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Congratulations to the Marbles crossword tournament winners!
This past weekend, Marbles: The Brain Store hosted crossword tournaments at five stores nationwide. Here are the winners: Chicago, IL: Peter Gwinn (he placed 33rd at the 2013 ACPT) Aaron Wilson (he made the C finals at the 2013 ACPT, … Continue reading
Call for solvers!
The weekend after this one, several Marbles: The Brain Store locations will be hosting crossword tournaments. Register here before April 10 to save $10; after the 15th, the fee (benefiting the Brain Research Foundation) increases from $15 to $25. (Still mighty … Continue reading
Marbles Crossword Tournaments, April 20 and 21
I’m pleased to announce that Marbles: The Brain Store is hosting amateur crossword tournaments in five locations in a few weeks: Saturday, April 20 King of Prussia, PA: King of Prussia Mall Center Court Columbia, MD: Columbia Mall, Center Court … Continue reading
Congratulations to the Marbles Crossword Tournament winners!
In Chicago, the tournament took place in the event room at the flagship Grand Avenue Marbles store. The winners are as follows: Joshua Kreitzer Marty Howard Alison Howard In the Twin Cities, the Marbles tournament was held in the Mall … Continue reading
Puzzly goodness is bursting out all over the country!
No, really. I’ve mentioned the Marbles: The Brain Store crossword tournaments this Saturday in four cities (Chicago, the Twin Cities, the Philly area, and Columbia, MD). There’s also the DASH puzzle hunt in thirteen cities on Saturday. Registration is now … Continue reading
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Just a couple weeks until the Marbles tournaments
People of Fiendland! Did you hear that Marbles: The Brain Store is hosting three four crossword tournaments on Saturday, April 28? If you live near any of these locations, come on down—and tip off your fellow crossword fiends in the … Continue reading
Interest in more regional crossword tournaments?
The good folks at Marbles: The Brain Store will be hosting Chicago’s fourth annual crossword tournament this April (date not finalized yet). Marbles embarked on expanding its games-and-puzzles empire last year and now has stores in six states. Marbles’ founder … Continue reading
Marbles: The Brain Store expanding to the East Coast
Marbles just opened another Chicago store, this one in the city’s premier retail magnet, Water Tower Place on North Michigan Avenue. This brings the chain to six Chicagoland stores and three in the Twin Cities. Good news for Easterners: Six … Continue reading
Save the date! Chicago crossword tourney on 4/16
The good people at Marbles: The Brain Store are hosting Chicago’s 3rd Annual Crossword Tournament on the afternoon of Saturday, April 16. The registration fee’s just $15 before April 1, $25 thereafter. The proceeds benefit the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, … Continue reading
Shop at Marbles
Marbles: The Brain Store recently revamped its website, adding demonstration videos (those of you who’ve attended the Marbles Amateur Crossword Tournament will see a familiar face), comments from the “Brain Coach,” and customer reviews. Their bricks-and-mortar stores have demo copies … Continue reading