Guinness Records for jigsaw puzzles

Guinness-recognized puzzles
jigsaws feature a number of times in the Guinness book of Records. Here is a summary for you:

Most pieces: The 551,232-piece, 48-foot, 8.64-inch by 76-foot, 1.38-inch puzzle was completed by 1,600 University of Economics of Ho Chi Minh City students at Phu Tho Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Sept. 24, 2011. It had 3,132 sections, each containing 176 pieces. The puzzle depicted a lotus flower with six petals.

Largest: The 21,600-piece puzzle measured 58,435.1 square feet. That's roughly the size of a small strip mall. Devised by Great East Asia Surveyors & Consultants Co. Ltd., it was put together by 777 people at the former Kai Tak airport in Hong Kong and was completed Nov. 3, 2002. Each piece measured no more than about 20 square inches.

Smallest commercially available (1,000 or more pieces): This 1,000-piece, 7.17-inch by 10.12-inch jigsaw puzzle is manufactured by Standard Project Limited, which produces Tomax puzzles in Hong Kong. It was measured in Hong Kong on Dec. 12, 2009. The miniature puzzles were already launched the year before and depict various designs, with images ranging from landmarks to famous works of art.

Smallest commercially available (500-1,000 pieces): This 500-piece, 8.27- by 11.65-inch puzzle depicting Machu Picchu is available from Tomax. It was deemed the record Feb. 3, 2010, in Hong Kong.

Largest collection: Georgina Gil-Lacuna has 1,028 different puzzle sets in Tagaytay City, Philippines. She has been collecting puzzles for more than 26 years. Her largest is 18,000 pieces. The record was set Nov. 29, 2012.

Most expensive: A hand-crafted, 467-piece wooden jigsaw puzzle custom made by Rachel Page Elliott sold for $27,000 at a charity art auction to benefit the Golden Retriever Foundation, a non-profit organization, at the Eisenhower Conference Centre on Sept. 28, 2005, in Gettysburg, Pa. Many pieces are cut in unique designs of birds, cats, horses and golden retrievers in various poses.

Largest spherical: This puzzle depicting a Winnie the Pooh scene has a 15-foot, 7.8-inch circumference and was made by Unima Industrial (HK) Ltd. in Hong Kong. It was displayed and measured at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on Jan. 10, 2005.
Source: Guinness World Records

Spring is in the air - book your sSummer holiday...

Spring is definitely in the air and so we all start to plan our summer holidays. We have a beautiful collection of travel puzzles featuring photographs of gorgeous places and landmarks all over the world.  You’ll be booking your flights and accommodation in no time as these puzzles capture  popular travel destinations from far and wide! And of course, if you can’t afford that trip right now – just enjoy putting together a travel jigsaw  from our  collection.

Porto, Portugal 500 pieces



My Paris, France  1500 pieces



Lake Mangamahoe, Mt Taranaki , New Zealand 1000 pieces

Taj Mahal,, India  2000 pieces

Send Dad a puzzle this Father's Day Sunday 7th September.

Make Dad's day this Father's day with one of the many puzzles available for Dad's - or Granddads or Uncles, or any other special man with whom you will be celebrating on Sunday 7 September.
Would your Dad like either of these puzzles?


Classic Cars 1000 pieces

 

Dad's shed 500 large pieces

A jigsaw playground - what fun!

Pedestrians on Queen Street at Bras Basah, Singapore can now enjoy an interactive 3-D jigsaw puzzle outside the Waterloo Centre.
Three sets of large foam structures designed to look like old playgrounds from Singapore's past are providing a  pop-up play space,  open until the end of the month.
What a fantastic idea!
Read more about it here

"Must have" Jigsaw Puzzle Accessories

Doing a  jigsaw is all about separating, sorting, piecing together, and then storing - completed or incomplete.  Special jigsaw accessories are available that take away the hassle, and make puzzling even more fun.
We think that sorting and storing your pieces by colour not only helps keep your puzzling area tidy, but also helps you complete the jigsaw faster. Sorting through a lot of pieces using a few old yoghurt pots or meat trays, or just spreading them out on your table, and then picking them up again when you have to pack up is not necessarily the best way!
We have two specially designed puzzle sorters that you will not be without once you have them. Believe me, mine are in constant use!

Sort and Go



Sort your puzzle

Both are in stock on our website. They also make great gifts - and Father's day is coming up!

World's fastest puzzler

15 year old Deepika Ravichandran of East Hampton, is the fastest puzzler on the planet, logging in at 13 minutes and 7 seconds to complete the official Guinness puzzle on May 9. Her time beats the current record of 13 minutes and 14 seconds. She completed the official Guinness World Records 250-piece jigsaw puzzle, which was an oval shape with no picture on the box. Most of the pieces cannot be told apart. “There are pieces that are such odd shapes, I don’t know what goes where,” said Deepika. Despite that she assembled 18 pieces per minute.  Read more about it here

 

A jigsaw is just what Mum wants this Mother's day May 11

Mum won't be able to resist these beautiful puzzles or any of the others available on our website www.pathwaypuzzles.co.nz!

Tea for Two  Approx 1000 pieces

Rose Cottage 1500 pieces