News

January 2010

• Ran a link checking utility (Xenu's Link Sleuth) and removed reviews of many websites that are closed or no longer offer jigsaw puzzles.

July 2009

• JPuzzles.com is now Jigsaw-Puzzles.net. All references to JPuzzles were changed to the new domain name. See my review of Jigsaw-Puzzles.net.

December 2008

• Added a review of Jigsaw Break.
• Added a review of TDM Games Jigsaw Puzzle.

November 2008

• Added a review of PuzzleNet and added it to Links to Jigsaws in Other Languages. (Later deleted these when PuzzleNet disappeared. 2009?)

July 2008

• Added a review of AsObject Jigsaw Puzzle and added it to Jigsaws for Your Own Website.
• Added a review of EPuzzle Free Jigsaw Puzzle Game and added it to Jigsaws for Your Own Website and Dotty's Online Jigsaws.

May 2008

• Added a review of the Slayeroffice online jigsaw puzzle.
• Added a review of the JS Games online jigsaw puzzle and added it to Jigsaws for Your Own Website.
• Added a review of the Sitepoint Flash Jigsaw Puzzle and added it to Jigsaws for Your Own Website.
• Added a brief review of PuzzleFactory.pl.
• Added a brief review of the National Geographic Jigsaw Puzzle.

December 2007

• Added a review of PuzzleWarehouse, added it to Links to Jigsaws for your Own Web Site and added a sample puzzle to Dotty's Online Jigsaws and Dotty's Online Jigsaws - Daily and Weekly Jigsaws.
• Added the Flash Puzzle Zone daily puzzle to Dotty's Online Jigsaws and Dotty's Online Jigsaws - Daily and Weekly Jigsaws.
• Added a review of Jigidi, added it to Links to Jigsaws for your Own Web Site and added a sample puzzle to Dotty's Online Jigsaws.

September 2007

• Added a short review of Free Online Puzzle Game.
• Tibo now has an online version of their jigsaw puzzle at their sister site Jigsaw Planet. I updated my Tibo review and the JIgsaw Comparison Chart, added an entry to Links to Jigsaws for your Own Web Site and added 2 sample puzzles to Dotty's Online Jigsaws.

August 2007

• Added a review of JigKids and a link to Links to Daily Jigsaws.
• Added Google Gadgets to Links to Jigsaws for your Own Web Site.
• Added a review of Curiosoft.
• Added a review of Crazy4Jigsaws.com and its link to Links to Daily Jigsaws.

July 2007

• Expanded review of Jigsaw Mania into a highlighted review, added JigsawManian entry in the Jigsaw Comparison chart and added it to Links to Jigsaws for your Own Web Site.
• Added a review of Eder PHP/Javascript Jigsaw Puzzle Generator and its link to Links to Jigsaws for your Own Web Site.

June 2007

• Updated the review of Yavsoft, making it a featured review with an entry in the Jigsaw Comparison Chart.
• Added a review of Infinite Jigsaw Puzzle

August 2006

• Added a review of Flash Puzzle Zone and its link to Links to Daily Jigsaws.
• Added a brief review of Yasunori Jigsaw.

July 2006

• Added a review of Lunchtimers and its link to Links to Daily Jigsaws.

June 2006

• Added SomeFrogs to Links to Jigsaws for your Own Web Site and JigsawADay and Jigsaw Online to Links to Daily Jigsaws

May 2006

• Shockwave had problems displaying puzzles sent from JigsawMaker and many sites removed their puzzles thinking they had stopped supporting them. The problem was fixed later in the same month and I restored the Shockwave weekly jigsaw which I had removed and updated my review of Shockwave.
• Shockwave introduced JigsawParty, the internet's first multiple player collabrative jigsaw puzzle.

August 2005

• Added a review of Miss O and Friends.

April 2005

• Added a Toad Games jigsaw to Dotty's Online Jigsaws.

March 2005

• Added Toad Games to the Links to Weekly Jigsaws and a brief review of the game.
• Updated my implementation of GameHouse daily jigsaw.
• Added 9 new puzzles to GameHouse jigsaw downloads.

February 2005

• Updated review of Shockwave jigsaws for JigsawMaker 3.
• Discontinued then resumed the daily Puzzlet Factory jigsaw when Puzzlet Factory changed how they are serving the puzzle. Webmasters who are using this puzzle on their site will have to rerigester to get the new source code.

September 2004

• Added a highlighted review of JPuzzles and implemented 3 sample JPuzzles.

May 2004

• Added 4 more GameHouse downloads to Dotty's Jigsaw Downloads.

April 2004

• Added Links.

March 2004

• Expanded review of Crea-Soft's X-plosive JigSaw Puzzle.

February 2004

• Added a review of KwikGames Jigsaw, included it in Jigsaws for Your Own Site and implemented the puzzle at Dotty's KwikGames Jigsaw.
• Added a review of Active Jigsaw Puzzles. (Later deleted when activepuzzle.com disappeared. 2009?)
• Added a review of Kraisoft Jigsaw Lite.

January 2004

• Added more links to Free Pictures page.

December 2003

• Added some more puzzles at Dotty's Jigsaw Downloads.

November 2003

• Disabled polls because HtmlGear was having problems again.

September 2003

• Added a review of Jude Fernando's Puzzle.

August 2003

• Added a BrainsBreaker Puzzle download at Dotty's Jigsaw Downloads,using the new Beta version 4 of their software. Check out the interesting shaped pieces. See my review of BrainsBreaker.
• Disabled polls for a while when HtmlGear was having problems.
• Added a review of All-Star Puzzles and included it in the list of Links to Daily Jigsaws
• Added three tutorials written by guest writer Jimi to my review of Tibo Jigs@w.

July 2003

• Puzzle-Piece redesigned their website, eliminating their daily jigsaw and two games and adding organized categories and free memberships. I revised my review of Kiama (the applet they use) and removed their link from Links to Daily Jigsaws. (Puzzle-Piece later disappeared from the web.)
• Implemented GameHouse downloaded puzzles at Dotty's Jigsaw Downloads, included my customized version of their site at Dotty's Daily Jigsaws and added a GameHouse entry at Links to Jigsaws for your Own Web Site.

June 2003

• GameHouse added jigsaw puzzles to their online and downloaded games. I added a review of their jigsaw puzzles and their link to Links to Daily Jigsaws.
• Added WorldWinner to Jigsaws for Your Own Website.
• Visual Encounter Greeting Cards added a mosaic style puzzle to their site. I added a review of the puzzle and included it in the list of Links to eCards with Jigsaw Puzzles.

April 2003

• Added Fell2Earth to Links to Daily Jigsaws.

March 2003

• Added a review of AlterJig and a highlighted review of Living Scenes Jigsaw Puzzles.
• Added 1 Playtonium puzzle set to Dotty's Jigsaw Downloads.
• Resumed creation of a weekly Shockwave puzzle in my online puzzle samples.

February 2003

• Discontinued creating weekly Shockwave puzzle in my online puzzle samples because they are now charging for the PuzzleMaker service. Please if you miss it and I may reinstate it.
• Converted this site to use asp and moved it from http://www.dottystorer.com/ to http://www.dottysvirtualjigsaws.com. Dottystorer.com will remain my personal site.
• Removed a number of small sites that are no longer available. (Removed sites are commented out in the source code to retain for historical purposes.)
• Corinne Backer has agreed to assist me in writing reviews. Thanks Corinne! (Credit will be given to guest reviewers at the end of each review.)
• Added two more sites to Free Pictures.
• Added 6 Playtonium puzzle sets to Dotty's Jigsaw Downloads and reorganized the page. See my review of Playtonium.

January 2003

• Shockwave.com's PuzzleMaker became shareware. My review of Shockwave was revised.
• Redefined frame style and separated it into frame style and mosaic style. These definitions appear at Jigsaw Reviews: Introduction. Added the style column to the Jigsaw Comparision Chart.
• Created a highlighted review of Playtonium. This review was formerly part of the review of Adveractive. Installed Dotty's Daily Playtonium jigsaw using my photographs from JigCard Gallery.
• Removed the ArtHire review because the site is no longer available.

See News Archive for changes made to this site in 2002 and 2001.