The puzzles of the 2026 Speed Puzzle World Series (SPWS)

Since the end of the event in Munich, the puzzles used during the competition have become known. The organizers had announced a combination of image puzzles and format puzzles; the exact references of the 6 puzzles are now known, as well as a bonus puzzle offered around the event.

Updated as follows: The 6 official puzzles are now available on SpeedPuzzle.eu, for €18.90 each.

The puzzles of SPWS 2026 are available at SpeedPuzzle.eu

Good news for speed puzzlers: the puzzles used during the 2026 Speed Puzzle World Series are now available on The official SpeedPuzzle.eu store.

Each competition puzzle is offered at the price of 18,90 €. This concerns the 6 puzzles of the main challenges:

• Tropicana Sunset ⁇ Ravensburger, 500 pieces
• Chefchaouen, Morocco ⁇ Ravensburger, 500 pieces
• Farmers’ Table ⁇ Ravensburger, 500 pieces
• Curious Capers of the Capybaras Anatolian, 500 pieces
• The Globe Postcard – Gibsons, 500 pieces
• Munchable München Hearts ⁇ Gibsons, 636 pieces

However, beware: these are event-related puzzles, so their availability can change rapidly depending on the remaining stocks.

The bonus puzzle Rainbow Rascals Ravensburger is not available in the store at the moment.

The 6 puzzles of SPWS 2026 at a glance

• Challenge 1: Color gradients — Tropicana Sunset, Ravensburger, 500 pieces, 75 minutes
• Challenge 2: Repeat — Chefchaouen, Morocco, Ravensburger, 500 pieces, 75 minutes
• Challenge 3: Detailed — Farmers’ Table, Ravensburger, 500 pieces, 75 minutes
• Challenge 4: Mystery Puzzle — Curious Capers of the CapybarasAnatolian, 500 pieces, 75 minutes
• Challenge 5: Circular — The Globe Postcard, Gibsons, 500 pieces, 75 minutes
• Challenge 6: Panoramic — Munchable München Hearts, Gibsons, 636 pieces, 90 minutes

A bonus puzzle was also offered: Rainbow RascalsRavensburger, 500 pieces of this.

Challenge 1 : Colour Gradients – Tropicana Sunset

The first puzzle of the 2026 Speed Puzzle World Series was Tropicana SunsetOne , one Ravensburger 500 pieces used for the ⁇ Colour Gradients ⁇ challenge.

This puzzle is well in line with the spirit announced before the event: a very colorful visual, built around transitions of colors and areas where the close hues can slow down the reading.

This type of puzzle is primarily about testing:

• the fine reading of nuances;
• the ability to quickly sort by tones;
• Patience in areas with low contrast;
• accuracy in the progressive changes in colour.

In speed puzzling, gradients are often feared because they limit immediate visual cues and require a lot of method work.

Challenge 2: Repeat – Chefchaouen, Morocco

The second challenge was to use Chefchaouen, Morocco, also at Ravensburger 500 pieces of this.

Here the theme of the “Repetition” makes sense: the Moroccan blue city offers a visual filled with walls, doors, stairs, shadows and architectural details in very close ranges of colours. It is not an empty or minimalistic puzzle, but a puzzle where elements can easily resemble each other.

This challenge tests:

• the ability not to confuse similar areas;
• the organisation of texturing and shading;
• speed of identification despite false markings;
• the ability to place details into a coherent spatial structure.

This is typically the kind of puzzle that can punish image reading errors as much as the lack of method.

Challenge 3 – Detailed – Farmer’s Table

The third puzzle was Farmers’ TableOne , one Ravensburger 500 pieces for the ⁇ Detailed ⁇ challenge.

Here, the difficulty is not due to a lack of visual information, but rather to an abundance of small elements to analyze: objects, foods, textures, colours, distinct zones and composition details.

This type of challenge can benefit puzzle makers who can:

• identify micro-use zones very quickly;
• memorise the structure of the visual;
• exploit the details to speed up assembly;
• quickly alternate between color, object and texture sorting.

This is often more of a challenge than mental resistance, although time pressure obviously changes the game.

Challenge 4: Mystery Puzzle – Curious Capers of the Capybaras

The fourth challenge was the mystery puzzle: Curious Capers of the CapybarasIt’s a 500-piece Anatolian puzzle.

Before the event, competitors did not know the exact reference of the puzzle. The principle of the mystery puzzle was therefore to reduce strongly the support on the preparation and on the pre-reading of the box.

This challenge tested:

• immediate adaptation;
• the speed of analysis under construction;
• the ability to build a strategy without full visual reference;
• The stress management of a puzzle discovered at the last minute.

With its visual packed with capybaras and humorous details, this puzzle eventually offered a challenge very different from the first three Ravensburgers.

Challenge 5: Circular – Postcard Globe

The fifth puzzle marked a clear change in format with the The Globe PostcardOne , one Gibsons 500 pieces in circular format.

The SPWS therefore tested not only different image styles but also different building formats.

It amends in particular:

• the way the edges are worked;
• the reading of the zones;
• the spatial tracing;
• The strategy for sorting and assembling.

This is typically the kind of challenge that values versatility and the ability to change method quickly.

Challenge 6 : Panoramic – Munchable München Hearts

The last puzzle of the weekend was Munchable München HeartsOne , one Gibsons 636 pieces, with a time limit of 90 minutes instead of 75.

It was the only puzzle in the competition to not count 500 pieces, so its panoramic format made it an exceptional case in the SPWS 2026 program.

The panoramic format may be changed:

• the management of the space on the table;
• the perception of the composition;
• the assembly rate according to the horizontal zones;
• Endurance at the end of the competition.

The puzzle was placed in Challenge 6 as a final test of lucidity, methodology and adaptation after several time trials.

The bonus puzzle: Rainbow Rascals

In addition to the 6 competition puzzles, the organizers also proposed Rainbow RascalsOne , one Ravensburger 500 coins.

This puzzle was presented as a The Sprint Challenge The idea was to do it at home, then do it again to improve his time and record his results on MySpeedPuzzling.com.

Unlike the 6 main puzzles, Rainbow Rascals is not currently available on SpeedPuzzle.euThe puzzle was reportedly sold during the competition and appears to have been quickly depleted on the spot.

It is therefore better to present it as a bonus/exclusive puzzle related to the event, but not as an easily purchased reference afterwards.

Puzzles now available but in limited stock

The official puzzles of the Speed Puzzle World Series 2026 are now available on SpeedPuzzle.eu store, priced at € 18.90 each.

This is good news for people who want to do the homework again, compare their time with competitors, or simply collect the puzzles from this first edition of SPWS.

However, it should be borne in mind that these are references to the event, so their stock may be limited and some references may quickly disappear from the store.

The case of Rainbow Rascals The Ravensburger bonus puzzle is not currently available because it was sold during the competition and appears to have been sold on the spot.

If you want to recover the puzzles from SPWS 2026, the best reflex is to watch directly. The official SpeedPuzzle.eu store.

Why this selection of puzzles is interesting

The selection of 2026 shows the ambition of the European Commission. The Speed Puzzle World Series To build a competition that rewards versatility, not just crude speed.

Between the gradients, repetitions, detailed image, mystery puzzle, circular format and panoramic format, the organizers sought to vary the difficulties very clearly.

A competitor could therefore not rely on only one strong point.

• colour reading;
• the management of visual traps;
• adaptation without box;
• mastery of less traditional formats;
• The endurance of the whole weekend.

With these 6 puzzles, the SPWS 2026 has proposed a very complete first edition, thought as a real test of versatility for speed puzzles.

See also:

• our comprehensive guide to the Speed Puzzle World Series (SPWS)
• page dedicated to our Speed Puzzle World Series 2026 in Munich