Welcome to Piece-off #3, the third edition of our jigsaw puzzle competitions in Bengaluru! Come solo, bring a partner or a team and try your hand at speed puzzling - puzzlers will go head-to-head with each other over a puzzle, or race other teams to do the same puzzle at the same time, and the top performers in each category go home with a prize! Pairs and Teams also get to take their competition puzzle home.
Categories - Individuals (solo), Pairs (group of 2) and Teams (group of 4). You may register for one, two, or all three categories since they will take place one after the other. For Pairs and Teams, only one person from each group needs to purchase a ticket for the Pair/Team and the name of the other group member(s) may be provided at the venue.
Time and Schedule - 11 AM - 7 PM, Wednesday, 2nd October.
11.00 AM Pairs
12:45 PM Individuals
3.45 PM Teams
Rules -
Individuals:
- There will be 5 rounds of 1-v-1 matches, with the winner of each match advancing to the next round.
- Matches will follow the “Puzzle Chess” format: In each match, players will take turns to place pieces in the puzzle, using a chess clock to track the time taken to play their turn. The player with the most time remaining on the clock at the end of the match (i.e. the player who took the least amount of time to play all their turns) wins the match.
- Puzzles will range from 80 pieces in the qualifying round to 250 pieces in the finals. Borders will be constructed off the clock before the match begins.
- 1st, 2nd and 3rd place players win puzzles!
Pairs and Teams:
- Pairs have 75 minutes (1.25 hours) to complete a 250-piece jigsaw puzzle from Frank’s catalogue.
- Teams have 150 minutes (2.5 hours) to complete a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle from Frank’s catalogue.
- Puzzles will come bagged, with an image for reference.
- Only letter openers, keys or other non-sharp objects may be used to open the plastic that covers the puzzle; sharp objects like scissors or box cutters are not permitted.
- If, once the time period has elapsed a Pair/Team has not finished the puzzle, we will count the number of placed pieces, adding only lots of 3 or more pieces correctly joined together. Competitors will be ranked by the least number of unplaced pieces.
- If pieces are missing/misplaced at the end of the puzzle, 10 seconds for each lost piece will be added to the final time. If there are 2 or more adjacent and missing pieces, no penalty will be applied as it is considered a manufacturing error.
- Tickets include registration and the cost of the competition puzzle - Pairs and Teams take their puzzle home!
- The top three finishers in each category win puzzles sponsored by Frank Toys!