Cover Moma's The Earth puzzle will keep you busy this weekend (Photo: Courtesy of Moma)

Solving puzzles may sound like a dated pastime, but nothing can beat the satisfaction of completing a difficult puzzle with loved ones

Bored of streaming Netflix every evening? With technology dominating nearly every second of our time, it’s time to step back, switch off our phones and replace them with good old fashioned jigsaw puzzles. 

From colourful, minimalist puzzles suited for beginners, to larger sets that would be perfect for bigger gatherings, we're listing some of the best jigsaw puzzles to complete at home. 

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1. Piecework Forbidden Fruit Puzzle

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Above Photo: Courtesy of Kapok

Kapok socks this aesthetically-pleasing Forbidden Fruit 1,000 piece puzzle by Piecework. Featuring gorgeous orange and yellow hues from ripe melons, grapefruit and oranges, as well as glasses of negronis, you'll be relishing the warmth of summer months as you put this puzzle together, piece by piece. 

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2. Waves Iridescent Puzzle

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Not a fan of prints and loud colours? Waves’ Iridescent Puzzle is one for the minimalist. Made with laser-cut acrylic glass, each piece has the same colour-shifting coating.

Although this set only consists of 50-pieces, the nearly identical pieces make it a lot harder than it may seem.

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3. The Moon Jigsaw Puzzle

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Above Photo: Courtesy of MoMA

While most of us won’t be able to travel to the moon in our lifetime, you can bring a little piece of the moon home with The Moon jigsaw puzzle. Designed by artist Lindsay Stead, this 1,000-piece circular puzzle was produced to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s Apollo 11 Moon landing last year. 

Moon fans and aspiring astronauts, take note. The puzzle was created from a NASA-provided photograph of the moon, making it the clearest image of the moon to date. 

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4. Areaware Puzzle In Puzzle

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Puzzles Within a Puzzle is created with photography by South Korean photographer and artist, KangHee Kim. Each puzzle is made with layered photographs taken in America to create new and imagined spaces. 

All puzzles in this series come with an inner puzzle and an outer puzzle that can be completed together or on its own. The pictured “Dreamscape” puzzle features a 71-piece inner puzzle and a 437-piece outer puzzle. 

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5. Cocktail Map of The USA Puzzle

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Know a cocktail king or queen? This cocktail map of the USA puzzle will keep booze-lovers entertained.

From Mai Tai, Mexican Martini, to Chicago Fizz and The Howling Wolf, this 1,000-piece puzzle will probably make you want to go on a road trip across America to try them all out when it’s safe to travel again

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6. KAWS Jigsaw Puzzle

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Above Photo: Courtesy of MoMA

Pop by K11 Musea's MoMA Design Store to bring this Snoopy-inspired KAWS jigsaw puzzle home. Designed to celebrate KAWS: Companionship in the Age of Loneliness, a 2019 exhibition held in Melbourne, this colourful 1,000-piece puzzle will be one that you’ll want to hang up after you’re done. 

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7. Areaware Little Puzzle Thing: Smells

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Don’t have the attention span to complete a 100-piece puzzle, let alone a 1,000-piece one? Areaware’s miniature puzzle collection can be completed in twenty minutes or less, helping you gently ease into the puzzle world without committing to a puzzle that you might lose interest in half-way.

With different themes and collections available, the puzzles can be bought individually or as a set. The “Smells” series feature six different puzzles on objects that usually produce strong scents: blue cheese, coffee, cherry pie, durian, fish and rose. 

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8. New Yorker City Living Jigsaw Puzzle

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Above Photo: Courtesy of The New Yorker

Made by The New York Puzzle Company, this 500-piece puzzle showcases one of The New Yorker’s iconic covers.

This particular cover and illustration for the June 25, 2018 issue of the weekly magazine was designed by Harry Bliss, a regular illustrator for The New Yorker since 1994. This City Living cover details people in every day “private-life” scenarios at home. 

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9. The Lion Rock Press Celebrating Hong Kong

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This double-sided 1000-piece puzzle from The Lion Rock Press brings together all of Hong Kong's iconic gems and traditions, from the traditional neon shop signs, to the city skyline from The Peak, mountains of dim sum in bamboo steamers, and the Star Ferry, you'll be reliving your Hong Kong moments as you try and this puzzle together. 

On the other side, you'll find a macro photograph of a Tai O temple wall by photographer John Alexander. Detailing dried, chipping mint green paint on top of a red, wooden wall, it's the best for when you're in the mood for something a little calmer. 

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10. The Earth Jigsaw Puzzle

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Above Photo: Courtesy of MoMA

Produced to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day in 2020, this 1,000 piece earth jigsaw puzzle was made based on a photo provided by Nasa. Featuring a portion of the Western Hemisphere and the Pacific Ocean, you'll be able to see our mother Earth in fine clarity. 

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