This CMYK color puzzle is maddening yet meditative

Boing Boing's Shop 5:00 am Fri Mar 8, 2019

Puzzle fanatics, take note. If you're bored with 3D gimmick constructions or complex panorama puzzles, take a gander at this new, minimalist offering that might change your game. A simple concept executed with fiendish complexity, Clemens Habicht's Colour Puzzles reduce the challenge of puzzle construction to its most abstract.

Do not adjust your monitor – this puzzle is exactly what it looks like. 1000 pieces, each one an individual CMYK color. The completed puzzle measures out to 19.7" x 27.6", and the challenge is not in figuring out what the big picture looks like but in determining how each color relates to the others. If it sounds difficult, it is – but in practice, it's also extremely meditative. Even therapeutic.

You can get your choice of Clemens Habicht's 1000 Colours (pictured) or variations on the theme with 1000 Halftone Colours or 1000 Vibrating Colours. Right now, each one is 28% off the list price at $35.99.

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