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12:08, 3 March 2009 '''Software''' plays an increasing role in organized [[SCRABBLE]]® activities.
NASPA's [[Web Committee]] offers web hosting space to software developers,
and works with them to develop standards.
=== Game Analysis ===
; [http://www.quackle.org Quackle]
: developed by [[Jason Katz-Brown]] and [[John O'Laughlin]], is the strongest SCRABBLE playing program in the world. It is used by many players for training, and to analyze their [[tournament]] games to improve their future play.
; Maven
: developed by [[Brian Sheppard]], is also a strong program, but was withdrawn from the market when its rights were sold to [[Hasbro]]. Sheppard continues to develop the program, a branch of which was available briefly from Hasbro in CD-ROM form.
; ACBot
: developed by [[James Cherry]], and used to provide game analyses to users of DOoM servers, is no longer available.
=== Word Judge ===
NASPA recommends that [[clubs]] and [[tournaments]] use laptops running word adjudication software to process
challenges in competitive games.
; [http://www.zyzzyva.net Zyzzyva]
: developed by [[Michael Thelen]], is used at all major events, including the [[National SCRABBLE Championship]], [[National School SCRABBLE Championship]] and [[Canadian National SCRABBLE Championship]]
=== Tournament Management ===
Tournament management software decides which players play each other, and reports on their standings.
; [[tsh]]
: developed by [[John Chew]], is used at all major events, including the [[National SCRABBLE Championship]], [[National School SCRABBLE Championship]] and [[Canadian National SCRABBLE Championship]]. It has a very rich set of features, but most directors need some help at first learning to use it. tsh runs under OS/X, Linux, DOS and Windows.
; [[TourneyMan]]
: developed by [[Jeff Widergren]], formerly used at the [[National SCRABBLE Championship]] and still widely used in the United States. It has a limited set of features but is relatively easy to learn. TourneyMan requires Windows.
; [[TMenu]]
: developed by [[R.A. Fontes]], is also widely used in the United States. TMenu requires DOS or Windows.