{"id":3244,"date":"2025-08-14T07:44:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T07:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3244"},"modified":"2025-02-01T04:58:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T04:58:30","slug":"murder-at-bedford-manor-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3244","title":{"rendered":"Murder at Bedford\u00a0Manor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Murder at Bedford Manor is a Bits and Pieces jigsaw by Artist Gene Dieckhoner. It includes an original story by Claudia Busto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/solvethemurder.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_0707.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/solvethemurder.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img_0707.jpg?w=748\" alt=\"murder at bedford manor\" class=\"wp-image-5078\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">murder at bedford manor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I bought the jigsaw puzzle as it suggested you had to read the story and solve this murder mystery. Unlike other puzzles of this type, the picture on the box is also the picture on the puzzle. So you can do this as an ordinary puzzle without trying to solve the crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This puzzle was challenging due to the variety of interesting and non-repetitive shapes in the pieces. This is a characteristic of Bits and Pieces puzzles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The murder mystery element comprises a storybook. 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