Kits in which up to 260 elements are traditionally considered to be intended for children. Large puzzles (up to 32,000 elements) are already fun for adults who like to torment themselves from time to time on weekends, after work or at a friendly party.
Games in large puzzles are very popular as a variant of family pastime. In this case, either sets with a moderately large number of parts or with large parts are used. In the latter case, images are obtained that reach several square meters in area.
Large puzzles for children, as a rule, consist of a small number of elements, in the collection of which a large enough figure is obtained. In this game you can play in a very large room or on the street, which allows the children to move, rather than sit for hours in one place. In addition, the joint assembly of such pictures by children very well helps to unite the children's collective.
In addition, for children there are also sets of soft gathered elements, which after assembly can serve as a play mat. Buying such a set, parents can collect them together with the child at random or in the order that is indicated in the scheme.
The biggest puzzles in the world
In 2010, the biggest puzzle was produced by Ravensburger Puzzle, which released a set of 32,256 elements. The basic image was a collage of 32 comics by K. Haring. The size of the finished image was 544 × 192 cm, and the weight - 26 kg.
In 2012, Russia created the world's largest set, assembled 20 × 15 meters. It was released in honor of the celebration of the Year of Germany in Russia. The image was based on a reproduction of the German artist A. Durer "Self-portrait in a fur coat". This mosaic was collected in several cities of Russia. The mosaic consisted of 1023 elements, the weight of each element being about 800 g, and the size of 70 × 70 cm.
In 2015, the largest set is the one that includes 33,600 parts. It was produced by the company Educa.
How to collect a large puzzle?
Putting together all the details of a big puzzle is not so easy. If you have a mosaic of large elements, then folding, most likely, you will produce in nature, on a flat surface. There are no special rules for this. However, if you have a game of thousands of elements that are similar to each other by 90%, then the task is not easy. Often this occupation ceases to give pleasure from the first hours.
To build a puzzle with a lot of small details there are certain rules. First, you need to find a flat flat surface in a room with very good lighting. The dimensions of the future drawing are indicated on the package, and therefore take this into account when selecting the site. Secondly, you need to sort the details by color, shape, texture and other features, using suitable containers. In the future, you will collect the image for its individual fragments, and therefore the color selection of the elements will greatly help in this.
Begin the work from the corners and straight lines along the perimeter. After that, you can go to the individual elements. That the parts do not crumble, they can be glued, but it is only permissible if you are sure of the correctness of the composed element.