The weekend started, as always, on flickr, with members optimistically posting photos of the puzzles they intended to complete over the weekend. Wout had chosen to do a photo which looked to be made up entirely of blue, cream and brown pieces…
The Show and Tell on Zoom provided a wide variety of types of puzzle on the theme of ‘Summer and Autumn’. New member Dee provoked a rush of puzzle envy with her astonishing riddle puzzle, Hope; the puzzle of a black bear contained pieces which made up a separate puzzle of a moose. Apparently, several of those who bought it abandoned hope of ever completing it.
On Sunday, we had an informal chat on Zoom, a highlight of which was listening to puzzle cutters talking about the devious tricks they use to confuse puzzle solvers.
Meanwhile, back on flickr, Wout had used up all his blue and cream pieces to make up – a large expanse of sky! And Steffi posted a beautiful mystery puzzle, A house in the sun.
Our next meeting is in Ipswich in September, with a theme of ‘Life on the farm’. See you there!