A device for accommodating a puzzle including a flexible, particularly rollable surface element serving to store the puzzle, the device further comprising at least one, preferably a plurality of reinforcing elements which can be assembled together with the surface element so that the device is converted from a disassembled state with the surface element flexibly deformable to a plate-like stabilised state of the surface element, the reinforcing elements serving to stabilise the surface element in a plane, flat shape. A picture frame can present the puzzle.

A method for producing a puzzle including a plurality of puzzle pieces which, in an assembled state, form the puzzle, wherein, in the method, an image is laminated or printed onto a carrier plate so that the image defines an image plane on the carrier plate, and the puzzle pieces are punched out of the printed or laminated carrier plate or wherein the carrier plate is punched and an image is printed onto the punched carrier plate so that the image defines an image plane on the carrier plate, wherein the puzzle pieces are detached and separated from the punched carrier plate in a predetermined way by a controlled movement of at least one puzzle piece transverse to the image plane. A corresponding device is also disclosed.

A sales unit of a puzzle with a puzzle which comprises a plurality of puzzle pieces which together form a picture with one or more motifs, as well as a storage container for the puzzle pieces, wherein the puzzle pieces of one picture are assembled into at least two or more groups with two or more puzzle pieces respectively, irrespective of the motif or motifs, wherein the groups of puzzle pieces are arranged separately from one another in the storage container. A method for manufacturing the puzzle as well as a system for storage of a puzzle with a storage container and two or more dimensionally stable smaller storage containers can include each smaller storage container receiving a group of puzzle pieces with two or more puzzle pieces.

A movable puzzle platform includes a puzzle board and a board accessible unit. The puzzle board has a bottom for supporting on a playing surface, and a top surface for playing puzzle piece thereon. The board accessible unit is coupled at the bottom of the puzzle board for sliding on the playing surface, wherein the board accessible unit provides accessibility for the puzzle board to move the puzzle board at different planar directions with respect to the playing surface. Therefore, a player is able to move the puzzle board on the playing surface at a desired orientation to assemble the puzzle pieces on the top surface of the puzzle board.

A Puzzle Map/key for aiding the solution of two-dimensional jigsaw puzzles comprises a one-page map/key document, and a back-of-the-puzzle grid. The map/key document provides a front-of-the-puzzle depiction of all the pieces of a puzzle, displayed with identifying symbols. The back-of-the-puzzle grid enables the identification of every puzzle piece to be inscribed with a unique symbol on its back side. The two components enable one to find the exact location of any puzzle piece in the puzzle being resolved, by matching the symbol on the backside of each puzzle piece to the correspondingly identified piece on the puzzle map/key. Production of the two-dimensional jigsaw puzzle and puzzle map/key on a mass scale is facilitated through the use of conventional transmission media, including computer, phone, and electronic or regular mail.

A deductive reasoning puzzle implementing a polyform set of jigsaw-styled puzzle pieces, to be arranged via matching according to constraints set forth in given schematic cards. Best solved through a systematic process of elimination. Serves educational, developmental, and entertainment purposes.

The present invention relates to a puzzle box lid holder device designed to hold the puzzle box lid having a puzzle illustration in a position that is always visible to the user. The holder device has a slot within the body which is dimensioned to receive a puzzle box lid wall and hold the puzzle box lid securely in a substantially upright position. The slot is dimensioned to receive a box lid wall up to a depth of approximately 3″ and having a thickness of approximately 0.2″. The slot is recessed across a front portion of the holder device to accommodate box lids of any size. Users can maintain hands-free operation of the box lid while having the puzzle illustration visually available to the user allowing the user to more easily and enjoyably complete the puzzle.

The jigsaw puzzle includes a baseplate used with attachable puzzle pieces. The baseplate has multiple upward-facing engagement mechanisms that are engaged with corresponding and complementary puzzle piece rear-facing engagement mechanisms. The rear-facing engagement mechanisms and the complementary puzzle piece rear-facing engagement mechanisms are designed so as to leave a space between the bottom of the puzzle piece and the top surface of the baseplate to facilitate removal of the puzzle pieces. An optional pry tool can be inserted in to the space to easily remove the puzzle pieces after play, storage, or display. An optional hanger/joiner can be utilized to hang the completed puzzle vertically and/or to join two baseplates to create increased play opportunities.

The present disclosure relates to a puzzle system interworking with an external device and, more specifically, to a puzzle system interworking with an external device, which outputs an event corresponding to a puzzle to arouse interest of a user when the user completes the puzzle, and also outputs an event corresponding to an image forming the puzzle to increases interest when the user clicks on the image, so that the puzzle system can used as a learning tool as well as a game tool.

A method is disclosed that provides a solution to any two-dimensional jigsaw puzzle, through the preferred embodiment of the Puzzle Map/key, a separate document from the puzzle that can be referenced to find the exact location of any puzzle piece by matching the number or symbol on the backside piece of the puzzle, to its same identified piece on the Puzzle Map/key, which depicts a frontside view of all the numbered pieces in the puzzle. The back-of-the-puzzle grid is a key component of the Map/key, enabling the identification of every puzzle piece to be inscribed with a unique number or symbol. The Map/key places the energy and time spent on puzzle completion into the hands of the consumer by providing the option of using this piece by piece, frontside method for jigsaw puzzle completion.