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X-plosive JigSaw Puzzles Pro

Wanna play jigsaw puzzles at the 'Pro' level? Here's all you'll ever need!

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On this page there is the (incomplete) description of X-plosive Jigsaw Puzzles Pro. If you're wondering where is the complete description: it's in the game's help file.

Down the page you'll find a game description, its features, a quick start guide, the demo download and the system requirements. You should begin downloading the demo now and read while it's running...

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X-plosive JigSaw Puzzles Pro is a Windows game designed with the professional puzzle player in mind. Trough this game I tried to offer you all the tools a professional game should offer. I'll also introduce you some new tools, never seen before in other games. To get all the details please read the features section.

Some of the best things in this game are:

  • the wide working area that will give you room to breathe even if you have a lot of pieces
  • the excellent scrolling system that allows you to scroll by dragging the background (real easy)
  • the three-state pins are really useful and easy to handle (difficult to explain in words, you have to see it)
  • the loupe doesn't follow the mouse annoying you every step of the way; it sits tight in its spot
  • you get a lot of add-on jigsaw puzzles at no additional cost (a total of 400 jigsaw puzzles)

And since the Pro version is sometimes too overwhelming for beginners I split it into two versions: the Lite version and this Pro version. If you are playing a jigsaw puzzle game for the first time and you aren't looking for any exquisite features I suggest that you should try the Lite version first.

Download the demo version of X-plosive Jigsaw Puzzles Pro - download page

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Order your copy now and get Pro-puzzling today - $24.95 $15.95


The default game delivery is by internet download. If you would like the game delivered on CD, too, the additional cost is $9.50, with the shipping fees included. For your convenience, the CD installer features the main game and all the game add-ons.

A couple of screenshots from X-plosive Jigsaw Puzzles Pro

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X-plosive JigSaw Puzzles Pro allows you to cut any JPEG image (even your own image) into a realistic jigsaw puzzle that you can later reassemble. You can choose from 400 beautiful jigsaw puzzles available online and 54 piece cutting styles, with more or less chaos when generating them. Just look at the screenshoths by clicking the puzzle pieces to the right.

This game has everything a complete jigsaw puzzle game should have: a small picture of the jigsaw puzzle, a real-size ghost (transparent) image, a usefull loupe, a scattering tool for jigsaw pieces, an arranging tool, three-state pins that even stick themselves when you place the piece on the ghost and even a cheating tool.

Most of the tools were present in other games too, but they were rarely of any use. In my game I changed that. For example the pins right now are extremely helpfull if you have enough patience to play 1000 pieces jigsaw puzzles!

Example #1: Auto-pin, when enabled, pins automaticaly the pieces on the ghost if you land them close enough to the correct position. The pins have three states: when you want to move a pinned piece, left-click on the pin and the pin will become temporarily disabled. Move the piece and them click on the pin again to pin down the piece.

Example #2: You never have enough place to move around the jigsaw puzzle pieces. Well, in X-plosive Jigsaw Puzles Pro I've built a unique scrolling system. Drag the background using the right-click button and all your space related problems will be solved!

Example #3: The loupe is now usefull and customizable. By left-clicking on the loupe button you activate it in the static mode. The lope will not follow your mouse cursor (this was confusing) but stay in a corner and its image follow the cursor. You can continue playing the game with the loupe turned on without any intrusion! Also you can set it's zoom factor in the 'Options' menu. Nifty, eh?

There are, however, downsizes to this game: X-plosive JigSaw Puzzles Pro has so many features that you won't know where to start from! I'd suggest suggest reading the context sensitive help (press F1 during game play) to find out what all those buttons do....

If you feel overwhelmed by the number of features, if you are a beginer puzzler or simply enjoy simple things I'd suggest that you try first the X-plosive Jigsaw Puzzles Lite. The Lite version has a far more simplified interface.



X-plosive JigSaw Puzzles Pro - game's features

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  • 1600x1200 wide board play area - plenty of maneuvering space and unique double-scroll system
  • pins finally made usefull ! Three-state pins: not pinned / pinned down / temporarily released Hexagon jigsaw puzzles screenshot
  • up to 1500 pieces for each jigsaw puzzle
  • a total collection of 400 free add-on jigsaw puzzles
  • loupe finally made usefull ! Static or dynamic loupe
  • ghost image with changeable transparency


Quick how to play the game

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  • Click on the 'Puzzle' button in main menu. The game will then load the available jigsaw puzzles.
  • Choose one of the jigsaw puzzles. Double click on a jigsaw puzzle to play it. Dog jigsaw puzzles screenshot
  • Click on a jigsaw puzzle piece to pick it up.
  • Drop it next to its counterpart and they will snap together.
  • To rotate a piece, click using the right mouse button.
  • To scroll, drag the background using the right mouse button.

A longer testimonial from a professional puzzler

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Cliff jigsaw puzzles screenshot Gregory J. Nashif: I HAVE PLAYED nearly every jigsaw game available for the PC. While they vary in look and design, the gameplay is generally the same. Fairly decent and average. You spend your twenty-five bucks, download the products, get some fairly decent pics, around 50 in a single category, then go online and see many more puzzle packs available for another twenty-five bucks a pop.

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Game requirements and Technical support

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Recommended system:600 Mhz CPU, 128 Mb RAM, 32Mb Video, Sound, 20-50Mb HDD space.
Software requirements:DirectX 7.0a or above, Video and Monitor drivers correctly installed.
Operating Systems:Windows 95-98, Me, 2000, Xp (recommended).

Technical support for my games is avalaible trough e-mail using the online contact form. Also check out the support page for a list of Frequently Asked Questions and more info about support.

X-plosive JigSaw Puzzles Pro



Free Trial Version!

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Download size: 3.9 MB
Download time: 10 minutes on a 56Kbs modem.



Order the Full Version

Purchase the Full Version easy and safe online, for only $24.95 $15.95, including free game updates and technical support.

CMOS batteries not included.



Easy Jigsaw Puzzling

X-plosive Jigsaw Puzzles Lite
has appeared! Playing jigsaw puzzles is made easy with this light-weight game.



Online Jigsaw Puzzles

Online Jigsaw Puzzles can be found on my  web site, too! The puzzles were made using   the X-plosive JigSaw Puzzles Pro and Flash. Take a look at the online jigsaw puzzles, and rest assured that the desktop game is even better!



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