Online Jigsaw Puzzles and Puzzle Games
Fun Photo Jigsaw Puzzle Collection - 132 Puzzles - 22 Categories - 6 Puzzles Each with 3 levels of difficulty. Jigsaws are the great family fun of the ages. CyberSoup's jigsaws feature beautiful photos and complex designs so you have a terrific game playing experience. The puzzle pieces click into place so you'll know exactly what works and what doesn't when trying to piece your puzzle together.
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Jigsaw puzzles were one of the mainstay activities in
households during simpler times, generally before television or
computers overtook people's lives. Families entertained themselves by
sitting around a table or on the floor, working their puzzles.
The origins of jigsaw puzzles go back to the 1760s when
European map makers pasted maps onto wood and cut them into small
pieces. The map pieces served as educational toys ever since. Jigsaw
puzzles then moved from education to entertainment and the puzzle
pictures depict everything from animals and scenery to modern day movie
characters. In the early days, though, unlike children's puzzles, adult
jigsaws had no guide picture on the box making it much more difficult
to piece together.
In the early 1900s, because wood puzzles had to be cut
one piece at a time, they were expensive. Within the next few years two
significant innovations emerged. Parker Brothers, the famous game
manufacturer, introduced figure pieces into one of its puzzle brands.
This made puzzles a bit easier to assemble and they also moved to an
interlocking style that reduced the risk of spilling or losing pieces.
These new "Pastime" puzzles were so successful that in 1909 Parker
Brothers stopped making games and devoted its entire factory to puzzle
production. Jigsaw puzzles continued in popularity through the Great
Depression in 1929. Another important development was the introduction
of die-cut cardboard puzzles for adults. Mass production and
inexpensive cardboard allowed the manufacturers to cut prices
substantially. Wood puzzles eventually disappeared and companies went
out of business. After the mid 1970s, there was another resurgence
with jigsaw puzzle experimentation including pop-up figure pieces.
Today, jigsaw puzzle aficionados can choose from a number of different
styles of jigsaws and both cardboard and more extravagant wood puzzles
are available.
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