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North Carolina Jigsaw Puzzle Association

The North Carolina Jigsaw Puzzle Association promotes community engagement through puzzle-related events, competitions, and workshops, fostering connections among puzzle enthusiasts while enhancing skills and enjoyment of the art of puzzling.

Join multiple states for this special unreleased puzzle competition 🧩😺 Known for her colorful fantasy illustrations, <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.rosecatherine.com/puzzles" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Rose Cat Khan</a> has been a featured artist at USA Nationals. On October 3rd, multiple states will compete with this unreleased 500-piece Boardwalk puzzle, and we have a limited number of copies available for our North Carolina community! How it works<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Register to receive the mystery puzzle by mail - we&#39;ll ship it to your door!</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">This will be a solo competition</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">We&#39;ll send a Zoom link to all registrants a few days before the competition</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Make sure you can join the Zoom from a device with a camera that can be pointed at your puzzling surface so that the judges are able to see you as you complete the puzzle</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">On the call, you&#39;ll have an opportunity to ask questions before we start, and then we&#39;ll count you down and you&#39;ll race to complete the puzzle</li></ul>

Special Event: Unreleased Rose Cat Khan Puzzle Virtual Competition

Join us for our first ever Puzzle Camp!&nbsp; What to expect: &bull; 5 speed puzzle competitions (2 solo, 2 pairs, 1 team) - puzzles are yours to keep! &bull; Workshops to improve your speed puzzling skills regardless of your level of experience &bull; Plenty of time for additional puzzling &bull; Optional yoga, arts &amp; crafts, games, and other social activities &bull; Meet and connect with other puzzlers from around NC and beyond! <a fr-original-style="" href="http://ncjigsaw.org/puzzlecamp" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Read more here</a> Refund policy:Cancellations made more than 30 days from the start of camp will be eligible for a full refund.Cancellations made fewer than 30 days from the start of camp will be eligible for a 50% refund.You may also transfer/sell your ticket to someone else but please contact us so that we can collect their registration information. Event cancellation policy:Should we have to cancel the event due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances, we will reschedule and offer ticketholders the option of either keeping their ticket for the rescheduled date or getting a full refund.&nbsp;

🧩 Puzzle Camp!

Your donation helps grow North Carolina&rsquo;s jigsaw puzzle community 🧩 by supporting statewide events, outreach, and our role as the NC liaison to the USAJPA. Contributions fund our local events, puzzler resources, and the tools we need to connect residents across the state. Whether you give a little or a lot, you&rsquo;re helping keep puzzlers engaged, welcomed, and challenged.

Your donation helps grow North Carolina’s jigsaw puzzle community 🧩 by supporting statewide events, outreach, and our role as the NC liaison to the USAJPA.Contributions fund our local events, puzzler resources, and the tools we need to connect residents across the state. Whether you give a little or a lot, you’re helping keep puzzlers engaged, welcomed, and challenged.

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Join puzzlers from across North Carolina for our monthly virtual puzzling competition 🧩 💻 Each month on the third Wednesday, the NCJPA hosts a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle competition open to residents of North Carolina.&nbsp; <ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Registration for each competition will close two weeks beforehand to allow time for ordering and shipping puzzles.&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">The puzzle will be shipped to you - DO NOT OPEN UNTIL INSTRUCTED TO ON THE CALL.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">You can choose to compete as a solo, pair, or team of 3-4 people. Price and puzzle are the same regardless of which you choose.&nbsp;</li></ul>You can join the scheduled zoom call OR submit your time in advance if the time and date doesn&#39;t work for you.&nbsp; To participate live, you will need to be able to join a Zoom call with camera on so that the host can clearly see your puzzle throughout the competition. To participate offline, submit times using the <a fr-original-style="" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScREFRviaXXgO1xV21Wkcib4BIwUq7IgByvKdqBdEHXrBwx1w/viewform" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Offline submission form link.</a> Entries must be submitted by midnight the night before the event to be eligible for prizes. Whether you&#39;re a novice or a seasoned speed puzzler, we welcome you! No prior speed puzzling experience necessary; this is a great opportunity to try speed puzzling in a supportive and low-pressure environment. Just want to see what this is all about? Grab a spectator ticket to get the zoom link to join!

North Carolina Monthly Virtual Puzzle Competition

Join us on the last tuesday of the month* from 6:30-9:30pm at Raleigh Brewing!&nbsp; Check in starts at 6:30,The competition starts&nbsp;promptly at 6:45! Teams of (up to) four will compete to be the fastest to complete a 500 piece puzzle. Prizes will be awarded to the winners. Come early to order drinks from the bar or food before the puzzling begins! Team Ticket = entry into the competition for a team of 4The puzzle is yours to keep. We will also have an area for puzzle swapping. Bring puzzles you are ready to pass on to others, and take home puzzles that are new to you. Please make sure all puzzles you bring to swap are complete or mark them if pieces are missing. *Unless otherwise noted.&nbsp;

Speed Puzzling at Raleigh Brewing

🎉 La emoci&oacute;n est&aacute; en el aire! Prep&aacute;rate para ser parte de algo extraordinario en North Carolina Jigsaw Puzzle Association&#39;s evento de recaudaci&oacute;n de fondos. Es un evento &uacute;nico, &iexcl;y queremos que est&eacute;s all&iacute;! 🎉 Cada registro para este evento nos acercar&aacute; m&aacute;s a lograr nuestra misi&oacute;n. Juntos, podemos crear un mundo m&aacute;s brillante y compasivo para todos. Gracias por apoyar nuestra misi&oacute;n, tu apoyo es invaluable.

Noche de rompecabezas en Raleigh Brewing

Join us on the first Monday of the month* from 7-9pm at Atomic Clock! Teams of (up to) four will compete to be the fastest to complete a 500 piece puzzle. The first and second place teams will win Atomic Clock gift cards. We will start with a quick, optional warmup game (winner gets a prize!), and then begin the main competition. Come early to order food and drinks before the puzzling begins.&nbsp; Team Ticket = entry into the competition for a team of 4The puzzle is yours to keep. We will also have an area for puzzle swapping! Bring puzzles you are ready to pass on to others, and take home puzzles that are new to you. Please make sure all puzzles you bring to swap are complete or mark them if pieces are missing. *Unless otherwise noted.&nbsp;

Puzzle Night at Atomic Clock

Join us for speed puzzling&nbsp;at Poison Ivy Brewing! Teams will compete to be the fastest to complete a 500 piece puzzle. Come have a drink and try your hand at this fast-growing sport! Winners will get a prize! One ticket = entry into the competition for a team of up to 4 people.The puzzle is yours to keep. We will also have an area for puzzle swapping! Bring puzzles you are ready to pass on to others, and take home puzzles that are new to you. Please make sure all puzzles you bring to swap are complete or mark them if pieces are missing.

North Carolina Jigsaw Puzzle Association

North Carolina Jigsaw Puzzle Association

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Speed Puzzling at Raleigh Brewing

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Puzzle Night at Atomic Clock

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Speed Puzzling at Poison Ivy Brewing Co

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