Chicago Puzzle Club

November 1, 2025

We are hosting a team puzzle competition in Chicago! Teams of up to 4 people will compete in a 500-piece puzzle race with a 1.5-hour time limit. We will have an afternoon of fun, opportunity to compete with other puzzlers, and complimentary light refreshments! There will also be a chance to win door prizes, and we will have a puzzle swap table for those who wanted to exchange puzzles.

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November 15, 2025

We are hosting our first official USAJPA Sanctioned Solo and Pairs speed puzzle competition in Chicago! USAJPA is a non-profit organization that creates a nationwide community for jigsaw puzzlers and establishes a framework for competitive jigsaw puzzling events. Solo competition times will count towards your JPAR ranking if you are a USAJPA member. Click here to learn more.

The Solo division will compete to finish a 500-piece puzzle within a 2-hour time limit. The Pairs division will have teams of 2 people compete to finish a 500-piece puzzle within a 1.5-hour time limit. The top 3 winners in each division will win prizes. The 1st place winners will also win a guaranteed reserved spot into the 2026 USA Jigsaw Nationals competition in Atlanta, GA on March 27 – 29, 2026 (fee may apply).

There will be a puzzle swap table as well.

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November 29, 2025

Eric from the Chicago Puzzle Club will again be assisting SPEEDPUZZLING.COM in running their Chicago division of the Super Saturday 2025 Mini Tourney #3! This is a scaled-down version of their State Championships, now with 4 separate contests (Solo, Pairs-Relay, Pairs, and then Team)! Compete against puzzlers in 19 states! Find more information and get your tickets at their website (https://www.speedpuzzling.com/super.html), and select Chicago as the location when you purchase your ticket.

New to this event will be the Pairs-Relay Contest! This contest consists of two people, completing two separate 200-210 piece puzzles at the same time, but switching every five minutes until both puzzles are completed. You can find more information at the Super Saturday website.

A puzzle swap table will also be available throughout the event.

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December 6, 2025

Chicago Puzzle Club and the Chicago Wolves are excited to collaborate and bring speed puzzling and hockey together! Race to complete your custom Chicago Wolves puzzle for a chance to win exciting prizes.

Participants will group together into teams of 4 to be the fastest to complete a 500-piece custom puzzle. There will be an Adults bracket and Family bracket (family requires at least one participant to be under the age of 18). After the competition, stick around with friends, family, and fellow puzzlers to cheer on the Chicago Wolves as they face the Milwaukee Admirals!

Each participant must have their own ticket. Each ticket includes entry for one individual into both the speed puzzle competition and Chicago Wolves hockey game.

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Monthly

Once a month, the Chicago Puzzle Club puzzles with members of the Center for Enriched Living in Riverwoods, IL, a nonprofit organization that provides valuable programs and services for teens, adults, and seniors with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

Our next visit is planned for Wednesday, November 12th from 1-3pm. If you would like to join us, please click below to contact us: