Puzzle Competition

Four Cities. Four Library Systems. One Champion! 

Come join the second annual Inter-City Puzzle Tournament! Chandler Public Library, Mesa Public Library, Tempe Public Library and now, Scottsdale Public Library (Main Branch) will compete to see what city has the fastest puzzlers! You’ll have a set time to complete the same 500-piece puzzle, and the top team from each branch will move on to the final round at the Mesa Main Branch Library (64 E 1st St, Mesa, AZ 85201) on Saturday, February 7th from 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. 

Tournament Rules: Form a team of two and register your team captain online at your preferred branch. There are limited slots, so only register one name per team. Your captain will be the main contact for the event. You can only register for one spot at any branch. You can only register at one library system. All teams will be given the same 500-piece puzzle and have 90 minutes to complete it. The team that finishes first wins. If no team finishes, the winner will be the one with the fewest pieces left. In case of a tie, teams will get an extra five minutes to continue. The top team from each branch advance to the final round at Mesa Dobson Ranch Library. No sorting tools, outside of the puzzle box you will be given, will be allowed. Participants must be 12 years or older. There must be one adult on the team. 

First Round Locations and Times for Chandler Public Library can be found online at: Events | Chandler Public Library | BiblioCommons
First Round Locations and Times for Mesa Public Library can be found online at: https://events.mesalibrary.org/
First Round Location and Time for Tempe Public Library can be found online at: https://tempepubliclibrary.libnet.info/events? 
First Round Location & Time for Scottsdale Public Library: https://website.withapps.io/sclibaz/scottsdaleaz_library/events

Compete for the title of Inter-City Puzzle Champions and take home a prize! 

This program is supported by MasterPieces, Inc.