I was on Meetup.com looking at different events and found a speed puzzling one. I signed up. It was fun.

You could sign up Solo or in Teams of 2-4.

When I got there, there were two puzzles on the table. The 100 piece was for practice while we waited for other participants to arrive.

The 500 was for the competition. This was my FIRST time doing this. There was a time limit on completing the puzzle, I forgot what that was. As I was Solo, I wasn’t going to win.

I focused on 1) Making sure pieces didn’t fly all over and 2) I completed part of the puzzle.

Somehow, when I opened my bag, ONE piece flew into the open box. Of course, I didn’t see that until the end. The host laughed when he told me HE had seen it, but rules are rules, he could not alert me to this.

That was definitely a “newbie / rookie” puzzling mistake.

I believe the first and second teams won two Ravensburger puzzles each. Then those teams would have to flip a coin on WHO brings a puzzle home.

So, if you are getting bored at home, sign into Meetup.com or EventBrite, lots of activities out there.

Fun events at museums too. I haven’t been to a museum in ages, that will be NEXT.

Have a nice Labor Day weekend!