From Gary Moss: Twenty scrabble enthusiasts,rated 000 – 1700+ gathered on Veterans Day in Laguna Woods Village, CA for a full day Competition & Pot Luck. How lucky we are to live in a country where we are free to…
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Madison Marvels
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From Lynda Finn: On November 12, 14 players gathered for a small tournament in Madison WI. The tournament had a small fee for room rental and a few fun prizes, but all the place prizes were opt in. The A…
Ah, Albuquerque!
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It may look like the usual tournament playing area, but this was in Albuquerque, New Mexico, last weekend. Lovely setting, great weather. We didn’t spend all of our time indoors. Nancee Mancel and David Weiss organized and ran a tournament…
GRITS takes up painting
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From Melissa Brown: GRITS just gets better and better every year! Congratulations to top players Janice Kaye, Steph Steele, Angela Dancho, and Andrea Hatch. Peggy Grant and her sister Sue provided amazing Southern Hospitality. Full results are to be found on the Director! site: GRITSVII
From Europe to Canada, Word Game Players compete
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From Larry Rand: Azamara Quest Transatlantic Scrabble™ cruise We survived four days at sea between Cork, Ireland and St. John’s, Newfoundland. The captain of the vessel adeptly avoided the brunt of the remnants of a downgraded hurricane. Undaunted, we got…
Van Rand hosts Phoenix players
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From Larry Rand: We moved the tournament to our home and had 10 players attend with a wonderful selection of pot luck dishes. Thanks to everyone for their participation. Special thanks to Barbara for the data entry and kitchen organization.…
Happy Winners in Monrovia
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From Maddy Kamen: We had 44 players – payouts were 112% of entry fees due to a generous donation. Dave Postal debuted as director. First place winners were Maddy Kamen, Brian Nelson, Cooper Komatsu, Dave Baran, and Ben Ansell. Prizes…
Labor Day Weekend in Portland, Oregon – the usual
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The tournament was abbreviated – only 16 games over 2 days. We all had a good time and look forward to resting from our labors on Labor Day. Nigel Peltier had 13 wins, overpowering Division 1. 6th-seeded Gary Waltuch led…
Helaine Garren March 22, 1944 – August 24, 2016
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Helaine played her first tournament game January 17, 1987, under the auspices of NSA, and her last one September 9, 2015 at the WGPO Word Cup. She played a total of 1,353 tournament games with a peak rating of 1868…
Word Cup VI – a happy memory
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It was another joyous reunion of longtime players, but there was plenty of time to get acquainted with and welcome new attendees to the family. Veteran directors Larry Rand and Barbara Van Alen organized and ran a flawless tournament (well,…