Tri-State Speed Puzzling and Cubing Competition set for March 8 to benefit Connect Child and Family Solutions

QUINCY — The inaugural Tri-State Speed Puzzling and Cubing Competition will be held from 12:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 8 at the Ambiance, 5225 Koch’s Lane.

Proceeds from the event will benefit Connect Child and Family Solutions, a community-based, non-profit organization providing support to foster children and families.

Hosted by the Optimist Club of Quincy, this family-friendly event features a 500-piece timed puzzle competition and a Rubik’s cube competition. The timed puzzle event is open to people ages 16 and over. The cubing competition will have two age divisions: ages 13 and over and ages 12 and under. The event is open to the public and free to spectators.

Entry and check-in begin at 12:30 p.m. A free puzzle swap for the public will take place at 12:30 p.m. The speed puzzle competition will begin at 1:30 p.m. Costs for puzzling teams of two is $50 and teams of four is $80. The cubing competition will start at 1:45 p.m., and the fee to play is $20 per cuber. Prizes will be awarded.

An original iconic Quincy commemorative puzzle will be used and available for purchase to those entered in the 500-puzzle-piece timed competition. Any additional puzzles will be available for purchase at the Quincy Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Registration closes March 2. For more information, contact Ray Wilson at 217-491-3204 or SeeQuincy at 1-800-978-4748.