Schedule and Pricing

There will be 3 competative divisions each running for 2 hours:

• Division 1: 9:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. Individuals, 300 piece puzzle, $20
• Division 2: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 2 person teams, 550 piece puzzle, $30
• Division 3: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 4 Person Teams - 550 piece puzzle, $40

Registration for each division is limited: Division 1 is limited to 20 individuals, and Divisions 2 & 3 are limted to 20 teams. Puzzle piece count is approximate.

100 pc "Speed Puzzling" will be during rounds for those who finish early. Times will be recorded on the honor system.

Awards

Prizes and trophies awarded for the top 3 winners in each division.

RULES AND COMPETITION INFORMATION

Registration:

• All participants in the competative division must be at least 8 years old.
• Teams and partners will be registered under a team name.
• Registrations will be taken until space is full. Same day registrations MAY be taken if space is available.
• Participants accept that their name and photograph/images may appear on the Taliaferro DAR Facebook page or website, or in the local newspaper in connection with this event.
• NO REFUNDS FOR ANY REASON. NO REFUNDS FOR NO SHOWS OR TEAMS/PARTNERS THAT DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE PRESENT TO PARTICIPATE. If the event is completely canceled the entry fees WILL be refunded and the event will be rescheduled.

Expectations for Day of Competition:

• All participants arrive for check in at least 15 minutes prior to their respective division start time.
• Participants that arrive late may be disqualified. Late participants may start late only at the discretion of the competition director.
• If a participant as a partner or team member is not able to attend then a sub may be used OR if a sub is not available 4 person teams can consist of 3 people (but not 2 or 1). Both partners must be present in the Partners division (no single players).

The Competition:

• All individuals and teams receive the same new, unopened puzzle that will be concealed in a bag on each table. At the command "go" the puzzle is unwrapped.
• Participants race to complete the puzzle first.
• No spectators are allowed in the competition area, which shall be designated by yellow caution tape, however, spectators may quietly watch all the action from a marked observation point.
• When an individual or team is close to finishing their puzzle they should raise their hand so the floor monitor can approach their table and clock their finishing time.
• No one except the participants and floor monitors are allowed to approach the puzzle tables.
• Participants are not allowed to approach other participants' tables.
• No cell phones or flashlights or any other tools or devices can be used during the competition.
• Water bottles are allowed in the competition area but please no food or open ended containers of liquids.
• Participants are allowed to leave their table and the competition area to use the restroom, etc. but must immediately return (no lingering outside the puzzle area or disrupting the other tables)

Scoring:

• If there are not 3 winners by the end of the time period allowed for each division then unattached pieces are counted to determine a winner. An "unattached piece" is any piece that is not in a group of 2 or more. The team with the LEAST amount of unattached pieces is the winner. If there is still a tie and teams have the exact same number of unattached pieces then a tie will be declared.
• All puzzles are in the original package, unopened at the beginning of the competition. In the unlikely event a piece is missing due to a manufacturer error or potentially because the participant(s) lost a piece we will honor a finish with 1-3 pieces missing. If more than 3 pieces are missing then that participant or team will be disqualified from that round. In the case of lost pieces, 10 seconds will be added for each lost piece to the final time. Please indicate missing pieces right away to the floor monitor.

Your Sponsors and Hosts

Sponsored by: Taliaferry Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution

Benefiting: Taliaferro Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution

“To perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men and women who achieved American Independence; to promote the development of an enlightened public opinion; and to foster patriotic citizenship;" - these are the objects of our society, Daughters of the American Revolution.