Educa 14827 - The World, Executive Map - 4000 pieces - Genuine Puzzle

Takes time and perseverance, but certainly doable. Looks amazing once finished. No pieces missing, however took extra care when sorting and building. I recommend also buying containers and a puzzle matt. Took me over 30 hours to complete. Mounting to a wall will be tricky, so any advice on this will certainly be helpful. My suggestion for anyone contemplating this?...DO IT!! Start by sorting the pieces by oceans, land, flags, compass etc. Some pieces can fit into multiple locations (especially the edges), attention to detail is key. My only criticism is like previous comments. There needs to be a large sized poster to help with orientation, especially the right side where the box is covered by logo's. Thank you Educa.

Love it, but hard going; addictive/compulsive. Bought as a present for my wife ... This journey required a cheap decorating table to hold four foam boards from de Hobby Shop (stuck together with Duct Tape). When this is finished (this year), we will "Mud Glue" & mount on the Lounge Wall .. This is a serious Jigsaw (not all pieces are traditionally cut (male/female: there are spoons fits - you will see) .. educational, fascinating & thank god for the internet ... a magnifying glass was essential (age related) .. No need to run/exercise when you're on this project'

Took us 12 days from start to finish during lockdown, a well made puzzle, very complex, no missing pieces. Would really recommend it, it’s challenging, fun and if you frame it, worth a look from time to time later on. Look forward to seeing it on the wall!

Very challenging but nice puzzle to do. Quality is pretty good. The only issue for me is that the picture on the box is small compared to the puzzle so you need a magnifying glass to see the detail. Also the name on the box obliterates part of the picture

Final piece going in after 3 months full time jigsawing!! An amazing puzzle. Hard enough to be interesting, but achievable enough if you take it area by area. A great family Activity, beautiful framed.

Having previously completed puzzles with over 9000 pieces , I assumed that this one would be a "doddle" in comparison - how wrong I was !!! As other reviewers have already said , the border , arctic regions , flags etc etc are relatively straight forward and progress can be achieved fairly quickly. However once those segments are out of the way you soon realise 2 very important facts . Firstly , the only reference picture supplied is the front face of the container box in which the puzzle is shipped and is far, far, far, too small a scale to be of any help whatsoever without the use of a magnifying glass . Come on EDUCA , surely it wouldn't be too much to ask for a bigger scale reference picture to be supplied with the puzzle ? Secondly , it soon becomes apparent just how much of the Earth's surface is covered with blue water !! I spent many long days making very slow progress , spending sometimes up to 10 hours laborious hours attempting to make some noticeable progress. After 4 weeks of almost non stop " puzzling " I managed to insert the final piece and have now sealed it with Contractors PVA , mounted it onto a board , inserted it into a purpose made frame and it now occupies pride of place on our lounge wall , and admired by all who see it.

Beautiful jigsaw, thoroughly enjoyed doing it. The quality of Educa puzzles is superb everybtine: the pieces, colours, finish. No missing pieces (but they offer a "missing pieces" service) and it's just all good. Thanks again, Educa, for another lovely jigsaw

very good quality and difficulty took a while to do, well worth the price.