Looking for no-picture puzzles

[Joan Robins]

Hi,

Anyone know where I can find very difficult jigsaw puzzles that have either
no picture or repeating shapes? I want something for a friend who hates
anything representative of reality and has no patience with easy puzzles.

Joan

[Clara Reaume]

We will have a fractal jigsaw puzzle title available within the next 60 days. I
think your friend would be interested, see link below. All of our jigsaw
puzzles are done on a computer.
http://www.21stcenturygames.com/Jigsaw_Puzzles/Default.htm

Clara Reaume
21st Software Corp.

[Tom Collins]

Although this doesn't match you exact criteria, it's still fairly difficult.
I have purchased a double sided jigsaw puzzle as a gift before. The picture
is complex, usually lots of small similar objects. The back side has the
same picture, but is turned 90 degrees. So even if you could identify what
part of the picture a certain piece represents, there are still 2 possible
places it can go depending what side you're looking at. I forget the name of
the manufacturer, but I bought at a store called Zany Brainy. If you're
still interested, email me and I can get the name.

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[Otto Edelenbosch]

There does exist a puzzle what gives you a picture when it is finised, but
the box doesn't give you this picture. Instead the box gives you a
clue-picture.

If you are interested, a friend of mine has such, so i can give you the
manufacturer.

Otto.

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[Glenn C. Rhoads]

In article <IPzR4.6152$0L4.3...@nntp3.onemain.com>,

"Joan Robins" <rob...@bigfoot.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Anyone know where I can find very difficult jigsaw puzzles that have
either
> no picture or repeating shapes? I want something for a friend who
hates
> anything representative of reality and has no patience with easy
puzzles.

Take any ordinary jigsaw puzzle and flip the pieces over. Now
you don't have a picture to help you.

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[Carl G.]

Glenn C. Rhoads wrote in message <8f7g9q$a0l$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>...

>In article <IPzR4.6152$0L4.3...@nntp3.onemain.com>,
> "Joan Robins" <rob...@bigfoot.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Anyone know where I can find very difficult jigsaw puzzles that have
>either
>> no picture or repeating shapes? I want something for a friend who
>hates
>> anything representative of reality and has no patience with easy
>puzzles.
>
>Take any ordinary jigsaw puzzle and flip the pieces over. Now
>you don't have a picture to help you.

If you want to add difficulty to a jigsaw puzzle, try solving them without
looking at the pieces. One method is to place the puzzle pieces on a tray
and sit in a chair close to a table. Put the tray on your lap and move your
chair up so that the tray is under the edge of the table top. You could
also use a blindfold, but using a table to block the view allows one to do
other things at the same time, like watching television. I suggest that
people start with a child's puzzle that only has a few dozen oversized
pieces. The experience can be a bit humbling, but it helps one appreciate
one's eyesight. I suppose that someone could solve a 1500 or 2000 piece
puzzle without sight, but I don't know what the record is.

Carl G.

[Joan Robins]

Thanks for all your hints and tips! I saw a puzzle once that was white
shapes on a white background. Anyone ever heard of it?

Joan

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"Clara Reaume" <rea...@21stcenturygames.com> wrote in message
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> We will have a fractal jigsaw puzzle title available within the next 60
days. I
> think your friend would be interested, see link below. All of our jigsaw
> puzzles are done on a computer.
> http://www.21stcenturygames.com/Jigsaw_Puzzles/Default.htm
>
> Clara Reaume
> 21st Software Corp.
>

> Joan Robins wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Anyone know where I can find very difficult jigsaw puzzles that have
either
> > no picture or repeating shapes? I want something for a friend who hates
> > anything representative of reality and has no patience with easy
puzzles.
> >

> > Joan
>

[John Doe]

I have made some hardwood puzzles. I freehand cut them from figured
hardwoods, so they are one of a kind. I have also cut some Escheresque style
puzzles that can be very difficult (or so I'm told). I'm not big on doing
them but I like to make them as hard as possible.

Mike in NB

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[Gerry Quinn]

In article <8f7p2j$agu$1...@slb2.atl.mindspring.net>, "Carl G." <cgi...@mindspring.com> wrote:

>
>If you want to add difficulty to a jigsaw puzzle, try solving them without
>looking at the pieces. One method is to place the puzzle pieces on a tray
>and sit in a chair close to a table. Put the tray on your lap and move your
>chair up so that the tray is under the edge of the table top. You could
>also use a blindfold, but using a table to block the view allows one to do
>other things at the same time, like watching television. I suggest that
>people start with a child's puzzle that only has a few dozen oversized
>pieces. The experience can be a bit humbling, but it helps one appreciate
>one's eyesight. I suppose that someone could solve a 1500 or 2000 piece
>puzzle without sight, but I don't know what the record is.
>

Blind chessplayers can play pretty well with special sets that have
little holes and ridges on the board and pieces to signify squares,
colours etc. (Of course strong sighted players can often play one or
more games blindfold without a board at all.)

For a no-picture jigsaw, why not get an ordinary one and turn it upside
down?

Gerry Quinn
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[LaShonda]

Well there is some great two sided puzzles, that are very
difficult. Check out Bitsandpieces.com. I know your friend will
have a difficult time figuring these puzzles out.

LaShonda

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[Chris Lohe]

On Sun, 7 May 2000 20:11:42 -0700, "Joan Robins"
<rob...@bigfoot.com> wrote:

>Anyone know where I can find very difficult jigsaw puzzles that have either
>no picture or repeating shapes? I want something for a friend who hates
>anything representative of reality and has no patience with easy puzzles.

Try the two new puzzles which I designed recently: the
Labyrinth Tiles and the Labyrinth Cube.

The idea of the Labyrinth Tiles is to design different squares
which carry lines on them, and to arrange these tiles to build
a larger closed loop line.

The Labyrinth Cube is a special closed loop arrangement of 8
different Labyrinth corner cubies and 12 different Labyrinth
edge cubies on a Rubik's Cube.

Both are difficult (for me).

http://home.t-online.de/home/c.lohe/labyrinth_tiles.htm
http://home.t-online.de/home/c.lohe/labyrinth_cube.htm

I hope your friend has fun solving these puzzles!

Chris