Accordingly based on his initial success, Sam Loyd Junior gave up newspaper work and began travelling around the United States and later Europe, selling puzzles to editors in major publications. In 1898, he returned from Europe and joined his father, learning the family business. His first columns began in 1908, and proved to be extremely popular, just like those of his father. In 1911, when his father passed away, he was named successor, and became the new Puzzle King.