And high-dollar puzzles are not limited to just wood. The creators behind the “jigsaw puzzle jewelers” Lazels, whose products run from $2 to $4 per piece, coming to prices like $650 (Gambit 256), $850 ...

Putting a piece into place feels like winning the grand prize in and of itself, but I must repeat: This puzzle is freaking hard. Without a concrete reference image or a single context clue, every ...

The puzzle is only 500 pieces, but since you don’t have a reference image to compare your progress, it’s a bit more challenging than your standard jigsaw puzzle. The potential to get rich ...

Ms. Rosenkrantz and Mr. Louis-Rosenberg are algorithmic artists who make laser-cut wooden jigsaw puzzles — among other ... they write custom software to “grow” intertwining puzzle pieces.

A San Luis Obispo, California, resident bought Dowdle’s 60,000-piece What a Wonderful World map puzzle from Costco and completed it.

With wood puzzles, you can flip the pieces over to look for patterns in the wood grain. (Whether that counts as cheating is for you and your fellow puzzlers to decide.) Do an Easy Puzzle on Hard Mode ...

The Utah-based company, founded in 1990, offers puzzle designs from over 400 cities and 60 events. “I would go to the places and then I would paint them,” Dowdle said. “I would have ...