We asked some of the winners of our Speed Puzzling Contests how they puzzle so darn fast!
For those of you who think sorting first is the right way, prepare to be surprised!
We asked some of the winners of our Speed Puzzling Contests how they puzzle so darn fast!
For those of you who think sorting first is the right way, prepare to be surprised!
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We speed team puzzle, and an important thing we do is keep a little bit of an eye on what the other person is working on, and if we see a piece we think they might need, put it near their similar pieces.
We have doubles of several artifact puzzles and our family has regular team puzzle contests! Our individual methods are all over the place, but with 4 or 5 people on each team we find communication is the key.
We do all of our puzzles without the picture in order to make it more challenging. We have multiple cork message boards in several sizes for sorting/assembly.
Hi! As a speed puzzler, I always flip the pieces face up and sort at the same time, edges and others by color or section no if it’s a large puzzle. I work on whatever section stands out to me the most for wooden puzzles. If it’s a standard ouze or something with a defined edge I’ll do those first. I don’t train to speed puzzle, I just puzzle for pleasure all the time.
This article was very interesting, but honestly, I’ve never thought of frantically, chaotically, rushing to solve one of these beauties. I have to hurry up and hurry in most other areas of life. These puzzles actually rescue me from time and chaos. But, we have one thing in common. I never look at the image while assembling the puzzle. It adds to the magic and sense of discovery.