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This purchase was a big disappointment. I had previously had an extremely good puzzle from this manufacturer so I expected this one to be good too. But there is no variety in the shape of the pieces - it turns out that, with the exception of the edge pieces, only two puzzle shapes are used (and there is very little difference between the two - one shape is just slightly longer than the other). In terms of shape, all the pieces of one shape (i.e. almost 50% of the total) are EXACTLY identical - so any piece of one shape fits perfectly to any piece whatsoever of the other shape. So there is no way of doing the puzzle on the basis of the shape or fit of pieces - the only way to do it is by reference to the picture, but with large undifferentiated areas of sky, snow and foliage, this is meaningless to impossible - you can fit any piece to any other piece without being able to tell what is "correct". I don't mind a challenge - and in fact chose this because I thought if would be challenging - but having so many pieces of identical shape renders the task pointless and removes any element of enjoyment. I have emailed the manufacturer to express my disappointment and have had a brief reply saying that they "are changing the cutter for future jigsaw print runs so there will be a greater variety of piece shapes". This doesn't really address my feeling that this puzzle is so badly made it should never have been produced in the first place.Read full review
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I like it because it is suitable for most age groups even the box cover makes it feel as if you want to make it
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Good quality and value for money
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Otter house puzzles well made and great value. Thanks
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