Category Scores
Pieces 8/10
Fit 9/10
Confusion 7/10
Differentiation 9/10
Picture 10/10
The Evening On The Thames box
86%
Details
Pieces 1000
Shape Square
Brand Corner Piece

Evening On The Thames

The problem with having a pile of “to be done” puzzles, is that new ones tend to get dumped on top and you end up doing recently acquired puzzles and neglecting the ones that have been patiently waiting for attention for years.

In a bid to break this cycle, I’ve dug deep into the pile for today’s puzzle, and it’s a return to Corner Piece. It’s a lovely scene, with lots of easily identifiable blocks so that you’re never stuck for your next line of attack.

Pieces - 8/10

As I’ve observed before, the pieces are pretty good - a touch on the thin side, but solid, well made and easy to work with.

Interesting, unlike the Country Bus puzzle the reverse side of these pieces are plain cardboard rather than the ‘Corner Piece’ branding. I don’t know if this a sign that this is an older puzzle (or a knock-off?), but it doesn’t really make any difference.

Fit - 9/10

As expected with a Corner Piece puzzle, the fit is firm; solid and stable, but easy to assemble.

It’s not quite as tight as other Corner Pieces I’ve done though, and will come apart with a decent shake - not ideal, but certainly preferable to being too loose!

A proud puzzler with his puzzle!

Confusion - 7/10

The image itself is fairly rich and detailed, and the fit between pieces certainly gives you some confidence you’re on the right path.

However, there are some block colour areas and I ended up not being entirely convinced by the fit - and actually ended up with pieces in the wrong place more than once.

Those instances were few and far between, though, so I can’t penalize the overall puzzle too harshly.

Differentiation - 9/10

There’s lots of lovely texture and pattern in this picture; the cloudy sky, the ripples and reflections in the river and even the patina on the bridge.

What block colours there are - like those iconic red buses - are limited, and with lots of fun detailed edges to them so you rarely struggle to figure out what goes where. Even the sky was a joy, because the colour gradient across the whole picture made it easy to pick the right pieces for the right areas.

It loses a point because of a couple of areas - like the deep shadow of the bridge peirs - are pretty uniform and you’re reduced to working purely off the physical fit.

Picture - 10/10

There are a handful of iconic London scenes, and red buses crossing Westminster Bridge is right near the top of the list (in fact, it’s hard to find pictures of that bridge without buses!)

There’s something slightly oversaturated about the scene - you don’t often see skies so colourful in central London - it’s a very nice view and means you have a view that’s a delight to have slowly coming to life in front of you.

The completed Evening On The Thames puzzle
The completed 'Evening On The Thames' puzzle