What is the magic ending that the Kickstarter refers to - something special when finishing the last piece? They don’t answer, just hint. Is it worthwhile?
Answering it here would take some of the surprise away. But I will say it's totally worthwhile to get one of the puzzles if one enjoys puzzles in general.
The mechanism of the ending seems to be the same in all the 6 puzzles, so you can just get any and see if you enjoy it. Even without it, the puzzle I did (Forest Feast) would have been my favourite out of the 20 or so I did in the last 3 years. The artwork on the puzzle has a ton of small details, which made it very enjoyable. And the unique shape of some puzzle pieces (e.g. a rabbit shaped piece which has a rabbit drawn in the middle of it) added on top of it.
Don’t forget to check the link about Amanda Ghassaei, it’s halfway through the article and it has many interactive web demos/simulations: https://amandaghassaei.com/apps/
Why is the article author constantly (only?) referring to them as Mr. _____ and Ms. ______ ? Is that common for this publisher, and when/how do they determine when to use first names vs. last names?
Yes, courtesy titles are common in New York Times due to their style manual:
> Requires that the surnames of subjects be prefixed with a courtesy title (such as Dr., Mr., Ms., or Mrs.). (However, since about 2015, courtesy titles have not been used in sports pages, pop culture, and fine arts)
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Truly inspiring work and good spirit!
Refreshing puzzles :)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/magicpuzzlecompany/magi...
The mechanism of the ending seems to be the same in all the 6 puzzles, so you can just get any and see if you enjoy it. Even without it, the puzzle I did (Forest Feast) would have been my favourite out of the 20 or so I did in the last 3 years. The artwork on the puzzle has a ton of small details, which made it very enjoyable. And the unique shape of some puzzle pieces (e.g. a rabbit shaped piece which has a rabbit drawn in the middle of it) added on top of it.
Why is the article author constantly (only?) referring to them as Mr. _____ and Ms. ______ ? Is that common for this publisher, and when/how do they determine when to use first names vs. last names?
> Requires that the surnames of subjects be prefixed with a courtesy title (such as Dr., Mr., Ms., or Mrs.). (However, since about 2015, courtesy titles have not been used in sports pages, pop culture, and fine arts)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Manual_of_S...
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