles Год назад

Oh my! This sounds like a nightmare! 😬 I have to say that in my experience, the puzzles that don't fit well together are the WORST puzzles. I can get past a bad image and bad quality as long as the pieces fit! I feel bad for you and it's a shame you don't know the brand so I'd know to stay away from it 😅

@bekrokanata1453 9 месяцев назад

hello, i am Apostolis from Greece ...i always like solving jigsaw puzzles but didnt have the time to do that ...recently i had a car accident and have to be at home 2 more months. so i would like to advise me for what puzzle around 1000 pieces may i buy to spent my time ! I'd prefer something easy not very easy but easy..thank you

@janetteandherpuzzles 9 месяцев назад

Hi! I'm sorry to hear that! Wishing you a quick recovery! 🤗 Ok so easy, but not too easy - in that case, I would advise you to get Schmidt, Ravensburger or Clementoni puzzle - they are great brands, and you won't get misfits. When the quality of the puzzle is good, then the puzzle will never be too difficult, because even when the picture is difficult, the piece cut will help you finish the puzzle. And then picture wise, anything with clear sections or a gradient puzzle is the easiest, and anything with a lot of same colour is more difficult. Hope that helps 😁

@bekrokanata1453 9 месяцев назад

@@janetteandherpuzzles thats was really helpfull answer to my question ,thank you very much for ur wishes also and for the help,u got me as follower ofc

@virgogaming6488 Год назад

My favorite brand is Eurographics, least favorite is Cardinal.

@janetteandherpuzzles Год назад

I will check this brand out, thank you! 😊

@virgogaming6488 Год назад

@@janetteandherpuzzles I hear Aquarius is also good.

@mihaelurasek6262 Год назад

Hello Janette, me and my girlfriend are from Croatia, we recently finished our first 2000 pieces. Watching this video i realized that you maybe didnt try out 2 brands of amazing puzzles. You have to try Anatolian, and Castorland. They have amazing and beautiful themes, and most important the quality of puzzles are at standard, so finished picture is very beautiful. We dont have that in Croatia, we ordered them online, but its worth it. Im gonna subscribe, so in future if you gonna try them, i would like to hear your opinion on them. Good luck, and sorry for long post.

@janetteandherpuzzles Год назад

Jako dobro! 😊 Thank you for the suggestions! I have made a list of brands to try, so I'm putting them on the list 😉👌🏻 Always love a good puzzle brand 🤩

@P_44_44 10 месяцев назад

Clementoni? It is so suprising for me because I hate this brand. Trefl is my favourite. Great price and great quality

@janetteandherpuzzles 10 месяцев назад

Interesting! I really like their newer puzzles. But I did learn with some brands the quality can vary based on where they’re being made 😅

@bd9968 Год назад

everyone raves about Ravensburger - I don't understand. My experience with Ravensburger is - the fit is loose, image quality appears highly pixelated, and numerous misfits. Maybe, I am just getting the puzzles that slipped through Ravensburger quality check.

@janetteandherpuzzles Год назад

For me it's mainly when I do Ravensburger puzzle I know I'll always be able to finish it (regardless of how difficult the picture is), which I can't say for other brands. I do agree that the fit is better with other brands, such as Clementoni and Trefl - from what I have experienced so far. But it's just something smooth about doing a Ravensburger puzzle I don't know how else to explain 😅

@nilsp9426 Год назад

I also own a Ravensburger puzzle that is pixelated based on the design on it. I think that it is a problem with some of the digital artwork they do / use. The photography motives never have that problem. Regarding the fit, I would agree that some of them easily fall apart, especially the older ones with some knobless borders between pieces. I do have misfits sometimes, but never had a case where, at a closer look, it was unclear. I attribute that to myself or the lighting :D

@Divelucaya Год назад

I have found that Ravensburger quality varies greatly. And I can't help but think part of that is where I live. Ravensburger I ordered from Amazon US were all high quality but ones I found here in the Philippines were of significantly lower quality with loose fitting pieces.