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Sam Loyd Award

Will Shortz Honored with AGPC’s 2012 Sam Loyd Award

Will Shortz Honored with AGPC’s 2012 Sam Loyd Award

Helen Andrews presented AGPC’s prestigious Sam Loyd Award to Will Shortz at our 2012 annual convention in Charleston, South Carolina. © 2012 Helen S. Andrews When I was first asked if I would present the Sam Loyd award to Will Shortz, I thought, “What can I say that hasn’t already been said or written...
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2009 AGPC Sam Loyd Award Presented to Kagen Schaefer

2009 AGPC Sam Loyd Award Presented to Kagen Schaefer

At our 25th anniversary convention in Providence, Rhode Island, on 24 April 2009, the AGPC presented the Sam Loyd Award for mechanical puzzle excellence to puzzle designer Kagen Schaefer. Jerry Slocum presented the Sam Loyd Award to Kagen Schaefer on behalf of the AGPC. Here are Jerry’s words: It is my great pleasure to...
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Jerry Slocum Receives the 2006 AGPC Sam Loyd Award

Jerry Slocum Receives the 2006 AGPC Sam Loyd Award

Jerry Slocum, world-renowned mechanical puzzle collector, historian, and writer, received the prestigious Sam Loyd Award on April 1, 2006 at the AGPC’s annual convention in Cambridge, Mass. The Loyd Award is awarded by AGPC to an individual who, as an entrepreneur, has been responsible for the promotion of mechanical puzzles through their design, development, or...
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