Piece Talks
Piece Talks
Rob Shields
#22 - Polish Powerhouse
1 hour 19 minutes Posted Aug 4, 2025 at 1:45 am.
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Leading up to Worlds 2024, there were quiet rumors about Poland being a secret puzzling powerhouse. As the competition drew to a close, it was clear that the rumors were true. In this episode, I talk with Polish puzzlers Wiktor Kacprzak and Weronika Huptas live, and weave in parts of a text conversation that I had with Krystian Niedziela to find out what makes them tick.
You can find the transcript of my conversation with Krystian here: http://bit.ly/3H8sS7M
I highly encourage checking it out as there was much that I didn’t get a chance to include in this episode, like how he would have done the Individuals Final puzzle differently at last year’s Worlds.