Welcome to Piece-off #7! Come solo or bring a partner and try your hand at speed puzzling - the top performers in each category go home with prizes!
Categories and format:
Individuals (solo): Speed Puzzling (70-150 pieces, fastest 3 finishers win),
Pairs (group of 2): Speed Puzzling (350-500 pieces, fastest 3 finishers win),
You can register under multiple categories as they will take place at different times. For Pairs, only one person from each group needs to purchase a ticket for the Pair.
Time and Schedule:
6.30 PM - 10.30 PM, Sunday, 23rd March.
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6.30 PM: Individual check-in and briefing.
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6.45-8.00 PM: Individuals Speed Puzzling
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8 PM: Pairs check-in and briefing.
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8.15-10.15 PM: Pairs Speed Puzzling.
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10.15 PM: Prizes
Rules:
- Individuals will have 75 minutes (1 hour 15 min) to complete a 70-150-piece wooden jigsaw puzzle
- Pairs will have 120 minutes (2 hours) to complete a 350-500 piece cardboard puzzle.
- Puzzles will come bagged or boxed, 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 participant 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 - competitors take their puzzle home!
- The fastest three Individuals win puzzles sponsored by 91Knots and the fastest three Pairs win puzzles sponsored by Frank Toys!