About Us
The Puzzle Parley is the premier biennial meeting of wooden jigsaw puzzle collectors, designers, cutters, restorers, and enthusiasts in the USA. In the early 1990s relatively few craftspeople were cutting wooden jigsaw puzzles, and most of them were working in isolation. Rachel Page (Pagey) Elliott, who had taken up puzzle cutting in 1989, decided it was time to break down the barriers. She came up with the inspired idea of a "Puzzle Parley," a gathering together of jigsaw puzzle cutters to share ideas and experiences. She proposed this concept to Bob Armstrong and recruited him as organizer. Pagey and Bob, along with Debby Greeley (Pagey's sister) and Anne Williams, were the forces behind the first Parley in 1994.
Over more than two decades the Puzzle Parley has grown from an occasional one-day gathering of puzzle cutters to a biennial (every other year) weekend event. Parleys have provided a showcase for experienced puzzle makers, and they have fostered and trained aspiring cutters. They have brought puzzle creators, suppliers, collectors, and aficionados together with presentations on topics as diverse as how to cut a 4-foot by 4-foot puzzle, the design of figure pieces, and the history of Parker Brothers' Pastime puzzles. Many volunteers have contributed countless hours to making each Parley a success.
Over more than two decades the Puzzle Parley has grown from an occasional one-day gathering of puzzle cutters to a biennial (every other year) weekend event. Parleys have provided a showcase for experienced puzzle makers, and they have fostered and trained aspiring cutters. They have brought puzzle creators, suppliers, collectors, and aficionados together with presentations on topics as diverse as how to cut a 4-foot by 4-foot puzzle, the design of figure pieces, and the history of Parker Brothers' Pastime puzzles. Many volunteers have contributed countless hours to making each Parley a success.
About the Association for Games and Puzzles International
The AGPI (Association for Games & Puzzles International) is a world-wide organization of enthusiasts and collectors of games, jigsaw puzzles and 3D mechanical puzzles. The Puzzle Parley is not a subgroup of the AGPI, although many of our attendees enjoy being apart of the AGPI, and past Parleys have been held in conjunction with it.
Visit the AGPI website at http://www.gamesandpuzzles.org or follow the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/theAGPI to learn more about their annual conventions and high-quality publications on games and puzzles.
Visit the AGPI website at http://www.gamesandpuzzles.org or follow the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/theAGPI to learn more about their annual conventions and high-quality publications on games and puzzles.
About the Puzzle Parley Steering Committee
As one of the largest puzzle events in the US, we need a fantastic group to plan and run it. Below you will find the contact information for all of the Committee Members. For general information, questions, please contact us at info@puzzleparley.org.
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Puzzle Parley 2021/2022 Steering Committee:
Senior Advisors:
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