That's correct. [Said pleasantly, firmly, and patiently.
Normally, he might choose now to show off, but that wouldn't give Eric the opportunity to really learn how to do puzzles and shine. So instead, Reisi opts to give him some hints.]
Although it would take far too long to try out each and every piece, there are other ways to narrow down which pieces might fit together.
First, you might want to start looking for and gathering all the pieces that form the edge of the picture. [Reisi scans the pile of pieces to pluck out a couple of those.] Because the image is rectangular, these pieces will always have one completely flat side.
[He shows Eric the pieces, running a finger down the flat edge of one of them.]
Once you have all these pieces, it's easier to narrow down which ones go together based on their colors. Feel free to try it out.
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Normally, he might choose now to show off, but that wouldn't give Eric the opportunity to really learn how to do puzzles and shine. So instead, Reisi opts to give him some hints.]
Although it would take far too long to try out each and every piece, there are other ways to narrow down which pieces might fit together.
First, you might want to start looking for and gathering all the pieces that form the edge of the picture. [Reisi scans the pile of pieces to pluck out a couple of those.] Because the image is rectangular, these pieces will always have one completely flat side.
[He shows Eric the pieces, running a finger down the flat edge of one of them.]
Once you have all these pieces, it's easier to narrow down which ones go together based on their colors. Feel free to try it out.