TOURNAMENT OF PIECES
The highly successful Tournament of Pieces, launched at Origins Game Fair in 2023, will return as part of the four-day event at the Greater Columbus Convention Center June 2025! This year’s Tournament of Pieces sponsor is Cobble Hill!
Competitive puzzling is the newest genre of events added to the over 6,300 tabletop games, role playing games, LARPS, miniatures, film festival, anime and other events hosted during Origins.
Like last year’s event, any full show badge holder can add the puzzling events to their schedule. There will also be a special badge for those interested that will secure them a place in the three championship events.
Other highlights among the dozens of planned events include 100- & 200-piece solo sprint events, a wooden puzzle sprint, puzzle chess, seminars on speed puzzling and much more. Any Origins Game Fair attendee can register for any of the puzzling events, including the three main events.
The 2025 Official Tournament of Pieces sponsor is Cobble Hill! Competitors will be among the very first to puzzle brand-new Cobble Hill images, custom-created just for this event and making their big debut at Origins. Even better, one of the tournament puzzles features artwork from an artist Cobble Hill met at last year’s show, so you can count on a theme that speaks to both gamers and puzzle lovers alike! And whether you're competing or cheering from the sidelines, bring the whole family as Cobble Hill will also be hosting fun, free activities on opening day that everyone can enjoy!
The winner of the three main events will secure their entry fee into the next USA Jigsaw Puzzle Nationals, held in 2026.
“I heard great things about last year’s Tournament of Pieces,” SpeedPuzzling.com founder and Tournament of Pieces host Jonathan Cluff said, “I’m excited to bring a variety of additional contests to this year’s event, and we expect a larger turnout and even more fun for everyone this year at Origins!”
Cluff has hosted hundreds of events since 2019, both in-person and online, and helped create the USA Jigsaw Puzzle Association.
Those interested in attending Origins Game Fair to take part in the Tournament of Pieces can purchase a badge at https://www.originsgamefair.com/get-a-badge and to register for the Tournament of Pieces events, visit https://www.speedpuzzling.com/oh2025.html
If puzzling is all you’re looking for, the Tournament of Pieces badge is the best option for your Origins Game Fair experience! This will give you the ability to register for the puzzling content and gives you access to the exhibit hall floor. To register for the Tournament of Pieces events, visit https://www.speedpuzzling.com/oh2025.html
PLEASE NOTE: A Tournament of Pieces badge does not include the Board Game Library, or access to the rest of the event catalogue.
