In the frame
A flat rocky shore stretches to the sea under a sunset of orange and pink clouds, with the sun sitting on the horizon. Dozens of shallow pools mirror the sky; the largest lies in the foreground.
This dive cuts the picture into 96 pieces on a 12 × 8 grid: 36 border pieces and 60 inner pieces. The cut is fixed, so every player gets exactly the same pieces.
Dive plan
- Start with the easy part: the sun on the horizon and the large pool in front.
- Save for last: the smooth sky and the flat rock shelf. About 16% of the frame has little detail, mostly in the top third, and those pieces look alike.
- Switch on Edges to keep only the 36 border pieces on the table, and build the frame first.
- Press Sort to tidy the loose pieces into rows around the board, border pieces nearest — handy once the frame is done.
- With this much detail you can build small islands around single features and join them to the frame later.
- A long dive: take breaks whenever you like — the board is saved after every move.
Colours of the picture
Main colours, measured from the picture's pixels: charcoal (51%), brown (22%), slate grey (15%) and coral pink (13%).
- charcoal51%
- brown22%
- slate grey15%
- coral pink13%
How deep it goes
Depth 4 of 5 — a demanding dive.
Deep dives are the longest in the logbook: the largest board each game gets in the numbered dives.