Puzzle sizes

Online jigsaw puzzle sizes compared

Pieceware cuts any picture into one of nine sizes, from a 24 piece warm-up to a 1500 piece project. The actual grid is chosen to keep pieces roughly square for the picture's proportions, so a "300 piece" puzzle may come out as 294 or 306 pieces. All sizes are multiplayer: make a lobby, share the link, solve together with live cursors. No account.

Every size at a glance

Estimates assume the classic shape, rotation off, and a picture with a fair amount of detail.

Pieces	1 player	2 players	3–4 players	Good for
24	2–4 min	1–2 min	1 min	Trying the controls; very young children
48	4–8 min	3–5 min	2–3 min	Warm-up, phones
100	10–20 min	6–12 min	4–8 min	Coffee break, icebreakers, first game
200	25–45 min	15–25 min	10–15 min	Short session; good for twisted shape
300	40–70 min	25–40 min	15–25 min	One relaxed evening; the global puzzle size
500	1.5–2.5 h	1–1.5 h	40–60 min	A proper session for a couple or a small group
750	3–4 h	2–2.5 h	1–1.5 h	Two evenings, or one team afternoon
1000	4–6 h	2.5–3.5 h	1.5–2.5 h	The classic big puzzle; multi-session
1500	6–10 h	4–6 h	2.5–4 h	Week-long standing puzzle for a group

Three things that change the difficulty more than the count

The picture. A busy painting at 1000 pieces is easier than a sunset at 500. Uniform regions are the slow part of any puzzle.
The piece shape. Classic knobs give every piece a silhouette. Twisted makes pieces look alike. Square removes shape as a clue entirely; only the picture is left.
Rotation. With rotation on, pieces start turned and must be rotated (the rotate buttons in the toolbar) before they snap. It adds about half again to the time at any size.

Detailed guides

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