I am in the process of doing my first ravensburger after having completed a cheap brand and I am very impressed by the quality. I have used the glue on another puzzle brand and it does a great job but after glue I have immediately framed it so I don't know if it can hold without a front cover.
@@robertnicolas6716 I finished a 1000 pieces puzzle from Ravensburg. How did you framed it? Because I tried to frame it in a poster/photo frame, but it was to large :( I am looking forward to hear from you :) Greetings :)
@@truuschris277 Well done !! So the first thing I did even before starting was to have a thin cardboard or thick piece of paper on which to build the puzzle then put the glue on since it sticks on the front and doesn't ruin the image. After that I used a Jysk or Ikea frame depending on the size. ( I recommend the Ikea ones because they have plexi instead of glass which is easier to maneuver ) You open the frame, take the back side which is usually a thick cardboard and pull the puzzle on it, after that you attach the front and Voila ! Better let the glue dry first just to be safe. Good luck !
The only reason I'm in the comments section is because of those missing pieces. Did Ravensburger send her an incomplete puzzle? Hahaha that would be pure evil.
I'm from Germany too. I also haven't seen any big brands like Ravensburger. Or at least not with a focus on puzzles or the variety as Ravensburger has. But there are some smaller ones and game companies such as Schmidt Spiele are selling puzzles.
As a german i did a lot of Ravensburger Puzzle. About 40-50 Minutes away from my home there is even a Ravensburger Shop which is amazing. Went there once and i felt like im in puzzle heaven. Unfortunately Puzzles needs a lot of space (the little boxes are amazing! wish we could have them too instead of the big boxes), they are expensive (they aren't really expensive when you see all the stuff behind but for me they are) and i only do it once. I would love to trade them but i am the only person in my family and of my friends who are into this. I love to see how excited you are. It is really nice to find someone who loves to puzzle too!
I’m a Ravensburger snob by now. I started out with any and all brands and finally graduated to strictly Ravensburger. I even have a rotating puzzle table which is a must for my hobby. I do mostly 1,000 piece which works great on my table.
Karen: "These box lids are amazing; sturdy, neutral coloured and spacious. I always pull them out for sorting and such!" Also Karen: "Why is this box so big? It take up so much space, they could easily make them smaller... one of the few downsides of their puzzles" . . I always thought of the big boxes as a feature, exactly for the pro's you listed :)
To be honest, I pick my jigsaws based on the picture & don’t really mind what brand they are, but I do love Ravensburger. Heye is also a brand I love. I hope this will become a longer time-lapse video too? I love this image!
Ravensburger is one of my favourite brands and I have done loads of them. I have a special card that allows me to get a free ravensburger puzzle when I buy 6 ravensburger puzzles. I always get excited when I get to buy new puzzles. 👍
I absolutely love puzzles,when I was little my daddy would go on business trips and he would always bring me back a puzzle to do together. I quickly realized I have never done a ravenburger puzzle. I just bought one and I’m excited to put It together. Thank you Karen for making these amazing videos.
Karen, I'm glad you're having success with your channel, and I know you've really come a long way since this video :) From getting your first free Ravensburger puzzles, to now having your own puzzle designs, and almost 200k subscribers here, congratulations!🤩
Hey Karen! I´m from Germany and my childhood puzzle memories are filled with Ravensburger. But it is hard, when you do a jigsaw with thinner or broken pieces from another brand. Ravensburg is a really nice city in Bavaria, in the south of Germany. It also has a puzzle museum ;-) If you want to come to Germany, I would recommend you to come in the end of Oktober, because then there is the "Spielemesse Essen in North Rhine-Westphalia (in the City Essen, yes. We have a city called "Food" ;-) ). I´m there every year and for me it´s like paradise! There is so much to discover and of course so much to buy! There is another big trade show in the "near" of Ravensburg, in a City called Nürnberg with a beautiful christmas market, but sadly this trade show is in summer.
Being quarantined due to covid-19 I really appreciated my puzzle collection. Then I thought that a neighbor might also like some to pass the time. A great way to share at this time.
Missing pieces - yes. I recently did Ravensburger Puzzle 'Baroque Library' and two connecting pieces were missing. Like you I was very surprised. Do love this manufacturer though, for all the reasons you mentioned, so am willing to forgive a one or two time error in exchange for such great quality. If the cat was still around I could have blamed him. Thank you for such a great video. It was excellent. Learned some new tricks.
I love Ravensburger puzzle too. After watching this video I want to tell Karen, there is one puzzle brand in my country (Taiwan) which make the plastic puzzle. The pieces are hard and when they get together, I can hold the puzzle in one hand and they don't scatter around. If you agree, I really want to send you a plastic puzzle, I can offer the shipping fee, just let you experience the other types of puzzle, and it can amaze you.
My PO Box address is in the description of all of my main channel videos - just give me a heads up if you're sending a package since I've definitely gone months without checking it and had stuff get returned to the sender 🤦♀️
I discovered Ravensburger puzzles last year and I just love them! Before, my favorite was Springbok. I still like those, but Ravensburger is definitely my favorite now.
I purchased my first Ravensburger puzzle! I didn’t know about them until I watched this channel. I really love Ensky puzzles. Their artcrystal line for Studio Ghibli films are gorgeous!
So funny...."This is why I made this channel in the first place...So I can get complimentary Ravensburger puzzles." And now look at you!!! Who knew that in 2022, this is what you would be doing!!!
I bought a box of puzzles, i was the equivalent of $8 USD, It had 3 1000 piece puzzles, AND 3 posters which would be about 2 15" laptop screens on top of each other. The puzzles are a little bit thin but they lock together really well and will be fine once glued. great deal! Btw the company is Play Studios, it had a Big Ben, The Taj Mahal?, and the Eiffel Tower
I just finished Birds of Eastern North America by puzzle by New York Puzzle Company. I remember you talking about a puzzle that was all different cameras laid out on a white background. They have many puzzles like that.
Hubby and I were recently talking about working a puzzle and, lo and behold, your channel popped up in my UA-cam feed (somebody listening in?). Anyway, I’m enjoying your videos very much and have ordered several puzzles from Amazon. We completed a 500-piece Ravensburger today and were so pleased with the quality. The pieces are larger and have almost no shine. The sound is so satisfying when they click into place. And no missing pieces! Although we’re seniors, we’re novice puzzlers. It took us three days. Haha.
I love Ravensburger puzzles ,too. I have two Ravensburger puzzles and right now I am doing the one with 1500 pieces and picture of the world it is so fun and I love it ! But the last several puzzles that I bought were from the Poland brand Trefl because they are also very good quality but they are cheaper . I highly recommend this brand ! P.S Greetings from Bulgaria 🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Im in love with ravensburgers puzzles! Currently doing 3000 Lake Louise puzzle from them (its so freaking hard!!) And I’d love to see you review their puzzle glue since I want to hang my 3000 pcs once im done. Thank for your beautiful videos, I enjoy them every time!
@karen I just discovered your channel today and I'm also a big puzzle fun and I've been doing puzzles since I was a child. Ravensburger by far has been my favourite brand of puzzles
I love Ravensburger puzzles so much, they are the only puzzle brand that I love to do. If you want check out their Wanderer’s cove 1000 pieces puzzle it is so beautiful 😍 I hope you can review puzzle mats and puzzle storage in the future, take care and keep up the good work 👍
I LOVE LOVE LOVE Ravensburger puzzles they are ALWAYS such a joy to do. I even have a few small ones for my son that I can't wait to start doing with him ❤️
I have one of those Ravenburger’s smaller boxes puzzle, but I got it at Barnes & Noble around 5-6 years ago and it was about $10, I think. The puzzle is 500 pieces and the quality really is the same as the other standard boxes puzzles I own from them. What a really great brand!
I love Ravensburger puzzles, & have never had one with missing pieces, but I often get duplicate pieces. So I always wonder if they're from the puzzle above or below.🤔🤔🤔
Ravensburger is my absolute favorite puzzle brand! A month ago I found a bunch of Ravensburger puzzles at my local thrift store. So far I haven't had a missing piece! I also love Schmidt puzzles, but mine are all older, so I don't know if they changed since.
Ravensburger is definitely one of my favourite puzzle brands! I love the quality and the variation in themes that are available. I was wondering of you are considering making a review video about Tenyo, Educa, Kodak or Piatnik puzzles? I would love to hear your comments about these puzzle brands!
I've done a lot of Ravensburger puzzles and I love all of them! I think it would be interesting if you tested out their glue and possibly compare it with other brands.
I just recently found this channel and I absolutely LOVE you and your channel! I love puzzles and you are very interesting and I am kind of jealous of your huge collection! Definitely looking forward to more content!
That is so shocking about the missing pieces! I have a bunch of Ravensburger, for me and my toddler. I'll buy Ravensburgers at the thrift store even if I don't love the image because I know at least it will feel nice to put together. This puzzle would be so much better if there was something in the middle. I like the pencils but the drab blue middle looks unfinished and like they just gave up on the design. Love your videos and being able to geek out virtually with another puzzle enthusiast.
Also, can you review the Turkish brands: KS Games and Ananatolian puzzles (at least, I think they're Turkish, maybe owned by the same company)? I've seen a few pop up on the Jigsaw Junkies FB group. Wondering about the quality. Some of the images are really beautiful. Not your run of the mill mountains and puppies.
You should totally do a video on different kinds of puzzle glue! I recently glued a puzzle together and was surprised at how little videos there are of the process/glue types. Some companies have specific puzzle glue, but I just used mod podge and it worked great! Also, there are different kinds of finish, matt and shiny. Maybe you could glue together some smaller puzzles to show them all off?
I know I'm three years late, nut I just got into puzzling (and puzzle videos for that matter) and since I live in Germany I'm doing a lot of Ravensburger puzzles. What I love about the size of the 1000p boxes is that you can separate the puzzle into exactly 4 pieces who then fit perfectly into the box :)
first puzzle that i ve ever made was from Ravensburger and it had like 60 pieces as far as I can remember..after that i upgraded to 120 ...I think i still have one of them..the quality is so good
My favorite puzzle brands ao far are Ravensburger and Buffalo Games - which are nice because they come with a smaller box but a larger poster of the puzzle picture so you can see all the details 👍🏻😊
After a puzzling hiatus I always feel that I don’t much mind doing puzzles with so-so quality if I love the image. But immediately after one of my Ravensburgers hits the table I remember how inferior most other brands are. Everything about the quality and craftsmanship is spot on. Especially love the blue backing! Always easy to spot a piece that has fallen on the floor. I think their pieces walk the perfect line between sticking together vs. crumbling apart. I hate a puzzle that sticks too well together, one of the best thing about a Ravensburger puzzle is that disassembling it is nearly as enjoyable as putting it together. It holds and holds and then just collapses perfectly. Love it! Not to mention, after tens of thousands of their pieces crossing my path, perhaps only a dozen or two have had any amount of splitting/separating. They are just so sturdy. in my opinion Ravensburger is the gold standard of puzzles. My only gripe is that I wish they had some more adventurous images. They have enough that are beautiful or exciting, but soooo many times I find myself thinking that the images they choose are barely worthy of the quality. I am especially dismayed by how many of their images now use digitally edited photo/art collage; looks okay from a distance, but up close these digitally assembled images look cheap. I have in mind the world of books puzzle, their numerous under sea collage puzzles, and even now some of their illustrated scenic images are clearly digitally collaged.
I looove Ravensburger. It’s great quality with pretty much an endless catalogue to choose from. It was really bad luck that the one you decided to record is defective.
I'm always a bit stunned to see how many people adore ravensburger. I live in Sweden and in my local book and puzzle store i find that i like most of their other brands better. I always get a lot of dust from the ravensburger puzzles which I haven't had a problem with when puzzling with other brands, but mostly I can never seem to move more than a couple pieces at a time before the picture starts to fall apart..
Very good review - think I'll buy a new one of theirs. They're widely available where I live. HEY - did you have a couple of pieces missing there Karen??? Edit - you DID!! They should have a library of puzzles and you can get your missing piece by putting the grid reference into an email. There is one puzzle company that does this but can't remember who.
There is a company called The jigsaw puzzle doctor, that can make missing pieces, but you have to send a huge chunk of the other pieces where you have a missing one so they can make it correctly.
Nice video, thanks. I am a fan of Ravensburger puzzles. I have done a few 3,000 piece puzzles. I have the 9,000 piece zodiac puzzle but I have not started it because I am not sure where-when I have enough space-time to work. Regarding puzzle glue, I do not do it because with glue it would no longer be a puzzle and to me the joy and the art of the puzzle is in assembling and disassembling it. I don't use glue on my Rubik's cube either. I do wish there was a simple way to display a large puzzle on the wall and still be able to disassemble it and put it back in it's box.
I found the Ravensburger fabric puzzle at a discount store for around 5 American dollars- a steal!! I love sewing, so I loved doing it and it was such a nice quality puzzle too!
Beeing from Germany we owned lots of Ravensburger puzzles when I was a kid. Our fist 3d puzzle was their Big Ben. Also they have a great range of board games and other stuff like "tiptoi". Now that I'm a mom myself I often buy Ravensburger puzzles for my kids because of the quality. We do own other brands too, but at least the stores around where I live mainly sell Ravensburger Puzzles...
Thank you so much for helping me find a brand of puzzles that's worth it! One thing I will say about Ravensburger is that their prices on Amazon are extremely variable. 1000 piece puzzles cost anywhere from $20 to $100 with no discernable difference in quality. I would just advise those who watch this video and want a RB of their own to make sure you're not paying any more than $20 per puzzle because there's plenty available at that price point. Thanks again.
Hi Grant, I found a RB on ebay and loved the illustration and searched all over for another at a lesser price, but couldn't so ended up paying 49 + 20 in shipping.. I regret it now and realize I paid way too much , never again! But it is pretty special and can justify by knowing it will keep me busy for a few weeks and some people spend that on one meal ! :-)
I’m working on the White Mountain 1990s puzzle this weekend. I’d love to hear your thoughts on it. I have done the 1980s and it was so much fun remembering things from my childhood. I’m new to working puzzles, so I haven’t done a Ravensburger yet. I think I’ve seen them at Hobby Lobby.
Ravensburger are my favorite puzzles! They have an office in my small town and every fall they do a huge factory sale!! I find so many in our local thrifts! Did one shaped like the Eiffel Tower! That was a doozie!
I LOVE Ravensburger puzzles! If you have not tried it, you should check out the Ravensburger Puzzle Store which is a really functional surface for doing your puzzles and storing them in progress. If you have a contact at Ravensburger you should definitely ask them for one to review!
I completed my first one of these today. Well fitting pieces that are satisfying by the way they snap together. However I'm less happy that after 10hrs (new to this), there's a missing piece.
I also go with cartoony stuff and series like DC comics and 4 star wars puzzles. Admittedly I haven't done a Ravensburger yet but I probably will at some point in the future.
My first Ravensburger was from 2009 (bought at Target). It is the only Ravensburger I have with random shaped pieces. In November I bought 2 1000 piece puzzles at Target by Colin Thompson “Cupboard” puzzles for $10 each. I think they must make limited quantities, for Target. They sell out really fast, so if you see one, buy it because it probably won’t be there the next time you go. Another rainbow type Ravensburger is “Traffic Jam” which consists of various colored metal toy cars. I would like to see you do a review for Galison puzzles. They are also one of my top brands. I now have 15 of them. Five of those are by Michael Storrings. They also put out some 2 sided puzzles. It would be fun to see a video of a 2 sided puzzle. They are a small company. I only see them at Barnes and Noble,Target and at the Puzzle Warehouse. If you are ever in St Louis you must stop at the Puzzle Warehouse. They have so many puzzle brands! You will feel like you are in heaven!
I did quit a lot of Ravensburger puzzles when I was younger. I am from Germany and kind of grew up with that. They are also a game company and a publishing company. So I also read some of the books they sell and their games.
Do one of the Heye Rosina Wachtmeister cat puzzles Karen! - they have gold foil on them - you'd love them - so colourful and gorgeous artwork. I'm currently doing the 1000 piece Lillies one.
I just finished a 500 price Ravensburger part of the Happy Days at Work series, the Waitress. Loved it. I live the nostalgic puzzles and like you prefer illustrations over photograph puzzles. I just got the NYC Appartment.. im literally saving it for what, I don't know! And like another commenter I like the Disney, very colorful, I bought Dumbo cat with to put together. Thanks for your content! PS if anyone out there knows where I can find the 500 piece Hairdresser from the same Happy Days At Work series let me know.
I just bought the makeup one at Target! I think it was 10 bucks. It was 500 pieces so a little different than the one in her video. Haven't started it yet tho.
My favourite puzzles are Wasgij puzzles. It would be great if you could try one of them. Technically they are Ravensburger I think but they on sell them here as Holdson
Based on saving forests, that will be a good chance for them to save some paper. I grew up making Ravensburger because I live in Italy and it's a normal choice for us. Love you video
Given the high reputation of a Ravensburger puzzle, I agree with how they crumble when picking up sections, and the humongous size of a 1000-pc box. I wanted to watch this video again because I have a 3000 pc, but never had a 1000, and agree with what you have said above.
Hey Karen, I soooo adore you and all the puzzle + craft videos you do. Big thank you for all your efforts! 😘 Since I am from Germany, I grew up with Ravensburger Puzzles. I am just now (being 33) discovering the huge world of puzzle brand through your channel. I must say, I - as a graphic designer fellow - have been so triggered by the beautiful Cloudberries Puzzles, but have been very disappointed with their quality. I am so used to Ravensburger Quality, it kinda sucks to cut back on lower standards 🥴 Cloudberries for example feels very oily / greasy, the print layer partly peels of, when 2 wrong pieces stick together. And very big PLUS for Ravensburger also is the possibility to wrap the puzzle up in one of those carpets. It never damaged my Ravensburger puzzles but Cloudberries totally gets broken edges from it. ☹️ So keep on being awesome! Much love from Germany. And if you ever need a stay in Germany, let me know! I would love to be your host 🙏🏻 Cheerio, Janine
Hi Karen! Not sure if you will ever read this, I just wanted to say I love Ravensburger Puzzles!🙈 I actually live in Germany (about a two hour drive from Ravensburg) and before I came across your channel, I really had no idea there were other brands too😅 so thank you for your video, now I'm going to cherish my Ravensburger Puzzles even more.
Maybe I’m really unlucky, but I laughed out loud at the 1% defect rate they claim. 100% of the ravensburger puzzles I’ve done in the past three years (about seven or eight total puzzles) have all had at least one piece missing. It’s really sad too, because their puzzles are such good quality otherwise.
Im from Germany and my parents swore by Ravenburger so as a child I always had those and it stayed this way ever since cause I've tried a few other brands and I hated the quality compared to Ravensburger. That being said I've actually never experienced a missing piece or a duplicate 😳 it's insane that you got one with not only one missing piece but three!!😳 so sorry that happened
They replaced my puzzle with fwd a pic of UPC to their email. Got a confirmation and had my puzzle within a week. Very pleasant experience and great customer service. First time ever missing a peice.
I have done Ravensburger. I'm a Puerto Rican living in Spain so there easily to get. I have framed the two that I own. The Wonderful World of Disney 1 and 2. They're circular ones. And yesterday I just finished a 1,500 Game of Thrones puzzle from Educa Borras (a Spanish brand). It game with the glue. It's packed on a envelope that you have to mix with water. Let it rest for 30 min. After applying it then you let it dry for 3 hours. The instructions say that even with the glue you can, carefully, still take the puzzle apart. ...I won't. I will frame it.
Omg Karen I did not know! My favorite Ravensburger is missing 11 pieces😲 yes 11😭😭😭its the ONLY puzzle I ever want to hang in my beauty room, its called Spanish Dancer! I'm going to send in my UPC, and hopefully they will send me another complete puzzle so I can hang it😁oh and I was just in Target yesterday and they had the Ravensburger you have from there and it was $9.97 in Chicago🤗
That for med is a normal size of a puzzle box. Most of my puzzles has the same box shape as Ravensburger. For storing it’s big, but for puzzling it’s great. At least for us that don’t sort out puzzle pieces. I always keep every piece in the box and looking for my next pieces from there.
Have you ever done a Ravensburger puzzle? Tell me about it in the comments!
Yes It's the only puzzle I've done 3 times.
I am in the process of doing my first ravensburger after having completed a cheap brand and I am very impressed by the quality. I have used the glue on another puzzle brand and it does a great job but after glue I have immediately framed it so I don't know if it can hold without a front cover.
@@robertnicolas6716 I finished a 1000 pieces puzzle from Ravensburg. How did you framed it? Because I tried to frame it in a poster/photo frame, but it was to large :( I am looking forward to hear from you :) Greetings :)
@@truuschris277 Well done !! So the first thing I did even before starting was to have a thin cardboard or thick piece of paper on which to build the puzzle then put the glue on since it sticks on the front and doesn't ruin the image. After that I used a Jysk or Ikea frame depending on the size. ( I recommend the Ikea ones because they have plexi instead of glass which is easier to maneuver ) You open the frame, take the back side which is usually a thick cardboard and pull the puzzle on it, after that you attach the front and Voila ! Better let the glue dry first just to be safe. Good luck !
@@robertnicolas6716 Thank you for your advice! I will try it with the one from Ikea! :)
Three missing pieces, nooooooooo!
I was born in Ravensburg, so I grew up with their puzzles and board games. They are awesome. Great quality, variety and consistently good.
7:53 I wanted to cry when I saw the missing pieces 😂😂
The only reason I'm in the comments section is because of those missing pieces. Did Ravensburger send her an incomplete puzzle? Hahaha that would be pure evil.
Lol
Interesting I've bought Ravensburger and I had a one missing piece on the world map one! I was devastated. 😭
@@123adamjg nope, i think She just lose 3 pieces
She says in the video it was shipped missing the 3 pieces.@@moonsaep
I do Ravensburger Puzzles all the time. 🙃 I am from Germany and I can easily get them. I haven't even seen that many other brands around here. 🤔
I'm from Germany too. I also haven't seen any big brands like Ravensburger. Or at least not with a focus on puzzles or the variety as Ravensburger has. But there are some smaller ones and game companies such as Schmidt Spiele are selling puzzles.
I'd say that I see maybe 60 % Ravensburger, 30 % Schmidt and 10 % other puzzle companies. Schmidt have a lot of very lovely nature puzzles.
Heye macht auch tolle Puzzle! Die Zozoville Serie ist mega 😍
How is the quality of Schmidt?
@@tabiviolinpiano8665 Love them! Perfect fit.
As a german i did a lot of Ravensburger Puzzle. About 40-50 Minutes away from my home there is even a Ravensburger Shop which is amazing. Went there once and i felt like im in puzzle heaven.
Unfortunately Puzzles needs a lot of space (the little boxes are amazing! wish we could have them too instead of the big boxes), they are expensive (they aren't really expensive when you see all the stuff behind but for me they are) and i only do it once. I would love to trade them but i am the only person in my family and of my friends who are into this.
I love to see how excited you are. It is really nice to find someone who loves to puzzle too!
I’m a Ravensburger snob by now. I started out with any and all brands and finally graduated to strictly Ravensburger. I even have a rotating puzzle table which is a must for my hobby. I do mostly 1,000 piece which works great on my table.
Bonjour, where did you get your rotating puzzle table please?
Karen: "These box lids are amazing; sturdy, neutral coloured and spacious. I always pull them out for sorting and such!"
Also Karen: "Why is this box so big? It take up so much space, they could easily make them smaller... one of the few downsides of their puzzles"
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I always thought of the big boxes as a feature, exactly for the pro's you listed :)
To be honest, I pick my jigsaws based on the picture & don’t really mind what brand they are, but I do love Ravensburger. Heye is also a brand I love. I hope this will become a longer time-lapse video too? I love this image!
Yes, the longer video will be up on Sunday morning!
Ravensburger is one of my favourite brands and I have done loads of them. I have a special card that allows me to get a free ravensburger puzzle when I buy 6 ravensburger puzzles. I always get excited when I get to buy new puzzles. 👍
Nice!!
my favourite is educa:)
I absolutely love puzzles,when I was little my daddy would go on business trips and he would always bring me back a puzzle to do together. I quickly realized I have never done a ravenburger puzzle. I just bought one and I’m excited to put It together. Thank you Karen for making these amazing videos.
I hope you like it! Let me know how it goes for you!
Ravensburger puzzles are my favourite. I would like to see an on camera interview with one of their representatives about puzzle trends and so on.
Karen, I'm glad you're having success with your channel, and I know you've really come a long way since this video :) From getting your first free Ravensburger puzzles, to now having your own puzzle designs, and almost 200k subscribers here, congratulations!🤩
Hey Karen! I´m from Germany and my childhood puzzle memories are filled with Ravensburger. But it is hard, when you do a jigsaw with thinner or broken pieces from another brand. Ravensburg is a really nice city in Bavaria, in the south of Germany. It also has a puzzle museum ;-) If you want to come to Germany, I would recommend you to come in the end of Oktober, because then there is the "Spielemesse Essen in North Rhine-Westphalia (in the City Essen, yes. We have a city called "Food" ;-) ). I´m there every year and for me it´s like paradise! There is so much to discover and of course so much to buy! There is another big trade show in the "near" of Ravensburg, in a City called Nürnberg with a beautiful christmas market, but sadly this trade show is in summer.
Being quarantined due to covid-19 I really appreciated my puzzle collection. Then I thought that a neighbor might also like some to pass the time. A great way to share at this time.
Ravensburger is my favorite ever!!! I love them so much!!!
7:39 yikes! That is so frustrating...Missing pieces 🧩🧩
Great job tho!
I actually live like an hour away from ravensburg and it is really fun to see a "local product" being so international.
Yes please! I'd love a tutorial on how to preserve puzzles or mounting them! Or a video comparing the different glues!
Thanks for sharing!
Missing pieces - yes. I recently did Ravensburger Puzzle 'Baroque Library' and two connecting pieces were missing. Like you I was very surprised. Do love this manufacturer though, for all the reasons you mentioned, so am willing to forgive a one or two time error in exchange for such great quality. If the cat was still around I could have blamed him. Thank you for such a great video. It was excellent. Learned some new tricks.
I love Ravensburger puzzle too. After watching this video I want to tell Karen, there is one puzzle brand in my country (Taiwan) which make the plastic puzzle. The pieces are hard and when they get together, I can hold the puzzle in one hand and they don't scatter around. If you agree, I really want to send you a plastic puzzle, I can offer the shipping fee, just let you experience the other types of puzzle, and it can amaze you.
My PO Box address is in the description of all of my main channel videos - just give me a heads up if you're sending a package since I've definitely gone months without checking it and had stuff get returned to the sender 🤦♀️
I would love to see a top 5 favorite puzzle brands video. Also maybe a top 5 favored puzzles that you have put together in general.
Agreed
I discovered Ravensburger puzzles last year and I just love them! Before, my favorite was Springbok. I still like those, but Ravensburger is definitely my favorite now.
I have only ever had duplicate pieces in the boxes but I can live with that. Ravensburger are definitely my go-to for puzzles!
I purchased my first Ravensburger puzzle! I didn’t know about them until I watched this channel. I really love Ensky puzzles. Their artcrystal line for Studio Ghibli films are gorgeous!
So funny...."This is why I made this channel in the first place...So I can get complimentary Ravensburger puzzles." And now look at you!!! Who knew that in 2022, this is what you would be doing!!!
I like there puzzles I've been doing 1000pc ones since I was 5 I have a 9000 pc never did it no room I'm glad you made a channel for these
I bought a box of puzzles, i was the equivalent of $8 USD, It had 3 1000 piece puzzles, AND 3 posters which would be about 2 15" laptop screens on top of each other.
The puzzles are a little bit thin but they lock together really well and will be fine once glued. great deal!
Btw the company is Play Studios, it had a Big Ben, The Taj Mahal?, and the Eiffel Tower
I just finished Birds of Eastern North America by puzzle by New York Puzzle Company. I remember you talking about a puzzle that was all different cameras laid out on a white background. They have many puzzles like that.
Hubby and I were recently talking about working a puzzle and, lo and behold, your channel popped up in my UA-cam feed (somebody listening in?). Anyway, I’m enjoying your videos very much and have ordered several puzzles from Amazon. We completed a 500-piece Ravensburger today and were so pleased with the quality. The pieces are larger and have almost no shine. The sound is so satisfying when they click into place. And no missing pieces! Although we’re seniors, we’re novice puzzlers. It took us three days. Haha.
I started doing ravensburger with their What If? series, really enjoyed those and was sad when they stopped the series
Me too
Same!
Try Wasgij for a similar concept
I love Ravensburger puzzles ,too. I have two Ravensburger puzzles and right now I am doing the one with 1500 pieces and picture of the world it is so fun and I love it ! But the last several puzzles that I bought were from the Poland brand Trefl because they are also very good quality but they are cheaper . I highly recommend this brand !
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Watching this on my recommended videos 3 years later is fun considering she has a Puzzle with Ravensburger now.
Yes, please have a video on the glue. I have worked many puzzles but not a Ravensburger one. I'm going to add it to my to do list!!!
Im in love with ravensburgers puzzles! Currently doing 3000 Lake Louise puzzle from them (its so freaking hard!!)
And I’d love to see you review their puzzle glue since I want to hang my 3000 pcs once im done.
Thank for your beautiful videos, I enjoy them every time!
Yes, I have done a lot of Raensburger Puzzles, I really like they way they are made. Another good puzzle I find is Educa.
@karen I just discovered your channel today and I'm also a big puzzle fun and I've been doing puzzles since I was a child. Ravensburger by far has been my favourite brand of puzzles
I have literally done BOTH of the puzzles you featured in this video. I loved them both. Ravensburger is my families go-to puzzle brand.
I would love to see a review of Puzzle So Hard and Buzzed Puzzles! I’ve heard so many great things about them and their puzzle images are amazing!
I love Ravensburger puzzles so much, they are the only puzzle brand that I love to do. If you want check out their Wanderer’s cove 1000 pieces puzzle it is so beautiful 😍
I hope you can review puzzle mats and puzzle storage in the future, take care and keep up the good work 👍
That 500 piece fabric puzzle looks fun!
Edit- yes I would love to see the glue also the puzzle with the dog looks fun
I LOVE LOVE LOVE Ravensburger puzzles they are ALWAYS such a joy to do. I even have a few small ones for my son that I can't wait to start doing with him ❤️
I have one of those Ravenburger’s smaller boxes puzzle, but I got it at Barnes & Noble around 5-6 years ago and it was about $10, I think. The puzzle is 500 pieces and the quality really is the same as the other standard boxes puzzles I own from them. What a really great brand!
I love Ravensburger puzzles, & have never had one with missing pieces, but I often get duplicate pieces. So I always wonder if they're from the puzzle above or below.🤔🤔🤔
Ravensburger is my absolute favorite puzzle brand! A month ago I found a bunch of Ravensburger puzzles at my local thrift store. So far I haven't had a missing piece! I also love Schmidt puzzles, but mine are all older, so I don't know if they changed since.
Ravensburger is definitely one of my favourite puzzle brands! I love the quality and the variation in themes that are available. I was wondering of you are considering making a review video about Tenyo, Educa, Kodak or Piatnik puzzles? I would love to hear your comments about these puzzle brands!
I've done a lot of Ravensburger puzzles and I love all of them! I think it would be interesting if you tested out their glue and possibly compare it with other brands.
I definitely want to start testing out different puzzle gluing methods!
John Francke nice
@@Theboardbro You're right!
As I am from Germany, Ravensburger is very familiar to me. In my Christmas holiday I also made the pencil puzzle and really liked it.
I hope I get to go to Germany someday!
I just recently found this channel and I absolutely LOVE you and your channel! I love puzzles and you are very interesting and I am kind of jealous of your huge collection! Definitely looking forward to more content!
Thank you for subscribing and watching!!
That is so shocking about the missing pieces! I have a bunch of Ravensburger, for me and my toddler. I'll buy Ravensburgers at the thrift store even if I don't love the image because I know at least it will feel nice to put together. This puzzle would be so much better if there was something in the middle. I like the pencils but the drab blue middle looks unfinished and like they just gave up on the design. Love your videos and being able to geek out virtually with another puzzle enthusiast.
Also, can you review the Turkish brands: KS Games and Ananatolian puzzles (at least, I think they're Turkish, maybe owned by the same company)? I've seen a few pop up on the Jigsaw Junkies FB group. Wondering about the quality. Some of the images are really beautiful. Not your run of the mill mountains and puppies.
Agree! There should be a quote in the middle of that image.
You should totally do a video on different kinds of puzzle glue! I recently glued a puzzle together and was surprised at how little videos there are of the process/glue types. Some companies have specific puzzle glue, but I just used mod podge and it worked great! Also, there are different kinds of finish, matt and shiny. Maybe you could glue together some smaller puzzles to show them all off?
Yes, those are some videos I definitely want to do in the future!
I know I'm three years late, nut I just got into puzzling (and puzzle videos for that matter) and since I live in Germany I'm doing a lot of Ravensburger puzzles.
What I love about the size of the 1000p boxes is that you can separate the puzzle into exactly 4 pieces who then fit perfectly into the box :)
first puzzle that i ve ever made was from Ravensburger and it had like 60 pieces as far as I can remember..after that i upgraded to 120 ...I think i still have one of them..the quality is so good
My favorite puzzle brands ao far are Ravensburger and Buffalo Games - which are nice because they come with a smaller box but a larger poster of the puzzle picture so you can see all the details 👍🏻😊
After a puzzling hiatus I always feel that I don’t much mind doing puzzles with so-so quality if I love the image. But immediately after one of my Ravensburgers hits the table I remember how inferior most other brands are. Everything about the quality and craftsmanship is spot on. Especially love the blue backing! Always easy to spot a piece that has fallen on the floor. I think their pieces walk the perfect line between sticking together vs. crumbling apart. I hate a puzzle that sticks too well together, one of the best thing about a Ravensburger puzzle is that disassembling it is nearly as enjoyable as putting it together. It holds and holds and then just collapses perfectly. Love it! Not to mention, after tens of thousands of their pieces crossing my path, perhaps only a dozen or two have had any amount of splitting/separating. They are just so sturdy. in my opinion Ravensburger is the gold standard of puzzles.
My only gripe is that I wish they had some more adventurous images. They have enough that are beautiful or exciting, but soooo many times I find myself thinking that the images they choose are barely worthy of the quality. I am especially dismayed by how many of their images now use digitally edited photo/art collage; looks okay from a distance, but up close these digitally assembled images look cheap. I have in mind the world of books puzzle, their numerous under sea collage puzzles, and even now some of their illustrated scenic images are clearly digitally collaged.
I am new to the puzzle game. I didn't know there was great differences between puzzles. Thanks for the info.
I looove Ravensburger. It’s great quality with pretty much an endless catalogue to choose from. It was really bad luck that the one you decided to record is defective.
Can anyone sponsor me a puzzle please , I from jamaica where puzzle aren't being done I am really in love with jigsaw puzzle.
I'm always a bit stunned to see how many people adore ravensburger. I live in Sweden and in my local book and puzzle store i find that i like most of their other brands better. I always get a lot of dust from the ravensburger puzzles which I haven't had a problem with when puzzling with other brands, but mostly I can never seem to move more than a couple pieces at a time before the picture starts to fall apart..
Very good review - think I'll buy a new one of theirs. They're widely available where I live. HEY - did you have a couple of pieces missing there Karen??? Edit - you DID!! They should have a library of puzzles and you can get your missing piece by putting the grid reference into an email. There is one puzzle company that does this but can't remember who.
That's a great idea, though it seems like it might get a little complicated!
There is a company called The jigsaw puzzle doctor, that can make missing pieces, but you have to send a huge chunk of the other pieces where you have a missing one so they can make it correctly.
So, I'm from austria and therefore i have a lot of Ravensburger puzzles and I'm pretty amazed to see that they are popular all over the world.
I've never had the chance to do a Ravensburger puzzle. They look beautiful!!
Nice video, thanks. I am a fan of Ravensburger puzzles. I have done a few 3,000 piece puzzles. I have the 9,000 piece zodiac puzzle but I have not started it because I am not sure where-when I have enough space-time to work. Regarding puzzle glue, I do not do it because with glue it would no longer be a puzzle and to me the joy and the art of the puzzle is in assembling and disassembling it. I don't use glue on my Rubik's cube either. I do wish there was a simple way to display a large puzzle on the wall and still be able to disassemble it and put it back in it's box.
I found the Ravensburger fabric puzzle at a discount store for around 5 American dollars- a steal!! I love sewing, so I loved doing it and it was such a nice quality puzzle too!
Beeing from Germany we owned lots of Ravensburger puzzles when I was a kid. Our fist 3d puzzle was their Big Ben. Also they have a great range of board games and other stuff like "tiptoi". Now that I'm a mom myself I often buy Ravensburger puzzles for my kids because of the quality. We do own other brands too, but at least the stores around where I live mainly sell Ravensburger Puzzles...
Ravensburger is my #1 favorite puzzle company. I love their board games, too. Such high quality.
I always use Elmer's glue . or any cleat-drying glue.
Thanks, Karen for your videos. They are very helpful.
Love Ravensburger! Other brands to cover: Cobble Hill, Pomegrante, Jumbo, and Heye please!!
Thank you so much for helping me find a brand of puzzles that's worth it! One thing I will say about Ravensburger is that their prices on Amazon are extremely variable. 1000 piece puzzles cost anywhere from $20 to $100 with no discernable difference in quality. I would just advise those who watch this video and want a RB of their own to make sure you're not paying any more than $20 per puzzle because there's plenty available at that price point. Thanks again.
Hi Grant, I found a RB on ebay and loved the illustration and searched all over for another at a lesser price, but couldn't so ended up paying 49 + 20 in shipping.. I regret it now and realize I paid way too much , never again! But it is pretty special and can justify by knowing it will keep me busy for a few weeks and some people spend that on one meal ! :-)
Please discuss white mountain puzzles. They included a special box stand instead of a poster with reference image.
I’m working on the White Mountain 1990s puzzle this weekend. I’d love to hear your thoughts on it. I have done the 1980s and it was so much fun remembering things from my childhood. I’m new to working puzzles, so I haven’t done a Ravensburger yet. I think I’ve seen them at Hobby Lobby.
Love all 3 of them. Can't wait to see the finished product.
Ravensburger are my favorite puzzles! They have an office in my small town and every fall they do a huge factory sale!! I find so many in our local thrifts! Did one shaped like the Eiffel Tower! That was a doozie!
What town are you in? In the U.S.? Very cool!
My mum and I always do Ravensburger, they are our favourite!
In Brazil, puzzles have blue cardboard on the back too! It's not as blue as ravensburger's, but it is blue. I really like it!
I LOVE Ravensburger puzzles! If you have not tried it, you should check out the Ravensburger Puzzle Store which is a really functional surface for doing your puzzles and storing them in progress. If you have a contact at Ravensburger you should definitely ask them for one to review!
My problem is that I can never drag myself away from a puzzle once I've started, so I never have them in progress!
I completed my first one of these today. Well fitting pieces that are satisfying by the way they snap together. However I'm less happy that after 10hrs (new to this), there's a missing piece.
I do them all the time. I love doing them helps my anxiety
I also go with cartoony stuff and series like DC comics and 4 star wars puzzles.
Admittedly I haven't done a Ravensburger yet but I probably will at some point in the future.
My first Ravensburger was from 2009 (bought at Target). It is the only Ravensburger I have with random shaped pieces. In November I bought 2 1000 piece puzzles at Target by Colin Thompson “Cupboard” puzzles for $10 each. I think they must make limited quantities, for Target. They sell out really fast, so if you see one, buy it because it probably won’t be there the next time you go. Another rainbow type Ravensburger is “Traffic Jam” which consists of various colored metal toy cars.
I would like to see you do a review for Galison puzzles. They are also one of my top brands. I now have 15 of them. Five of those are by Michael Storrings. They also put out some 2 sided puzzles. It would be fun to see a video of a 2 sided puzzle. They are a small company. I only see them at Barnes and Noble,Target and at the Puzzle Warehouse.
If you are ever in St Louis you must stop at the Puzzle Warehouse. They have so many puzzle brands! You will feel like you are in heaven!
Thanks for the recommendations!
Just discovered your channel; love it! Thank you for sharing such thoughtful videos! Can’t wait to get my first Ravensburger puzzle!!!
I did quit a lot of Ravensburger puzzles when I was younger. I am from Germany and kind of grew up with that. They are also a game company and a publishing company. So I also read some of the books they sell and their games.
Do one of the Heye Rosina Wachtmeister cat puzzles Karen! - they have gold foil on them - you'd love them - so colourful and gorgeous artwork. I'm currently doing the 1000 piece Lillies one.
I just finished a 500 price Ravensburger part of the Happy Days at Work series, the Waitress. Loved it. I live the nostalgic puzzles and like you prefer illustrations over photograph puzzles. I just got the NYC Appartment.. im literally saving it for what, I don't know! And like another commenter I like the Disney, very colorful, I bought Dumbo cat with to put together. Thanks for your content! PS if anyone out there knows where I can find the 500 piece Hairdresser from the same Happy Days At Work series let me know.
You've really made me want to try one if their puzzles out. That makeup one is calling for me 😍 lmao
I just bought the makeup one at Target! I think it was 10 bucks. It was 500 pieces so a little different than the one in her video. Haven't started it yet tho.
My favourite puzzles are Wasgij puzzles. It would be great if you could try one of them. Technically they are Ravensburger I think but they on sell them here as Holdson
Based on saving forests, that will be a good chance for them to save some paper. I grew up making Ravensburger because I live in Italy and it's a normal choice for us. Love you video
Complementary Ravensburger puzzles? Now that's #PuzzleGoals :)
Given the high reputation of a Ravensburger puzzle, I agree with how they crumble when picking up sections, and the humongous size of a 1000-pc box.
I wanted to watch this video again because I have a 3000 pc, but never had a 1000, and agree with what you have said above.
Ooh I want to go to the Ravensburger factory!!!
Hey Karen, I soooo adore you and all the puzzle + craft videos you do. Big thank you for all your efforts! 😘 Since I am from Germany, I grew up with Ravensburger Puzzles. I am just now (being 33) discovering the huge world of puzzle brand through your channel. I must say, I - as a graphic designer fellow - have been so triggered by the beautiful Cloudberries Puzzles, but have been very disappointed with their quality. I am so used to Ravensburger Quality, it kinda sucks to cut back on lower standards 🥴 Cloudberries for example feels very oily / greasy, the print layer partly peels of, when 2 wrong pieces stick together. And very big PLUS for Ravensburger also is the possibility to wrap the puzzle up in one of those carpets. It never damaged my Ravensburger puzzles but Cloudberries totally gets broken edges from it. ☹️ So keep on being awesome! Much love from Germany. And if you ever need a stay in Germany, let me know! I would love to be your host 🙏🏻 Cheerio, Janine
As soon as you mentioned the missing pieces, I thought of Rhett and Link's "The Puzzle" video. 😄
Thank you, this gave me the exact gift idea I needed
I absolutely love Ravenburger, my first brand too! I agree about the quality and consistency but yes they take up a lot of space!
Hi Karen! Not sure if you will ever read this, I just wanted to say I love Ravensburger Puzzles!🙈 I actually live in Germany (about a two hour drive from Ravensburg) and before I came across your channel, I really had no idea there were other brands too😅 so thank you for your video, now I'm going to cherish my Ravensburger Puzzles even more.
Maybe I’m really unlucky, but I laughed out loud at the 1% defect rate they claim. 100% of the ravensburger puzzles I’ve done in the past three years (about seven or eight total puzzles) have all had at least one piece missing. It’s really sad too, because their puzzles are such good quality otherwise.
Oh no! I'm sorry you've had such bad luck with their puzzles!
Im from Germany and my parents swore by Ravenburger so as a child I always had those and it stayed this way ever since cause I've tried a few other brands and I hated the quality compared to Ravensburger. That being said I've actually never experienced a missing piece or a duplicate 😳 it's insane that you got one with not only one missing piece but three!!😳 so sorry that happened
They replaced my puzzle with fwd a pic of UPC to their email. Got a confirmation and had my puzzle within a week. Very pleasant experience and great customer service. First time ever missing a peice.
I have done Ravensburger.
I'm a Puerto Rican living in Spain so there easily to get.
I have framed the two that I own. The Wonderful World of Disney 1 and 2. They're circular ones.
And yesterday I just finished a 1,500 Game of Thrones puzzle from Educa Borras (a Spanish brand). It game with the glue. It's packed on a envelope that you have to mix with water. Let it rest for 30 min. After applying it then you let it dry for 3 hours.
The instructions say that even with the glue you can, carefully, still take the puzzle apart.
...I won't. I will frame it.
Omg Karen I did not know! My favorite Ravensburger is missing 11 pieces😲 yes 11😭😭😭its the ONLY puzzle I ever want to hang in my beauty room, its called Spanish Dancer! I'm going to send in my UPC, and hopefully they will send me another complete puzzle so I can hang it😁oh and I was just in Target yesterday and they had the Ravensburger you have from there and it was $9.97 in Chicago🤗
I also love white mountain puzzles they interlock and larger pcs
That for med is a normal size of a puzzle box. Most of my puzzles has the same box shape as Ravensburger. For storing it’s big, but for puzzling it’s great. At least for us that don’t sort out puzzle pieces. I always keep every piece in the box and looking for my next pieces from there.