What: Six-day, WGPO Annual Word Cup tournament event.

When: Friday-Wednesday, August 3-8, 2012.

Where: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Bloomington, Minnesota.

Attractions: 2012_WGPO_Word_Cup_Twin_Cities_Attractions.pdf

Contact: Steve Pellinen, steve@pellpro.com.

Notes: This event includes a catered reception, multiple seven-game “early birds” in a variety of formats (pairs, speed, clabbers, open), and a 31-game main event. A block of 40 rooms is set aside at the low rate of $103, and a provisional “commuters fee” of $50 is in effect. See tournament flyer for important details. See also the upcoming tournaments page. There is a Word Cup Fundraising pagebeing set up by the Twin Cities/MN Scrabble Club to help increase prize levels and visibility for this event. Check out the site for more information.