What's a puzzle?

Everyone either knows what a jigsaw puzzle is, has seen one, or has worked on one, even for a short time. If you worked on them, you either enjoyed it or felt frustrated. You may have felt this was something you just weren't good at doing. Puzzles aren't meant to be a chore or test of your skills; they're just a small, mindful act of bringing order to something. You don’t need to be good at puzzling to enjoy it; you just need to relax and patiently work at building something beautiful, one piece at a time. 

Puzzle

A puzzle is a game, problem, or toy that tests a person's ingenuity, problem-solving ability, or knowledge. The solver is expected to logically put pieces together (or take them apart) to find the puzzle’s solution.

Tiling puzzles

Tiling puzzles involve several flat shapes that can be assembled into a larger given shape without overlaps and often without gaps. Solving these puzzles usually involves spatial reasoning, trial and error, and logical deduction to determine the correct placement of each piece.

Jigsaw puzzle

A jigsaw puzzle (typically called a jigsaw or a puzzle) is most likely the most well-known type of tiling puzzle. It consists of a picture printed on a rigid backing, which is then cut into numerous irregularly shaped, interlocking pieces. The solver's task is to reassemble these pieces to reconstruct the original picture. The irregularity and interlocking nature of the pieces are key features that differentiate them from other tiling puzzles.