Tip 2 of 5 · The frame
Use the flat sides to build the frame
The guide and all jigsaw tips
A corner has two flat sides. Another border piece has one. These flat sides belong against the outside of the picture; the cut edges join other pieces.
On Puzzled an edge piece can seat in its correct border position without a neighbour. That does not mean it can go anywhere along the border. The picture and the shape still have to match.
Example 1: A corner needs no neighbour
Step 1 of 3
The highlighted square is the top-left corner. Its piece has flat top and left sides.
An empty board has twelve border positions on this 4×4 cut. Any matching border piece can start it; you do not have to begin in a particular corner.
Here the first placement is the top-left corner. The flat top and left sides face the outside of the picture.
Try it yourself
Try the reasoning yourself. Choose an answer to see the explanation.
Only one of these three pieces has flat sides. Choose it, then use the picture guide and its flat sides to place it at the correct corner.
Untimed practice: nothing here touches your games.
How to spot it faster
- Separate corners first, then the other flat-sided pieces.
- Press Edges in the game to show the outermost unfinished ring. At the beginning, that is the frame.
- Use the tray's Layer 2 label to keep track when you are looking at an inner ring.
Common mistakes
Treating every edge as interchangeable
A flat side tells you the type of position, not its exact location. Use the picture to decide where along that side the piece belongs.
Expecting Edges to place a piece
Edges changes which tray pieces you see. It does not reveal their positions or add a hint penalty.
Questions
Try it
On a 16-piece board, find the four corners from their flat sides. Match each to the picture before seating it, then use Edges to find the rest of the frame.
Play solo on 16 pieces