This coming Saturday, I and a fellow Word Birds Scrabble Club member will be driving down to Loveland (an hour south of Cheyenne, in Colorado) for the North Colorado and Denver/Boulder Scrabble Club tournament.
There will be 22 participants, at least, with 3 more registered bt unconfirmed (i.e., haven't paid yet!).
The highest ranked individual has a 1776 ranking - this is the Word Game Players ranking, not the NASPA ranking. NASPA is the North American Scrabble Player's Association.
I participated in their May tournament, came away with a 5-3 record by default, and took 3rd place in the lowest division. (I was 3-3, and the guy I was supposed to play next left, without telling anyone. So I won that game by default. Then came Position Round, for third place, and I was supposed to play the same guy, so I won that game by default also!) I won $30, I think, which paid for my entry fee.
My ranking is now 758.
I am going with a friend who is is a much better player than me, but has only a 500 rating. He participated in a tournament in California, with a much higher level of players out there, and won onl one game, so he has a 500 rating.
We've both been practicing against each other, preparing for this tournament. If we draw well (as in drawing tiles) we should do well. If we draw all vowels or all consonants every single time, which sometimes happens, who knows!
North Colorado and Denver/Boulder Scrabble Club tournament is an 8-round Swiss/Round Robin with a final "king of the hill" game if needed. We start at 9 am and should end by 5 pm. Lunch is included in our $25 entry fee, and we'll be bringing snacks as well.
The tournament takes place in the First Christian Church at 2000 N. Lincoln Ave in Loveland.
Everyone is welcome, even walk-ins.
Regardless of your skill, why not come and have some fun?
The North Colorado and Denver/Boulder Scrabble Club holds these sanctioned tournaments every four months, so the next one will be in January 2017.
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