26 creative puzzles for adults that provide endless hours of fun
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Puzzles are a great way to challenge your mind without having to be glued to a screen. The mosaic patterns provide hours and hours of fun as you try to put all the pieces together. While puzzles are a popular activity for kids, there’s a growing trend: companies are churning out unconventional and creative iterations aimed at adults. These puzzles challenge our notion of puzzle shapes; and, they push the boundaries, in terms of what we expect from surface design.
The Nervous System design studio is one of the best when it comes to designing puzzles for adults. They are inspired by the Earth and the cosmos to produce particularly stimulating games. The wooden Geode puzzle, for example, is made using a computer program that cuts out twisted puzzle pieces, making it even harder to solve.
If you prefer to stick with square and rectangular puzzle formats, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. of the vintage vogue colorful crystal covers, you can work from the edges inward and solve these puzzles to reveal their beautiful images. Check out more of these puzzles for adults below.
Stimulate your mind, away from the computer screen, when you solve these 20+ creative puzzles for adults.
Herd of cats puzzle
Nervous system | $75
Viva La Frida Kahlo Puzzle
eeBoo | $21.99
Geode Puzzle
Nervous system | $68
Mars Puzzle
Four Point Puzzles | $25
Elements puzzle (1,000 pieces)
Black Dog and Leventhal | from $14.50
Great Wave Puzzle
EuroGraphics | $19.95
Milky Way Puzzle (1,000 pieces)
Better Co. | $25
Skyscraper sea (1000 pieces)
Bgraamians | $15.99
Frank Lloyd Wright Double Sided Puzzle (500 Pieces)
galisson | $15.99
Nautilus Puzzle
Nervous system | $90
Mushrooms (Mushrooms) (1000 pieces)
New York Puzzle Society | $24
bird puzzle
galisson | $16.99
from NASA March Poster (1000 pieces)
New York Puzzle Society | $24
Puzzle Keith Haring (500 pieces)
MOMA | $24.95
Climate Activism Round Puzzle (500 Pieces)
Petra Braun | $14.99
Moon Puzzle (1,000 pieces)
Four Point Puzzles | $25
3D Color Puzzle (540 pieces)
Uncommon Goods | $70
Crystals (1,000 pieces)
Mulberries | $24.39
Succulent Puzzle (1,000 pieces)
Better Co. | $25
Flower Puzzle (1,000 pieces)
Mulberries | $24.39
Ravensburger One Stitch at a Time (1,500 coins)
Ravensburg | $46.77
ammonite puzzle
Nervous system | $45
vogue Spot-on mode (500 pieces)
New York Puzzle Society | $22
Fractal Jigsaw
Uncommon Goods | $60
Black/White Gradient Puzzle (500 pieces)
Zoneware | $25
Jigsaw Garden of Earthly Delights (9,000 pieces)
Education | $139.99
This article has been edited and updated.
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