Players got acquainted with the locals as they enjoyed the sunshine in Cabo San Lucas. Then they partied. And when they had nothing better to do, they played some games. Photos from Scott Smith. …
Author: Ruth Hamilton
Madison Celebrates Black Friday with a Tile-Off
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Eight players squared off for 7 games. Lynda Finn directed. Complete results are at http://director.victoriascrabble.org/index.php?c=rm&a=rs&t=301&d=1&r=7 <-Brian Benwitz won the performance prize. Charles Reinke beat out Thomas Reinke for first place by 29 spread points. ->
Barcelona to Fort Lauderdale – Fun on the high seas October 27 – November 10, 2014
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The Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean proved to be a great place to enjoy a 32-game tournament, especially for Polly Moyer, who won 27 games. Here are all the happy players: Photos from vanrandtravel1.smugmug.com
Good Za In West Linn, Oregon
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Sixteen players enjoyed the ambience of Round Table Pizza while playing six games November 15. Rich Moyer was our able director. Winners were Carl Johnson, Betty Cornelison, and Joanne Manson. We contributed $80 to the 2015 Word Cup fund.
Good news for East Coast players
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The word game scene has become livelier with the addition of several WGPO tournaments this Fall. Winter ran Collins tournaments in Cambridge, Maryland, on October 25 and 26 and November 8 and 9. Shown here are players at the November…
Colorado sent pictures, Iowa sent results
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We’ve heard from two tournaments conducted over the weekend. David Goldberg sent these scenes from Loveland, Colorado, November 8. Wisconsin won the Minnesota-Wisconsin Border Battle, waged in Decorah, Iowa, November…
Dells Spell – 31st Edition
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Oct 10 – 12, 2014. Wisconsin Dells, 31 years and counting. First under Scrabble® Players, then under NSA, then under NASPA and now under WGPO auspices. Some things change, but it’s still Scrabble®, still a great group of players, great fall…
Phoenix Players Undaunted by Storm
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Photo by Barbara Van Alen Report from Larry Rand: The Phoenix One Day tournament was held at the Chris Ridge Village Retirement Center. Everything started out just fine! Newlywed, Evan Fishman, won the “early entry award,” a $25 gift…
GRITS – Lots Of Fun, But No Games?
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The annual GRITS tournament in South Carolina is over for the year, but the photos live on. Photos from Peggy Grant and Melissa Brown
Surfers Cruise Alaska
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Barbara VanAlen and Larry Rand conducted another outstanding cruise for Word Game Players, then followed it up with the 25th annual Portland tournament – Surf and Turf. Here are the intrepid Surfers as they returned from Alaska. Here’s a…