ISSUE 101

February 2014

THE OFFICIAL UK PUZZLE CLUB

Gibsons have many exciting new additions joining their ever-growing range in 2014, including innovative jigsaw concepts and over 70 new puzzles!

Mystery Mayhem is a new concept that has been added to the range, and it’s no ordinary jigsaw. Inside the innovative box design are two jigsaw puzzles, the first is a hectic 1000 piece jigsaw that matches the image on the box. After completing the 1000 piece, the next challenge is to find out what triggered the mayhem, by completing the second 200 piece puzzle, but this time there is no guide to help find out what caused the chaos! The Mystery Mayhem range is for those who are brave enough to rise to the challenge!

The ‘Discoveries’ range is another new concept that has been released this year and the two jigsaws are painted by artist Steve Read. Tiger Sanctuary and Kitten Capers may merely seem like beautiful wildlife paintings, but there are certain additions that even a keen eye will miss! Hidden in the tall trees and bundles of hay are the silhouettes and shapes of jungle wildlife and hiding kittens, waiting to be detected and the challenge is to find all 14.

‘Keeping up with the Joneses’ follows Mr Jones and his wife on their travels after they have won £10.5 million on the National Lottery. What makes the jigsaws quirky and different is that they are created by the same artist who made ‘Santa’s Midnight Magic’, Keith Drury. He uses a unique ‘3D paint digital paint style’ which means that everything in the picture is actually a model he has created, not painted on canvas. If you look closely at both jigsaws, you can also see funny little additions such as the lady who is holding a board in each puzzle that appears to have very strong beliefs on how the Joneses should spend their money, and the guy who is reading the newspaper in an armchair outside who seems to have more and more duck friends in each instalment. These jigsaws are possibly the quirkiest in our range, appealing especially to those who will enjoy the funny extras that you only notice when you look closely.

To commemorate the centenary of the First World War and the 70 years that have passed since D-Day, Gibsons have released a selection of military puzzles. Normandy Breakout by Nicholas Trudgian, D-Day Landings by Bill Perrings and Preparations for D-Day by Kevin Walsh are 500 and 1000 piece puzzles that depict a squadron of spitfires, typhoons and tanks preparing for the invasion of northern France that occurred 70 years ago. To honour the 100 years that have passed since WW1, Robert Opie has produced a beautiful 1000 piece montage jigsaw that depicts a collection of WW1 memorabilia, including famous posters, magazines and post cards that were produced a century ago.

Finally, 2014 sees the release of the 13th puzzle in the ‘I Love’ range, I Love Winter! Mike Jupp is back once again with another hilarious jigsaw that captures the comical and ridiculous side of everyday life. I Love Winter is filled to the brim with ludicrous cartoons, including a run-away giant snowball, an out of control dung-cart, and a frozen OAP!

Obviously we can’t feature all the 70 new Gibsons puzzles in this newsletter, so we’ll look at them over the next few months.

OFFICIAL PUZZLE CLUB SELECTED JIGSAWS

G6142 Preparation for D-Day 1000pc £14.00Depiction of life during a war

G7049 Mystery Mayhem - Camping Commotion1000 (+200)pc £14.00

For those that like a real challenge

PricePieces Qty ValueCode No/Description

Postage & Packing £4.50£6.50 Total Value

Gold Members- Please deduct 10% from above prices, excluding p&p. If requesting carrier delivery – do not include postage charge

*Please attach cardholder’s details if different from above

I enclose cheque/postal order for value £ made payable to The Puzzle Club Please debit my Credit/Debit card for £ Card Type Master Card Visa Maestro/Solo *Card No: Issue No: Security Code : Valid From: Expiry Date : Signature:Please allow up to 28 days for delivery

Contact us: The Puzzle Club Ltd, 30 Adelaide Road, Bramhall, Stockport SK7 1LT Telephone: 0161 998 3708 Email: puzzle-club@btconnect.com

www.jigsaw-puzzle-club.co.uk

G6132 Evening at Swanbrooke Cottage 1000pc £14.00

Peaceful cottage, beautiful flowers and babbling brook

Optional Next Day Carrier

READ ABOUTNew for Gibsons 2014Reader’s Letters & Jigs CornerThis years CharityWinning WaysPuzzle Club Selected Jigsaws

A very big thank you for all the good luck messages to Mark & Juliet for taking on their new venture and to Margaret for her years of dedication in running the Club and for looking after you all. We’ve passed on all your thanks and best wishes and you’ll be pleased to know Margaret is happily settling into having a little more spare time on her hands.

What’s New for 2014 for Gibsons

G2702G2703G3066G3069G3073G3508G4022G5026G5029G6132G6133G6138G6142G6145G7045G7046G7047G7048G7049G7050G7051G7055G7056G8007G8008G6136G6143

The Final Overs The Village Fete The Open Gate, Sussex Typhoons over the Rhine D-Day Landings Cats on Holiday School’s Out Awkward Moments Nannette’s Cottage and Spirit of Christmas Evening at Swanbrooke Cottage Holiday Traditions A Special Treat Preparation for D-Day Normandy BreakoutFirst World War Centenary Discoveries - Tiger Sanctuary Discoveries - Kitten CapersMystery Mayhem - Flamin’ Frenzy Mystery Mayhem - Camping Commotion Keeping up with the Joneses - The Big Win Keeping up with the Joneses - New York City Miggley Avenue I Love Winter A Special Treat Miggley Avenue Awaiting DepartureHop Country

250XXL250XXL500500500500XXL6362 x 5002 x 500100010001000100010001000100010001000 (+200)1000 (+200)10001000100010002000200010001000

9.009.009.509.009.0014.009.0014.0015.0015.0015.0014.0014.0014.0014.0014.0014.0014.0014.0014.0014.0014.0014.0020.0020.0014.0014.00

To order any of these specials and/ or any of the other products featured in this issue complete the Order form below and send with your remittance payable to: The Puzzle Club Ltd. For all unlisted items, please use remaining lines in price list or add a note to your order. (If you don’t want to spoil your newsletter, simply put your request on paper) Please make cheques payable to: The Puzzle Club Ltd & send to The Puzzle Club Ltd- 30 Adelaide Road, Bramhall, Stockport SK7 1LT - For all unlisted items, please add a note in with your order

Membership No.

Name

Address

Postcode

Telephone

JIG’S CORNERMark and Juliet are definitely keeping me on my toes - showing them the ropes. There is such a lot to remember! And yes it is very cold up here, but at least there hasn’t been any snow yet…!

Apologies for the delays in receiving your Ravensburger puzzles. Despite Ravensburger helping us to put the Newsletter together, the puzzles we agreed to feature weren’t actually available when the Newsletter was released, so we had to wait until the supplier released them at differing times during the month. We are hoping that there won’t be any problems this month!

Looks like Gibsons have finally joined the Wasgij (Falcom/Jumbo) & What If (Ravensburger) ‘puzzle that you don’t see’ designs with their new Mystery Mayhem designs. Hopefully you’ll find their slight twist on the idea just as challenging and just as much fun !

Also, if you know of any Jigsaw Festivals taking place this year, please let us know and we will be happy to advertise them.

Happy puzzling!Jig

After the new Wasgij releases last month, one of our members called to let us know of a challenge she’d encountered a couple of weeks before. As an avid jigsaw and Wasgij collector she often buys the 2 x 1000 selections along with all the others. These are great value for money and twice the fun of a single puzzle…. unless you have a grand-daughter that tries to help by opening both puzzles into 1 large pile of pieces for you – thinking that one of the bags contained the edges! It only took them two weeks to complete both puzzles – the puzzles have now gone back in their individual bags in the box with clear labels on them!

What a challenge Elaine, and both puzzles done in 2 weeks – that’s amazing. It’s lovely to hear of younger family members joining in the puzzling fun, but trying to sort out 2 standard puzzles from a mixed pile would be difficult enough, I think you deserve a medal for managing it with Wasgij’s !! I wonder if any other members have had family members accidentally being not quite so helpful too – please write in and let us know.

READERS LETTERS

Elaine Rivers - London

WINNING WAYSISSUE 99 Winner

Congratulations to Heather Urmston for remembering the gifts on the 5th Day of Christmas. Your puzzle is on its way.

Also, as mentioned last month, Gibsons are excited to announce the release of four new Thomas Kinkade jigsaws to add to your collection. The puzzles come in a variety of piece counts and feature brightly lit cottages and frosty lakes. The Open Gate, Sussex is a tranquil 500 piece puzzle that depicts a gaggle of geese returning home as the day draws to a close. The second addition to the ever-growing range is Evening at Swanbrooke Cottage. The 1000 piece painting is filled with beautiful flowers that are bursting with colour and surround the bubbling brook. Holiday Traditions is perhaps Kinkade’s most festive 1000 piece jigsaw yet. The painting shows the holiday festivities of a small town as they gather around the nativity scene. As stars twinkle in the clear sky, the snow covered Christmas tree watches over the little stone church. Finally, the last jigsaw is a 2x500 collection that features Nanette’s Cottage and Spirit of Christmas. Both jigsaws are filled with colour and commemorate Thomas’ wife Nanette. The stunning sunset and cloudy twilight sky radiate warmth and tranquillity as children play outside the thatched cottages. Thomas Kinkade, the Painter of the Light’s, jigsaws are always a favourite among puzzlers because of the calm and serene scenes he creates with the use of vibrant colours, and the messages his artwork conveys to observers. Thomas hoped that his paintings would bring hope and inspiration to others, and encourage people to slow down, appreciate the little details in life, and to look for beauty in the world around us.

G3066 The Open Gate, Sussex 500pc £9.50

G5029 Nannette’s Cottage and Spirit of Christmas 2x500pc £15.00

G6133 Holiday Traditions 1000pc £15.00

G6132 Evening at Swanbrooke Cottage 1000pc £15.00

Charity DonationsAs you know, we donate all the ‘spare’ pennies from your jigsaw orders to our chosen charity and many of you very generously add extra donations to your order too. We are really grateful for these kind donations as are the Guide Dogs Training Centre who were last year’s chosen charity. We will be continuing the charity fund-raising and would be interested to hear if any readers have a charity they would like us to donate to for the coming year. Please send us your charity suggestions and we’ll let you know who we have chosen in issue 104

Competition for this issue 101 – Gibsons are releasing 2 puzzles this year based around D-Day. What was the date of D-Day ? Please send your entry to us by 28th Feb with your choice of any puzzle up to 1000pc and the winner will be announced in issue 103.

New Challenges

War Centenary

Miscellaneous

G7047 Discoveries - Kitten Capers1000pc £14.00

G7045 First World War Centenary1000pc £14.00

G2702 The Final Overs250XXL £9.00

G7056 I Love Winter1000pc £14.00

G6136 Awaiting Departure 1000pc £14.00 G6143 Hop Country 1000pc £14.00Miggley Avenue

G8008 2000pc £20.00G7055 1000pc £14.00

A Special TreatG8007 2000pc £20.00G6138 1000pc - £14.00

G5026 Awkward Moments2 x 500pc £14.00

G2703 The Village Fete250XXL £9.00

G3508 Cats on Holiday500XXL £14.00

G4022 School’s Out636pc £9.00

G6145 Normandy Breakout1000 pc £14.00

G3069 Typhoons over the Rhine500pc £9.00

G3073 D-Day Landings500pc £9.00

G7050 Keeping up with the Joneses The Big Win 1000pc £14.00

G7048 Mystery Mayhem - Flamin’ Frenzy1000pc (+200) £14.00

G7049 Mystery Mayhem - Camping Commotion 1000pc (+200) £14.00

JIG’S CORNERMark and Juliet are definitely keeping me on my toes - showing them the ropes. There is such a lot to remember! And yes it is very cold up here, but at least there hasn’t been any snow yet…!

Apologies for the delays in receiving your Ravensburger puzzles. Despite Ravensburger helping us to put the Newsletter together, the puzzles we agreed to feature weren’t actually available when the Newsletter was released, so we had to wait until the supplier released them at differing times during the month. We are hoping that there won’t be any problems this month!

Looks like Gibsons have finally joined the Wasgij (Falcom/Jumbo) & What If (Ravensburger) ‘puzzle that you don’t see’ designs with their new Mystery Mayhem designs. Hopefully you’ll find their slight twist on the idea just as challenging and just as much fun !

Also, if you know of any Jigsaw Festivals taking place this year, please let us know and we will be happy to advertise them.

Happy puzzling!Jig

After the new Wasgij releases last month, one of our members called to let us know of a challenge she’d encountered a couple of weeks before. As an avid jigsaw and Wasgij collector she often buys the 2 x 1000 selections along with all the others. These are great value for money and twice the fun of a single puzzle…. unless you have a grand-daughter that tries to help by opening both puzzles into 1 large pile of pieces for you – thinking that one of the bags contained the edges! It only took them two weeks to complete both puzzles – the puzzles have now gone back in their individual bags in the box with clear labels on them!

What a challenge Elaine, and both puzzles done in 2 weeks – that’s amazing. It’s lovely to hear of younger family members joining in the puzzling fun, but trying to sort out 2 standard puzzles from a mixed pile would be difficult enough, I think you deserve a medal for managing it with Wasgij’s !! I wonder if any other members have had family members accidentally being not quite so helpful too – please write in and let us know.

READERS LETTERS

Elaine Rivers - London

WINNING WAYSISSUE 99 Winner

Congratulations to Heather Urmston for remembering the gifts on the 5th Day of Christmas. Your puzzle is on its way.

Also, as mentioned last month, Gibsons are excited to announce the release of four new Thomas Kinkade jigsaws to add to your collection. The puzzles come in a variety of piece counts and feature brightly lit cottages and frosty lakes. The Open Gate, Sussex is a tranquil 500 piece puzzle that depicts a gaggle of geese returning home as the day draws to a close. The second addition to the ever-growing range is Evening at Swanbrooke Cottage. The 1000 piece painting is filled with beautiful flowers that are bursting with colour and surround the bubbling brook. Holiday Traditions is perhaps Kinkade’s most festive 1000 piece jigsaw yet. The painting shows the holiday festivities of a small town as they gather around the nativity scene. As stars twinkle in the clear sky, the snow covered Christmas tree watches over the little stone church. Finally, the last jigsaw is a 2x500 collection that features Nanette’s Cottage and Spirit of Christmas. Both jigsaws are filled with colour and commemorate Thomas’ wife Nanette. The stunning sunset and cloudy twilight sky radiate warmth and tranquillity as children play outside the thatched cottages. Thomas Kinkade, the Painter of the Light’s, jigsaws are always a favourite among puzzlers because of the calm and serene scenes he creates with the use of vibrant colours, and the messages his artwork conveys to observers. Thomas hoped that his paintings would bring hope and inspiration to others, and encourage people to slow down, appreciate the little details in life, and to look for beauty in the world around us.

G3066 The Open Gate, Sussex 500pc £9.50

G5029 Nannette’s Cottage and Spirit of Christmas 2x500pc £15.00

G6133 Holiday Traditions 1000pc £15.00

G6132 Evening at Swanbrooke Cottage 1000pc £15.00

Charity DonationsAs you know, we donate all the ‘spare’ pennies from your jigsaw orders to our chosen charity and many of you very generously add extra donations to your order too. We are really grateful for these kind donations as are the Guide Dogs Training Centre who were last year’s chosen charity. We will be continuing the charity fund-raising and would be interested to hear if any readers have a charity they would like us to donate to for the coming year. Please send us your charity suggestions and we’ll let you know who we have chosen in issue 104

Competition for this issue 101 – Gibsons are releasing 2 puzzles this year based around D-Day. What was the date of D-Day ? Please send your entry to us by 28th Feb with your choice of any puzzle up to 1000pc and the winner will be announced in issue 103.

New Challenges

War Centenary

Miscellaneous

G7047 Discoveries - Kitten Capers1000pc £14.00

G7045 First World War Centenary1000pc £14.00

G2702 The Final Overs250XXL £9.00

G7056 I Love Winter1000pc £14.00

G6136 Awaiting Departure 1000pc £14.00 G6143 Hop Country 1000pc £14.00Miggley Avenue

G8008 2000pc £20.00G7055 1000pc £14.00

A Special TreatG8007 2000pc £20.00G6138 1000pc - £14.00

G5026 Awkward Moments2 x 500pc £14.00

G2703 The Village Fete250XXL £9.00

G3508 Cats on Holiday500XXL £14.00

G4022 School’s Out636pc £9.00

G6145 Normandy Breakout1000 pc £14.00

G3069 Typhoons over the Rhine500pc £9.00

G3073 D-Day Landings500pc £9.00

G7050 Keeping up with the Joneses The Big Win 1000pc £14.00

G7048 Mystery Mayhem - Flamin’ Frenzy1000pc (+200) £14.00

G7049 Mystery Mayhem - Camping Commotion 1000pc (+200) £14.00

ISSUE 101

February 2014

THE OFFICIAL UK PUZZLE CLUB

Gibsons have many exciting new additions joining their ever-growing range in 2014, including innovative jigsaw concepts and over 70 new puzzles!

Mystery Mayhem is a new concept that has been added to the range, and it’s no ordinary jigsaw. Inside the innovative box design are two jigsaw puzzles, the first is a hectic 1000 piece jigsaw that matches the image on the box. After completing the 1000 piece, the next challenge is to find out what triggered the mayhem, by completing the second 200 piece puzzle, but this time there is no guide to help find out what caused the chaos! The Mystery Mayhem range is for those who are brave enough to rise to the challenge!

The ‘Discoveries’ range is another new concept that has been released this year and the two jigsaws are painted by artist Steve Read. Tiger Sanctuary and Kitten Capers may merely seem like beautiful wildlife paintings, but there are certain additions that even a keen eye will miss! Hidden in the tall trees and bundles of hay are the silhouettes and shapes of jungle wildlife and hiding kittens, waiting to be detected and the challenge is to find all 14.

‘Keeping up with the Joneses’ follows Mr Jones and his wife on their travels after they have won £10.5 million on the National Lottery. What makes the jigsaws quirky and different is that they are created by the same artist who made ‘Santa’s Midnight Magic’, Keith Drury. He uses a unique ‘3D paint digital paint style’ which means that everything in the picture is actually a model he has created, not painted on canvas. If you look closely at both jigsaws, you can also see funny little additions such as the lady who is holding a board in each puzzle that appears to have very strong beliefs on how the Joneses should spend their money, and the guy who is reading the newspaper in an armchair outside who seems to have more and more duck friends in each instalment. These jigsaws are possibly the quirkiest in our range, appealing especially to those who will enjoy the funny extras that you only notice when you look closely.

To commemorate the centenary of the First World War and the 70 years that have passed since D-Day, Gibsons have released a selection of military puzzles. Normandy Breakout by Nicholas Trudgian, D-Day Landings by Bill Perrings and Preparations for D-Day by Kevin Walsh are 500 and 1000 piece puzzles that depict a squadron of spitfires, typhoons and tanks preparing for the invasion of northern France that occurred 70 years ago. To honour the 100 years that have passed since WW1, Robert Opie has produced a beautiful 1000 piece montage jigsaw that depicts a collection of WW1 memorabilia, including famous posters, magazines and post cards that were produced a century ago.

Finally, 2014 sees the release of the 13th puzzle in the ‘I Love’ range, I Love Winter! Mike Jupp is back once again with another hilarious jigsaw that captures the comical and ridiculous side of everyday life. I Love Winter is filled to the brim with ludicrous cartoons, including a run-away giant snowball, an out of control dung-cart, and a frozen OAP!

Obviously we can’t feature all the 70 new Gibsons puzzles in this newsletter, so we’ll look at them over the next few months.

OFFICIAL PUZZLE CLUB SELECTED JIGSAWS

G6142 Preparation for D-Day 1000pc £14.00Depiction of life during a war

G7049 Mystery Mayhem - Camping Commotion1000 (+200)pc £14.00

For those that like a real challenge

PricePieces Qty ValueCode No/Description

Postage & Packing £4.50£6.50 Total Value

Gold Members- Please deduct 10% from above prices, excluding p&p. If requesting carrier delivery – do not include postage charge

*Please attach cardholder’s details if different from above

I enclose cheque/postal order for value £ made payable to The Puzzle Club Please debit my Credit/Debit card for £ Card Type Master Card Visa Maestro/Solo *Card No: Issue No: Security Code : Valid From: Expiry Date : Signature:Please allow up to 28 days for delivery

Contact us: The Puzzle Club Ltd, 30 Adelaide Road, Bramhall, Stockport SK7 1LT Telephone: 0161 998 3708 Email: puzzle-club@btconnect.com

www.jigsaw-puzzle-club.co.uk

G6132 Evening at Swanbrooke Cottage 1000pc £14.00

Peaceful cottage, beautiful flowers and babbling brook

Optional Next Day Carrier

READ ABOUTNew for Gibsons 2014Reader’s Letters & Jigs CornerThis years CharityWinning WaysPuzzle Club Selected Jigsaws

A very big thank you for all the good luck messages to Mark & Juliet for taking on their new venture and to Margaret for her years of dedication in running the Club and for looking after you all. We’ve passed on all your thanks and best wishes and you’ll be pleased to know Margaret is happily settling into having a little more spare time on her hands.

What’s New for 2014 for Gibsons

G2702G2703G3066G3069G3073G3508G4022G5026G5029G6132G6133G6138G6142G6145G7045G7046G7047G7048G7049G7050G7051G7055G7056G8007G8008G6136G6143

The Final Overs The Village Fete The Open Gate, Sussex Typhoons over the Rhine D-Day Landings Cats on Holiday School’s Out Awkward Moments Nannette’s Cottage and Spirit of Christmas Evening at Swanbrooke Cottage Holiday Traditions A Special Treat Preparation for D-Day Normandy BreakoutFirst World War Centenary Discoveries - Tiger Sanctuary Discoveries - Kitten CapersMystery Mayhem - Flamin’ Frenzy Mystery Mayhem - Camping Commotion Keeping up with the Joneses - The Big Win Keeping up with the Joneses - New York City Miggley Avenue I Love Winter A Special Treat Miggley Avenue Awaiting DepartureHop Country

250XXL250XXL500500500500XXL6362 x 5002 x 500100010001000100010001000100010001000 (+200)1000 (+200)10001000100010002000200010001000

9.009.009.509.009.0014.009.0014.0015.0015.0015.0014.0014.0014.0014.0014.0014.0014.0014.0014.0014.0014.0014.0020.0020.0014.0014.00

To order any of these specials and/ or any of the other products featured in this issue complete the Order form below and send with your remittance payable to: The Puzzle Club Ltd. For all unlisted items, please use remaining lines in price list or add a note to your order. (If you don’t want to spoil your newsletter, simply put your request on paper) Please make cheques payable to: The Puzzle Club Ltd & send to The Puzzle Club Ltd- 30 Adelaide Road, Bramhall, Stockport SK7 1LT - For all unlisted items, please add a note in with your order

Membership No.

Name

Address

Postcode

Telephone