Puzzle Rush Cologne

By registering, you are entering into a contract with the event organiser regarding your participation. The organiser is named on the event page and is responsible for processing your registration details; the Jigsaw Puzzle Events platform processes them on the organiser’s behalf.

To run the competition, participants’ first name, surname, date of birth and nationality are required. Names and nationality, as well as the times achieved and placings, will be published in start lists, in announcements during the event and in results lists. This forms part of taking part in a sporting competition.

Information regarding accessibility is voluntary and will only be passed on to the organiser with your express consent.

Details regarding the processing of your data, payments and your rights can be found in the privacy policy. The organiser’s rules regarding photographs, videos, the event programme and conduct are set out in the event rules.

Rules

Only participants and officials (persons authorised by the club) may enter the competition area.

Participants must be on site 15 minutes before the start of the competition.

Participants under the age of 18 are generally permitted. They must be accompanied by an adult. To take part in the individual puzzle, children under the age of 14 in particular should be able to solve a 500-piece puzzle independently in the required time and have already done so several times if possible.

If a registered person does not turn up, the club reserves the right to fill the place at short notice, e.g. on the basis of a waiting list.

Until the start of the competition is announced and the stopwatch is started, the puzzle boxes may not be manipulated, unsealed or opened.

Officials will monitor the competition and record the times of the puzzlers. If a competing person / pair / team is close to completing a puzzle, an arm should be raised to alert an official so that the time can be recorded. After checking for completeness, the official will record the time and pass it on to the head judge.

On completion of the puzzle, participants may leave the competition area early, taking their belongings with them and taking care not to obstruct other participants. At the end of the competition, all participants should leave the competition area quickly with their belongings so that it can be prepared for the next competition.

If pieces are missing at the end of the puzzle, this will be noted. There is no direct time penalty, but in the event of a tie, missing pieces may be taken into account.

If the puzzle is not solved in the allotted time, the officials will count and note the correctly placed pieces.

Sorting aids or plates may be used as aids. Box top holders are also permitted. Headphones are permitted as long as other participants are not disturbed by them.
The participants must bring their own aids.

The tables used in the competition measure 140x70cm. In the individual categories beginner and professional, two people always share a table. In the pair category, two pairs share a table. Teams have an entire table to themselves.

Any objects that change the height or arrangement of the tables are not permitted. Additional light sources are not permitted. Templates that represent the puzzle manufacturer's pattern are not permitted.

Any assistance during the competition from a person other than the participant may result in the participant being disqualified.

All puzzles used in the competition are the property of the participants after completion of the competition.

The decisions of the judges during the competitions are final.

The organiser points out that pictures and film recordings will be taken during the event and that these may be published on the Internet or other social media. By participating in this public event, participants waive their "right to their own image".

The organiser is not liable for loss or theft of items of any kind.

In the event of cancellation or postponement of the championship for reasons beyond the control of Puzzleverein Deutschland e.V., Puzzleverein Deutschland e.V. shall not be liable for any indirect expenses incurred by the participants, with the exception of the registration fees paid.