Jigsaw Puzzle, our passion.
Saturday 3 February 2018 - 13th edition - 4 hours Puzzle of Maransart
On Saturday the 3rd of February 2018, we participated in the now traditional tournament of the 4 hours of Maransart. This tournament has a special place in our heart because it is the first tournament we did only the two of us. And it's always a pleasure to find our friends of "la pièce qui compte". Besides the contest and for the first time this year, the organizers have proposed a market of puzzles. Each team can bring 1-2 puzzles and leave with the same number of puzzles. Excellent initiative.
This year we decided to participate in the category "Experts" which is done in teams of four, but with only the two of us. It would not seem very "sporty" to participate in the category "Initiates" but we like to do this competition just the two of us. We know we cannot aim for victory (there are some very strong teams present at this contest, even if we were four it would be a challenge) but our goal is to finish the puzzle.
This year's puzzle is a 1500-piece Star Wars puzzle. It will not be easy to finish because there are a lot of dark areas. At first we advance at a good rythm but the beginning of the black part is laborious.
Meanwhile, the team of "Le Tonneau essaie encore" wins the contest, in front of "les Dépuzzlées" and "Les faucons rigolent".
On our side, we are progressing little by little in the black pieces but there are still quite a few and only twenty minutes left before the end. I confess I do not believe anymore we can do it. A lot of people come to encourage us by seeing that we are close to finish and Cathy manages to accelerate the pace to allow us to finish the puzzle in 3:58, just before the end of the contest.
List of puzzles :
- Educa 1500 pièces – Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope.
