The Mystic Maze • 1000-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle from The Magic Puzzle Company • Series One

4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars | 5,087 ratings

Price: 22.97

Last update: 01-11-2025


About this item

The Mystic Maze is a brand new 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle that does a magic trick when you finish it
Beautiful, original artwork full of tiny details, including over 50 easter eggs to discover as you solve the puzzle
Mind-blowing magical twist ending: we’re using ideas from visual illusions and magic to make this the most interesting puzzle you’ve ever solved
Absolutely NO puzzle dust in the box!
Includes TWO art posters, so multiple people can solve the puzzle together.

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Top reviews from the United States

Rainee R
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfectly crafted, challenging, and enjoyable!
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2024
I wanted to try something new as far as puzzles go and came across this one. The maze had me intrigued and I loved the little characters throughout the puzzle. There was so much going on that it was exactly what I was looking for. Honestly when I opened the box and seen there was another package saying not to open I was so excited! I honestly did not expect what came at the end and was so happy with the money I spent because it was well worth it. Loved that it had easter eggs you could find as well. All in all one of the best puzzles I've done. ???????????? highly recommended! Also the puzzle pieces were of great quality and so unique!
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Rainee R
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfectly crafted, challenging, and enjoyable!
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2024
I wanted to try something new as far as puzzles go and came across this one. The maze had me intrigued and I loved the little characters throughout the puzzle. There was so much going on that it was exactly what I was looking for. Honestly when I opened the box and seen there was another package saying not to open I was so excited! I honestly did not expect what came at the end and was so happy with the money I spent because it was well worth it. Loved that it had easter eggs you could find as well. All in all one of the best puzzles I've done. ???????????? highly recommended! Also the puzzle pieces were of great quality and so unique!
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Courtney M
5.0 out of 5 stars How am I supposed to do other puzzles after this?
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2021
Don't buy this if you aren't prepared for your puzzle standards to shoot through the roof afterward. This is a seriously thoughtful, imaginative, beautiful puzzle and I'm looking forward to putting it together again in the near future.

Let's start with what makes this puzzle different from the other puzzles we've done. Usually, a puzzle piece is a container holding a fragment of a design you then connect to other containers to complete a picture. This is what we're used to.
THIS Puzzle, on the other hand, is different in that the puzzle and the picture both link to a story. The pieces aren't containers; rather, they are tiny bits of a story you're sharing with a specific character. Assembling the puzzle is the largest step to telling that story, but it isn't the ONLY step. Because of this, the interactivity offered by the puzzle goes even deeper than what your average puzzle offers!

Contents and packaging: I sooooo appreciated the inclusion of TWO puzzle posters as opposed to one. Not only did it make for a great sharing; now I can frame one of the posters and keep the second in the box for next time.
Everything is packaged up neatly, with reusable bags for the puzzle pieces and well-labeled surprises.

Now, onto assembly: I found the tag of 1000 pieces to be pretty intimidating at first, but it was actually a breeze to assemble. Every piece is uniquely shaped and no two regions are alike in color or texture. A tree in the middle-right section of the puzzle will be vastly different from a tree in the middle-left section. That really helped when putting everything together! I notoriously end up with a few pieces fitting in the wrong place whenever I puzzle, but that did not happen ONCE with this one.
There are plenty of interesting challenges to encounter when assembling the puzzle (like false-edge pieces) but we never felt frustrated or stuck. Every puzzling session it took to complete it left us feeling rewarded for our efforts, with little bits of story unfolding from every completed scene.
My ONLY issue with this puzzle was that the pieces fit a little loose. It made doing some stuff near the end a challenge and we had to do some emergency reassembly at points. Honestly, not at all worth docking a star from what is easily a 10 star puzzle.

Final Thoughts/Note to the Publishers
DEFINITELY use Boya Sun's artwork in your next series of puzzles. Holy cow, the art is phenomenal. I need more Boya Sun artwork in my life from this point on. (Warning though: don't visit Boya Sun's portfolio if you haven't finished the puzzle, you may find spoilers! but definitely visit when you're done because wow! What a fantastic artist.)
We were so charmed by the characters presented in the puzzle that we'd love to see another puzzle following their adventures. Such an imaginative cast.
Keep being awesome. We'll be buying the next two puzzles in the series, but we have a feeling this one was the best one of the bunch! I hope to see more vibrant, adventurous puzzles from this company in the future.
Ames
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun for changing up puzzle night
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2024
This is a great puzzle to gift or change up your puzzle night. It wasn't terribly difficult but was fun and kept our interest. The 2 posters that are included were a HUGE plus, it made putting it together so much easier when we could each have our own to look at. The whole thing was very well made and it feels like an expensive puzzle in quality and detail to packaging. Will definitely be looking for others in the series from this company.
James D. Aikin
5.0 out of 5 stars Tricky but Satisfying
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2024
I like the puzzles from the Magic Puzzle Company. The images have plenty of detail, and some of the pieces (but not too many) have challenging shapes. The design is extremely clever, and also, the bags holding the pieces are environmentally friendly; they're paper, not plastic.

The first thing I noticed was that there seemed to be far too many edge pieces, which makes it more difficult to work the puzzle by creating an "edge-frame" to fill in. But there's a reason for that. A word of advice (or caution) is needed, but it would be a SPOILER to explain the problem, so if you don't want the surprise spoiled, please stop reading right now!

Still here? Okay. This is a puzzle within a puzzle. When you've finished it, you haven't yet finished it. There's a second envelope in the box containing additional pieces. In order to make a gap in the center of the puzzle to fit those pieces in, you have to swap the places of two large chunks, moving the chunk on the lower right to the lower left and vice versa. Now here's my advice: This puzzle will fit on a 22x30 inch jigsaw puzzle board (which I own), but do not assemble it on a board of that size! Assemble it on a nice big table. In order to swap the positions of those two chunks (which together make up more than half of the puzzle), you have to slide them toward you. And you can't do that on a 22x30 inch board without their falling off the edge. I tried sliding empty manila file folders under the chunks to hold them, but that didn't work very well. In the end, I had to extract some pieces from the larger chunk and move them over to the other side by hand.

Was it worth it? Yes. Was it convenient? No. That's not the fault of the Magic Puzzle Company. The completed puzzle is indeed 28x21 inches, as it says on the box. Just assemble it on a large enough table (say 30x30) and you'll be fine.
Anna
5.0 out of 5 stars 100% worth it!
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2024
This puzzle was an absolute joy to put together. The pieces were sturdy, the illustrations were crisp and absolutely adorable, and it was definitely a different kind of challenge!

There was minimal puzzle dust, it had all the pieces, and zero false fits. As someone who is very picky with puzzles, I absolutely recommend it.
Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars So worth it
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2024
Beautiful design, great quality, and super fun to put together!! The "secret ending" aspect of it makes it easily one of, if not the most, unique puzzle I've ever worked. I think the price point is also really good! I definitely will be purchasing more puzzles from this company :)
Stacy Govea
5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Puzzle Magic
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2024
I bought this on impulse and I am so glad I did. Everything about this puzzle is magical. From the whimsical artwork, to the meticulous packaging, the sturdy puzzle box, the assortment of distinctive pieces and finally the mysterious surprise at the end, this experience was pure joy from start to finish. I can't wait to do the next one!
brittany kratzer
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!!
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2024
This puzzle was amazing, it is so worth the cost. It took so long to put together and it’s such a great quality puzzle.

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