1)

Buffalo Games - Located in, you guessed it, Buffalo New York, they are one of the largest jigsaw puzzle manufacturers in the US. Founded in 1986, they are now one of the leading jigsaw puzzle manufacturers producing some of the popular puzzle series like:

• Photomosaics
• The Simpsons
• Disney (exclusive rights in the US)
• Audubon
• Gary Patterson
• Hautman Brothers
• Peanuts
• Pirates of the Caribbean
• Spider Man
• 3D Spherical Jigsaw Puzzles
• and many more...

You can view all of Buffalo games at.... buffalogames.com

2)

 Ravensburger - Located in Ravensburger Germany, this company offers some of the most beautiful puzzles in the world! Each one of their puzzles has art gallery type of images and they produce puzzles ranging from 300 pieces all the way up to 9,000 pieces. My favorites are their movie theme posters like the one for:

• Casablanca
• Breakfast at Tiffany's
• Rebel Without a Cause
• & more....

Their selection in the US varies greatly from that in Europe but you are sure to find some great ones here on ebay!

You can view all of Ravensburger's puzzles at... ravensburger.com

3)

Hasbro - While everyone knows who Hasbro is most don't know that they bought the rights to the famous Puzz-3D line. While not traditional puzzles, the Puzz-3D brand has revolutionized jigsaw puzzles , takeing them from the traditional 2D world to the now so popular 3D experience. These puzzles are a whole lot of fun. Hasbro also produces a full line of kids puzzles with themes like:

• Disney
• Nickelodeon 
• Spider Man

You can view all of Hasbro's puzzles at... hasbro.com/games/puzzles/

4)

Master Pieces - Located in Tucson Arizona, this company has a great selection of jigsaw puzzles. While they do not hold any licensing rights to any famous characters, shows, or movies, they do manage to produce some breathtaking puzzles nonetheless. One of their signature series is the "Worlds Longest Jigsaw Puzzles" a panoramic shaped puzzle featuring a whole slew of vignettes.

You can view all of Master Pieces puzzles at... masterpiecesinc.com

5)

Educa - One of the largest puzzle manufacturers in the world but more dominant in Europe than they are in the US. In Europe they have the Disney, Simpsons and Panoramic license but not in the US (Buffalo Games has those licenses). However, you can still find many of their other beautiful scenic and painting reproduction puzzles at specialty stores here. Some of their puzzles include:

• Mona Lisa
• Castle Series
• Largest selection of 4,000 piece plus puzzles

To learn more about their puzzles go to their website at.... educaborras.com

6)

Great American Puzzle Factory - This company, located in Cincannati Ohio, makes some of the most beautiful looking puzzles on the market today. With a wide variety of 100 to 1000 piece puzzles and a great selection of educational puzzles, they are an up and coming company. Many of their puzzles follow some sort of Americana theme. Some of the puzzles in their collection includes:

• Garfield
• Paw Prints Collection
• Tell Tales Series
• John Deer
• Americana Collection
• Shaped Animal Puzzles

To find out more about them go to their website at... greatamericanpuzzle.com

7)

L.A. Larsen - A Norwegian company offering some of the great looking puzzles. They are a little harder to come accross in the US but a company out of Canada distributes them so you can find them you just have to look a little harder. Some of their product line includes:

• Country Maps
• Global Maps
• Educational Alphabet and Numbers Puzzles 

You can view all of their puzzles at.... larsen.no

8)

Warren Industries - Last but not least on my list is Warren Industries, a famous jigsaw puzzle manufacturer owning the rights to famous series like:

• Coca-Cola Puzzle Collection
• Hometown Puzzles
• Kodacolor Puzzles (these are the ones you always see at Target and Walmart)
• Magic Effects Puzzles

Many of the puzzles listed above can be found in my ebay store, games2puzzles