Events › Inter-City Puzzle Tournament - Sunset Library

Four Cities. Four Library Systems. One Champion!

Its 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 Library (64 East 1st Street, Mesa AZ, 85201) on Saturday, February 7th from 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Help Chandler win the Inter-City Puzzle Champion crown and take home a prize!

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 Main Library.
• No sorting tools outside of the puzzle box you will be given will be allowed.
• Participant must be 12 years or older. There must be one adult on the team.

First Round Locations and Times for Chandler Public Library:

Sunset Library: Thursday, January 22nd, 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Downtown Library: Sunday, January 25th 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Hamilton Library: Monday, January 26th 5:00 p.m.- 6:30 p.m.
Basha Library: Tuesday, January 27th 5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

Can't make the Chandler dates? Select a different location in another participating city:

• First Round Locations and Times for Mesa Public Library: Month Calendar | Mesa Public Library

• First Round Location & Time for Scottsdale Public Library: Events | Scottsdale Public Library

• First Round Location and Time for Tempe Public Library: Events - Tempe Public Library

This program is supported in part by MasterPieces, Inc.