Hey, puzzlers! I’m up again with another puzzle. So, in this blog “Reviewing An A2play Jigsaw Puzzle | The Jupiter Mission” I’m going to talk and share my thoughts on a puzzle from a company called A2play. They have sent me basically three different puzzles and I’m going to do a video on all three. But today this blog is only going to be about “The Jupiter Mission”.
Basically, it’s called the Space Trilogy (three different puzzles):
- The Solar System
- The Astronaut
- The Jupiter Mission
I first selected the Jupiter Mission because I liked the little spaceship in this one. I was curious to see how that would look in a larger format with a space theme.
The box is a nice box. It's a gloss-finished box and there's a lot of information on the back of the box. Additionally, the company gives you a little coupon for the store, which is pretty cool. Furthermore, if you find a missing piece, they will replace the puzzle with no questions asked, which is really nice. Isn’t it?
This puzzle comes with a poster print as a reference, so assembling it is a little bit easier. There is a lot of additional information on the back of the card (a lot of educational information) which is pretty cool, isn't it?
I decided to use the print since there isn't much information on the box to refer to. It’s a 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle. I believe its dimensions are about 18 to 19 inches, which is similar to what I usually work with.
And because there was very little puzzle dust on this puzzle, I was very pleased with it!
And let me tell you, the print quality looks similar to what was on the Cobble Hill prints, which were on linen paper. The print is of excellent quality. On the paper, you can see a texture.
The backside of the pieces is finished in white and has a smooth finish. However, while the majority of the pieces were broken up, there were a few that were all together.
Here is my separating strategy for this one:
- Basically, I set aside all of my side pieces to assemble them first, and then I moved on to the spaceship, then the planet, and finally all of the leftover space.
- So, I started by putting all of the spaceship pieces on one tray and all of the planets on another, and then I started putting anything else on the last tray.
- Then I broke them down into puzzle-shaped pieces.
What I liked about it was that as I put it together and looked closer, it almost looked like a drawing or illustration. Isn’t it cool!?
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