Hi Puzzlers! For 22 of our Ecru puzzles, we first sold them as mystery puzzles, where we didn't even show you the picture and there was no picture on the box, but we did give a couple adjectives and piece count.
For example, our newest one is Mystery Puzzle #17 (they don't come out quite in order) that we tell you is a charming ode to fairytales, and we've revealed this example piece:
About 4 months ago, we also changed our wood box puzzles (roughly those with more than 250 pieces), to not have the image on-the-box, and instead we are hiding the box-sticker inside the box.
So now we are wondering, does that satisfy people who liked the Mystery Puzzles? Should we keep making the Mystery Puzzles?
We'd love your feedback on this topic in general - you can post your comments below (they go to a human moderator, but should show up here in a day or so).
I definitely would like to see the mystery puzzles continue. Even if I opt to not use a picture as I assemble a puzzle, first seeing it on here deprives me of the element of surprise…I really enjoy the mystery aspect of these puzzles. There have been mystery puzzles I wouldn’t have purchased if I’d seen the picture beforehand…the subject didn’t appeal to me or the style of art or maybe the design/cut…but I thoroughly enjoyed working the puzzles as mysteries. Without mystery puzzles, I will most likely be purchasing fewer puzzles in the future for this reason…I will definitely miss them if they’re no longer offered.