The Word Game Players’ Organization (WGPO) Annual Election of Directors will be held in December 2022 Board Positions Open: Four Board of Director positions are open for election/re-election to serve for a two-year term, 2023 – 2024. Current Board members…
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We won in Las Vegas
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Paul Terry has written a detailed recap of tournament events, including an unusual intrusion from the room next door: Paul’s Recap Co-director Bennett Jacobstein summarized and took pictures: Sixty-six players met at the Palace Station Hotel in Las Vegas. Paul Terry organized…
WGPO Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
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From Helen Flores, Secretary: Sunday, October 2, 2022 Call to Order: President Steve Pellinen called the meeting to order at 6:37 pm CST, October 2, 2022. Board Members Attending: Will Anderson, Jan Cardia, Laurie Cohen, Helen Flores, Bennett Jacobstein, Keith Hagel,…
Updated WGPO Sanctioned Tournament Requirements
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Updated WGPO SanctionedTournament Requirements Effective: January 2, 2022 Requirement #3 Amended effective: April 1, 2022 Requirement #2 Amended effective: May 21, 2022 Requirements #2 and #3 Amended effective: November 1, 2022 These requirements amend and supersede Updated Tournament Rules issued by…
Autumn – A great time for tournaments
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Bennett Jacobstein gathered 15 of us at a pizza place in Vancouver, Washington, on Sunday, September 25. We enjoyed good pizza and great company. Three of us showed up in Calgary, Alberta, five days later to begin three days of Scrabble®…
A sunny day in Moraga
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From Bennett Jacobstein: Ten players enjoyed Scrabble in the Park on an ideal day in Moraga with perfect weather. Billy Nakamura and Saint battled for first place with Billy winning on spread. Alan Whitman won the performance prize finishing 4th…
WGPO – More good times ahead
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Have you looked at the list of upcoming tournaments lately? It’s growing, with more to be added soon. After two years off, Calgary is again hosting its three-day autumn event from September 30 through October 2. This has always been fun. …
WGPO Board of Directors Meeting Minutes – August
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From Helen Flores: Sunday, August 7, 2022 Call to Order: President Steve Pellinen called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm CST. Attending: Will Anderson, Steve Pellinen, Jan Cardia, Laurie Cohen, Helen Flores, Keith Hagel, Bennett Jacobstein. Approve July 3, 2022…
Word Cup 10 Recap
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Thanks to Mike Johnson, Lynda Finn, Steve Pellinen, Bennett Jacobstein for organizing and directing a successful tournament. And thank you Jennifer and Evans Clinchy and the CoCo team for running a superb Collins division. WGPO tournament results may be found here: http://wordgameplayers.org/ratings/index.php?c=pu&a=pt…
WGPO Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 7/3/2022
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From Helen Flores: WGPO Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Sunday July 3, 2022 Call to Order: President Steve Pellinen called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm CST. Attending: Will Anderson, Steve Pellinen, Jan Cardia, Laurie Cohen, Helen Flores, Keith Hagel, Bennett…