It’s funny how times have changed as I recall stories my mom used to tell about her and her family sitting around a table or floor working on jigsaw puzzles, in contrast to most of us today just sitting around in front of the TV or computer.  Yep, those were simpler times but even in today’s world there are still many who enjoy that relaxing pastime, otherwise it wouldn’t be around anymore.  In fact, jigsaw puzzles are just about everywhere now, including your cell phone.

Amy’s Jigsaw Scrapbook is a new mobile version of the game that lets you snap pieces together and reveal an image.  It comes with a number of them for you to decipher, all taken from Amy’s recent trip around the world and more.  They include pictures of buildings, landscapes, animals and just about every other type of object, including outer space.  (She sure gets around!)

The puzzles have different difficulty ratings and are comprised of 48 pieces.  Each one is also timed so that you can compete against friends to see who finishes faster.   To solve the puzzle, you will select pieces from the edge or center pieces (that have already been separated for you) and place them onto the main table.  You can then shuffle them around on the table and snap them together. 

The pieces are small because of the handset screen size so it’s difficult to view the interlocking parts.  However, Centerscore has been kind enough to help out with this by outlining each piece, when selected, to get a good view of the shape.  When the jigsaw puzzle has been solved, you can try it again to improve on your time or simply choose another to solve.

When you have solved all of the pre-loaded puzzles, you can always download others.  They will be constantly updated to provide hundreds more with many different themes.  What’s more, if you happen to have a camera phone, you can convert your own pictures into puzzles as well.  So essentially, you will never run out of jigsaw puzzles to solve.

To add an extra touch, Amy will also change her appearance based on the time of day.  (Remember that in Amy’s Hangman, she changed her outfits based on the seasons.)  In the morning she may have messy hair, while in the afternoon she’ll be dressed professionally with her hair up. On the weekends, Amy will trade in work clothes for weekend wear.  As always, Amy’s changes add a unique personality to the game.

Amy’s Jigsaw Scrapbook will be a never-ending delight to those who love solving jigsaw puzzles and want to take them along for a ride.  The puzzles are small enough to solve in short intervals and are available in unlimited numbers thanks to the ability of using your own phone’s pictures.   Family quality time might not be what it used to be, but this jigsaw puzzle game might just help make it a little better again.