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

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Top 5 Brands by Thickness

5.29 mm

5.28 mm

3.12 mm

2.58 mm

2.37 mm