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  2. Jigsaw puzzle - Wikipedia

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    The results revealed that 4 and 5 year olds were able to complete all three puzzles within the allotted time, meanwhile most 3-year-olds were able to complete the normal jigsaw puzzle and the puzzle of normal shaped pieces without an image on it but struggled more with the puzzle that had an image but all the pieces were shaped the same.

  3. John Spilsbury (cartographer) - Wikipedia

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    "Europe divided into its kingdoms, etc." (1766) Believed to be the first purpose-made jigsaw puzzle. John Spilsbury (/I.P.A. spɪlsbəri/ 1739 – 3 April 1769) [1] was a British cartographer and engraver. He is credited as the inventor of the jigsaw puzzle. Spilsbury created them for educational purposes, and called them "Dissected Maps". [2] [3]

  4. Puzzle - Wikipedia

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    After becoming popular among the public, this kind of teaching aid remained the primary use of jigsaw puzzles until about 1820. [7] The largest puzzle (40,320 pieces) is made by a German game company Ravensburger. [8] The smallest puzzle ever made was created at LaserZentrum Hannover. It is only five square millimeters, the size of a sand grain.

  5. 27 Things You Didn't Know About Jigsaw Puzzles - AOL

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    Despite several people taking credit for the first jigsaw puzzle, most historians give the credit to English engraver John Spilsbury according to Ceaco, a Massachusetts-based puzzle manufacturer.

  6. Ravensburger - Wikipedia

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    The company focused on children's games and books and specialized books for art, architecture, and hobbies, and from 1962 grew strongly. The company started to produce jigsaw puzzle games in 1964, and in the same year opened subsidiaries in Austria, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In 1977, the company split ...

  7. Tower Press - Wikipedia

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    They began making cardboard wearings in the 1930s but were best known for their jigsaw puzzles and later children's games. They made a jigsaw puzzle range named "Riders of the Range", [2] and also made games such as Ask Pickles (1948), [3] Inspector Brown, [4] and many others. By the early 1960s they were the world's largest maker of jigsaw ...

  8. Parker Brothers - Wikipedia

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    Parker Brothers marketed its first jigsaw puzzle in 1887. Parker also produced children's puzzles, as well as the Climax, Jig-A-Jig, Jig Wood, and Paramount lines. According to Jigsaw Puzzles: An Illustrated History and Price Guide , by Anne D. Williams, Parker Bros. closed the Pastime line in the 1950s and their die-cut puzzles were phased out ...

  9. Play Backgammon Online for Free - AOL.com

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    Play one of the oldest board games in the world...Backgammon on Games.com! Remove all of your pieces from the board before your opponent.