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Is puzzles still worth it in 2026?

rustling-birch-5

The community around puzzles has changed a lot in the last few years.

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misty-lichen-11

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

late-rowan-90

Saving this for later.

dusky-sparrow-92

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

tidal-clover-91

Second this.

tidal-sedge-63

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

woven-moth-802 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

copper-thistle-38

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

still-otter-32

The official docs are better than they look.

quiet-fern-15

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

mossy-yarrow-945 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

wild-beech-302 more

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

pale-beech-341 more

Second this.

slow-yarrow-37

pale-beech-34 wrote:

Second this.

The cheap option was fine for years.

wry-sparrow-451 more

mossy-yarrow-94 wrote:

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

Small correction, but the point stands.

late-birch-2

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

woven-fern-43

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

quiet-beech-5

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

rustling-willow-31

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

woven-willow-47

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

slow-fern-184 more

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

wild-moth-14

Second this.

amber-thistle-37

The cheap option was fine for years.

woven-finch-411 more

slow-fern-18 wrote:

Do you have a source for that?

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

amber-lichen-85

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.

still-finch-34 more

This deserves its own thread.

quiet-otter-203 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

hollow-reed-21 more

quiet-otter-20 wrote:

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

Good question, following.

still-finch-28

Could you share a photo?

mossy-clover-72

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.