Collection: Puzzical Chairs at Best Friends 9/20/26
A Social Event for Puzzle Lovers & Future Friends
Sunday, September 20, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Best Friends - 901 San Pablo Ave Albany, CA 94706
What a fantastic time we had at this past Sunday’s Puzzical Chairs event! A massive thank you to everyone who came out to piece things together with us.
We also want to send a huge shoutout and thank you to Best Friends for being such an incredible host venue. For us puzzlers, having a great setup is everything, and we absolutely love their spacious tables, the brilliant natural lighting, and, of course, their delicious wines that keep the creativity flowing.
For this event, we tackled four gorgeous 1,000-piece puzzles from Villager Puzzles. If you haven't put together a Villager puzzle yet, you are missing out. We can't commend them enough for their high-quality, glare-free pieces and their dedication to working with and uplifting incredibly talented independent artists. To make sure we could complete these 1,000-piece beauties within our timeframe, all the puzzles were pre-sorted, which made diving into the artwork even more fun!
Here are the four specific Villager puzzles we completed:
In addition to the main Puzzical Chairs action, our community puzzle tables were a big hit for those looking for some casual puzzling! Among the puzzles being worked on was a stunning 210-piece wooden puzzle called "Mouse House." We want to extend our deepest gratitude to Artifact Puzzles for generously donating "Mouse House"—as well as several other beautiful puzzles—to our puzzle library. Be sure to look out for more of their intricate, unique puzzles on the community tables at our upcoming events!
Check out the photos from the event below! You'll also spot a photo of our dedicated "after-party" group who stuck around after the event officially ended to tackle another pre-sorted 1,000-piece puzzle. Rumor has it they were so committed to finish that puzzle that they would stick around until midnight if needed!
Thanks again to everyone who made Puzzical Chairs such a success. We can't wait to see you at the next one!
