Cat-tastic Puzzle Challenge

Why We Picked Cat-tastic Puzzle Challenge

A jigsaw is a slow argument between shape and picture, and a cat scene gives you the fur and the furniture to argue with, piece by piece. The picture is the reward, and putting the last piece into a cat's ear is the only score the format has ever needed. As the quietest thing in the Puzzle section, it needs nothing beyond the picture itself to justify a place on that page.

How to Play

Three things decide whether a run here goes well:

• Begin with the straight-edged pieces, building the border before you touch the cat itself at all.
• Place every last piece until the picture is whole and the jigsaw puzzle is complete.
• Sort pieces by color before placing them, so the fur does not slow you to a stop.

Editor’s Note

A jigsaw with cat pictures, meant to be taken slowly rather than at speed. It suits a quiet half hour, one piece at a time, and not a quick arcade break between tasks.

Written by the UGFJD editorial team for this page. The publisher’s own description follows below, unedited.