The box seemed too small to be right until it fell open and, as promised, a mountain of 1,000 micro white pieces spilled onto my coffee table. I stared at the pieces, trying to make sense of them.

Heck, we’d even just sit there turning the table’s knobs for fun. Which sounds about as exciting as doing a jigsaw puzzle? Just kidding, puzzle peeps, we know it can be… thrilling.

Not one to shy away from promotion, Columbus-based White Castle is selling a 285-piece puzzle that's based on a still life painting. A word of caution, however: The puzzle may make you salivate.

My friend Jaye recently went absent from the puzzle table, but despite the absence of her piece, her shape remains reflected in the negative space marked out by the surrounding pieces of family and ...