4D Cityscape Game of Thrones (GOT) HBO 3D Westeros & Essos Puzzle

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Definitely not as difficult as people make it out to be! I was worried before I got my hands on it.Bottom jigsaw layer: The pieces do not have the typical rounded puzzle edge that most are used to so you need to pay close attention to where things fit and make sure the patterns match before forcing a piece together. That said, work the border and then work with the colours you can see obviously before tackling the water. There are some very similar shapes and pieces that all look "black" like the water and they'll give you the most trouble. I was expecting the bottom layer to take months but it took about two weeks of 1-2 hour periods working on the layer to complete it. (I am not an avid puzzle-r so assume I am at a intermediate level of puzzle prowess)Layer 2: Putting the foam over the jigsaw layer was a bit of a shame since the map layer is really cool once you get it together but this is the beginning of 3D and looks interesting when you start to see mountains and forests rise up from the table. The foam didn't take long at all to complete and make sure as you pull pieces from the box out, that you disconnect them. A lot of the areas came out of the box already attached. (Frown) The foam is easily creased so be careful with it! The edges and pieces are not standard size so don't expect to know which shape fits where--all the shapes are strange sizes or have really odd angles that fit in places that they shouldn't. Suggest working with the pieces that have large letters on them first, then go colour block by colour block.Layer 3: This is like Lego. Really easy. I'm not going to bother with the rest of the layers. Have fun adding castles to your foam, signposts to the map layer to make it 3-D, and humming the theme song while you work. It's a pretty fun puzzle to do with another GoT fan and it's impressive once finished. Gl/hf.

LOVE this puzzle. I got it as a present to my boyfriend a year ago and finally put in the work to frame it (it had just been sitting on our TV stand) and it's gorgeous.There is another review here that I was heavily inspired by for how to put my frame together so I'm going to put what I did here for those wanting to do something similar.I first got a 24x36 frame and same size piece of plexiglass. I used mod podge and put a thin layer on both sides of the normal puzzle, a thin layer on top of the foam layer, and 2 heavier layers on the bottom of the foam layer. Once everything was dry, I glued magnets to the bottom of the foam (I used 7 on the mainland, 1 per island and 1 for the iron throne). The main puzzle was glued to the backing for my frame, and then magnets matching the foam were glued to the frame backing. (I matched the magnets by just setting the foam w/ magnets on top of the backing+puzzle, put a bit of super glue on the magnet and let it find its mate from under the puzzle). After magnets, in the frame I put in the plexiglass, then the puzzle with its backing. The foam just attaches to the puzzle through the plexiglass thanks to the magnets. My one concern -- my magnets may not be strong enough to hold the foam up indefinitely through plexiglass, puzzle, and backing. In this case, it may be better (and definitely cheaper) to use the plastic sheet that comes with the frame rather than the plexiglass since it will be thinner. I am moving in a couple weeks so am not bothering to hang up my frame yet in order to test.

I hadn't done a jigsaw puzzle for many years but this one looked too interesting to pass up. Several reviewers have complained about the difficulty of the base map layer and I feel their pain, but it is a "puzzle" and I thought it was perfect. You make mistakes that are not discovered until later (sometimes much later) when no remaining piece will fit a spot. My last mistake was not resolved until I was down to my last twenty pieces. I took the time to sort the pieces by colour and then sorted each colour by the number of "inies" and "outies" on each one. That helped me tremendously. My only complaint with this layer was with the size of the reference map included. You need a similarly coloured map for assistance, but the one included is too small. I had to use a magnifying glass with it constantly--"senior eyes". I finally found a map on the Internet and downloaded it for my iPad--it helped.I didn't care for the foam (second) layer much. I think it cheapens the puzzle. The pieces are very light and several of my outside areas would not sit flat. Thick boxboard would have been better. Some relief mapping would have been ideal but I don't know how that could be done while keeping costs reasonable.The castles and cities were fine, with pretty good detail. I found it odd that Harrenhal was smaller than most of the other castles, even though it is described by author Martin as the largest on Westeros. Perhaps the lack of physical map space between King's Landing and Riverrun meant it needed to be smaller.I don't know why the Manufacturer's Recommended Age is 13 - 15 years. Glad I didn't see that before I purchased it--maybe they figure you need young eyes to work with the small reference map they give you :-) [Edit: Just checked the box and it says ages 13 to 106, so I guess it is OK that I bought it]I will try to attach a few pictures of my completed puzzle.

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I absolutely love the 3D Game of Thrones puzzles. I have the other ones of Westros, and of Westros and Essos! So this new one of just Essos is awesome!

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Facile à monter , peu solide tout de même et ne tient pas très bien sur les supports. C est tout de même un bon achat et une idée déco sympa

...Ich muss meinem Vorredner recht geben. Die größeren Teile der 2. Schicht sind teilweise schon geknickt gewesen. Bei mir aber wohl nicht so stark, denn ich konnte es verschmerzen und auch das Zusammensetzen des Puzzles ist nicht gerade einfach. Die Puzzle-Teile ähneln sich in Form, aber auch in Farbe sehr stark. Entweder es ist weiß (Mauer), beige (Westeros) oder aber blauschwarz (Meer). Nichtsdestotrotz habe ich das Puzzle innerhalb von 3 Tagen komplett zusammengesetzt. Also ist es doch irgendwie machbar. Nicht verzweifeln! :DIch habe mich erst an der Kingsroad und dann an den Ortsnamen orientiert. Das Problem mit dem Rand hatte ich auch. Ich bin mir bis heute nicht sicher, ob der 100% stimmt.Hervorheben muss man aber einfach die einzelnen Gebäude. Winterfell hat sogar seinen Weirwood tree (besser nicht zu doll anpacken, die rote Farbe geht leicht ab). Ansonsten sind noch Castle Black, The Eyrie, Pyke, Casterly Rock, The Twins, Harrenhall, Riverrun, Dragonstone und King's Landing vorhanden (Und natürlich der Iron Throne, der irgendwie überflüßig ist, da für ihn kein seperater Platz auf der Landkarte vorhanden ist). Dazu kommen noch dutzende Dörfer und Burgen, die in ihre passenden Löcher gehören. Sie sehen einfach klasse aus und sind gut verarbeitet. Das sind die echten Highlights dieses Puzzles. Ansonsten gibt es noch 5 Schlachten (z.B. Blackwater Bay) und einige Fahnen. Bei letzteren fand ich einige überflüßig. Die verschiedenen Königreiche sind so z.B doppelt. Einmal auf der Fahne und einmal auf der Oberfläche des Puzzles. Das hätte man sich auch sparen können. Aber man wollte wohl in Dorne und The Reach auch irgendwas aufstellen.Die Inseln von Pyke und Dragonstone wurden absichtlich vergrößert, damit die Burgen auch Platz finden. Deshalb bitte nicht verwundern, wenn die Landkarte etwas anders aussieht, als man sie eigentlich kennt.Neben dem Puzzle wird ein Handbuch mitgeliefert, in dem alle Burgen/Dörfern und Schlachten kurz beschrieben werden und zu Beginn wird erläutert, wie das Puzzle mit seinen Schichten aufgebaut ist. In dem Handbuch ist leider ein Bild komplett verpixelt. Keine Ahnung, ob das nur bei mir so ist. Für ASOIAF- Fans bietet es keine neuen Infos und deshalb werde ich da wohl auch nie wieder reinschauen.Als Fazit kann ich nur schreiben, dass mir das Puzzle super gefällt. Alle wichtigen Häuser sind vertreten. Beide Schichten könnten besser verarbeitet sein, aber mir fällt das gar nicht mehr auf, weil es bei mir wirklich nur minimal war. Schade ist es natürlich, dass sowohl die Tyrells, als auch die Martells zu kurz gekommen sind. Ich denke, dass liegt daran, dass wir beide Häuser in der Serie noch nicht wirklich kennengelernt haben. Highgarden und Sunspear sind somit ganz normale Burgen und wurden nicht hervorgehoben. Da beide Häuser noch eine Rolle spielen werden, hätten die Macher des Puzzles vorausdenken können.