4D Cityscape Game of Thrones (GoT) 3D Westeros and Essos Globe Puzzle, 9-inch

Definitely not as difficult as people make it out to be! I was worried before I got my hands on it.Bottom jigsaw layer: The pieces do not have the typical rounded puzzle edge that most are used to so you need to pay close attention to where things fit and make sure the patterns match before forcing a piece together. That said, work the border and then work with the colours you can see obviously before tackling the water. There are some very similar shapes and pieces that all look "black" like the water and they'll give you the most trouble. I was expecting the bottom layer to take months but it took about two weeks of 1-2 hour periods working on the layer to complete it. (I am not an avid puzzle-r so assume I am at a intermediate level of puzzle prowess)Layer 2: Putting the foam over the jigsaw layer was a bit of a shame since the map layer is really cool once you get it together but this is the beginning of 3D and looks interesting when you start to see mountains and forests rise up from the table. The foam didn't take long at all to complete and make sure as you pull pieces from the box out, that you disconnect them. A lot of the areas came out of the box already attached. (Frown) The foam is easily creased so be careful with it! The edges and pieces are not standard size so don't expect to know which shape fits where--all the shapes are strange sizes or have really odd angles that fit in places that they shouldn't. Suggest working with the pieces that have large letters on them first, then go colour block by colour block.Layer 3: This is like Lego. Really easy. I'm not going to bother with the rest of the layers. Have fun adding castles to your foam, signposts to the map layer to make it 3-D, and humming the theme song while you work. It's a pretty fun puzzle to do with another GoT fan and it's impressive once finished. Gl/hf.

My first 1000 piece puzzle and it was an awesome experience assembling it. It was challenging at the beginning but once you have a strategy and review the map like a billion times, it becomes easier but finishing the sea area was the challenge. The map used for assembling the puzzle could be improved for the scale. The 4d pieces is when this really comes to life. It’s an amazing showpiece too. Highly recommended for everyone who is a game of thrones fan.

Well looks like I'll be the first to review this. First off it's not a verified purchase because I bought it from ThinkGeek, but I definitely have it and probably almost every piece of Game of Thrones merchandise on the market including the new George RR Martin box but anyway. Ill start by saying this puzzle is awesome it's kind of expensive but it's pretty well made in my opinion and the pieces seem to be a little higher quality then they were in the puzzle of Westeros so anyone who built that one will probably be happy to hear that. Its pretty tough puzzle it'll take you awhile I nowhere close to done with mine and really my only complaint is 4D cityscapes weird cut pieces, they're kind of odd and pieces fit together that don't go together which is kind of a pain but you'll get it right by the time you're finished and definitely now that I finished the first layer if the pieces are much higher quality than the puzzle of Westeros that one was so bad I had to take it apart so many times that my pieces were warped I'm sure I still have a few pieces that didn't go where they were supposed to as for this one I got the whole frame without having to change one piece and I've only made a couple of small changes when I finished it so I was definitely a lot happier with that one than the last oneUpdate finally finished lot better quality than the first one pretty tough puzzle I did it all one hundred percent by myself

I waited until I was finished with this puzzle before I wrote this review. Overall I enjoyed putting it together, but it is definitely difficult. Some pieces, mostly the water, are really hard to tell the difference between them. I had to hold them up to a utility light at some points. The reference picture is also rather small, so that doesnt help. As I finished the bottom layer I realized two pieces were missing. I was worried about this because I was afraid I would have to ship the entire puzzle back after spending nearly a month off and on just on the bottom layer. But thankfully the company has a service where they will send you missing individual pieces. The second layer was much easier. The end result of the puzzle is amazing and I am considering having it framed. The only thing I personally dislike about the finished product is there are little flags that mark key locations that in most cases are already clearly marked on the map (for example there is a flag for Dorne that goes right above the clearly printed word "Dorne" on the map. It is like this for almost all of them except for 3 or 4.) Overall my only real complaint about this puzzle is the small reference picture and how the water pieces look so similar. On the box and in the reference picture they do not look as much alike. I would recommend this to someone who loves Game of Thrones and is looking for a challenge, it is most definitely not for those who give up easily.

The media could not be loaded. Me parecio muy buen producto esta padrisimo y recomendable al 100% 🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖

La calidad es como cualquier otro rompecabezas. Los aditamentos son geniales, buena calidad y muy detallado. Sin duda es un buen pasatiempo

I absolutely love the 3D Game of Thrones puzzles. I have the other ones of Westros, and of Westros and Essos! So this new one of just Essos is awesome!

Lo compra para regalar y le ha encantado. Queda como un globo terráqueo y muy entretenido

Seguro que son la hostia, pero todavía no los he abiertos. Tiene la buena pinta…