Puzzle Maker: Tenyo (Japan)

Title: All Stars Stained Glass (DS-1000-764)

Pieces: 1000

Cut: Grid cut

Relative difficulty: ** Moderate–separating by scene is sometimes tricky because of repeated colors

Overall quality: ****

Link to Purchase: https://www.amazon.com/Disney-Stained-Jigsaw-Puzzle-DS-1000-764/dp/B005SL896I/

Review:

Tenyo puzzles are a tactile pleasure, though they’re somewhat more expensive outside of Japan. This puzzle is the “stained glass” type, which means that the pieces are translucent. Special frames are available that will allow light to shine through the back of the puzzle to illuminate it.

The pieces are thick plastic, and snap together tightly enough that no glue is required to mount the puzzle. Glue would probably be useless on this puzzle; there’s simply no space between the pieces.

A unique aspect of the puzzle that made it more enjoyable, especially for the pair of us completing it together, is that the orientation of all scenes is toward the center, so there’s no “up” or “down” direction.