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A Jumbo year for adult puzzles

Published on: 23rd January 2018

Jumbo has recorded one of its biggest years of growth across its Adult Puzzle & Accessories brands.

With the company celebrating its 165th Anniversary this year, Jumbo Games will be looking to continue its success in 2018 and will be releasing over 65 new adult puzzles in spring/summer, all of which will be on show at London Toy Fair.

Wasgij, the UK’s No. 1 adult puzzle brand, sees three new 1,000-piece puzzles; Wasgij Original 28: Dropping the Weight!, Destiny 18: Fast Food Frenzy! And Mystery 14: Hound of the Wasgijville!. For April, Jumbo will release the second instalment for its popular Wasgij Retro collection, including Wasgij Original Retro 2: Happy Holidays, Destiny Retro 2: The Proposal and Mystery Retro 2: Stop the Clock 1,000-piece puzzles. Visitors to Toy Fair can see the new Original 30: Catching Wedding Fever, and Christmas 14: Santa’s Little Helpers! 1,000-piece puzzles.

Jumbo’s Falcon de luxe range will see the addition of 24 puzzles this spring/summer, including 13 new releases available now. The range features Flora’s Flower Shoppe, Amazing Airshow, and Clacton-on-Sea in 1,000-piece formats, as well as the multi-pack Driving in the Dales 2 x 500-piece box set and the Grandad’s Garage 500-piece puzzle. A further 11 new puzzles, due for launch in April, will be available to view at the show, along with more than 20 new puzzles that are launching for autumn/winter.

Jumbo will also be showcasing new jigsaw puzzles from its Jan van Haasteren collection, with six new additions available now and more due for April. Finally, in Jumbo’s Premium Puzzle Collection, there are 28 new puzzles available to order, covering various piece counts from 500XL to 1,000-pieces.

Steve Washbourne, sales director at Jumbo Games, commented: “Adult puzzles are still and always will be at the core of our business. Launching over 65 brand new puzzles across our most popular collections builds on our 2017 growth, as we continue to offer puzzles for every retailer and puzzler alike.”

For more information visit Jumbo Games on Stand E46

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