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Information about the annual 3D World Championship and RPM Trophy
The two-part challenge resulted in a very close finish between first and second places, and our congratulations go to the winning duo Heather Knowles & Chris Cooper, and to all our competitors. We hope more of you will join in the annual competitions next year; if you don’t have a go, you might never realise… Read more Results of the 2022 World Championship competition
The instruction for the 2022 competition was: There are no qualifications required for this challenge and everyone is encouraged to enter, although World Championship entrants must submit a separate grid. Your task is to create a 3D grid with a theme suitable for our 2024 calendar, i.e. the year after next, or beyond. This can be an anniversary related… Read more Results of the 2022 RPM Trophy competition
Now is the time for you to start preparing your entries for the 2022 World Championship and the RPM Trophies. We are a small team and are always looking for grids for the Calendar Puzzles and the Extra Puzzles, which is why both challenges require the design of a 3D grid, or indeed, if you… Read more 2022 World Championship & RPM Trophy Competitions
It has been 3 years since we were able to meet for the annual 3D lunch in recognition of our different champions. That was in York in autumn 2019 when we presented the 2018 awards. Both 2020 and 2021 were perforce cancelled as the pandemic wrought its havoc on the country. Alan Chamberlain (Komorník) rustled… Read more 2020 3D Prizegiving Lunch
The instruction for the 2021 competition was: There are no qualifications required for this challenge and everyone is encouraged to enter, although World Championship entrants must submit a separate grid. Your task is to create a 3D grid with a theme suitable for our 2023 calendar, i.e. the year after next, or beyond. Anniversary themed… Read more Results of the 2021 RPM Trophy competition
The introduction and instruction for the 2021 competition was: We are a small team and are always looking for grids for the 2023 Calendar and potential extra puzzles, which is why this year both challenges require the design of a 3D grid, or indeed, if you are feeling inspired, grids, with a little bit more… Read more Results of the 2021 World Championship competition
We are a small team and are always looking for grids for the Calendar Puzzles and the Extra Puzzles, which is why this year both challenges require the design of a 3D grid, or indeed, if you are feeling inspired, grids, with a little bit more for the World Championship entrants to do. For those… Read more 2021 World Championship & RPM Trophy Competitions
If you fancy designing your own 3D crossword, this guide will help you. At the end of each year we run the 3D Crosswords World Championship, which includes a grid design element, as well as a separate 3D grid design competition (the RPM Trophy). Anyone may enter the RPM Trophy competition and entries are considered… Read more 3D Grid Design Guide
The Instructions The task is to design a 3D Grid suitable for inclusion in the 2022 3D Calendar Puzzles publication. The RPM is in memory of Ray Parry-Morris, who designed many successful 3D grids. Anyone may enter. The Results There were 5 entries for this year’s competition. The submissions were initially marked and graded by… Read more Results of the 2020 RPM Trophy 3D Grid Design Competition
The Instructions The November Extra puzzle is also the Tie-break Puzzle for the 2020 3D Crosswords World Championship. To qualify for the World Championship, solvers must have successfully solved at least 12 of the 2020 puzzles (which may include the August Extra). This Tie-break puzzle must be correctly solved in order to win the World… Read more Results of the 2020 3D Crosswords World Championship clue writing competition