The first version of the app [iTunes link] was born on a bench in an airport “after eight hours of hard coding and three liters of Coca Cola," creators Michele Mastroianni and Stefano Mendicino told us.
"The world has fallen in love with Pinterest and many people we know -- for example our girlfriends-- spend hours browsing other people's images and pinning,” Mastroianni told Mashable. “So me and Stefano thought, 'How could we use all of the images collected into the boards of everyone?' The social network has beautiful images at its core, so why not give to the users the possibility to play and have fun with the images pinned? The puzzle sounded fun to us so we came up with the idea of PinPuzzle."
To start playing the game, you simply type in the Pinterest username of the the account you would like to play with. So, if you wanted to play with Mashable's boards, for instance, then you would type in “Mashable.”
Each board is turned into its own level in the game. Photos from individual boards are displayed first in their entirety, and then as slivers of a puzzle you have to slide around and put back together. Pictures are gradually made out of more pieces as the game progresses, and your score is determined by how fast you're able to reconstruct them.
While powered by Pinterest, the game is not affiliated with the site. The first version of the game launched in the App Store this week for $0.99. The duo has plans to release an HD version of the app for the iPad in the coming days, and then will focus their efforts on Game Center integration and other social features.
Mendicino says they also have some special plans to help famous brands boost their business with PinPuzzle and Pinterest.