I was first introduced to the concept of Wasgij jigsaws by my ex-MIL a few years ago. She’s a master of them, and persuaded me that I really should give them a try. Well it wasn’t long before she’d got me hooked too and we regularly swap puzzles to try out. I’ve just completed the new Wasgij Destiny 18 Fast Food Frenzy! 1000 piece puzzle and I know she’ll be itching to work it out for herself soon.
The Wasgij range of jigsaw puzzles from Jumbo Games are very different from conventional puzzles. What you see on the lid is not the puzzle you will be making. There are a number of different collections within the range, and with the Destiny collection you are bringing the original scene from one time period to another.
The lid of the Wasgij Destiny 18 Fast Food Frenzy! shows us a scene from 1958, where families are enjoying afternoon tea in a popular restaurant. It’s decorated in an art deco theme and all the staff are wearing traditional uniforms from the era.
To complete the Wasgij Destiny 18 Fast Food Frenzy! you need to bring that scene into the 21st century and imagine where a family might go to now, what it would look like and what the staff would wear. Sounds easy?
Once you’ve completed the edges for the puzzle it really is a case of putting the lid to one side and figuring out the scene for yourself. I always try to find areas with lots of the same pattern or writing to get me started, and don’t worry too much about where they are actually placed.
Before long the new story of this puzzle starts to make shape, you find characters sitting at the same table years later, and the restaurant has definitely changed.
These puzzles are always full of fun details to catch the eye and are great fun to complete.
You can even find a chip-o-matic machine churning potatoes into chips.
I’m a big fan of these puzzles and you rarely remember all the details of the new scene, so they can be completed over and over again. In fact Argos are currently running a promotion on all Wasgij puzzles, they are running ‘2for£15’, making them an even bigger bargain.
Personally I think I’d rather be stuck in 1958 than in the 2018 burger bar! What do you think?
disclosure: we were sent this item in exchange for an honest review.
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Wasgij Destiny 18 Fast Food Frenzy! 1000 piece puzzle worth £12.99
I would like to see a high school scene.
I would like to see Yorkshire Flower Show
I would love to see Crufts as I think it would be great to see lots of different dog breeds!
I’d like to see one of the big carnivals like Notting Hill or even Rio, I think the details of the puzzle would convey the costumes, vibrancy and fun of these events
Jane Willis
A pet shop full of small fury animals
My girls would love a water park scene x
In a castle with lots of knights and other things going on.
I will love to see puzzle with animals. Love animals
I’d like a zoo themed puzzle , maybe with animals escaping 🙂
I would like to see a traditional village fete, maypole, morris dancers the lot!
I’d like to see all the air balloons from Bristol balloon festival ,they look wicked when there all in the sky
I’d love to see a book shop because I think the amount of detail could be fantastic.
A busy airport or train station
A funfair one would be cool (I love funfairs) although I wouldn’t be surprised if they already have a funfair scene one!
sea animals
I would love to see a zoo because I love animals
A musical scene.
I would like to see a my family scene
The Eiffel Tower paris because it’s so beautiful x
An underwater scene with comic sea creatures
A visit to a zoo or safari park with lots of animal antics
What scene would you like to see depicted in a Wasgij puzzle and why?
me, shrieking with delight as l win this lovely puzzle
A beach scene, my kids love the beach.
Something with lots of animals because they are my favourite sort of puzzles and what my children like helping me with
I’d like to see a theatre scene as a puzzle with the picture as the view to the stage and the puzzle out into the audience as what the actors see as I think it would be fun to see there perspective of what they think of the audiences behaviours!
A snowy landscape. Something difficult to keep kids quite
I would love to see a unicorn scene for my daughter
A beach scene with ice creams to remind me of summer!
space
A seaside scene as there would be lots going on
A park or playground scene with lots of people and their kids and pets – plenty of detail!
like the idea of a zoo could have lots of funny things happening
London Underground! Im always lost and on the wrong line …….
Oooh a theme park as it would be really interesting
Aliens landing on earth! Thanks for the chance
A dinosaur safari scene!
A horse show would be great as there are lots of different breeds and colours, they could include trailers and lorries etc.
Pirates or sports because it is the only way I could get the twins to engage in sitting down to a jigsaw
A sports day scene as there could be lots of funny moments in it!
Would love to see a Boxing Day Sales scene
Something hard-hitting like our overuse of plastic, harm to the environment, to raise awareness.
Great sporting moments, because people can relate to them.
My family live in Australia, so lots of Aussie related stuff, especially the stereotypical perceptions 🙂
I love animals so a zoo or safari park
A supermarket queue. I am always fascinated by the contents of other people’s shopping trollies and I have to force myself not to cause offence by being too nosy!
I would like to see a nice holiday scene
I would like to see a birthday party scene so when it is someone you know’s birthday you can give them to it and it will have a happy birthday banner on it.
I would like to see the zoo full of animals.
Crufts because it is very current & most people like dogs
i would like to see a football match, enough happens there to fill a few jigsaws
A nursery/preschool scene as I imagine it would be quite chaotic and would make for a challenging yet funny puzzle.
space with lots of stars and planets that could be hard
I would love to see a scene of black Friday, as I think it would look funny with people fighting over sale items.
A girls night out. Lots of things going off to make a good puzzle
Harry and Meghan because it is the year of them!!!
A children’s birthday party scene
Sea Animals would be good
i love the animals one, my fave has been the one with the bull running down the street, we love wasgij’s in our house
Something like Salem with witches and spells in every corner!
I would like to see a restaurant scene
The last supper
A family waterpark with all the goings-on
A halloween party!
We would love an easter bunny scene, as my neice adores rabbits ….
A vets waiting room, with all the different animals and owners
A scientific scene – in laboratory
A cage full of guinea pigs!
dinosaurs or a space/alien scene
a zoo
Outer space because the stars could sparkle
a dog show because I think you could make a hilarious scene (maybe Crufts and stick out of control dogs, Peter Purves..etc in there!)
Some kind of alien monster scene because we love sci-fi movies
I would like to see New York City on the jigsaw
After the “Beast from the East” some mayhem in the snow would be fun
a football match with lots of supporters having fun
A static caravan site like a haven site where everyone went on holiday lots of fun swimming pools and arcades
A spring scene with lambs and ducklings and little rabbits and spring flowers – daffodils, snow drops.etc
I’d like to see the inside of a shopping centre- just because I like shopping!
A dog walk where the dog is trying to run away, so we’ve got to guess what he’s seen!
A family picnic would make a good scene
One with different bonsai trees, I’ve just tried growing one and failed
The chaos caused by a little spider
A snowy scene from the centre of Vienna as I went there at Christmas but missed the snow!
I’d like to see a tongue-in-cheek Battle of Hastings
A funfair because there would be loads of scope for things going on!
I’d like to see one in a theatre 🙂
A dog walk with lots of different dogs doing naughty things. Such as stealing someone’s picnic and jumping up to give kisses. I think there would be lots going on in th roicture so it whould be good xx
I would love to see a scene of bunnies doing various bunny things (snuggling, grooming each other, eating hay, chasing each other etc.
A release of hundreds of pigeons at the beginning of a pigeon race. Very tricky!
Some caricatures of my favourite celebrities , just for fun!
a lovely beach scene
Just because it’s that time of year I’d like to see an Easter Egg Hunt.
I’d like to see seaside picture postcards for nostalgia
A seaside scene is always lovely
Hedgehogs and wildlife – educating about what lovely animals are in our country
There used to be a puzzle I used to love as a kids with a cartoon camping site, so I would love to see that scene on the puzzle.
The scene of someone completing a puzzle only to find the last piece missing!
A busy train station.
A beautiful picture from the top of the alps looking down x
the winner at crufts
I’d like to see a busy city scene, perhaps the London Underground.
I’d love to see a prehistoric scene.
The Edinburgh festival because there are lots of different things and different cultures to see and experience.
I’d like to see a swimming pool scene, then and now.
would love a puzzle with animals 🙂
How about a street party to commemorate a royal event
A sea life scene
a under water scene
An old fashioned car rally
Sorry I forgot to say why. Because old-fashioned cars are interesting. It could be brought into the modern day with new cars or even marathon runners.
a French market…always an exciting scene
Pets play fighting 🙂
princesses
disneyworld – wishes at magic kingdom would be fantastic
I’d love to see crafty scenes – like ladies stitching or doing sewing – i am a fan of craft
I’m a tourist guide and was once doing a commentary on a canal boat. I realised that everyone was not looking at me but at what was behind me and I turned round just as the boat crashed into the bridge on the canal. Tea cups and people falling about everywhere. A great scene I think.
i love baking so i’d like to see a baking/cake theme
definitely one of the stars in the sky. It would definitley be challenging to put together as most seem the same colour on picture.
The school run x
that moment on a long car journey when you tell the kids if the don’t behave you will stop this car right now and turn around lol. this puzzles looks great I often do puzzles with my grandparents, keeps them busy.
My daughter’s (very messy) bedroom