- FIRST TO COMPLETE IN NEVADA, USA
August 3, 2007
Aaron Peddicord, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
154 hours - solo.
Hello, my name is Aaron Peddicord, I'm 26, and I'm a poker dealer in
Las Vegas. I got this puzzle in May 07 and began working on it in the
evenings after work. I only had a few hours a night to work on this
so 'days wise' it took me a long time, but 'time wise' I think I did
pretty well with a final time of 154 hours.
For the most part it was
very enjoyable. As with any large puzzle, the worst part was all the
sorting. Since each section had many distinct parts, once all the
sorting was done it wasn't that hard to put each area together. I
have always found that you can never do enough sorting. You feel
like you are wasting time, but in the end it goes a lot quicker,
this includes separating by image/color and shape. I found the
hardest parts to be the birds and the underwater city which,
unfortunately, was the last part I put together. I was so close to
the end and then spent about 10 hours on that one little area. The
easiest, and most fun parts, were the balloons and sailboats. For
anyone who has ever liked puzzles, you HAVE to do this one! I have
been working puzzles for as long as I can remember. I've also
completed the 12,000 piece New York Skyline puzzle by Ravensburger,
the 18,000 piece World Maps by Ravensburger, the new 18,000 Cities of
the World by Ravensburger as well as many other large count puzzles
from Educa, Ravensburger, and Piatnik.
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