Contra, The Anti-Puzzle
Contra, The Anti-Puzzle
Contra, The Anti-Puzzle
Contra, The Anti-Puzzle
Contra, The Anti-Puzzle
Contra, The Anti-Puzzle
Contra, The Anti-Puzzle
Contra, The Anti-Puzzle
Contra, The Anti-Puzzle
Contra, The Anti-Puzzle
Contra, The Anti-Puzzle
Contra, The Anti-Puzzle
Contra, The Anti-Puzzle
Contra, The Anti-Puzzle
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Contra, The Anti-Puzzle

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Contra, The Anti-Puzzle 

Puzzles have long been a showcase for art, and puzzle building is a beloved pastime shared by millions. Contra flips conventional jigsaw puzzling upside down and backwards by inviting the puzzle builders themselves to become the creative artists. Each box contains 1125 pieces in a total of five different colours, but what makes Contra special is that all of the pieces are inter-compatible, and can be arranged in any manner. Rather than searching for the right piece to complete a prescribed, predesigned, tired old image, Contra invites you to engage your abstract brain and explore new shapes and patterns to create your own masterpiece. The closed task becomes an open one. The familiar experience of becomes fresh, with a new kind of challenge where the constraints of the jigsaw format create opportunities for an entirely new medium for creative expression. 

For the concerned or offended, rest assured, Contra retains much of what you already love about conventional jigsaw puzzles. There is a quiet pace to building, the calm, peaceful searching, the satisfaction of placing pieces, and the excitement in seeing a work of art emerge. Young puzzlers will find that there is less frustration involved, as every piece can be combined with every other piece. And unlike many other puzzles, Contra has immense replay value, and can be built again and again, shared cooperatively, and can even become host to creative games such as collaborative art creation where players take turns placing pieces, and so on. 

This unsolvable anti-puzzle will be available in greyscale, and in a turquoise/ orange colourway.

Details: 

  • 5 colous x 225 pieces
  • Weight (5 colour puzzles+ puzzle box): 850g
  • Greyscale
    • Black + White + 3 shade of Grey
  • Turquoise/ Orange Colourway
    • Red + Orange + 3 shade of Turquoise

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Linda
Merry Christmas

Winter time enjoyment! Happy Snow Day...

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Linda
Spiral success

My son and I had an interesting time creating this puzzle. We did run out of black pieces and had to improvise.

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Peter Strasser
Great concept

The first time I saw this puzzle I was puzzled that I have not seen this kind of concept before. Bought it, loved it! It's easy to enjoy and you can build stuff for a looong time.
Where I found it to be most 'useful' was while having long conversations with friends. Like when you go on a walk, or driving for a long time together late at night. Times when you do not need to talk all the time, where a few moments of silence are permitted, because you share a common activity.
In these moments, people tend to open up easier and conversations go deeper. The Contra can also give you this connection, if you allow it.

You can also just do fun shapes and kids love it, so here's a definite recommendation for this puzzle!