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: 2.30 PM - 6.30 PM, Saturday, 22nd March.

2.30 PM: Individual check-in and briefing.

2.45-4.00 PM: Individuals Speed Puzzling

4 PM: Pairs check-in and briefing.

4.15-6.15 PM: Pairs Speed Puzzling.

6.15 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!