Sharpen your pencils and get ready to put your brain into action!
The Morgan Hill Library Foundation Presents:
Silicon Valley Puzzle Fest: January 28-29, 2012
Thank you to everyone who attended or volunteered to make the 6th annual Silicon Valley Puzzle Fest such a great success!. What a way to celebrate National Puzzle Day!
Each year, Puzzle Fest is an entire weekend filled with crossword puzzles, sudoku, and other word and logic puzzles. People from all over California and as far away as New York join us for workshops for all levels of puzzle lovers on Saturday and compete in our tournaments, featuring puzzles provided by NY Times puzzlemaster Will Shortz and Sudoku world champion Thomas Snyder, on Sunday.
Check out some of the photos here -- and let us know if you have others to share.
Stay tuned for dates and information about next year's event!
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Adult Sudoku
Jordan Chodorow, Los Angeles, CA
Youth Sudoku
Eva Schoenholz, Walnut Creek, CA
Tara McLaughlin, Morgan Hill, CA
Adult Killer Sudoku Bonus Round
Joshua Kosman, San Francisco, CA
TomTom Bonus Round
Jordan Chodorow, Los Angeles, CA
Best Handwriting, Sudoku
Susie Groves, Santa Barbara, CA
Adult Crossword
Eric Maddy, Huntington Beach, CA
Youth Crossword and Word Puzzles
Eva Schoenholz, Walnut Creek, CA
Marina Bireley, Morgan Hill, CA
Adult Cryptic Crossword Bonus Round
Joshua Kosman, San Francisco, CA
Best Handwriting, Crosswords
Deborah Adams, Redwood City, CA
Overall Morgan Hill Puzzlers Award
Karrine & Kai Leong, Morgan Hill, CA
Award for person who traveled the furthest to attend
Phoebe McBee, New York, NY
Youngest Competitor
Antanish Rautela, Morgan Hill, CA
Here are the full results for Adult Sudoku, Killer Sudoku Bonus Round, TomTom Bonus Round, Adult Crossword, and Cryptic Crossword Bonus Round.
2011 Winners
Adult Sudoku
James Wilson, San Francisco, CA
Youth Sudoku
Weian Wang, San Jose, CA
Adult Killer Sudoku Bonus Round
Derek Kisman, Sunnyvale, CA (after a 3-way tie-breaker bonus bonus round)
Youth Killer Sudoku Bonus Round
Cameron Kim, Morgan Hill, CA
Best Handwriting, Sudoku
Eric Vo, San Jose, CA
Adult Crossword
Eric Maddy, Huntington Beach, CA
Youth Crossword and Word Puzzles
Alex Holmstrom, Morgan Hill, CA
Adult Cryptic Crossword Bonus Round
Derek Kisman, Sunnyvale, CA
Best Handwriting, Crosswords
Dave Holmstrom, Morgan Hill, CA
Overall Morgan Hill Adult Puzzler Award
Allan Lebovitz
Overall Morgan Hill Adult Puzzler Award
Cameron Kim
Award for person who traveled the furthest to attend
Jim Blakely, Boston, MA
Here are the full results for Adult Sudoku, Killer Sudoku Bonus Round, and Adult Crossword, and Cryptic Crossword Bonus Round.
Raffle winners: Marion Rubenstein (Grand Prize), Chad Whipke, Jim Bleakley
Check out some of the photos from 2011 here.
2010 Winners
Adult Sudoku
Brian Kulman, Los Gatos, CA
Youth Sudoku
Tara McLaughlin, Morgan Hill, CA
Adult Killer Sudoku Bonus Round
Joshua Zucker, Menlo Park, CA
Youth Killer Sudoku Bonus Round
Tara McLaughlin, Morgan Hill, CA
Best Handwriting, Sudoku
Tina Walia, Saratoga, CA
Adult Crossword
Eric Maddy, Huntington Beach, CA
Youth Crossword and Word Puzzles
Mark Holmstrom, Morgan Hill, CA
Adult Cryptic Crossword Bonus Round
Eric Maddy, Huntington Beach, CA (after a tie-breaker round)
Best Handwriting, Crosswords
Dave Holmstrom, Morgan Hill, CA
Overall Morgan Hill Puzzler Award
Cameron Kim, Morgan Hill, CA
Award for person who traveled the furthest to attend
Edward Zachary, Phoenix, AZ
Here are the full results for Adult Sudoku, Killer Sudoku Bonus Round, and Adult Crossword, and Cryptic Crossword Bonus Round.
While you're waiting for next year's event.... check out the new Morgan Hill Math "Game Nights", a monthly gathering of people who enjoy games of skill.