The 2012 competition has concluded, but you are still welcome to try the puzzles! Registered users will be notified 2-4 weeks before the 2013 event, when these pages will be refreshed.

 

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Welcome to the home of the Google U.S. Puzzle Championship.

 

Congratulations to Thomas Snyder for winning the 2012 championship, with a perfect score of 395 + 31 time bonus. Congratulations also go Jonathan Rivet for being the top qualifier, joining Thomas, Palmer Mebane and Wei-Hwa Huang on the U.S. Team at the 2012 World Puzzle Championships.

 

Thanks to the 2012 puzzle designers:

• Nikoli (Sudoku, Masyu, Corral)
• Cihan Altay (Shadow Boxing, A Crossword, Pentahouses, Space Probes, Magic Order, Fences Variation)
• Serkan Yürekli (Tren, Tapa, Frozen Pentominoes, Snail's Nest, Gapped Kakuro)
• Adam R. Wood (Musketeer Sudoku)
• Moshe Rubin (Battleships)
• Shawn Kennedy (Packing for Croatia)
• Michael Rios (Complementary Domains)
• Nick Baxter/puzzle, Patrick Merrell/artwork (Pond Scum)
• Grant Fikes (Multiplicative Corral)
• Erich Friedman (Math Flip)

 

Thanks to the test solvers and proofreaders: Ulrich Voigt, Roland Voigt, and Michael Rios. Thanks to prize sponsor: ThinkFun.

 

Everything is linked directly from the right sidebar; you'll have to login to download files or submit answers. Links to the US Team site are above.