PUZZLE-OFF - The Third Year

Get ready, set, puzzle!

Get ready for the third Puzzle Competition, brought to you by the Coos Bay Public Library. 

What are the rules? 

First rule of Puzzle-Off is you don't talk about Puzzle-Off!

The second rule is, please let people know about Puzzle-Off. 

Get your team together and have some fun. 

Register as a whole team, not individual participants. 

Maximum of 5 teams 

With a minimum of 1 per team and a maximum of 6 per team. 

The doors open at 5:30 PM to allow teams to choose their designated locations. 

At 5:50 PM any unclaimed spots can be taken by wait list or by first come first served. 

The Puzzle-Off will last for a full hour. 

At 6:00 pm the unwrapping of the puzzle will happen and the competition will start.

Snacks and beverages to fuel you will be available. 

You get to keep the puzzle you work on, even if you don't win. 

Prize for the winning team.

Competition Rules: 

• Teams must stay at their designated work areas and can't interfere with other teams
• The puzzle will be the same for every team with 1,000 pieces
• You may bring your own tools to help you sort.
• Teams may take breaks during the competition, but the clock will continue to run.
• If teams are near complete, we will allow an added time of 10 minutes.
• If overtime runs out the team with the most completed will win.
• The puzzle is considered complete when all pieces are connected correctly.
• We will count any pieces that aren't connected to at least 3 other pieces, the team with the lowest lose pieces wins.