Looking for a place to share your passion for jigsaw puzzles? Introducing….
USAJPA’s Monthly Puzzle Club
Meet up on Zoom with fellow puzzle lovers for a variety of activities at our members-only monthly Puzzle Club!
Join us for….
Casual Puzzling
Chat while working on your favorite puzzle.
Digital Puzzling
Let’s collectively assemble a digital jigsaw puzzle. Puzzles provided by Jigsaw Explorer.
Speed Puzzling
Race fellow members with the same jigsaw puzzle. 3. 2. 1. Go!
Here’s how it works:
Look for the RSVP link in the monthly Puzzle Club newsletter. Sign in to your MemberPlanet account and RSVP to the monthly event.
On the day of the event, use the provided Zoom link (found in the newsletter or in MemberPlanet) to sign into Puzzle Club.
Once you are in, there will be announcements. And then you will be free to move around the various “rooms” to enjoy your puzzle activity.
Speed Puzzling
⋆ 5...
4...
3...
2...
1...
Go!!!
Speed Puzzling ⋆ 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... Go!!!
How to race against other USAJPA members:
1 - Everyone needs the same puzzle!
In 2024, USAJPA members, with the help of MasterPieces, can purchase a quarterly bundle of puzzles at a huge discount! *See the Puzzle Club newsletter for link to the USAJPA bundle and get your discount code.
The bundle covers three months of Puzzle Clubs and will include two 500 piece puzzles, one 300 piece puzzle and a pack of four 100 piece puzzles. The newsletter will specify which puzzles will be done that month.
Purchase the puzzles prior to Puzzle Club and have them ready to go.
2 - Getting everyone to start at the same time!
Once Puzzle Club is underway (after announcements and directions), you can head to a speed puzzling breakout room and someone will make sure everyone is ready and will do the count down to start. Note that some members are there to practice their speed abilities (and they might ignore you), and others are there to casually race and talk with other members. Pick a break out room like, “no talking, just puzzling” or “snack, chat, it’s all good”. Find one that suits your preference. We even have beginner rooms if you are just starting out!
3 - Documenting everyone’s times!
Once finished with your puzzle, you should stop your timer, give yourself a pat on the back, and enter your time into the results form here. *You can also find this link in the Puzzle Club newsletter.
4 - Compare your time with other members!
Results will be compiled into Webscorer (the Monday after Puzzle Club) so you can see how you stack up against other members. If you forget to record your time within 24 hours of Puzzle Club, you can still submit your time. However, your results may not show up on Webscorer until the end of the quarter.
(All members with over 50% participation in Puzzle Club puzzles will be eligible for an end of year raffle!)
Watch for the Puzzle Club recap on Instagram and Facebook about a week later.
If you miss a Puzzle Club, you can still do the puzzle and enter in your time here.
Door Prizes
USAJPA members in attendance have a chance to win puzzle prizes from our monthly sponsor(s). *See the Puzzle Club newsletter for information on our Monthly Sponsors.
When is Puzzle Club?
Typically, Puzzle Club will fall on the last Sunday of each month. But due to a few national competitions, a few dates have been altered. See infographic for 2024 tentative dates.
Puzzle Club start times also alternate:
On odd months at 3pm CT (1pm PT)
On even months at 7pm CT (5pm PT)