"... the white-knuckle, high-stakes tables of the World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship"
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"... We were shown to our spot, one of 86 tables [some countries have more than one team], each with a name card adorned with a flag. The Turkish team consisted of four women wearing hijabs and skirts with a jigsaw pattern. “I can’t believe it, but I’ve got butterflies,” my wife, Julie, said. She started doing stretches as if she were running a 5K. One of the Turkish puzzlers had her head down and hands cupped in prayer. I said my own secular prayer to myself: please don’t let us finish last ...
(the puzzle is an African safari scene)
... It’s become clear the monkey will be a problem – it’s the same colour as the tree. “Monkeys used to be my favourite animal,” says. “Don’t make me hate you, monkeys!” I love that Julie, once sceptical, has fully committed. She’s trash-talking the puzzle.
We’re making headway on the zebras, but the elephant is troublesome. He and the rhino are both grey, but slightly different. This is a good life lesson, I tell my sons. Life is full of subtleties, different shades of grey. Nothing is black and white. No response. I tell myself it’s because they’re focused."
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@mistertoad "Nothing is black and white." Indeed.
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@mistertoad had no idea they have that? who was the Jigsaw of? That is crazy
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@betterlate1-0 said in "... the white-knuckle, high-stakes tables of the World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship":
@mistertoad had no idea they have that?
https://worldjigsawpuzzle.org/en/home_en.htm@mistertoad who was the Jigsaw of?
Image of the jigsaw puzzle referred to in my original post:
https://almacendelpuzzle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/19837-1000x789.jpgWorld Jigsaw Puzzle Championship 2019 - Teams event:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcJP5fCdOBo
