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TOP 10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT PLAYING AT SCRABBLE®
CLUB #359
Although playing at club is somewhat less formal than playing in an NASPA tournament, we would
like our club to function in a manner similar to tournaments to encourage orderly play.
1. No unnecessary talking
during games please! And keep your voices low when you are finished playing if other games are still being played. No cell
phones, walkmans or other distracting electronic equipment please.
2. Drawing Tiles: Please hold the bag above
eye level or arm’s length away from your body and look away from the bag while drawing tiles. Do not put your hand back
in the bag until you have emptied it of any tiles. If you inadvertently overdraw, please call the director for the proper
procedure.
3. Scorekeeping: Players must keep a running score for both themselves and their opponents. After making
your play, announce your score, start your opponent’s clock, record the cumulative score on your score sheet, then draw
new tiles. Verifying the score aloud several times during the game is advised, but please do so only when your clock is running.
Do not say anything when your opponent’s clock is running except to respond to his/her verification.
4. Holding/Challenging a Play: If you want to think about a word your opponent has played,
and decide whether or not to challenge, say “Hold.” While you are on hold, your clock will continue running but
your opponent may not draw his/her new tiles. If you decide to challenge, stop the clock and say “Challenge.”
A director will come over and rule the play acceptable or unacceptable. If you decide not to challenge, say “OK”
and your opponent may draw his/her tiles. If you take longer than one minute to decide, your opponent may draw new tiles but
must keep them separate from the tiles already on the rack.
5. Playing a Blank: Designate the blank in writing
and show it to your opponent.
6. Do not make editorial comments about your plays. Mispronouncing a word, making
comments which might lure your opponent into challenging, and other such comments are considered poor sportsmanship.
7. Do not hesitate to call the director in order to clarify a rule or procedure. Neutralize the clock if there is a scoring
discrepancy, when making a challenge, or to call the director.
8. Offensive words are all right on the board but
not from your mouth. Be respectful of other players.
9. Please respect the equipment. If you must eat or drink
during a game, try to be extra careful so you don’t get the equipment sticky or wet. Count the tiles before play begins
and while picking up at the end of a session. Do not hit the clock buttons – a gentle touch works just as well.
10. Be a good sport and have fun playing!
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Club session, 8/29/10 Attendees: We were delighted to welcome 8 School Scrabblers back to club, Amanda, Elizabeth,
Jacob, Marcus, Katie, Jack, Tyler, and Louis, along with some of their parents, Dave Sass,
Tricia Sass, and Joe Titzman. Ben Withers, who is helping to coach them
this year, arranged for them to play their games as teams, with some games against each other and some against our club players.
Thanks to all the club players who participated in this. It's good experience for the kids. Others in attendance were Cyndi
Hughes, Phyllis Vargas, Robert Schafranek, Shirley Petrey, David Adams, Kathy Johnson, Samantha Nelson (2 games),
Ken Kasney (3 games), Orry Swift, Pat Barrett, Carolyn Boyd, Avi Moss, Maureen Delgado, Debbie Scholz
(3 games), Jim Frankki, Mary Pastore, and Judy Newhouse, Director (3 games). Twenty-nine
of us in all, 111 games and 101 bingos played! I am reporting
the School Scrabblers' accomplishments just as "School Scrabblers," not as individuals, because they played as teams,
but not always with the same partner. Coach Ben wanted to mix things up. Undefeated 4 Game Winners: Carolyn Boyd, Avi Moss High 4 Game Series:
Avi Moss, 1905 WOW! , Runner-up: Mary Pastore, 1728 +500
Games: Mary Pastore, 568, Avi Moss, 538, Ben Withers, 514, Cyndi
Hughes, 504 +400 Games: Orry Swift, 498, 464, Samantha
Nelson, 485, Avi Moss, 483, 468, 415, Ben Withers, 475, 408, Mary Pastore,
468, Pat Barrett, 454, 441, David Adams, 441, Judy Newhouse, 438, 410,
School Scrabblers, 442, Ken Kasney, 441, Maureen Delgado, 432, 400, Carolyn
Boyd, 426, Phyllis Vargas, 417, 409, Debbie Scholz, 417 High Loss: Ben Withers, 408 High Bingo: Samantha
Nelson, SEIZING, 113, Runners-up: Mary Pastore, UNCOMBED, 95, Avi Moss,
SAPHENA, 94 Most Bingos: School Scrabblers, Ben Withers, 10 each, Runners-up:
Orry Swift, Mary Pastore, 9 each High Non-Bingos Reported: School
Scrabblers, AZINE, 72, Phyllis Vargas, SEXTON, 67, David Adams, JIVER, 62, Cyndi
Hughes, AXONS, 60, QANAT, 52, MYRTLES, 50, Carolyn Boyd, NEXT, 59, Joe Titzman,
TUX, 55 High Non-Bingo from last week (which I forgot to report): Maureen Delgado,
JOIST, 56 Interesting Plays Reported: School Scrabblers, NGWEE, Jim
Frankki, ADYTA; Jim also played the simple word (not a bingo) COALING, as a 2x2 for 40 points. Pat
Barrett reported that, against Orry, she won by 1 point on a recount after "losing" by 2 points. We
don't often do recounts at club because of time constraints, but this is a good lesson to take to a tournament. Bingos Played (*=PHONEY) School Scrabblers: FEASTER, STOMPER, TROLLING, COUNTING, ROTATED, 70, REUNITE, 65, SHOOTING, RETINAS,
GUSHERS, SOAKING, 89 Ben: RIPARIAN, 70, LARYNGAL, 86, FICTIONS, 76, OSTRACOD,
86, ESPANOL, 66, LOONIER, 64, PROVING, 86, TERRANE, 66, RETSINAS, 66, TRANSFER, 72 Orry:
DETERRED, 62, ERISTIC, 73, BUREAUS, 63, ALUMINE, 75, ONERIER, 81, LUTENIST, 77, PIONEERS, 74, RECOATS, 68, MUTINEER, 70 Mary:
BAGLIKE, 73, TONIEST, 88, SNOWIER, 90, TAUNTED, 80, REACTION, 76, *RESPENT, 78, STANINES, 77, SERAILS, 69, UNCOMBED, 95 Avi: COMPARE, 86, AVENGER, 81, NOTATED, 68, NITINOLS, 77, RIBIERS, 85, INTERRED, 70, SAPHENA, 94, OUTRATE Maureen: BIRDIES, 76, OVERATE, 75, DEPARTS, 70, ANOINTER, 66, LETHALS, 78, PROLINE, 65, WEIGELIA, 72 Cyndi: *IMPLIERS, 86,
ATELIER, 64, EDITION, 68, JESSING, 82, STAINED, 68, READYING, 83, DRESSAGE, 60 Pat: NAUSEATE, 59, BEELINE, 64, FINDABLE, 89, EROSIBLE, 68, SCUTTERS, 63 Judy: FANNERS, 67, LETCHING, 72, GELATINS, 68, ROUSING, 68, PRETENDS, 76 Joe: EARINGS, 72, ROSEATE, 66, AERIEST, 73, RETRAIN, 66 Debbie: FESTERS, 77, TRAINEE, 69, GREETING, 80, PERTAIN, 81 Carolyn: RETAILED, 63, TOUGHEN, 68, PTOMAINE, 76, RELACING, 78 Ken: OSTEOID, 79, MANTLES, 77, STRATAL, 64, RECANED, 70 Samantha: SEIZING, 113, *TANLESS,
70, LENGTHS, 72 David: ENTRUSTS, 59, LOITERS, 68, FORTIES,
76 Phyllis: RECESSED, 63, TAGGING, 79, LOOSENS,
76 Kathy: GLIDERS, 69, STAINED, 74 Shirley: REHIRES, 81, ATONIES, 68 Tricia: GRAZERS, 83 Jim:
SEMINAL, 70 Bingo of the Day - ERISTIC Played by Orry against Judy Definition: 1. Adjective; pertaining to controversy or disputation;
controversial. 2.
Noun: a person who engages in disputation; controversialist. 3. Noun: the art of disputation. Front
Hooks: M, V Back
Hook: S Other: ERISTICAL
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