Completed 8th February 2026

300 Pieces

Flowers - by MGL

Manufacturer: Ravensburger (2022), made in Czech Republic 

 

 

 

Completed 8th February 2026

1000 Pieces

"Daffodils" by Andy Russell

Andy Russel's Wonderland 

Manufacturer: Master Pieces, Arizona, USA (11/2010)  *  Made in China

 

 

Completed 31st January 2026

  

1000 Pieces

Vive Notre Dame! by Loup

HEYE Cartoon Classics 

 

Ladies and gentlemen, may you please direct your attention upwards

... because some things happen outside your field of view ... 

The guy with the flower is a bit too lustful

May the devil disappear!

A falling angel discussing with a couple - about what?

Please note the artistic performance of the dog, but - seriously - who's a good boy now? 

Do we really want to know what's happening here?

Sometimes the heavenly trumpets are too loud for the human ear - and a human face too much for a curious bird.

Feeding birds and little angels

Cheers to the hunters, trying to catch a bishop's mitre

May the devil disappear! Please!

New discipline: church bell rodeo

Downwards or upwards?

The nave is not made for pirates to hoist a pirate flag - seriously!

Okay, this is questionable: a dead witch, chasing the ghost with the axe

 

Completed 28th January 2026

 Did you ever feel the need to rescue a jigsaw puzzle even though it is not your main theme?

I assembled the amazing shaped wooden jigsaw puzzle (Turtle) a few weeks ago - bought at ALDI and given to me as a gift. After a while I strolled through our ALDI store and saw another wooden jigsaw puzzle with Disney princesses. 2 packs. Price reduced by 50%. Still unsure. 

Last week it was still there, still reduced, but only 1 left. Maybe it was a sign, maybe not, who knows. Now it's mine and I had fun assembling those 181 ornated pieces 

 

181 pieces 

 

with 10 whimsical pieces related to the fairy tales

 

 

Completed 27th January 2026

1000 Pieces

Crazy Cats ... on a lazy summer afternoon

by Linda Jane Smith 

 

Another 2026 premiere for me: speedpuzzling in Dortmund (24.-25th Jan. 2026)

I have been following the World Championship and the German Championship in Speed Puzzling for a while now, and I am always amazed at how fast some people can solve puzzles. Talent makes the master, but so do well-trained eye-hand coordination and practice, practice, practice.

 Last year, a dear friend asked me if I would like to attend an event in Dortmund. Why not? It's close by, the location is near Germany's largest soccer stadium (BVB), and—most importantly—many members of the puzzle forum had also registered to attend. A small forum meeting + a chance to meet new friends.

 

The evening before the main competition we met in a hotel near-by, the Radisson blu

 

 

 and practised how to coordinate various tasks like assorting, assembling and filling gaps without loosing precious time.

 

 500 pcs.

Speedpuzzle.eu, Artist: Zoe Kasper

 500 pcs.

Speedpuzzle.eu, Artists: Aria, Quinn and Zoe Kasper

 

 

500 pcs. 

"Paper.Money.Medusa" by Linn Schiffmann

 

 On the day of the competition, I was actually quite relaxed. I hadn't registered for the first two competitions (individual, 500 pieces, beginners and advanced speed puzzlers). I wanted to take my time and watch first.

 

 The event took place at the sports hall TSC Eintracht Dortmund 

 

 

still life of a speed puzzling:

...someone already finished the competition, left the space, completed jigsaw puzzle and box aside

At 14:00 it was my turn with my dear friend.

 The puzzle box is packed and may only be opened (torn open) after a countdown.

The card shows our names and space left to enter the time of completion 

 

Obviously there are no pictures from the development process, but here we are

 

 

52 minutes and 10 seconds

  = 28th place - of 61 pairs

 

Shortly after this competition we started as a team of four and a 1000pc-puzzle

 

"Cat with a hat" by Linn Schiffmann

 

1:26:10 = almost 4 minutes before the timeslot of 90 minutes closed.

 = 12th place - of 24 teams

 

at the end of the main event a tombola took place and the original painting "Cat with a hat" was raffled off  

 

Photo: Lia K, used with kind permission from Linn Schiffmann

 

The Olympic spirit counts: taking part matters!

 Hope to see you in Dortmund next year, because I would like to re-start again.

 

 

 

Statistics by puzzleverein.de 

 

 

	Gesamtanzahl an Teilnehmer	200
	Speed-Puzzeln Einzel Einsteiger	55
	Speed-Puzzeln Einzel Fortgeschrittene	50
	Speed-Puzzeln Paar	120
	Speed-Puzzeln Team	80
1	Wettbewerbe	119
2	Wettbewerbe	35
3	Wettbewerbe	42
4	Wettbewerbe	2
5	Wettbewerbe	2
	Österreich	4
	Belgien	3
	Deutschland	185
	Spanien	1
	Frankreich	1
	Ungarn	1
	Niederlande	1
	Neuseeland	1
	Individuelle Neutrale Athleten	2
	Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika	1

 

 

 

 

Thank you!