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I missed that a jigsaw puzzle version<\/a> of Anton Thomas\u2019s Wild World<\/a><\/em> (previously<\/a>) was released in January. The puzzle has 1,500 pieces and measures 39\u00d720 inches when completed. Anton says that if you\u2019re in the U.S. or Canada it\u2019s best to order from the publisher\u2019s website<\/a>; it\u2019s also listed on Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I missed that a jigsaw puzzle version of Anton Thomas\u2019s Wild World (previously) was released in January. The puzzle has 1,500 pieces and measures 39\u00d720 inches when completed. Anton says that if you\u2019re in the… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[{"did":"did:plc:hhxrnk4vub7jtlcl3ve26kjo","date":"2025-07-21T16:33:49+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:hhxrnk4vub7jtlcl3ve26kjo\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3luig77fp4d2u","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:hhxrnk4vub7jtlcl3ve26kjo\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3luig77fp4d2u\",\"cid\":\"bafyreifxqisrm4qikj2ylehqvwzufndlktwl7ze34ea5nkmppo2fhzb7be\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreig4olidvnaj3podkf4jphgiam5bfhtfvxsbdvvbc4433gghh2ge4u\",\"rev\":\"3luig77fuxt2u\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[467],"tags":[1282,1311,460],"class_list":["post-1844758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-games","tag-anton-thomas","tag-jigsaw-puzzles","tag-pictorial-maps","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1786704,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2018\/11\/earth-puzzle\/","url_meta":{"origin":1844758,"position":0},"title":"Earth Puzzle","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"19 November 2018","format":"link","excerpt":"This is wild. 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