...ved by the deadline of 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time. The list of 48 qualifiers by peak rating and a supplementary list of alternates will be created sometime
...ned by players' peak ratings based on those who have officially registered by the May 4 deadline. - John Robertson, CC Chairman
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* They must be nominated by a NASPA member in good standing other than themselves, during the nominatio
name is added to the list of nominees on this page.
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* The club director agrees to abide by the [[Code of Conduct]] and the list of [[Directors#Director Responsibiliti
|Can be operated by a regular [[Membership|member]]
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by the organizing committee) is less than 1400.
...do have a foreign national rating, you will be assigned an equivalent CQR by the organizing committee.
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'''Hi there!''' You probably got to this page by clicking on a NASPA '''Google ad'''. If so, thank you very much! Here's a l
...s to play their favorite game, improve their abilities and above all, meet people who share a similar love of the game.”
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'''Hi there!''' You probably got to this page by clicking on a NASPA '''app ad'''. If so, thank you very much! Here's a litt
...s to play their favorite game, improve their abilities and above all, meet people who share a similar love of the game.”
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: A play made by adding two or more letters to the end of an existing word.
: Making a play that improves EQUITY by keeping tiles likely to score well on future turns, such as ERS.
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...major activities undertaken by the NASPA Club/Director Committee since the last [[National SCRABBLE Championship|NSC]] are as follows:
...ctors since the NASPA era began in July 2009 were exempted. More than 150 people asked for the refresher exam. Most passed easily. Those who did not pass
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...ince I first got the nerve to call SCRABBLE Players, Inc., run at the time by Jim Houle, wondering where there might be organized SCRABBLE clubs and tour
...Standard College Dictionary, had been published two years earlier in 1978 by [[Merriam-Webster]] in a deal worked with the then owners of the game, Selc
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...15, 2013, it lasts until September 15, 2014. Here’s the part that most people don’t realize: If you renew your membership at least a month before it e
...ayer who has a trial membership can always upgrade it to a full membership by paying the extra $15 before the six-month period expires. This type of mem
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...onbrun, a worthy expert competitor for more than four decades, passed away last week.
...werful, positive effect Lester, our own game-play treasure, had on so many people. We will all miss you, Lester.
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...hillips said about running back Earl Campbell, "He might not be in a class by himself, but it doesn't take long to call roll."
...rs who assisted with registration and check-in. They include the following people:
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The challenge of enticing people to try tournament and club SCRABBLE play is the same around the globe. I ha
The first thing to do is to realize and accept that most people do not want to play in SCRABBLE tournaments. There are millions upon millio
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'''The event will be hosted by Canada at a date to be determined. The event has been postponed from early
If two or more players have the same PR, then the tie will be broken by the following methods:
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...e [[2015 National SCRABBLE Championship]] must register and commit to play by the start of that event. Any player who
qualifies by peak rating or top ten finish, registers for the process, and withdraws aft
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As of this writing, 4,720 people have signed up for NASPA. There are 2,432 members who are current with thei
...erations is by carrying forward the Advisory Board, originally established by the National SCRABBLE Association (NSA).
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...gain kindly agreed to keep score. Everyone is welcome to participate--even people not involved in the NASC. The cost to enter is a measly $5 US per person.
...t should last anywhere from 90 to 120 minutes. There were 73 participants last year in Buffalo. There was very positive feedback!
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...s past year. This is an increase of 20% over the typical year. Usually 400 people make their way in
and a similar number of people take a break or retire from tournament play. The increase
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...[[2016 North American SCRABBLE Championship|2016 NASC]], which will be my last official act on behalf of NASPA.
...a liar, accused of lining my pockets, and otherwise run down, sometimes by people whom I have counted as friends. I simply don’t want to continue operatin
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...our playing space. With the very economical room rate, we have a lot more people staying at the hotel and pampering themselves with their own rooms.
The NSC’s convention-like atmosphere allows for players to see people that they usually do not encounter during the course of the year from aroun
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