Support the Minnesota Alliance on Crime, a coalition of victim advocates, and compete with a team of up to 4 people and see how quickly you can complete a 500-piece PuzzleTwist puzzle. Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 finishing teams. There will also be raffle prizes. All teams get to keep their competition puzzle.
5:30pm-6:30pm: Check-in, enter the raffles, donate for competitive advantages
6:30pm-8:30pm: Puzzle competition
Raffle Prizes: 1000 piece puzzles, puzzle piece earrings, a competetive puzzle starter kit, and more!
HOW DOES IT WORK:
Each team will receive the same puzzle concealed. You cannot see the puzzle before the timer starts, but as this is a fundraiser, you can donate for competitive advantages! Donate $10 and your team can look at the puzzle box before the competition starts for 30 seconds. An additional 60 seconds of time will be auctioned to the highest bidding team that you can use to reduce your total time. Be sure to arrive before the 6:30pm competition start time to donate for advantages!
After a countdown, teams will open their boxes and start puzzling. A competition judge will monitor teams and record finishing times. Once you have completed your puzzle, you may leave, or stay and work on another puzzle and enjoy a drink or two! The brewery will be open until 10pm.
RULES:
- Do not unwrap the puzzle before the competition starts, early starts will be disqualified
- You may eat and drink while competing
- You may use box top holders and sorting trays, but they will not be provided **The tables will be 30″ round cocktail tables, trays are highly recommended
- You are allowed to bring extra lighting as long as it does not need to be plugged in to an outlet and does not interfere with the lighting for other competitors.
- You are not allowed to distract or interfere with other teams
- Judges will be moving throughout the space, when your team is close to finishing raise your hand and a judge will come to your table to record your finish time. If the judges are unable to come to your table mark your time down on your time card
- You will have 2 hours to complete the puzzle, teams are encouraged to stay and complete their puzzle even if they don’t win. Times for all teams will be noted.