David Farrier

Well, maybe this speed puzzling thing could be a thing for him.

What drew me into this world was the idea that puzzling could be a sport.

I'd never thought of it in that way before.

Do they have puzzles in New Zealand?

No.

Did you do puzzles as a homeschooled Christian boy in New Zealand?

We did puzzles, as I never really loved them.

More of a Lego guy.

But yeah, we've got puzzles galore in New Zealand.

And we're talking specifically jigsaw puzzles.

Jigsaw puzzles.

To be very clear, this episode includes no talk of puzzles except for the jigsaw puzzle.

No, purely little cut out bits of cardboard that you are like reassembling together into a beautiful image.

So I'd heard about the Nationals in America.

I don't know why this is popping off so much at the moment, but the Guardian and the New York Times have both been writing about this recently, about puzzling in America.

This is from the Independent.

Speed puzzling has only been recognized recently as a sport.

The World Jigsaw Puzzle Federation was founded in 2019 and hosted the world's first jigsaw puzzle championship event.

Later that year in Spain, the following year, the USA Puzzling Association was created and held the country's first premier national championship in San Diego.

So it's international.