Just how mind-blown do you think people were back in the day when they saw their first circle puzzle? We have looked at all kinds of puzzles here at Geek’s Oasis ranging from your standard 1000-piece puzzles to dinosaur puzzles and all the way to Friends puzzles and everything in between.
Today, we are trying to find what are the coolest and most fun circle puzzles. A circle puzzle is a really different kind of experience as not having those straight edges can mess with your mind and make you question everything that you know or thought you knew about the puzzling world of jigsaw puzzles!
Spinning The Right Circle Puzzles Just For You
There are a ton of great challenging choices when it comes to finding the right circle puzzle for you. However, here at Geek’s Oasis, we like to do things a bit differently and that is why we tried to pick puzzles that we felt fit in with the geeky stuff we love here.
Do not get us wrong, these are still very tricky puzzles to solve, but they are ones that fit in more with what we here at Geek’s Oasis are all about. Plus, we do have a few choices on here which may be a bit debatable in regards to if they are a circle or not, but hey this is our list and we say that they are ok!
Why We At Geek’s Oasis Love It
Thanks to this MaxRenard The Sun we are starting our search for the best circle puzzle off really hot! This looks just like Mustafar!
While this is certainly a jigsaw puzzle that looks awesome and catches your attention right away. The shades of red, orange, and black make this a jigsaw puzzle that is really going to test those puzzle-solving skills of yours.
Putting each of those 1000 pieces into its right spot is going to feel like a mini victory and once it is all done, you will be amazed at how epic it looks!
Good To Know
- Size: 26.9 inches (diameter)
- Recommended Age: 14 years and up
- This puzzle includes dividers for the box you can use to sort the pieces
- If you have an interest in space, this is one puzzle you will think is very cool
Why We At Geek’s Oasis Love It
We have a whole article looking at the best Star Wars puzzles, but we still felt this Paladone Darth Vader had to be on our best circle puzzle list! It features Darth Vader right in the middle looking all badass with his lightsaber and force-choking someone.
He may even be force-choking you if you keep trying to force a wrong piece somewhere on the puzzle. As well as Darth Vader, the outside of the puzzle features characters from the prequels, original and modern Star Wars trilogies which is awesome!
Good To Know
- Size: 24 inches (diameter)
- Recommended Age: 8 years and up
- This puzzle comes in a very cool-looking collectible tin that would look just as awesome as the puzzle on display in your Star Wars collection
Why We At Geek’s Oasis Love It
That is right, MaxRenard is on this list again with this fantastic nightscape puzzle. With 1000 puzzle pieces you have a real challenge on your hand here as you try to put this together.
However, what made us select this for our circle puzzles list is that the top-down image of a city reminded us of Grand Theft Auto. We know that may sound weird, but now that we have said that, you can see it too can’t you? The cars, their headlights, and the city in the middle make this a puzzle that we feel would be perfect for being framed and displayed on your wall.
Good To Know
- Size: 26.9 (diameter)
- Recommended Age: 8 years and up
- If you want a circle puzzle that can be framed and displayed, this is the puzzle you have been looking for
Why We At Geek’s Oasis Love It
There are so many puzzle versions of Vincent van Gough’s Stary Night, we could probably do a whole puzzle article on them! However, as far as we know this Bgraamiens Stary Night is the only circle puzzle to feature a take on this iconic image.
It truly is very spectacular to look at and is the kind of puzzle that we feel really would look great framed. Plus, if it having 1000 pieces was not challenging enough, the fact so many pieces look the same makes this incredibly challenging, ear cuttingly challenging some might say!
Good To Know
- Size: 26.6 inches (diameter)
- Recommended age: 12 years and up
- The fact that this is based on an actual famous painting makes this the classiest of all the circle puzzles we have looked at today.
Why We At Geek’s Oasis Love It
Ok, so we know that there are some raised eyebrows over the inclusion of this Paladone Batman puzzle, but if you have looked at some of our other puzzle articles you know we love a wildcard entry on lists like these.
This is actually shaped like the classic Batman sign, which is kind of on its way to being a circle so we felt that this could fit. What is really neat is that this image is a montage of classic Batman comic book pages from some of the Dark Knight's most iconic issues.
Good To Know
- Size: 21 x 24 inches
- Recommended age: 12 years and up
- This puzzle comes packaged in a collectible tin that features the classic Batman no1 artwork on it.
Why We At Geek’s Oasis Love It
We have another wildcard entry here, but if you ask us a ball is technically a circle so it fits! We have already looked at Spider-Man puzzles on the site and now The Avengers are taking center stage.
These 3D puzzles from Ravensburger are so cool - the idea is that you have to build an actual ball so the pieces are uniquely shaped, once completed, it sits on a little stand and is an awesome display piece.
It may only be 72 pieces, but this requires a really steady hand and more patience than Bruce Banner has when dealing with Tony Stark!
Good To Know
- Size: 5.7 inches (diameter)
- Recommended age: 6 years and up
- The art on this puzzle has a very similar look to the fantastic, Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes animated series.
Why We At Geek’s Oasis Love It
Last, but by no means least we have this very cool Bgraamiens Flowing Rainbow Lines puzzle. You may be wondering what exactly is geeky about this. Well, we felt that it had a kind of Europa look about it and that was something we thought was neat.
It's truly mesmerizing to look a the shapes of the surface and how the line colors seem to change in the valleys and hills of it. At 1000 pieces and the way the image is made up of all these colorful lines, this is one jigsaw puzzle that is going to give you one heck of a challenge to put together.
Good To Know
- Size: 26.6 inches (diameter)
- Recommended age: 12 years and up
- This has a bit of an “artsy” look about it which makes it a rather classy-looking puzzle
FAQs About Circle Puzzles
Sick of getting the run around when it comes to circle puzzles? Sick of spinning in circles? Sick of… ok we will stop with the horrible puns, but these are FAQs that many people have about purchasing a circle puzzle.
Are circle puzzles harder than rectangles?
A huge reason that more and more people are looking for a circle puzzle is because of the added challenge it offers. Look, at its core, it is the same kind of puzzle experience you get with a standard rectangle puzzle with 500 pieces or more. However, it truly does make you question everything you know about jigsaw puzzles as the rounded edges feel so unnatural at first, but unnatural in a good way.
What extras may I need for a circle puzzle?
You do not need anything else for a circle puzzle over what you need for a “normal” puzzle. We have looked at puzzle frames before and as long as the circle puzzle you are doing would fit in it, you can still frame it if you like. Likewise, you can get some help from our puzzle gifts guide where we look at stuff like sorting trays and puzzle scoops.
One Last Round For Circle Puzzles
If you are someone that has put together many jigsaw puzzles over the years and are looking for something new, one of the circle puzzles we have looked at today could be just what you are looking for.
A circle puzzle is fun and challenging and as we have said many times, it truly is a unique experience that just feels different from what you get with a standard rectangular jigsaw puzzle.
A jigsaw puzzle really is a great way to get your mind active, keep those fine motor skills sharp, have fun, and at the end of the day, every puzzle we have looked at today is certainly going to provide you with a lot of fun!
Happy puzzling!
