Jan van Haasteren 'Murphy's Law' 1000 pieces

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Jan van Haasteren Puzzle 'Murphy's Law'

I made the puzzle 'Murphy's Law' – this is number '1110100814'. This puzzle will be available from April 14, 2026. That is this puzzle:

and this is the box:

This puzzle and what is 'Murphy's Law'?

Jan van Haasteren Murphy's Law
On April 12, 2026, the newest Jan van Haasteren puzzle was unveiled during the Dutch National Puzzle Championship: Murphy's Law. An apt title, as everything that can go wrong does go wrong on the puzzle – exactly as Jan van Haasteren draws so well. Simultaneously with Murphy's Law, a second puzzle was also unveiled: a 500-piece edition named Happy 90, a drawing from 2005 that has been re-released in honor of Jan van Haasteren's 90th birthday. Incidentally, during the same Dutch National Puzzle Championship, the puzzle was Package stress made – whoever completed this the fastest became Dutch Champion, an older Jan van Haasteren drawing. Dutch champion in 2026 became the 'Puzzle Puff Girls', with a time of 39 minutes and 56 seconds.

Where does Murphy's Law come from?
Murphy's Law dates back to 1949 and was coined by American Air Force officer Edward A. Murphy. It was prompted by a series of tests investigating the effect of a rocket sled on the human body. Test subjects were connected to fourteen sensors, but a technician had attached them all the wrong way around. The result: not a single usable measurement, and an enormous waste of time and money. Murphy's reaction to that mistake became famous: “If there is any way to do it wrong, someone will.” That statement grew into a well-known phrase that spread throughout the world.
Do you want to see in a video what that test with the rocket sleds looked like back in 1954? Watch this video:

The puzzle
Murphy's Law measures 68 x 49 centimeters and is illustrated by Jan van Haasteren. On the back, as always, the famous Jan van Haasteren family is hidden – recurring elements that appear on every puzzle and that many a puzzler enjoys looking for. It is once again fine work by Jan, especially considering his age of 90.

Puzzle revealed during the 2026 Dutch National Puzzle Championship

This puzzle was unveiled during the Dutch National Puzzle Championship in 2026! Read more about puzzles revealed during the Dutch National Puzzle Championship and the results of the Dutch National Puzzle Championship (2026 and multiple years).

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Laying the puzzle

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How long will it take you to complete this 1000 piece puzzle?

I completed the 'Murphy's Law' puzzle at my leisure and took several days to do it. Nicely on a puzzle mat made on the floor in the living room. I do take the time, but not very precisely, it remains a hobby that puzzles! But to give you an idea of ​​how long it took me to complete this 1000 piece JvH puzzle:

• Explaining the pieces: 20 minutes
• Laying the edges = 25 minutes
• Laying the rest of the pieces = 3 hours
• Which meant I took a total of 3 hours and 45 minutes to complete this puzzle. This was a very easy puzzle, which was a bit disappointing. I used to almost always take 8 hours to do it, but I have a special tip to be able to puzzle a lot faster

About Jumbo puzzles

Jumbo (not to be confused with our supermarket Jumbo!) makes toys, games and puzzles. Jumbo, for example, has made the very well-known games such as “Human don't get annoyed” and “Stratego” and “PimPamPet”. Games that have been around for generations and are still widely played by both young and old. Jumbo has been making and developing toys since about 1900. In the early years of the company, only toys from other countries were imported to the Netherlands. However, since about 1930 it was decided to also make their own toys, at the time manufacturing wooden toys, which was very popular at the time. Almost all toys in those years were made of wood. An important spearhead was that the toys made by Jumbo had to be of very good quality; it had to be as strong as an Elephant. An elephant had to stand on it! The red elephant has been the hallmark of Jumbo's games and puzzles for years. The name Jumbo and the red elephant together form the logo from about 1935. The Jumbo elephant is drawn by Mr. Möhr. He worked at an advertising agency and regularly signed for Hausemann & Hötte. Mr Möhr was at one point commissioned to design a beautiful new elephant logo for the Hausemann & Hötte toys. The logo has changed a bit since then. For example, the eye has grown over the years and has dropped slightly more, resulting in a friendlier elephant.

In the past, the elephant was not only used in the color red, but in all kinds of colors such as blue, yellow, black, white and green. All those colors were cozy and playful. For example, one time there was a yellow elephant on the box and the other time a red one. It was usually looked at which color best matched the color of the box. It was not until the end of the 60s that the red elephant was definitively chosen. Red is a color that stands out and attracts attention.

From 1945 Jumbo also started to focus on games made of cardboard. Jumbo has therefore been a guarantee for strong quality for years! Jumbo is a unique Dutch company with a rich history, with its head office in Zaandam. About 130 employees work for Jumbo. With a turnover of €75 million, Jumbo is a medium-sized European player in toys. Jumbo has sales offices in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom. They export to more than 25 countries around the world.

In 1980 Jumbo starts the production of Jan van Haasteren Puzzles.

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