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About this place ↓About The Teplá River in Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary, in the west of Bohemia, grew up around hot mineral springs in the narrow valley of the River Teplá. According to legend, Charles IV found them while hunting in the fourteenth century, and the town still carries his name. The hottest spring shoots up to about twelve metres high, and visitors walk along the colonnades sipping the warm water from special cups with a spout in the handle. Over the centuries the spa drew writers, composers and rulers from across Europe, and its pastel hotels and houses still line both banks of the river.
Puzzle tip: start with the river and its stone walls; the colourful houses on both banks come next and the sky is last.
- Location
- Czech Republic, Europe
- Theme
- City
More puzzles from Czech Republic
Moving pieces: Drag a piece with your mouse or finger. With a mouse you can also click a piece once to pick it up — it follows the pointer until you click again to set it down.
Joining pieces: Drop a piece near its matching neighbour and it snaps into place with a click. Joined pieces move together as one group. There’s no fixed spot to build in — assemble anywhere on the table.
Play As: Pick how many pieces to cut the picture into, from 12 up to 300. Switch on Hard shape at the bottom of the menu for trickier pieces with three knobs on every side. Changing either setting starts the puzzle over.
Table: At the very bottom of Play As, choose what you build on: leather, light oak, green felt or charcoal. Your choice is remembered for every puzzle and doesn’t restart the one you’re on. Light oak table photo by simon on Unsplash.
Pause: Click the timer, or the pause button next to it. The table is covered while paused so nobody can sneak a look; click it (or the timer) to carry on.
Show picture: The picture button shows the finished image as a guide. Click it again to hide it.
Arrange pieces: Lines up all loose pieces in tidy rows at the sides of the table, handy for spotting edges or a missing piece. Click again to scatter them. Pieces you’ve already joined stay exactly where you left them.
Restart: Mixes up the pieces and starts again with the same settings.
Fullscreen: The last button on the bar gives the puzzle the whole screen. Press it again or Esc to leave.
Progress: In the middle of the bar, the counter shows how many pieces are joined, and the percentage shows how much of the picture is done.
Finishing: When the last piece clicks in, the timer stops at your finishing time, and you can play again or try another puzzle at the same size and shape.
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