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The Indie 500 Crossword Tournament returns tomorrow!

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That’s right! Tomorrow, June 3rd, will mark the third annual edition of the tournament, and although registration is closed (because the event is full!), you can still participate from home for only $10! Click here for details!

Not only that, but once again they’ve whipped up a meta-suite of puzzles to boot, and you name your own price for it!

I expect great things from the immensely talented team of constructors and directors they’ve assembled: Tracy Bennett, Erik Agard, Angela Olson Halsted, Andy Kravis, Paolo Pasco, Allegra Kuney, and Neville Fogarty. With a curious time-centric theme, topnotch constructors, and pie (there’s always pie), you can’t go wrong!

You can click here for the Indie 500 home page, and click here for a rundown of last year’s puzzles!

Will you be competing? Or participating from home? Let us know in the comments below!

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New Puzzle Sets for the Penny Dell Crosswords App!

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Hello puzzlers and PuzzleNationers! Happy Friday!

That’s right, you get a special bonus blog post today because we’ve got some exciting news!

Our latest puzzle set for the Penny Dell Crosswords App just launched for both iOS and Android users, and it’s one of our best yet!

Say hello to Collection 22!

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For the prolific puzzlers and savvy solvers among you, we’ve just launched the perfect puzzle bundle, designed for any skill level!

You can grab any of the Collection 22 puzzle sets, which range from easy to medium to hard, each one featuring 30 topnotch puzzles!

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Or you can pick up one of the Collection 22 puzzle combos, which offer 60 easy puzzles or 60 medium puzzles for your solving enjoyment!

But that’s not all! You can always opt for the Collection 22 Value Pack, which offers 150 easy, medium, and hard puzzles designed to satisfy and challenge any puzzler!

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You can’t go wrong with these awesome deals! PuzzleNation is dedicated to bringing you the best puzzle-solving experience available, with world-class puzzles right in your pocket, ready to go at a moment’s notice! That’s the PuzzleNation guarantee.

Happy solving, everyone!

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The Indie 500 Crossword Tournament returns soon!

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Two years ago, a new crossword tournament joined the ranks of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament and Lollapuzzoola, immediately carving out its own niche in the puzzle world. The Indie 500 offered topnotch puzzles and a pie-fueled solving experience both live in Washington, D.C., and for solvers at home.

And it’s back! The third edition of The Indie 500 is happening on Saturday, June 3, and this year, the theme is Time.

This year’s tournament follows the same format as previous years: five preliminary puzzles of varying difficulty, plus a finals puzzle for the top three scorers in both divisions.

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[There’s also a fair amount of slapstick.]

Registration is open for the tournament, and if you can make it to D.C., it’s only $30 to compete! But don’t worry if you can’t, because solving from home is only $10!

Not only that, but there’s a time-themed meta suite that lets you name your own price, as well as access to the previous tournament bundles for $5 apiece. Those are super-affordable prices for some outstanding puzzles!

Andy Kravis, Erik Agard, and Neville Fogarty all make their third appearance as veteran constructors — understandable, since they’re also event organizers — and they’re joined by Angela Olson Halsted (who constructed last year) and tournament newcomers Tracy Bennett, Paolo Pasco, and Allegra Kuney!

And, of course, there will be pie.

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You can click here for the Indie 500 home page, and click here for a rundown of last year’s puzzles!

Will you be competing, or participating from home? Let us know in the comments below!

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International Tabletop Day is almost here!

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Saturday, April 29 is International Tabletop Day, a day that has been set aside for family and friends to get together and play games. Board games, card games, role-playing games, puzzles… anything that involves gathering in person and having fun around a table fits the bill!

Although the actual holiday is Saturday, we’re celebrating early around here! The PuzzleNation Crew is getting together with our friends from Penny/Dell Puzzles for a few hours of Tabletop Day fun this afternoon!

Games will be played, snacks will be consumed, and fellow puzzlers and PuzzleNationers will be introduced to some terrific games.

(Sadly, a lot of personal favorites will have to be excluded — Forbidden Island, The Oregon Trail card game, choice offerings from Cheapass Games and other great companies — because they take more than 30 minutes to play. It IS a work day, after all.)

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[The Nashville Public Library has an Eventbrite page up for their Tabletop Day Event.]

And as for the day itself, there’s a plethora of events to enjoy! Check out the official International Tabletop Day Facebook page for information, as well as your local library, community center, and friendly local game shops! There are sure to be events, game demos, get-togethers, parties, and more if you just go looking for them!

Heck, the crew at The Loft Game Lounge in Ottawa is even hosting a Tabletop Day Prom!

Oops, gotta go. It’s almost time for our Tabletop Day celebration. Let us know how you’re celebrating in the comments below! We’d love to hear from you!

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New April Puzzle Sets for the Penny Dell Crosswords App!

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Yes, yes, new puzzle stuff FOR REAL this time. =)

As we bid a fond farewell to March and welcome the Spring-y promises of April, we’re pleased to announce that the April Deluxe puzzle set is now available!

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Offering 30 easy, medium, and hard puzzles, plus 5 April-themed bonus puzzles to keep your solving skills sharp, the April Deluxe set is the perfect way to start a new month of crossword fun!

But that’s not all!

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That’s right, you can double your puzzly delight with the April Deluxe Combo! That’s 70 puzzles, including April-themed bonus puzzles for your enjoyment!

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And yes, if you’re still itching for more PuzzleNation-quality crosswords, we’ve got you covered with the April Deluxe Bundle! That’s 105 puzzles, three times the puzzly goodness of a traditional April Deluxe set, loaded and ready for you to solve!

And they’re available for both Android and iOS solvers alike!

April showers don’t just bring May flowers, they also bring terrific puzzles galore! Treat yourself to these fantastic puzzle sets!

And happy puzzling!

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APRIL FOOLS! (Update: A Brand New Puzzle App!)

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Alas, we’re sad to inform you that Puzzles for Pets, the hot new app on the puzzle scene, is just a delightful conjuring of the PN development crew. There’s no such thing.

We know, we know, your pets are disappointed. Mine too.

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But we hope you enjoyed our little April Fools Day prank. It was great fun to cook up and execute, and the response from the PuzzleNation audience was terrific.

Thanks for a fun day, and keep your eyes peeled, because we do have a new puzzle set for you coming this afternoon!

We’ll see you again soon, friends.

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