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It's funny - some people love glossy puzzles; some love random cuts; some like matte. You were spoiled with matte finish puzzles before you did this VCC puzzle. I was the opposite: I did glossy puzzles all the time in the beginning and then I bought a brand that was matte finish and boy what a treat! I stick with matte as often as I can, because when the light bounces off a puzzle that has a sheen, you cannot tell the shade at all and it gets so frustrating, the enjoyment dies. Really enjoy your videos, enjoy your observations.

I choose puzzles based mostly on if I like the image or not. Not a big fan of photography landscape puzzles unless they're very beautiful and varied. I gave up on one last year that was just a road through a mountain pass. It was 1000 pieces and I gave up after 10 hours because I just didn't like the image well enough to continue. However, I also have a 1500 piece puzzle I love. It's two beautiful collie dogs standing on a bluff. It's VERY difficult and took me about 22 hours to complete. I had not planned in ever doing it more than once, so I decided to donate it to the local library. But then someone stole the box! They left the puzzle in its bag sitting on the shelf with the other puzzles, and someone decided to try and put it together, with no picture! When I saw what puzzle it was, I had the librarian print out the picture from my phone and put it on the table. It was there for weeks with very little done on it, so I finally sat down and worked it again. Unfortunately, several pieces were missing. People tend to not watch their children closely and kids came through and knocked pieces on the floor, which were then vacuumed up by maintenance. When I finished it, I decided to bring it back home again, even without the box.

I love this image so much, not too hard for me. Unfortunately it seems to be out of stock at US etailers.

Ok now I have to move Yazz puzzles up on my “to try” list 😂 Great video!

This puzzle is too difficult for me. I wouldn't have enjoyed it. However, it is a really great image when completed. I love that you are doing all these Halloween puzzles. Thanks for another great video!

This was my 1st Yazz puzzle too. Same experience. Loved it & can't wait to do more!

Im loving all the Halloween puzzles....not sure I a favorite.... they all are good choices.... I will check out the Yazz brand.... I sort also but use very large trays in order to see more of the pieces at once... its works for me....

Hi, Jigsaw Johnnie. Such a great Halloween puzzle. It looked very hard. I'm going to look up Yazz puzzles, as I want to try one.

Johnie I have never tried a Yazz puzzle but I’m going to try one of their Halloween puzzles. I also dislike glossy puzzles.

Something that has made me a lot faster is doing the same puzzle over and over with different strategies. I started out at 1h58m I think on the air balloons puzzle you did, and by the 7th time I got it down to 58min! And I got my first sub 90 min first attempt this month, and got 2 more under 90 right after!

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Thanks for the video Johnie. I had 3 VCC Halloween puzzles in my wish list and was waiting for your review before buying. I had somehow missed that they were random cut pieces. I've learned to deal with shiny but I get frustrated with random cut pieces and need to take more breaks to keep from quitting. They do have lots of cool images though. I think I'll just buy one 500 piece for now and pick out a ribbon cut from another brand. Thanks again.

Interesting to watch. I am also not under the 90 Minutes mark for most 1st assemblies, but the postcard ones are super fun. 2nd attempt, I get to 1:20 and below. So could I go to a competition? What do you think?

Interesting approach. I have never tried working only from pieces from the box and placement. Fun to watch the time lapse.

Your space issue reminds me of the tower of 500-piece-ravensburgers from karen puzzles. If you know what I'm talking about, there you have it: you don't have to find space in/on your shelves to buy more puzzles :)

The lions and the zebras just look brutal to me. I honestly would not do them in my free time.

Let us know how you store your extra puzzles that do not fit on your shelves? I am just interested in how you will be displaying your beautiful puzzle collection. Love your videos!

Well done finishing a challenging puzzle! While matte is my preference I don’t mind glossy if the image isn’t too dark. I did my first eeBoo this month and loved it despite the glossy finish. I have a 550 Vermont Christmas Company Halloween puzzle to do in October. Very dark. Will see how I like it.

Hi Johnie, I like that Halloween puzzle. I like the matte as well. We are always learning and in my opinion it’s not because you’re puzzling in the daylight. But if you have the sun beating in and hitting your puzzle you will have a bit of glare. Some puzzles are too glossy and will have glare. That puzzle did look too hard, and that’s why I didn’t buy it! Well bravo to you for doing it. TFS &👍😊my friend.

Ah, glossy puzzles are ones that I avoid. That's why I don't do Eboo puzzles as they are too glossy for me. The puzzle you did had rather a lot of dark areas which wouldn't have helped. Well done for getting there in the end. Your next puzzle should be better as there is more in the way of light coloured areas. Look forward to seeing that one.

Have you considered using a puzzle board? I use the Ravensburger Stand and Go (for 1000 piece puzzles) and it lifts the puzzle maybe 15 degrees. It cuts the glare significantly. I'm not sure how it will look on camera, but it should definitely ease some of your frustrations. There are other alternative boards out there, but the Stand and Go is one of the more budget-friendly ones.

eeBoo puzzles are extremely glossy, but images are just beautiful. I have very bad lightning in my livingroom, and eeBoos are almost impossible to do in winter. I have 10 eeBoos in my collection, including a Christmas puzzle which I'd like to do in the Holidays. Wish me luck. 😁 Your puzzle has a stunning image, but it really seems hard to do. Dark pieces with glossy finish is just soooo difficult. But you can be happy you didn't give up. 👍

I’m doing a similar puzzle at moment. It’s an Art Puzzle puzzle, very shiny and lots of black and dark areas. I am not a lover of shiny puzzles, but some images I just need to do. Art Puzzle has some beautiful images so when I start one I don’t time (even out of interest) and I set out knowing it’ll be on the board for a week or two and that’s fine. I take my time and enjoy, some sittings I might only put in 10 pieces. I like a slow leisurely challenge every now and then but always follow it up with a 500 piece 😂

I would say the difficulty is more from the mass of dark pieces than from the glossy cover - I've done many shiny puzzles and never have any problem - I just reposition my lamp so it works for me. Easy peasy! But, dark puzzles... well, that's difficult for sure! I've tried and struggled, so now I just stick to bright and colorful or light - so much easier to see what's on the pieces.

I’m not a fan of shiny puzzles either Johnie. I have a much harder time doing them at night with artificial lighting, so If I’m doing one I try to do it during the day. The window in the room where I do my puzzles does have a sheer curtain over it so I think that helps diffuse the sunlight and lessens the glare. Jacarou and Eeboo brands both have quite a bit of shine, but I do them anyway because I love the colorful images enough to make it worth it. Thanks for the great video!

Oh man that combo glossy and dark would be brutal. Glossy can make a real fun puzzle a chore to get through the glare really does make a difference in the experience. Cool image though! Glad you stuck with it, looks great!

I cannot do dark colors due to eyes now that I am in my 70's. If you add the glare factor definitely not a puzzle I could do. I have done lighter brighter colors in gloss finish but still hard on my eyes. I actually have a puzzle room with dimable lights and I do tone them a bit if needed. Plus I also have a white curtain on the window so light comes in but not direct sunlight. Good job as always with your strategy talk and analysis of that brand as I have never heard of it. Thanks for the entertainment!!

I like random cut puzzles. The older Springbok puzzles are my favorite.

U should mark ur date n time completion inside box tops. Then you can see if you improve on another try. Lol Good job though. 🎉

I just did a Vermont Puzzle Company Halloween puzzle called Fright Night. I was so thrilled with the image, but it was shiny and the pieces were crumbly. I did not use natural light, but I did bounce a lamp off the wall to put a soft “glow” on the puzzle. This worked very well for all that shine. I understand how that would drive you crazy!!!!

That really looks like a hard one, but the way is target, as we say over here. Congratulations on finishing it, and i loved the finished image😊

Did you watch the Worlds competitions?

I did an easy Halloween puzzle by Mudpuppy. 500 pieces.

Eeboo puzzles have glossy pieces. However, I love doing them. Most of the puzzles are very colorful and bright. I have not had any problems putting them together.

Dark glossy puzzle random cut this harmony would be completed by misfitting and make you to throw it out 😂😂😂

I just sold 2 puzzles I just bought of a new to me brand from Amazon “Pickforu” brand. Opened the box and I was horrified to find out I spend $60 on the 2 and they were super glossy. I had read somewhere they were matte. Nope! I find most of the new brands now are matte because they listen to the utube channels like yours on what we want in a puzzle. So thanks for that. I mostly puzzle at night. I use overhead task lighting, it also has a magnifying glass if needed. Works great.

I'm happy you stuck with it too, it looks great finished. I agree on the glossy finished, it's horrible to do. Think daylight is the best, no other tips. I try my best to void them as well. For me this Halloween, it will be Friday the 13th from OP games, I've done it once and it took a very long time. Will have to start next week and hope it doesn't take forever.

Other glossy puzzle brands in my experience: Clementoni, Dowdle. I improve my glare by puzzling with my back to the window (puzzle in front of me). All the artificial light that I use is angled so the light reflects off the puzzle away from me (no light from directly overhead). I use white foam boards for sorting/holding pieces (your black sorting trays likely made this puzzle more difficult). Congrats on finishing this very difficult puzzle!

Puzzle people 2:46 understand your addiction 😂🧩🧩🧩😂

Nice! I don't always do this but want to recommend... if puzzle piece size matters and makes the puzzle more or less enjoyable, you can check the dimensions of the finished puzzle. Sometimes that will give a clue to the piece size if it's not shown on the box. Happy puzzling!