Abstract: This paper introduces new types of square-piece jigsaw puzzles: those for which the orientation of each jigsaw piece is unknown. We propose a tree-based reassembly that greedily merges ...

Jigsaw fans are being invited to put their problem-solving skills to the test when a festival and competition comes to town this autumn. The Pannier Market Hall will host the Bideford Jigsaw Festival ...

Teens have all kinds of hobbies from video games, TV, theater and sports. Bryson Howard prefers jigsaw puzzles — not small 500-piece puzzles. He is into puzzles with thousands of pieces. He recently ...

"It was like assembling the world's most difficult jigsaw puzzle," Han Li, a senior building material specialist at the Museum of London Archaeology, said in a statement. After three months of hard ...

Is Ravensburger the best puzzle brand? Plenty of different brands make puzzles, but Ravensburger is widely considered one of the very best jigsaw puzzle brands out there. This is in part due to the ...

For some of us, the mere idea of a jigsaw puzzle is enough to induce a panic attack, but for those who love them—and there are legions of those who do—it is a contemplative, welcome escape. Jigsaw ...

Aimee Grant receives funding from UKRI, the Wellcome Trust and the Morgan Advanced Studies Institute. She is a non-executive director of Disability Wales. For decades, a jigsaw puzzle piece has been ...

I've recently gotten back into building LEGO sets and putting together adult jigsaw puzzles, so imagine my surprise and delight when I found out there was a crossover between the two. There are ...

The French company Miraludo launched amazing puzzles of its line “La Galerie des Legendes” in honor of two genius scientists who have completely changed the history of humanity: Polish Marie Curie, ...

Along with knitting and crocheting, jigsaw puzzles are a great activity to indulge in when you're looking for a light hobby that is both rewarding and challenges the mind. From 500 pieces all the way ...

Jigsaw puzzles come in many shapes and sizes and can be anything from just a few pieces to several thousand. The earliest jigsaws appeared in the 1760s when European mapmakers pasted maps onto pieces ...

Nothing beats the sense of achievement from finding that missing piece of a jigsaw puzzle! They’ve been a staple of entertainment since map engraver, John Spilsbury, created the first jigsaw puzzle in ...