{"id":3271,"date":"2026-04-09T08:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3271"},"modified":"2025-12-05T10:32:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T10:32:54","slug":"death-in-the-desert-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3271","title":{"rendered":"Death In The\u00a0Desert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/solvethemurder.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250124_104846.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/solvethemurder.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250124_104846.jpg?w=748\" alt=\"Death in the desert\" class=\"wp-image-5002\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Death in the desert<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Death in the Desert is a&nbsp;1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle designed by Gene Dieckhoner.&nbsp;Produced as a Bits and Pieces jigsaw, it\u2019s a mystery puzzle that includes a story booklet and challenges you to solve a crime.&nbsp;With a bits and pieces jigsaw, the picture on the box is the same as the picture on the jigsaw. 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