Graceful Swans Puzzle

Graceful Swans Puzzle stands apart from most animal jigsaws because its pictures are illustrations rather than photographs. All six images show an anime-style girl together with graceful swans, so the puzzles mix character art with the long necks and white plumage of the birds.

Every picture can be played in four modes: 16, 36, 64 and 100 pieces. That range lets you start with a quick build to get to know the composition and then return for a much more detailed challenge. With six images and four sizes, the set offers twenty-four different boards.

Swans bring their own puzzle character. Their white feathers and pale water reflections create large areas of similar tone, which can make the higher piece counts tricky, while the illustrated figure provides the strong lines and colours that help you orient yourself. The studio describes the game as a way to keep your brain sharp, and the larger boards here certainly ask for careful attention.

1. Select one of the six swan illustrations.
2. Pick a mode of 16, 36, 64 or 100 pieces.
3. Place the pieces of the girl and the swans first.
4. Fill in the water and sky to finish the picture.

Leave the white feathers until late. Once the colourful parts are placed, the pale areas have fewer possible spots left.