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Puzzle Festival 2011 Results can be found here.
If you love puzzles, then you won't want to miss the very first Arlington Puzzle Festival, on Saturday, Nov. 5.
A celebration of words and logic, numbers and thinking, this is a great chance to meet other puzzle fans and fanatics in a friendly, fun environment. The Arlington Puzzle Festival is sponsored by the Friends of the Arlington Public Library, and will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Central Library Auditorium.
The day will include speakers in the morning, followed by puzzle competitions in the afternoon (schedule pdf):
The competitions will be a timed test of three puzzles of each type, with winners being the competitors with the best times and accuracy accumulated over all three puzzles. In addition, there will be more puzzles of all types (including an OCTO Challenge) throughout the day, for puzzle lovers of all levels.
Prizes include trophies and puzzle books from Fireball Crosswords (providers of the Washington Post's Sunday "Post Puzzler") signed by Fireball Crosswords editor Peter Gordon, puzzle books signed by OCTO puzzle inventor (and Puzzle Fest organizer) Doug Gardner, and annual subscriptions to Puzzle Nation, a new online game site for puzzle lovers.
REGISTRATION
Anyone interested in participating can pre-register online Registration will also be available the day of the Puzzle Festival from 8:00-8:30 a.m., but the Auditorium does have a space limit, so pre-registration is suggested.
This is a FREE program, thanks to the generosity of the Friends of the Arlington Public Library, whose proceeds help support library programming, outreach activities and the advancement of the Library?s collections.
Festival participants who are not members are encouraged to join the Friends, either online or at the event. The cost of membership ranges from $5 for students, to $25 for households - payments and donations are currently accepted in cash, or by check made out to the Friends of the Arlington Public Library.
Festival participants are also welcome to make donations in support of work of the Friends.
QUESTIONS?
Contact Arlington Puzzle Festival organizer Doug Gardner at [email protected]
Finally, here is an Arlington VA "wordoku" to get you in the mood for Puzzle Fest. It was created just for us by Sudoku master, Thomas Snyder!
Rules: Insert one letter from the phrase "ART LOVING" into each cell so that no letter repeats in any row, column, or 3x3 box.
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Arlington Puzzle Festival Nov. 5
Puzzle Festival 2011 Results can be found here.If you love puzzles, then you won't want to miss the very first Arlington Puzzle Festival, on Saturday, Nov. 5.
A celebration of words and logic, numbers and thinking, this is a great chance to meet other puzzle fans and fanatics in a friendly, fun environment. The Arlington Puzzle Festival is sponsored by the Friends of the Arlington Public Library, and will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Central Library Auditorium.
The day will include speakers in the morning, followed by puzzle competitions in the afternoon (schedule pdf):
- Puzzles for the Crossword Tournament will be provided by Will Shortz, crossword puzzle editor for the New York Times and the puzzle master on NPR?s Weekend Edition Sunday
- Puzzles for the Sudoku Tournament will be provided by Thomas Snyder, former winner of the U.S. and World Sudoku Championship, and five-time winner of the U.S. Puzzle Championship.
- Matt Gaffney, widely published professional crossword puzzle writer, will speak about constructing and solving crossword puzzles. Gaffney's books include Gridlock: Crossword Puzzles and the Mad Geniuses Who Create Them and The Complete Idiot?s Guide to Crossword Puzzles and Word Games.
- Other speakers will be announced as they are confirmed.
The competitions will be a timed test of three puzzles of each type, with winners being the competitors with the best times and accuracy accumulated over all three puzzles. In addition, there will be more puzzles of all types (including an OCTO Challenge) throughout the day, for puzzle lovers of all levels.
Prizes include trophies and puzzle books from Fireball Crosswords (providers of the Washington Post's Sunday "Post Puzzler") signed by Fireball Crosswords editor Peter Gordon, puzzle books signed by OCTO puzzle inventor (and Puzzle Fest organizer) Doug Gardner, and annual subscriptions to Puzzle Nation, a new online game site for puzzle lovers.
REGISTRATION
Anyone interested in participating can pre-register online Registration will also be available the day of the Puzzle Festival from 8:00-8:30 a.m., but the Auditorium does have a space limit, so pre-registration is suggested.
This is a FREE program, thanks to the generosity of the Friends of the Arlington Public Library, whose proceeds help support library programming, outreach activities and the advancement of the Library?s collections.
Festival participants who are not members are encouraged to join the Friends, either online or at the event. The cost of membership ranges from $5 for students, to $25 for households - payments and donations are currently accepted in cash, or by check made out to the Friends of the Arlington Public Library.
Festival participants are also welcome to make donations in support of work of the Friends.
QUESTIONS?
Contact Arlington Puzzle Festival organizer Doug Gardner at [email protected]
Finally, here is an Arlington VA "wordoku" to get you in the mood for Puzzle Fest. It was created just for us by Sudoku master, Thomas Snyder!
Rules: Insert one letter from the phrase "ART LOVING" into each cell so that no letter repeats in any row, column, or 3x3 box.
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Letter from Iselin Roberts to wife Nelly dated December 31, 1861 See transcribed text of letter During the Civil War, Union soldiers in Arlington wrote to their loved ones from geographic locations such as Arlington Heights and Hall's Hill. ...
- Welcome Back
From the Nov 19 2007 New Yorker Cover. Got time to spare? Try the New Yorker jigsaw puzzle. (That's where this image was discovered.)...
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A relative newcomer, James Sheehan delivers a masterfully written novel in his new legal thriller The Law of Second Chances. Fans of John Grisham, David Baldacci, Jeffery Archer, and Harlan Coben will most likely find Sheehan to be a winner as well....