Ravensburger Puzzle 17118 Big City Collage 5000 Teile

This was my first 5000 piece puzzle (I had done a few 3000 pieces prior), and it was perfect for a beginner to giant puzzles! The color was stunning, the image was crystal clear, and the pieces were of high Ravensburger quality. It was challenging, but not to the point that it ever became frustrating. It helped that there were many distinct sections. I loved it! It took me a bit less than 3 weeks to finish, and the result was BEAUTIFUL.

Qualität ist Top, Ravensburger eben! Motiv sensationell. Leider sieht man die kleinen Motive anfangs nicht sondern nur das Geäst. Das bringt einen aber schnell zum schwitzen! Start des zusammen setzens am 5.11. und fertig war ich am 8.12. mit ca. 2 bis 3 Stunden am Tag! Ordentliche Herausforderung aber wenn man das Geäst mal mit den blauen Teilen geschafft hat, flutscht es wie von selbst!

Another VERY ambitious new larger puzzle purchase, found during Black Friday sales!!? (....Eeeeeek??)...Still working our way up to these larger puzzle piece counts, but keen to eventually tackle this GEM (...sometime this year!?) Fell in LOVE with this wonderful design featuring numerous landmarks from around the world, all woven together with lots of other rich details, making this whole design totally DOABLE!! (Fingers-crossed?) Goods arrived promptly and all intact all the way from the UK to ‘Oz’ c/o PRIME (.NB. ....with FREE postage on a very HEAVY box, this was a real godsend!!??) Thanks once again, Amazon!!! ....Cheers, Chris M.

First attempt at a 5000 piece jigsaw. Too big for my table so a different approach was needed. Built the top half on the table and then moved it in sections to the bedroom floor where it rests on a large piece of cardboard. Repeat for the bottom half. See photos of the finished puzzle and the top half. NO pieces missing which was great. Only one slightly damaged piece which is amazing given how tightly packed the pieces are in the box. Plenty of objects which means it is not too difficult to build. Also plenty of colour which keeps you interested. It took about 5 weeks to build at my pace. I have another (Disney Characters) which I will keep for next winter, will build smaller puzzles in between. I have now tried all the sizes from 1000 upwards. Glad that I tried the 5000 but that is my limit since I have nowhere near enough space to build anything larger (e.g. 9000).

This is a fun but challenging puzzle. The pieces fit together perfectly and the quality is excellent. A great long term puzzle to work on.