Competition rules

Maximum number of participants: 100 individuals

Each participant receives one 500‑piece Ravensburger puzzle

Time limit: 2 hours (120 minutes)

Entry fee: 350 CZK

Maximum number: 60 pairs

Each pair consists of two individuals

Each pair receives one 500‑piece puzzle by Ravensburger

Time limit: 1 hour 30 minutes (90 minutes)

Entry fee: 450 CZK

Maximum number: 25 teams

A team consists of 3-4 individuals

Each team receives one 1000‑piece puzzle and one 500‑piece puzzle by Ravensburger

Time limit: 3 hours (180 minutes)

Team entry fee: 800 CZK

Stacking rules:

• Teams choose the order of puzzles themselves

• Only one puzzle may be laid out on the table at a time

• After finishing a puzzle, the team calls a referee, who checks it, records the time and allows them to start the next puzzle

• If a team decides to swap an unfinished puzzle for the other, the first must be fully disassembled and placed back into the box

Each round starts on the organizer’s cue. Until then, participants may not touch the puzzle boxes on the table.

Before the competition, all plastic wrapping and stickers will be removed from puzzles.

Finishing the puzzle: A participant who finishes or is about to finish raises their hand to call a referee. The referee records the time and shows it to the participant for confirmation. Later objections will not be considered.

Penalty for missing pieces: If pieces are missing when finishing, 10 seconds per missing piece will be added to the recorded time.

If no one finishes within the time limit, the winner is the participant with the highest number of correctly placed pieces (only groups of at least 3 pieces count).

Final score is determined by the number of placed pieces and the finish time.

Puzzles received in the competition remain the property of participants after the event.

No age limit. Persons under 16 may participate only when accompanied by an adult.

The competition is open to participants not only from the Czech Republic.

1st-3rd place in each category receive prizes - a puzzle, a trophy, a small gift - valid only for participants from the Czech Republic.

The organizer reserves the right to change the rules - current rules will always be available on czjpa.cz

The organizer may assign a spot to another participant if a competitor doesn’t arrive within 10 minutes after the round starts. In such a case, no refund is provided.

In case of cancellation, the entry fee is refunded only if you cancel no later than 15 days before the start of the competition.

Movement in the competition area is allowed only for current round participants, referees and authorized staff

When sharing a table with another competitor, it is forbidden to interfere with the neighboring space.