Jigsaw Puzzles Epic 4+

Update: Still love this jigsaw puzzle app. three years later. I like that the coloring of the pictures has not been altered. The puzzle pictures are fun to work on. Picking the number of pieces I want in the puzzle, as well as being able to rotate them - or not and using my own pictures is great!

I was having an issue getting all my in-app purchases to download to my iPads. After trying all the suggested fixes listed in the FAQ I contacted support. The response I received was quick, friendly and very helpful. Now all my purchases are available on my iPads. If you haven’t tried this jigsaw puzzle app, give it a try. You will be very happy.

2015 review: Great pictures. Puzzle pieces look pretty realistic. Definitely like the ability to create jigsaw puzzles from my own pictures, as well as having the option to change the backgrounds (both available with the paid version).

It does get tiring using the track pad while clicking and holding to drag the selected piece to its destination. I switched to using a mouse; however, the mouse action is a little sloppy when trying to pick a particular piece to move when there are many other pieces around it.

The best feature of this game, it is my favorite way to relax after a taxing day. I am currently playing this game on a 15” MacBookPro but I do look forward to playing this game on my iPad.

I like the pictures they provide and that I can use my own as well, and there is a nice selection of piece sizes. I still find two problems, the worst is grabbing the pieces, more often than not I will put the cursor on a piece to drag only to find that I am moving a different piece. Sometimes its that their is a piece hidden under the one I was trying to grab, but sometimes I will click on a piece and another one that is right next to it (not even touching) will move. I don’t use the timer, but if I did this would be more than just annoying.

The second problem is scattering the pieces, if I have the preview open then the scatter pieces shouldn’t move behind the preview, again if using the timer this would be. big annoyance. But worse than that is when the pieces scatter on top of each other, even when there is room for that not to happen. Why is this a problem? Because of the first problem, grabbing a piece that you see usually results in moving the piece underneath, not the piece you think you’re grabbin.

I have loved this game since I was a kid and recently got back into it because of a new laptop (not really new.) But as a child I never thought much of the format or game mechanics but now that I am older and have played games like sims and hidden pictures, I would hope for a more coherent format. Here is my list of improvments that I would like to see in the next updates.

1. More cohesive formating. I love how simple it is but some of the icons are a little confusing when it comes to where they will take you. Maybe I just havnt gotten used to it yet.
2. I want to be able to zoom in on certain parts on my puzzle that I am focusing on. Some of us are visually impaired ya know. lol.
3. Being able to do the same puzzle with friends over the internet would be cool too.

My sisters and I love to take turns solving the puzzles and often we gather on the couch around my tiny laptop and we ( 7 visually impaired girls) will sit and silve the puzzles together. We love to bond this way and see each other lock in to finding that ONE PIECE that doesn't look like it should go there.

Also some puzzles are stuck in the sharp edge shape and I dont like that . Thanks.

But truly a five star game for all the memories and jugsaw challenges it has given me and my sisters over the years. More puzzles plz