This is a novel take on jigsaw puzzles. As such, it is well worth playing. However, the later games in the series have better mechanics and may be less frustrating, so you can skip this one and go straight to those. You are given a few pieces at a time to play. You have to pick up a piece, that may fit the puzzle, and put it where it belongs. If you are wrong, you lose one of the 3 possible stars for that game. In this first of the series, you have to keep the button pressed that picks up the piece, and release the button to drop it in its place. What happens is that, if your hold relaxes even slightly, the piece falls on the board, and registers a mistake, causing you to lose. This is very frustrating, especially when you know exactly where the piece is going. It's a problem they fixed in their later games.
There are a few other problems as well. 1) The time they allot is unrealistically short for most of the games that come after the first set. You can buy more time with the points you may have accumulated, if you have enough. Alternatively, you can play the same game several times, remembering where some of the more difficult pieces go. 2) The start puts a random set of puzzle pieces on the board and another set for you to play with. If you re-start the game several times, you will find that some initial conditions are much easier to solve the puzzle with, than others. 3) Perhaps the most egregious issue is that, many times, the pieces you have to play with, just do not have the clues to be placed in the right location. You can use the hint, which is free, and recharges after each use. This becomes especially necessary to utilize in the beginning of the game. So, recognizing and accepting these downsides will make the game more enjoyable, and will involve less cursing.
