Speed puzzling practice! Am I ready for the WORLDS?
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Here are my speed puzzling efforts over the last few months! This is puzzles I have done in preparation for both BOTYP I and II and for the World Championships in Spain later this year! I have 13 x 500 piece Ravensburger puzzles to share with you in this video, and 13 corresponding times! Have I improved in all that time? What are my most efficient speed puzzling methods? I hope you enjoy finding out!
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Videos and CZcamsrs mentioned in this video:
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Donnalouise’s (@fortheloveofpuzzles ) speed puzzling videos:
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
4:40 A list of the puzzles featured in the video
5:45 Which puzzle was my fastest and which my slowest?
6:07 London Postcard
7:36 BOTYP I practice - Lighthouse at Sunset, Our British Birds, Floral Reflections, Cute Dogs in the Garden
12:18 BOTYP II and Worlds practice - My Loyal Friends, Garden Visitors, Kitten in a Cup, New York Postcard, Polygon Lion
26:34 More Worlds practice - Shaped, gifted and thrifted - Circle of colors - Donuts, 80s Disco, The Factory Worker
33:30 Outro
33:44 All puzzles with times and build methods
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I really love all the videos about speed puzzling all you ladies are uploading- I cannot wait to see what you will accomplish at World's. The frustrating part is, that I won't be able to come and watch you. I so wished to be able to come and meet you, but I am off to Stockholm then.
I completely agree with the last 2 points you made- have fun and don't have any expectations. This is our hobby, we are here to have a pleasant time solving a puzzle and forget our worries for a bit. So I hope you have a lot of fun!
Thank you! That’s a shame we won’t see you there - hope you enjoy Stockholm though 😊.
I think you’re right, this is such a great opportunity for us all to meet each other, and have fun puzzling together at this event. I’m so looking forward to it 😍
Great job Vicky🎉 I hope that you, Jubie, Donnalouise, and Janette will do well at the competition as well as to enjoy the experience. I'm sure that you will walk away with pride and gain useful tips for the next go round🧩👏
Thank you! I am certain we will enjoy, I can’t wait to meet and puzzle with them all 😍
I think you've done quite well with your practicing. Good luck to you and the rest of the ladies at Worlds!
Thank you! I’m pleased overall - always looking for ways to improve though 😍
OMG OMG OMG I’m starting to freak out!! Spain is just over a month away! I feel we are very comparable when it comes to times - we both have such a wide range of times as well. I found that Floral Reflections rather tricky - a lot more difficult than I expected. I also found Garden Visitors tricky and the colours were so muted. I notice you also mostly use just your right hand. I have gotten better at using two hands. I’d love to get my hands on those postcard puzzles. That Polygon Lion puzzle is next level - I can’t see getting that as an individual level but maybe pairs preliminary. You did awesome to finish in under 2 hours. Great practice runs and I can’t wait to puzzle with you all in Spain! 💜🧩
I know!! I’m freaking out on a daily basis now 😆. I agree, we are very similar in times - Judy too. I am having real trouble breaking that hour barrier though! I keep wondering what else I can possibly do to get faster!!
I agree, Polygon Lion is a touch difficult to speed run, although Judy did a great job on it! Sometimes I think a lot depends on the method I use. 😍
I am so looking forward to seeing you all, it’s going to be such a blast!
I hope you take a lot of video at the competition for us all to see. I wish you a fantastic and fun time!!!
I’m certainly going to try and take as much as I can 😍
Thank you for your good wishes x
Very excited to see how you do at the competition. I hope most of all that you have a GREAT time! 😊
Thank you! I can’t wait, I think it will be a blast 😍
You are doing really well 😊
Thank you so much 😍
Your times are amazing!!! I have done some of those and you are literally only minutes away from me. :)
Thank you! I hope to get some faster speeds using the tips from your video 😃
My guess is that you did the coloured flowers fastest, because it seems pretty easy. No idea about the slowest. Maybe the dogs? (Fur can be tricky)
The flowers was my third fastest, so good guess 😍
You’re right, fur is definitely tough, but no, it was the Polygon Lion 😩
Hi Vicky, great video. Please go in with no expectations at all, just knowing you are going with the other ladies is going to be such a thrill but….. for Great Britain giv’em hell 🤣(purely literally speaking). Happy puzzling 😄
🤣🤣 I’ll do my best for the UK, but I do just want to have fun too, as you say! Happy puzzling to you as well! 😍
That was interesting to watch as I also try practicing when I have the time. It’s nice that you try different techniques too, I think you’re doing really well!
Personally I always use the whole flip method and I prefer standing, I just see the pieces better. Sitting is for when I’m not in a hurry 😅
I am still in two minds about standing. I thought i’d never do it again, but I keep wondering if I should retry. Or do a mixture of sitting and standing, depending on how my back is feeling 🤔
Thanks for your comment - i’ll give the whole flip another try too. I think it’s good to keep my options open 😍
I just did a clementoni 1500 puzzle as a bigenner (literally my first puzzle) and now I’m craving for more ❤
Amazing - 1500 pieces is pretty big for a beginner doing their first puzzle! 👏 I’m so glad you enjoyed it! What was the puzzle you built? A Ravensburger?
Well thanks so much was definitely tough 😅😅… it was a clementoni Paris view puzzle… but even though it was very time consuming I learned a lot of things on how to puzzle throughout the process 🧩
@@Vickymakesandbuilds I’m definitely getting a ravensburger next time cause I heard they are better ??
Just wondering if you look at the timer when you're speed puzzling and if that adds to the stress. I've noticed that when I do timed puzzles (sudoku not jigsaws), if I can see the time ticking away, I start focusing on the time rather than the puzzle. Perhaps try putting your device face down, once you start the timer and see if that makes a difference.
I think maybe awareness of the timer ticking away does effect my performance a little, but also my stress levels. I will try that face down timer approach - thank you! 😃
Fastest: London postcard
Slowest: Floral Reflections
This was such a lovely video, it's a pity I didn't notice it earlier! ❤️ I have that same problem: the last pieces are the most difficult for me! 😅 I also came to the conclusion that shape sorting in the end is the way, but I ALSO chicken out way too often!! 🤣 And when I do sort by shape, I just throw the pieces in piles and they are not organized neatly at all and then I keep thinking if all the pieces of this shape are here or maybe some are in other piles... 😄 So yes, I definitely have to practise the shape sorting. 🙂 Thank you so much for this video and best of luck to you! ❤️ (My own goal is to someday finish a puzzle in under 90 minutes... 🤣)
Thank you I was encouraged by your talk about having a mindset toward speed puzzling. I have in my mind that I just can’t do well. Maybe I need to be open to different methods. I’m anti sort 😂
Oh, believe me, I am anti sort too! But I just find that sorting in these practice runs seems to give me the better times! 🤷♀️ I do think mindset makes a lot of difference to performance though, and if I go into it with a negative one, the results usually aren’t the best 😍. I’m glad you were encouraged x
Excellent analysis, including how to go about on expectations. I think the psychology of it is what it boils down to !
As far as suggestions are concerned, maybe observe Speedy Alejandro from Barcelona...or Relaxed, One-Handed Kristin to see if you can extract helpful information to benefit you?
Thank you! There is definitely a lot of psychology involved.
I agree, I need to watch them some more I think to try and suss out how they manage it! 😍
Hi Vicky! I think it's great you're practicing. To be honest, I also have no idea how Alejandro can build a puzzle within like 30 min or so. It's unimaginable for me... I also cannot get below 1h mark 😞 I'm going to the competition as well. For me, it kind of goes down to knowing the image. If I know what is where, the puzzle goes faster. I've actually never really tried a full sort of a puzzle. I usually turn all the pieces over, separate the edges (if it makes sense), and the rest of the pieces I lay around like a rainbow and just grab specific pieces I need as I go. I definitely need to try sorting everything first. Maybe it would speed up the process. Anyway, I doubt I am going to have a great time in the individual round, but, in pairs I actually do pretty well with my partner... I'm sorry you can't practice with Jubie (in real). I met with my puzzling partner only 2 times. We also live far away from each other (though, in the same country). So, it's challenging to meet. I don't have any tips for you as far as the individual competition goes, but, do talk to Jubie and figure out what she does fast compared to you and which of you does better puzzling upside down. Figure out some strategies... Also, for the teams event - the same. I could meet with my team only once but, fortunately, it was enough to figure out each other's strengths and weaknesses. I know you can't meet with your team, but do talk about some strategies. It might be helpful when the time comes 🙂I wish you all the best, Vicky! And I keep my fingers crossed that we both manage to build a puzzle in less than an hour at least once before Spain. Marta (from @marta.puzzles)
Thanks! Great that you’re going too 😍
I am definitely not a sorter, but I am finding it a useful method for speed puzzling. I do like to try all sorts of different methods though - I will keep practicing with lots of different methods and hope to break the hour mark some day! 😆
We may get some practice in before the competition as we all arrive on the Monday, so we will have a couple of days. Not much, but at least it’s something.
I wish you all the best too! looking forward to meeting you 😍
I actually find I don’t do well when there’s all chaos either.
Yes! I just get in my own way 😆
Do you think you could beat your time when you start using your left hand more often? Donna Luise got this tipp and could improve her technique and time by that. Good luck for the competitions!
Yes, very possibly. I think it’s just a habit, I need to try and be more conscious of it and use both hands 😍
Interesting video, yet again - very well structured! I also did several puzzles lately but I am not sure if I manage to get a nice overview video (like yours) out soon...
For me, I have the "problem" that all techniques seem to work the same for me (same good or same bad, depending on how you want to see it). Depending on my mood I do full flip, full sort, building out of the box, build-as-I-sort,.. and I always achieve similar times. Nothing gives me a hint which might be my strength. My methods are not even dependent on the type of puzzle - at least I have no concious idea of when to use what strategy. I will probably go with my gut feeling even at Worlds, I think. Full flip is quite likely, though.
Do you already know the video on the preparation for Worlds made by "Puzzle with Emilia" from Finland? She has a very scientific approach - that was very interesting for me. 🙂
I just watched Emilia’s video on that today! I thought it was really good, real food for thought - I went out and bought some smaller puzzles and a 1k on the strength of that video. I will try everything to get my speeds up a bit as I do get frustrated at times when there is no obvious improvement 😊. I wish I was equally good at all methods too, although I can see how that would make it difficult to ascertain which to use for what kind of puzzle. Go with your gut I suppose, as you say, or just what you prefer 😃
Kick their asses Vicky!!
😆 ha ha! I’ll do my best - metaphorically speaking of course! lol
Will join after I retire. ❤
Pat yourself on the back and just have fun going there. Keep a happy mind set as your good in puzzling. I love to puzzle for fun and have done some for friends that couldn't do theirs.....but speed puzzling would not be fun for me
Thank you, I will do my best 😍
Okay so now I know 3 youtuber contestants at the world event in Spain one of whom you havent mentioned. Which leaves me with the rather perplexing predicament who I should cheer for? I wish you all well but I have chosen donnalouise because she represents my country and Ive been to see her displays.
He he! What’s great about that is, Donnalouise, Jubie, Janette and I are a team, so you can cheer us all on in that one 😍.
@@Vickymakesandbuilds Oh wow Vicky. That makes things easier. Go Team!
Do you usually use one hand while puzzling? You should try using both hands when speed puzzling see if it helps.....lol
I find that I use two hands to sort, but then just naturally revert to one hand to build - I don’t even notice i’m doing it! I will try and be more conscious of it though, and use two hands more 😍
Hey Vicky. I just discovered your channel through Donnalouise. She says you will be in group F, and so will I. Were you disappointed? I was... 9 PM is a bit late!!
Hiya! Yes, I was a bit disappointed by that - it’s so late, and in all my practice runs, my evening ones are never as good. Plus we have all day for the nerves to really ramp up 😩
What country are you representing? Looking forward to meeting you there 😊
@@Vickymakesandbuilds yes. Plus I will want to follow the other events during the day so standing all day... then puzzling? Crazy first say for sure!
@@Vickymakesandbuilds representing the US
@@Vickymakesandbuilds looking forward to meeting you there too! I will come say hi 😊
Maybe to quiet the noise going on in your head mental yoga before building the puzzle. Deep breathing and focus on your happy place. Either way we are routing for you!
I was going to suggest 🍷 😂
Might try that as well! 😂
I will certainly give this a try! Thanks Ruth 😍
You did very well Vicky, some perfectly respectable times. Yes, some puzzles will be harder by virtue of the image, the polygon lion was one. 🦁 I think from videos you have done, sorting is your preferred method. There will be some puzzles where sorting becomes tedious because the image is too busy. Shape sorting is usually best done towards the end of the puzzle. A good tactic if there is a large area of one colour, e.g. sky. As you have already said, don't give yourself any expectations. Just get the puzzle done in the best way you can and practise some breathing techniques to calm yourself. Above all, enjoy yourself in Spain with Donna Louise, Jubie and Janette. ✨🧩🧩
Thank you! All great advice, I agree - shape sorting from the beginning doesn’t make a lot of sense in hindsight - and that Polygon Lion was tough! I definitely will enjoy with the girls, it’s going to be so great to meet them 😍
LOL. Easy parts are fast and easy. Hard parts are slow and hard.
very true!
It looks like you have 2 or 3 different approaches to speed puzzling, or at least different sorting methods. Would it be useful to take one puzzle (one of the postcard puzzles perhaps) and do it multiple times with different sorting methods? It'd no doubt be a pain to do the same puzzle over and over though.
In any case, you're right to remind yourself it's supposed to be fun! 🧩
I think I do need to try some of the puzzles more than once definitely, use different methods on them 😊, i’m not sure i’ll do one more than twice, but a definite repeat on some of them would be helpful as you say.
I sure will have fun too 😍
@@Vickymakesandbuilds LOL. I’m not sure if I would describe doing the same puzzle over again using different sorting techniques “fun” exactly; but it might help. Best of luck at the WORLDS and, above all, happy puzzling! 🧩