Comparison of Puzzle Brands

Puzzles from each of the following 38 brands have been used at least once in our Speed Puzzling contests. 

• ​As of 3/31/24, we have used 245 different puzzles for our 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 4/2023)	Speed Puzzling Contests	Notes
Anatolian	-	-	1	040
Anthology	USA	5.28 mm	3	041, 090, 165	Wooden
Aquarius	China	1.82 mm	3	015, 127, 185
Art & Fable	Poland	1.91 mm	1	089
Artifact	USA	5.29 mm	4	020, 057, 058, 109	Wooden
Bits and Pieces	China	2.13 mm	5	004, 008, 011, 013, 021
Blanc	China	1.79 mm	3	112, 151, 186
Boardwalk	USA	1.80 mm	2	172a, 183
​Buffalo Games	USA	1.82 mm	37	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, 097, 099, 114, 119, 130, 137, 141y, 147, 175, 180y, 182
​Calm	​	-	1	052
Clementoni	Italy	1.96 mm	2	167, 178
​Cloudberries	-	-	1	061	-
Cobble Hill	USA​	1.93 mm​	34	024, 025, 028 (2), 030, 034, 035, 036, 045, 049, 066, 068, 071, 080, 106a, 108a, 115a, 116a, 120, 126a, 133a, 134a, 136, 139, 148a, 152, 153a, 163, 164, 168, 169, 171a, 177, 179a​
​Dowdle	USA	1.98 mm	2	027, 118​
​Ecru	USA	5.10 mm​	1	110	Wooden
​ eeBoo	China	1.88 mm​	4	005, 064, 144, 157​
​ Eurographics	USA	2.03 mm​	4	G0821, 036, 095, 101​
​Fred	China	1.93 mm	1	094	-
​Galison	China​	2.58 mm​	7	010, G0121, 017, G0721, 046, 103, 138	-
Hart	-	-	1	135
​JaCaRou	China	2.13 mm	1	092
​MasterPieces	China	1.94 mm​	22	087, 093, 098, 100, 107a, 111, 116y, 125a, 125y, 128, 129, 133y, 141a, 142a, 143, 146, 148y, 149y, 154a, 171y, 174, 180a
​MicroPuzzles	USA	1.86 mm	2	021 (2)	Micro
​Mintyfizz	China	2.31 mm	1	082	-
​Mudpuppy	China	2.12 mm	4	033, 047, 076, 083	-
New York Puzzle Co.	USA	2.18 mm	3	121, 123, 158​
Peter Pauper Press	China	2.16 mm	6	G0321, 023, 043, 069, 078, 084
Pezel	China	2.00 mm	1	159
Playful Pastimes	China	2.37 mm	2	044, 055
Pomegranate	China	2.29 mm	3	059, 086, 184
The Puzzled Co.	USA	1.81 mm	1	018
Puzzledly	USA	3.12 mm	2	062, 067	Waterproof PVC
PuzzleTwist	USA	1.84 mm	1	050
Ravensburger	Germany	2.17 mm	57	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, 105, 106y, 107y, 108y, 115y, 117a, 117y, 122, 124a, 124y, 126y, 132a, 132y, 140a, 140y, 145, 149a, 150a, 153y, 154y, 155a, 161, 162, 167, 170, 172y, 173a, 179y, 181a	​
Re-marks	USA	1.89 mm	7	037, 091, 096, 102, 113, 131, 160
Springbok	USA	1.99 mm	4	014, 023, 104, 176
SunsOut	USA	1.81 mm	1	018
White Mountain	USA	1.68 mm	9	​039 (2), 042, 054, 065, 072, 088, 156, 166

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Top 5 Brands by Thickness

5.29 mm

5.28 mm

5.10 mm

3.12 mm

2.58 mm