Monday, March 28, 2016

MB Super Challenge Series, Carmel, CA

Carmel, CA

Milton Bradley, Super Challenge (1978) Series #7

1540 pieces

31" x 23 1/2"

purchased sealed (complete) from Amazon ($18)

Difficulty level: super challenging

Another enjoyable Super Challenge puzzle from Milton Bradley.

First I did the water:

Then the tree with the sun behind it, because the black & white pieces were easy to spot . . .

. . . and worked my way out from there, the sky getting gradually darker.

Until almost nothing was left but pieces that were entirely black or some shade of black.

Sunday, March 6, 2016

MB Super Challenge Series: White Sands, New Mexico

White Sands, New Mexico

Milton Bradley, Super Challenge (1985) Series #6

1540 pieces

31" x 23 1/2"

purchased sealed (complete) from Amazon ($18)

Difficulty level: super challenging

This is a really fun, but very difficult one in the 1985 series that I had not seen prior to finding a sealed copy on Amazon. I was getting confused with the numbering of the Super Challenge Series when I realized that there is a 1978 series and a 1985 series, with a few of the puzzles getting duplicated, with different series numbers. I have been trying to figure out all the different ones in each series.

The frame, plant, and horizon were easy enough, but the sand, sky, and especially the clouds were just brutal.

A very, very fun puzzle.