UK December Puzzle Meeting, Norwich, December 3 2005 - Pictures


Jasmine and Sean having just arrived, enjoying a nice cup of tea :)

Lisa (my girlfriend) helping to prepare the lunch

Lisa again, while Peter (Jasmine's fiance) attempts to fix my broken 5x5x5

When Paul Nixon arrived, we began to have lunch

Lunch :)

We held the competition in the study. Jasmine and Peter are discussing something, and you can see the competition StackMats on the table.

Lisa and Peter studying the scrambles which we were going to use in the 5x5x5 competitionf

Sean practicing the Master Magic, whilst Jasmine is on the 5x5x5

Paul Nixon scrambling a 5x5x5

Jasmine solving the 5x5x5

Getting there...

Everybody apart from Peter entered the 3x3x3 competition, and it was hotly contested, Paul and Jasmine both focussed on their cubes.

Here Dan Harris is making a 5x5x5 attempt

Jasmine on the 3x3x3

Jasmine on the 5x5x5 again

Sean Connolly solving his lovely smooth 5x5x5. Everybody wanted to attempt using this cube :)

Jasmine studying the 4x4x4

15 seconds...

Lisa solving the 3x3x3 (I'm very proud!)

Paul solving his much maligned 3x3x3

Jasmine on the 3x3x3, while Lisa judges

Dan posing next to his best time in the competition, 15.70 seconds

Dan concentrating hard on the 3x3x3 speedsolve.

Peter solving in the Magic event. He was very consistent

Jasmine with her solved Harry Potter Magic

Sean giving us all an exhibition of fast Master Magic solving. He set his personal best at the weekend.

Sean solving the 2x2x2

Dan judges Jasmine solving the 2x2x2, while Lisa is practicing in the background

Dan inspecting for his 2x2x2 attempt

The next morning, Sean and Dan raced head to head in the Megaminx competition.

It was a close contest, but Sean just edged it :)

Norwich Castle, built by William the Conqueror and finished in the 1090's I think.