Comparison of Puzzle Brands
Puzzles from each of the following 31 brands have been used at least once in our Speed Puzzling contests.
- Piece thicknesses were measured using an electronic digital caliper. For better accuracy, I divided the thickness of a stack of 10 pieces by 10.
- Also included is the country where each brand is manufactured.
Brand Name |
Made in |
Avg Piece Thickness |
# Times Selected (thru 1/2023) |
Speed Puzzling Contests |
Notes |
Anatolian |
- |
- |
1 |
040 |
|
Anthology |
USA |
5.28 mm |
2 |
041, 090 |
Wooden |
Aquarius |
China |
1.82 mm |
1 |
015 |
|
Art & Fable |
Poland |
1.91 mm |
1 |
089 |
|
Artifact |
USA |
5.29 mm |
3 |
020, 057, 058 |
Wooden |
Bits and Pieces |
China |
2.13 mm |
5 |
004, 008, 011, 013, 021 |
|
Buffalo Games |
USA |
1.82 mm |
26 |
G0121, G0221 (2), G0321, G0421, 022, G0521 (2), G0621, 026, 029, 032, G0921 (2), G1021, G1121 (2), G1221 (2), 053, 060, 070, 073, 077, 079, 085 |
|
Calm |
- |
- |
1 |
052 |
|
Cloudberries |
- |
- |
1 |
061 |
|
Cobble Hill |
USA |
1.93 mm |
14 |
024, 025, 028 (2), 030, 034, 035, 036, 045, 049, 066, 068, 071, 080 |
|
Dowdle |
USA |
1.98 mm |
1 |
027 |
|
eeBoo |
China |
1.88 mm |
2 |
005, 064 |
- |
Eurographics |
USA |
2.03 mm |
2 |
G0821, 036 |
|
Fred |
China |
1.93 mm |
1 |
094 |
|
Galison |
China |
2.58 mm |
5 |
010, G0121, 017, G0721, 046 |
|
JaCaRou |
China |
2.13 mm |
1 |
092 |
|
MasterPieces |
China |
1.94 mm |
2 |
087, 093 |
|
MicroPuzzles |
USA |
1.86 mm |
1 |
021 (2) |
Micro |
Mintyfizz |
China |
2.31 mm |
1 |
082 |
|
Mudpuppy |
China |
2.12 mm |
4 |
033, 047, 076, 083 |
|
Peter Pauper Press |
China |
2.16 mm |
6 |
G0321, 023, 043, 069, 078, 084 |
|
Playful Pastimes |
China |
2.37 mm |
2 |
044, 055 |
|
Pomegranate |
China |
2.29 mm |
2 |
059, 086 |
|
The Puzzled Co. |
USA |
3.12 mm |
2 |
062, 067 |
Waterproof PVC |
Puzzledly |
- |
- |
2 |
027, 038 |
|
PuzzleTwist |
USA |
1.84 mm |
1 |
050 |
|
Ravensburger |
Germany |
2.17 mm |
28 |
001, 002, 003, 006, 007, 009, 012, 016 (2), 019, G0421, G0621, G0721, G0821, 031 (2), 033, 048, 051, 056, 063, 071 (2), 072 (2), 074, 075, 081 |
|
Re-marks |
USA |
1.89 mm |
2 |
037, 091 |
|
Springbok |
USA |
1.99 mm |
2 |
014, 023 |
|
SunsOut |
USA |
1.81 mm |
1 |
018 |
|
White Mountain |
USA |
1.68 mm |
7 |
039 (2), 042, 054, 065, 072, 088 |
Top 5 Brands by Thickness